Installing the NVMe enablement kit

Prerequisites

Before installing this option, be sure that you have the following:

The components included with the hardware option kit

Procedure
  1. Observe the following alerts:
    WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and the internal system components to cool before touching them.
    CAUTION: To prevent damage to electrical components, properly ground the server before beginning any installation procedure. Improper grounding can cause electrostatic discharge.
  2. Back up all server data.
  3. Power down the server (Power down the server).
  4. Disconnect all peripheral cables from the server.
  5. Remove the system board module from the chassis (Removing the system board module from the chassis).
  6. Place the module on a flat, level work surface.
  7. Remove the riser cage (Removing the riser cage).
  8. Install the NVMe riser board.

    Installing the NVMe riser board

  9. Connect the cables to the storage controller.

    In the following illustration, the orange cable connects to port J3. The blue cable connects to port J4.



  10. Connect the cables to the system board.

    For more information, see NVMe cabling.

    1. Connect the cable from port J3 on the riser board to NVMe drive port J19 on the system board.
    2. Connect the cable from port J4 on the riser board to NVMe drive port J13 on the system board.


  11. Install the riser cage.
  12. Install the system board module.
  13. Connect all peripheral cables to the server.
  14. Power up the server (Power up the server).