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Installing the PCIe Expansion Node with compute node host

Use these instructions to install a PCIe Expansion Node with a compute node host in an Flex System Enterprise Chassis.

Before installing a PCIe Expansion Node with compute node host in an Flex System Enterprise Chassis, complete the following steps:
  1. Read Safety and Installation guidelines.
  2. Remove the 1-bay shelf from the Flex System Enterprise Chassis bays where the PCIe Expansion Node will be installed (see Removing a 1-bay shelf for instructions).
Statement 4
Graphic illustrating safety practices when lifting

Graphic illustrating Safety Statement 4

Graphic illustrating Safety Statement 4

Graphic illustrating Safety Statement 4
≥ 18 kg (39.7 lb)≥ 32 kg (70.5 lb)≥ 55 kg (121.2 lb)
CAUTION
Use safe practices when lifting.

To install a PCIe Expansion Node with compute node host, complete the following steps:

  1. Place the handles on the compute node and the PCIe Expansion Node in the open position.
  2. Orient the 2-bay shelf assembly containing the compute node and the PCIe Expansion Node with the front of the assembly pointing toward you.

    Graphic illustrating installing a PCIe Expansion Node in the Flex System Enterprise Chassis
  3. Place the 2-bay shelf assembly onto the shelf supports in the chassis bays; then, slide the shelf assembly all the way into bays.
  4. Close the handles on the compute node and the PCIe Expansion Node to latch the assembly in place.

If you have changed the configuration of the compute node or if you are installing a different compute node from the one that you removed, you must configure the compute node through the Setup utility, and you might have to install the compute node operating system. See Updating the compute node configuration for more information.