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Install the OCP module

Follow the instructions in this section to install the OCP module.

About this task

Attention

  • Read Installation Guidelines and Safety inspection checklist to ensure that you work safely.

  • Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.

  • Touch the static-protective package that contains the component to any unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove it from the package and place it on a static-protective surface.

Firmware and driver download: You might need to update the firmware or driver after replacing a component.

Procedure

  1. If an OCP filler is installed in the slot, remove the filler.
    1. Disengage one side of the filler from of the slot. Use a flat-head screwdriver if necessary.
    2. Remove the filler from of the slot.
    Figure 1. Removing the OCP filler


  2. Install the OCP module.
    1. Slide the OCP module into the slot until it is fully seated.
    2. Tighten the thumbscrew to secure the OCP module. Use a screwdriver if necessary.
    Note
    Ensure that the module is fully seated and the thumbscrew is securely tightened. Otherwise, the OCP module will not get full connection and may not function.
    Figure 2. Installing the OCP module
    Installing the OCP module

After this task is completed

Complete the parts replacement. See Complete the parts replacement.

Demo Video

Watch the procedure on YouTube