Documentation, Support, and Training
Understanding the Installation
Fabric Card Handling Guidelines
Fabric Card and Line Card Fillers
Suggested Tools for Installation
Antistatic Precautions for Installation
Installing the InfiniBand Software Stack
Install the HPC Software Suite
Remove the Shipping Carton Contents
Unsecure the Chassis From the Pallet
Install the Rail Assemblies in the Rack
Install the Chassis in the Rack
Inspecting the Midplane for Installation
Identify the Midplane Fabric Card Connectors
Inspect the Pins on the Rear Side of the Midplane
Identify the Midplane Line Card Connectors
Inspect the Pins on the Front Side of the Midplane
Inspecting the Fabric Cards for Installation
Identify the Fabric Cards for Installation
Inspect the Fabric Card Chassis for Installation
Inspect the Fabric Card Retainer Bolts for Installation
Inspect the Fans for Installation
Inspect the Fabric Card XBOW Connectors for Installation
Inspecting the Line Cards for Installation
Identify the Line Cards for Installation
Inspect the Line Card Chassis for Installation
Inspect the Line Card Retainer Bolts for Installation
Inspect the Line Card XBOW Connectors for Installation
Inspect the Line Card CXP Connectors for Installation
Inspecting the InfiniBand Cables for Installation
Identify the InfiniBand Cable for Installation
Inspect the InfiniBand Cable Hardware for Installation
Inspect the InfiniBand Cable Connectors for Installation
Install the Midplane Stiffener
Install the Line Cards or Line Card Fillers
Check the Power Supply Status LEDs
Access the CMC From the Serial Management Port
Set the Initial UBoot Parameters
Access the CMC From the Network Management Port
Display the CMC FRU ID Information
Verify the Power Supply Status
Identify the Power Supply Addresses
Display the Power Supply FRU ID Information
Enable the Fabric Cards for Installation
Create the guid.txt File for Installation
Power On the Fabric Cards for Installation
Check the Fabric Card Status LEDs
Identify the Fabric Card Addresses
Display the Fabric Card FRU ID Information
Enable the Line Cards for Installation
Power On the Line Cards for Installation
Check the Line Card Status LEDs
Identify the Line Card Addresses
Display the Line Card FRU ID Information
Attach Cables to the CXP Connectors
Check the CXP Connector Status LEDs
Identify the CXP Connector Addresses
Display the InfiniBand Cable FRU ID Information
Verifying the InfiniBand Fabric
Discover the InfiniBand Fabric Topology
Perform Diagnostics on the InfiniBand Fabric
Validate the InfiniBand Fabric and Report Errors
Understanding ILOM on the Switch
Note - Installing a fabric card or a fabric card filler is the same task.
Caution - Installing the fabric card is a methodical task and cannot be rushed. To prevent damage to the fabric card or the midplane XBOW connectors, pay close attention to the procedure and work slowly. |
Identify the prerequisite and subsequent tasks you must perform in conjunction with this procedure, to install the switch.
See the table in Installation Sequence.
Lift the fabric card from the work surface and orient it vertically, with the wide rail at the top and the narrow rail at the bottom.
Insert the fabric card into the chassis at the vacant slot.
Ensure that the fabric card is vertical.
Note - Once the fabric card is about halfway into the slot, it is no longer necessary to bear the weight of the fabric card.
Continue to slide the fabric card in, maintaining a vertical orientation.
When you feel resistance, stop.
While pressing the fabric card in with one hand, rotate the retainer bolts clockwise by hand so that they engage.
When you feel resistance in the retainer bolts, stop.
Using a 10 mm socket and ratchet, turn the lower retainer bolt 1/4 turn clockwise.
Turn the upper retainer bolt 1/4 turn clockwise.
Caution - Do not turn the retainer bolts more than 1/4 revolution each time. Turning more than 1/4 turn damages the fabric card and midplane XBOW connectors. |
Repeat Step 6 and Step 7 about 12 times until you feel resistance to turning and the fabric card is flush to the rear of the chassis.
Give each retainer bolt a torque of 2.0 ft-lb (0.27 kg-m).
Turn the lower retainer bolt 1/4 turn counter-clockwise.
Turn the upper retainer bolt 1/4 turn counter-clockwise.
Repeat Step 10 and Step 11 twice to relieve board deflection.
Verify that the fabric card is properly seated in the slot.
Repeat Step 2 through Step 13 for each fabric card to be installed.
Install the cards into the following slots in the given sequence:
0, 1, 8, 7, 6, 2, 3, 5, 4
Repeat Step 2 through Step 13 for each fabric card filler, installing the fillers into the vacant slots.
Remove the midplane stiffener.
Switch Service, servicing fabric cards