IBM HS12 Service Guide - Page 64

Before you install an I/O expansion card in a blade server, consider the following BladeCenter expansion card, blade server, and other related device information: v The appearance of your blade server or system boards might be different from the illustrations in this document. v Depending on the model of blade server in which the I/O expansion card is being installed, the specific location of connectors and other components might be different from the illustrations in this document or your BladeCenter documentation. Make sure that the BladeCenter unit and the I/O modules to which the I/O expansion card is mapped supports the network-interface type of the I/O expansion card. For example, if you add an Ethernet expansion card to a blade server in a Type 8677 BladeCenter unit, the I/O modules in I/O-module bays 3 and 4 on the BladeCenter unit must both be compatible with the expansion card. All other expansion cards that are installed in other blade servers in the BladeCenter unit must also be compatible with these I/O modules. In this example, you can then install two Ethernet switch modules, two pass-thru modules, or one Ethernet switch module and one pass-thru module. Because pass-thru modules are compatible with a variety of I/O expansion cards, installing two pass-thru modules enables the use of several types of compatible I/O expansion cards in blade servers within the same BladeCenter unit. To install the I/O expansion card in a blade server, complete the following steps. The following illustration shows how to install an I/O expansion card. To install the I/O expansion card in a blade server, complete the following steps. Expansion card PREINSSSTHAELLRIENGWCHAERND Expansion card connectors PREINSSSTHAELLRIENGWCHAERND 1. Before you begin, read "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page 31. 2. Turn off the blade server. 52 BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014, 8028 or 1916: Problem Determination and Service Guide