Installing a NEM

You can insert either one or two Virtualized M2 NEMs in the Sun Blade 6000 chassis. If you insert only one, install it in the lower slot (NEM 0).

Before installing your NEM, remove the NEM filler panel in the slot you plan to use.

How to Install a NEM

This procedure is for installing a NEM into an empty slot. If you are replacing a NEM, see Replacing a NEM.

Before You Begin

If you are installing a NEM into a powered on chassis, read Performing Hot Plug Insertion and Removal before installing the NEM.

1. Align the NEM with the vacant NEM slot.

   Ensure that:

   • The RJ-45 port connectors of the NEM are facing you.

   • The NEM ejector levers are fully opened.

   • The NEM ejector levers are on the top of the module.

2. Slide the NEM into the vacant NEM chassis slot until you feel it stop.

   Support the weight of the NEM with one hand at the bottom of the NEM.

3. Complete the installation by closing the ejector levers to secure the NEM in the chassis.

   The following illustration shows how to install the NEM.

   
   
4. Do one of the following:
   • If you have installed a NEM in a powered off chassis, go to Step 9.
   • If you are installing the NEM in a powered on chassis, complete the rest of the procedure.
5. After the NEM has been inserted into a chassis slot, wait until the Power/OK LED goes to standby blink.

   Standby blink indicates that the NEM is in standby mode.

6. Press the ATTN button once or use the ILOM Return to Service command

   See Using Hot Plug Commands for information on how to use the ILOM Return to Service command.

   It can take up to 3 minutes for the NEM to come online and become fully operational.

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   Note - If you push the ATTN button twice within 5 seconds, the green Power/OK LED remains in standby blink mode, and the request for bringing the NEM online is cancelled.

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7. View the behavior of the Power/OK LED or the ILOM interface.

   The NEM is online and the PCIe interfaces are available to the blades when the following occurs:

   • The NEM green Power/OK LED illuminates solid.

   • In the ILOM web interface System Information —> Components screen: The Prepare to Remove option is available in the Actions drop-down list for the NEM.

   • In the ILOM CLI show /CH/NEMx output, the following status shows in the Properties section: prepare_to_remove_status = NotReady.

8. Refer to Restoring SAS Configurations After NEM Installation to see if any additional actions need to be taken for the SAS interfaces.
9. Connect cables, as needed. See Cabling the SPF+ Connectors.