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Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash device

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

Hypervisor is a virtualization platform that enables multiple operating systems to run on a host computer at the same time. Support for hypervisor is available with the purchase and installation of an optional USB hypervisor memory key, with embedded hypervisor software.

To install the USB hypervisor memory key, complete the following steps:

  1. Read the safety information that begins in Safety and Installation guidelines.
  2. Turn off the server (see Turning off the server) and all attached peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external cables from the server.
  3. Remove the top cover (see Removing the server top cover).
  4. If you have the optional hot-swap rear hard disk drive cage installed, rotate it up (see Rotating the optional hot-swap rear hard disk drive cage up).
  5. Remove PCIe riser-card assembly 1 (see Removing a PCI riser-card assembly).
  6. Locate the embedded hypervisor USB flash device connector on the system board as shown in the following illustration:

  7. Slide the lockbar toward the riser-card assembly to the locked position until it is seated firmly.


  8. Align the USB flash device with the connector on the system board and push it into the connector until it is firmly seated.
  9. Slide the lockbar toward the riser-card assembly to the locked position until it is seated firmly.
If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to Completing the installation.
Note
You must configure the server to boot from the hypervisor USB drive. See Configuring the server for information about enabling the embedded hypervisor.