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Replacing an HBA adapter

Use this information to replace an HBA adapter.

The following notes describe the types of HBA adapters that the server supports and other information that you must consider when you install an adapter:
  • To confirm that the server supports the HBA adapter that you are installing, see the Lenovo ServerProven website.
  • Locate the documentation that comes with the HBA adapter and follow those instructions in addition to the instructions in this section.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

If you are replacing a server component in the server, you need to turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all external cables.

To replace an HBA adapter, complete the following steps.

  1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the HBA adapter to any unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove the HBA adapter from the package.
  2. Re-connect the HBA adapter cables into the HBA adapters that you removed earlier. Make sure you have folded the cables before connecting into the cables.
    Figure 1. Connecting the HBA cables into the adapter
    PCI riser-card assembly
  3. Place the HBA adapter, component side up, on a flat, static-protective surface and set any jumpers or switches as described by the adapter manufacturer, if necessary.
  4. Align the gold finger on the HBA adapter, then, insert the HBA adapter into the compute node. Press the edge of the connector firmly into the compute node. Make sure that the HBA adapter is securely installed in the compute node.
    Figure 2. HBA adapter installation
    HBA adapter installation
  5. Insert the connectors and follow the cabling instructions to route the HBA adapter cables.
    Figure 3. HBA adapter cable-routing
    HBA adapter installation
  6. Reinstall compute node (see Installing a compute node in a chassis).
  1. Install the server into the rack enclosure and push the server into the rack until it clicks into place.
  2. Reconnect any cables that you removed.
  3. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.
Note
If the server is configured for RAID operation through an optional RAID adapter, you might have to reconfigure your disk arrays after you install an adapter.