2Installing the Fibre Channel I/O Expansion Card
This chapter provides detailed requirements for installing the Fibre Channel I/O Expansion Cards. The expansion card can be installed in a blade server and a storage expansion unit.
Note: See the blade server or expansion unit documentation for instructions about installing the Fibre Channel Expansion Card.
Handling static-sensitive devices
Attention: Static electricity can damage electronic devices, including your blade server. To avoid damage, keep
To reduce the possibility of damage from electrostatic discharge, observe the following precautions:
•Limit your movement. Movement can cause static electricity to build up around you.
•Handle the device carefully, holding it by its edges or its frame.
•Do not touch solder joints, pins, or exposed circuitry.
•Do not leave the device where others can handle and damage it.
•While the device is still in its
•Remove the device from its package and install it directly into the blade server without setting down the device. If it is necessary to set down the device, place it back into its
•Take additional care when handling devices during cold weather. Heating reduces indoor humidity and increases static electricity.
Installation guidelines
Before you begin installing the Fibre Channel Expansion Card, read the safety information beginning on page v and the guidelines in “Handling
Make sure you are using the latest versions of device drivers, firmware, and BIOS for your blade server, management module, and I/O modules that are used by the Fibre Channel Expansion Card. Go to the Support Web site, http://www.intel.com/, for the latest information about upgrading the device drivers, firmware, and BIOS for SBCE components. The latest instructions are in the documentation that comes with the updates.
If your blade server has a hard disk drive installed in the hard disk drive connector location where you are installing the expansion card, you will need to remove it to install the expansion card. The expansion card occupies the same space as this hard disk drive and replaces it. You cannot install a hard disk drive in the hard disk drive connector while an expansion card is installed in that connector location, meaning that you will need to choose between installing a hard disk drive and an expansion card for some blade server types.
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