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Install the OCP 3.0 Ethernet adapter

Use this information to install the OCP 3.0 Ethernet adapter.

About this task

Attention

  • Read Installation guidelines to ensure that you work safely.

  • Power off the server and disconnect all power cords for this task.

  • 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.

Procedure

  1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the OCP 3.0 Ethernet adapter to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the OCP 3.0 Ethernet adapter out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
  2. Remove the OCP bay filler if there is a filler installed.
  3. Attach the OCP 3.0 Ethernet adapter label that comes with this option on the rear of the server.
    Figure 1. OCP 3.0 Ethernet adapter label installation
    Attaching the OCP 3.0 Ethernet adapter label

  4. Install the OCP 3.0 Ethernet adapter.
    Figure 2. OCP 3.0 Ethernet adapter installation
    OCP 3.0 Ethernet adapter installation

    1. Push the OCP 3.0 Ethernet adapter as shown to insert it into the connector on the system board.
    2. Tighten the thumbscrew to secure the adapter.
      Note

      • Ensure that the thumbscrew is securely tightened. Otherwise, the OCP 3.0 Ethernet adapter will not get full connection and may not function.

      • If there is an OCP 3.0 Ethernet adapter installed, when the system is powered off but still plugged in to AC power, system fans will continue to spin at a much lower speed. This is the system design to provide proper cooling for the OCP 3.0 Ethernet adapter.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube