Prerequisites
To support this storage controller, the SAS/SATA backplane is installed on the server blade. For server
blades that support NVMe drives, an NVMe backplane is installed and an NVMe passthrough board will
be installed in this location.
Procedure
1.
Back up all server blade data.
2.
on page 21.
3.
on page 22.
4.
Place the server blade on a flat, level work surface.
5.
on page 22.
6.
Remove the direct connect SATA cable, if installed (
Remove the direct connect SATA cable
on
page 31).
7.
Prepare the storage controller for installation.
1
2
8.
Align the storage controller with the alignment pins and lower it onto the connector.
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