1 Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine adapter
2 Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine retention clip
3 Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine support bracket
6. If you are instructed to return the adapter, follow all packaging instructions, and
use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
Installing an IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine adapter
An optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine adapter must be installed
only in its dedicated connector on the system board. See “System board internal
connectors” on page 10 for the location of this connector on the system board. After
you install the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine adapter, the
systems-management Ethernet port on the rear of the server is active.
To install a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine adapter, complete the following
steps:
1. Read the safety information beginning on page vii, and “Installation guidelines”
on page 57.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords
and all external cables.
3. Lay the server on its side.
4. Unlock the side cover.
5. Remove the side cover (see “Removing the side cover” on page 62.
6. Open the rear adapter-retention bracket 1 and install the Remote Supervisor
Adapter II SlimLine adapter retention tab 2 on the bracket by clipping it onto
the rear adapter-retention bracket.
7. Carefully grasp the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine adapter by its top
edge or upper corners, and align it with the Remote Supervisor Adapter II
SlimLine adapter guide and the connector on the system board.
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