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Install the rear OCP interposer card

Follow instructions in this section to install the rear OCP interposer card.

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. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new part to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the new part out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
  2. Install the rear OCP interposer card.
    Figure 1. Installing the rear OCP interposer card
    Installing the rear OCP interposer card

    1. Push the rear OCP interposer card into the slot until it is fully seated.
    2. Tighten the thumbscrew to secure the card.
    Note

    Ensure that the card is fully seated and the thumbscrew is securely tightened. Otherwise, the card will not get full connection and may not function.

  3. Connect the cables to the rear OCP interposer card. See Internal cable routing.
  4. Install the riser 1 assembly if you have removed it. See Install a rear riser assembly.

After you finish

Complete the parts replacement. See Complete the parts replacement.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube