Installing the 8NVMe slimSAS riser option

The 8NVMe slimSAS riser can be installed in the primary or secondary position.
Prerequisites

Before you perform this procedure, make sure that you have the following items available:

  • The components included with the hardware option kit

  • T-10 Torx screwdriver

Procedure
  1. Power down the server.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
    • Disconnect each power cord from the server.
  3. Do one of the following:
  4. Remove the access panel.
  5. Using the labels on the cable, connect the cables to the riser.
  6. Do one of the following:
    To install the riser in the primary position:

    Installing the riser in the primary position
    To install the riser in the secondary position, install the secondary riser cage.
  7. Connect data cables to the drive backplane.