Install a NEM

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

You can insert either one or two NEMs in the Sun Blade 6000 chassis. If you insert only one, install it in the lower slot (NEM0).

1. If you are installing a NEM into a powered-on chassis, read Performing Hot-plug Insertion and Removal.
2. Remove the NEM filler panel from the slot you plan to use.
3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Complete the installation by closing the ejector levers to secure the NEM in the chassis.
   
6. Do one of the following:
   • If you have installed a NEM in a powered-off chassis, go to Step 11.
   • If you are installing the NEM in a powered-on chassis, complete the rest of the procedure.
7. After inserting the NEM into a chassis slot, wait until the Power/OK LED goes to standby blink.

   Standby LED blinking indicates that the NEM is in standby mode.

8. Press the ATTN button once.

   The Power/OK LED blinks faster. Wait for the NEM to come online. It can take up to three minutes for the NEM to come online and become fully operational.

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   Note - If you push the ATTN button twice within five 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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9. 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.

10. Refer to Restoring SAS Configurations After NEM Installation to see if any additional actions need to be taken for the SAS interfaces.
11. Connect cables, as needed. See SFP+ Connector Cabling Options.

Related Information

• Verifying NEM Installation

• Remove a NEM

• Replace a NEM

• Installing and Removing SFP+ Optical Transceiver Modules

• SFP+ Connector Cabling Options

• Understanding the NEM

• Performing Hot-plug Insertion and Removal

• Restoring SAS Configurations After NEM Installation