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Install an intrusion switch

Use this information to install an intrusion switch.

Read the installation GuidelinesPower off the server for this taskATTENTION: Static Sensitive Device Ground package before opening

Before installing the intrusion switch, touch the static-protective package that contains the new intrusion switch to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the new intrusion switch out of the package and place them on a static-protective surface.

The intrusion switch can only be installed in riser 1 assembly (LP/FHFL). The riser bracket in which the intrusion switch is installed might be different from the illustration below, but the installation method is the same. For different types of supported riser bracket, see Figure 4.

To install an intrusion switch, complete the following steps:

Watch the procedure. A video of the installation and removal process is available at YouTube.

  1. Insert the intrusion switch into the riser bracket and push it in the direction as shown until it is fully seated.
    Figure 1. Intrusion switch installation
    Install the intrusion switch into the riser bracket

  2. Install the riser assembly into the chassis. See 4.
  3. Connect the cable of the intrusion switch to the intrusion switch connector on the system board. For the cable routing of the intrusion switch, refer to Intrusion switch cable routing.