Replacing a PCI express adapter: 2145-SV1

You might need to replace a PCI express adapter on a SAN Volume Controller 2145-SV1 node.This procedure is for a Tier 1 customer replaceable unit (CRU). Replacement of Tier 1 CRUs is your responsibility. If IBM® installs a Tier 1 CRU at your request, you are charged for the installation. Service agreements can be purchased so that you can ask IBM to replace these units.

Before you begin

This service action applies to the SAN Volume Controller 2145-SV1 PCI express adapters:

10 Gbps Ethernet adapter
Compression accelerator adapter
Fibre Channel adapter
SAS adapter

About this task

This service action assumes that the node was turned off, removed from the rack, and the PCI express adapter was removed. The adapter is replaced in the same slot from which the same type of adapter was removed. For the list of the expansion adapters that are supported by each PCIe slot, see Optional features.

Procedure

To replace an adapter, complete the following steps.

Align the adapter with the PCI connector on the riser card and the guide on the external end of the riser-card assembly, as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Inserting the adapter into the PCI connector
Ensure that the slots on the adapter are aligned correctly in to the PCI riser-card assembly, as Figure 2 shows.
Figure 2. Aligning the adapter into the PCI connector
Press the adapter firmly into the PCI connector on the riser card.
Securely reattach the adapter to the adapter assembly, as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3. Securing the adapter to the adapter assembly
Press down on the assembly. Make sure that the riser-card assembly is fully seated in the riser-card connector on the system board.
Install the top back cover, as described in Replacing the top covers: 2145-SV1.
Slide the node into the rack, as described in Replacing a node in a rack: 2145-SV1.
Reconnect the external cables. Reconnect the power cords to turn on the node; then, turn on the peripheral devices.