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Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash device

Use this information to install a USB embedded hypervisor flash device.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

If you are replacing a server component in the server, you need to turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.

To install a hypervisor flash device, complete the following steps.

  1. Unlock and remove the left-side cover (see Removing the left-side cover).
  2. Remove the air baffle (see Removing the air baffle).
  3. Unlock the retention latch by pushing it down toward the system board.
    Figure 1. Unlock retention latch
    Unlock retention latch
  4. Align the flash device with the USB connector on the system board and push it into the USB connector until it is firmly seated.
  5. Return the retention latch to the locked position by pulling it away from the system board.
    Figure 2. Return retention latch to locked position
    Return retention latch to locked position
  6. Reconnect the power cord and any cables that you removed.
  7. Reinstall the air baffle (see Replacing the air baffle).
  8. Reinstall the left-side cover (see Installing the left-side cover).

If you have replaced a server component or installed an optional device in the server, you need to reconnect the power cords and all external cables, and turn on the server and peripheral devices.