1. Oracle Exadata Storage Server X9-2 EF, HC, and XT Service Manual
  2. Servicing PCIe Cards
  3. Install a PCIe Card

Install a PCIe Card

Note:

PCIe slots 1 through 5 are nonfunctional in single-processor systems.
  1. Unpack the replacement PCIe card, and place it on an antistatic mat.
  2. Locate the proper PCIe slot for the card you are replacing.

    To view where supported PCIe cards can be installed, based on your system configuration, see EF Back Panel Components and Cable Connections and HC and XT Back Panel Components and Cable Connections.

    Note:

    PCIe slot 10 is the primary slot for the Oracle Storage 12 Gb SAS PCIe HBA, Internal card or the Oracle Retimer card. The Oracle Storage 12 Gb SAS PCIe HBA, Internal card is used to manage SAS storage drives. The Oracle Retimer card is used to manage NVMe storage drives in slots 8 through 11.
  3. If necessary, remove the PCIe filler panel from the slot.

    Note:

    Save this filler panel in case you need to remove the PCIe card from the system.
  4. Insert the PCIe card into the correct slot [1], and rotate the PCIe locking mechanism downward to secure the PCIe card in place [2].

    You will hear an audible click when the PCIe card is secured into the slot.

    Note:

    If it is difficult to reconnect the cables to the PCIe card when the card is inserted into the PCIe slot, consider performing the procedure in Step 5 prior to completing this step.

    Figure showing a PCIe card being installed into the server
  5. Reconnect the cables to the PCIe card that you unplugged during the removal procedure [2].

    Note:

    To ensure proper SAS cable connections for Oracle Storage 12 Gb SAS PCIe HBA, Internal card, see the SAS cabling reference table in Step 3 in Install SAS Storage Drive Cables. To ensure proper NVMe cable connections for the Oracle Retimer card, see the NVMe cabling reference table in Step 3 in Install NVMe Cables, and perform the procedures in Verify NVMe Cable Connections.
  6. Return the server to operation.
    1. Install the top cover.
    2. Return the server to the normal rack position.
    3. If you installed an Oracle Dual Port 100 Gb Ethernet Adapter, reconnect the power cords and data cables to the server. Proceed to Step 6d. Otherwise, skip to Step 6e.
    4. Connect any required data cables to the PCIe card.

      Route data cables through the cable management arm.

    5. Reconnect the power cords to the power supplies and power on the server.
    6. Verify that the System OK LED is lit.
  7. Use Oracle ILOM to clear any server PCIe card faults.

    If a PCIe card fault message in Oracle ILOM is not cleared under Open Problems, you must manually clear the fault using Oracle ILOM. For instructions for manually clearing a PCIe card fault, see the procedure "Clear Faults for Undetected Replaced or Repaired Hardware Components" in the Oracle ILOM User's Guide for System Monitoring and Diagnostics Firmware Release 5.1.x.x in the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 5.0 documentation at Servers Documentation - Systems Management.

  8. To determine whether additional steps are required to complete the installation of the PCIe card, refer to the server product notes for the type of PCIe card you installed.

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