Installing a PCI RAID and SSD SAS adapter in the 8233-E8B and 8236-E8C server with the power off

You can install a PCIe RAID and SSD SAS adapter with the system power off.

1. Take appropriate precautions for avoiding electric shock and handling static-sensitive devices. For information, see Avoiding electric shock and Handling static-sensitive devices.
2. Complete the prerequisite tasks that are described in Before you begin.
3. Stop the system or logical partition. For instructions, see Stopping a system or logical partition.
4. Disconnect the power source from the system by unplugging the system.
5. If you are installing, removing, or replacing a PCIe adapter in a rack-mounted system, follow these steps to remove the service access cover.
   1. Open the front rack door.
   2. Place the system unit in the service position.
   3. Remove or open the service access cover.
6. Determine that slots 2 and 3 are open for the PCIe adapter.
7. If necessary, remove the adapter from the antistatic package.
   Attention: Avoid touching the components and gold connectors on the adapter.
8. Place the adapter, component-side up, on a flat, antistatic surface.
9. Some PCI adapters are shipped from the manufacturer with a blue handle or support bracket along the back edge of the card. To use adapters of this type in this system, you must remove the blue handle or support bracket from the card.
10. Slide the adapter latch (A) into the open position, as shown in the following figure.
    Figure 1. PCI adapter or filler plate removed from the rack-mounted system unit

    
11. If necessary, remove the adapter expansion slot filler.
12. Remove the PCI adapter divider if one is present. See Removing a PCI adapter divider from the 8233-E8B and 8236-E8C server.
13. Remove the solid expansion slot cover and install the perforated expansion slot cover that shipped with your PCIe adapter. Press the expansion slot cover firmly into position in the adjacent slot to the left of the adapter slot.
14. Carefully grasp the adapter (A) by its top edge, and align the adapter with the expansion slot and its connector on the system backplane. See the following figure.
15. Press the adapter firmly into its connector.
16. Slide the adapter latch (B) back into place as shown in the following figure.
    Figure 2. PCIe RAID and SSD SAS adapter replaced in the rack-mounted system unit

    
17. If you are servicing a rack-mounted system, route the cables through the cable-management arm.
18. Replace or close the service access cover and, if applicable, return the system to the operating position.
19. Reconnect the power source to the system.
20. Start the system or logical partition. For instructions, see Starting a system or logical partition.
21. Verify the installed part.
    • If you replaced the part because of a service action, verify the installed part. For instructions, see Verifying a repair.
    • If you installed the part for any other reason, verify the installed part. For instructions, see Verifying the installed part.