Installing a modular Smart Array controller option (type-a, AROC)

Prerequisites

Before you perform this procedure, make sure that you have a T-15 Torx screwdriver available.

Before you perform this procedure, perform the following steps:

Back up data on the system.
Close all applications.
Update the server firmware if it is not the latest revision.
Do one of the following:
- If the new Smart Array is the new boot device, install the device drivers.
- If the new Smart Array is not the new boot device, go to the next step.
Ensure that users are logged off and that all tasks are completed on the server.

CAUTION: In systems that use external data storage, be sure that the server is the first unit to be powered down and the last to be powered back up. Taking this precaution ensures that the system does not erroneously mark the drives as failed when the server is powered up.

Procedure

If installed, remove the front bezel.
Power down the server.
Remove all power:
1. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
2. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
Disconnect all peripheral cables from the server.
Remove the server from the rack.
Remove the access panel.
Remove the riser cage.
Install the modular storage controller:
1. Insert the alignment pins on the system board through the holes on the controller board.
2. Press on the area of the controller board marked as PRESS TO INSTALL to ensure that the board is firmly seated in the slot.
3. Tighten the controller board thumbscrews.
Cable the controller.
Install the riser cage.
Install the access panel.
Install the server into the rack.
Connect all peripheral cables to the server.
Connect the power cords:
1. Connect each power cord to the server.
2. Connect each power cord to the power source.
Configure the controller.
If removed, install the front bezel.

The installation is complete.