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Remove the OCP enablement kit for vSphere DSE

Follow instructions in this section to remove the OCP enablement kit for vSphere DSE.

About this task

Attention

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

  • Power off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables. See Power off the server.

  • 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. Make preparation for the task.
    1. If the server is installed in a rack, slide the server out on its rack slide rails to gain access to the top cover, or remove the server from the rack. See Remove the server from rack.
    2. Remove the top cover. See Remove the top cover.
    3. If your server comes with a riser 1 assembly, remove it first. See Remove a rear riser assembly.
  2. Disconnect the cable on the OCP enablement kit for vSphere DSE.
  3. Remove the OCP enablement kit for vSphere DSE.
    Figure 1. Removing the OCP enablement kit for vSphere DSE

    Removing the OCP enablement kit for vSphere DSE
    1. Loosen the screw that secures the OCP enablement kit for vSphere DSE.
    2. Press and hold the blue latch.
    3. Push the OCP enablement kit for vSphere DSE by the latch out from the chassis.

After you finish

  1. Install a replacement unit or a filler. See Install the OCP enablement kit for vSphere DSE.

  2. If you are instructed to return the component or optional device, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.