Installing a single / dual port 10GbE SFP+ embedded adapter with interposer

Use this information to install a single / dual port 10GbE SFP+ embedded adapter with interposer.

1. Read the safety information that begins on page 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 server top cover (see Removing the server top cover).
4. Rotate the hot-swap rear hard disk drive cage up (see Rotating the hot-swap rear hard disk drive cage up.
5. Remove the PCI riser-card assembly (see Removing a PCI riser-card assembly.
6. Rotate the retention latch to the open position. Insert the adapter into the PCI riser-card assembly, aligning the edge connector on the adapter with the connector on the PCI riser-card assembly. Press the edge of the connector firmly into the PCI riser-card assembly. Make sure that the adapter snaps into the PCI riser-card assembly securely.
   Figure 1. Single port 10GbE SFP+ embedded adapter installation
   
   

   Figure 2. Dual port 10GbE SFP+ embedded adapter installation
   
   
7. Rotate the retention latch to the close position. Make sure the retention latch engages the adapter securely.
8. Connect the cable to the network controller sideband connector on the system board. (See System-board internal connectors).
   Attention

   • When you route cables, do not block any connectors or the ventilated space around any of the fans.
   • Make sure that cables are not routed on top of components that are under the PCI riser-card assembly.
   • Make sure that cables are not pinched by the server components.
9. Install the PCI riser-card assembly (see Installing a PCI riser-card assembly).
10. Perform any configuration tasks that are required for the adapter.