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Installing the storage expansion node

The storage expansion node comes attached to the expansion shelf. Use these instructions to install a compute node on the shelf, install an optional flash/RAID adapter and flash power module, and install the storage expansion node assembly in an Flex System Enterprise Chassis.

Attention
Before you connect a compute node to the storage expansion node, you must make sure that the integrated management module II (IMM2) primary and backup firmware in the compute node is at level ibm_fw_imm2_1aoo34x-1.xx_anyos_noarch or later. If the IMM2 firmware in the compute node is at an earlier level when you connect the compute node to the storage expansion node, the firmware in the storage expansion node will become corrupted and unrecoverable, and you will have to replace the storage expansion node. For information about updating the firmware in the compute node, see the compute node Installation and Service Guide.