Installing a hypervisor key

Use these instructions to install a hypervisor key in the blade server.

If you are using the BladeCenter HX5 blade server in a virtualized environment, you might have to install a hypervisor key, depending on the virtualization software that you are using. If you are using a scalable blade complex that is configured as a single hardware partition, install the hypervisor key in the bottom (left) blade server in the complex.

If the blade servers in a scalable blade complex are operating independently, you might need to install a hypervisor key in each blade server. To determine whether you need a hypervisor key, see the documentation that comes with your virtualization software. For more information about virtualization, see http://www.ibm.com/itsolutions/virtualization/.

The following illustration shows the installation of the hypervisor key.

To install a hypervisor key, complete the following steps:

1. Before you begin, read Safety and Installation guidelines.
2. If the blade server or scalable blade complex is installed in a BladeCenter chassis, remove it. See Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter chassis for instructions.
3. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface.
4. If you are installing the hypervisor key in a blade server that is the bottom blade server in a scalable blade complex, disassemble the blade complex (see Disassembling a scalable blade complex for instructions).
5. If an optional expansion unit is installed, remove the expansion unit (see Removing an expansion unit for instructions).
   Note: Optional expansion units are not supported when a IBM MAX5 expansion blade is installed.
6. If an IBM MAX5 expansion blade is installed, remove it (see Removing an IBM MAX5 expansion blade for instructions).
7. Open the blade server cover (see Removing the blade server cover for instructions).
8. Remove the access panel.
   There are two types of access panels available for the BladeCenter HX5 blade server, depending on whether tall heat sinks are installed.

   • Complete the following steps to remove the access panel on a BladeCenter HX5 blade server that does not have tall heat sinks:
     
     
     1. Using a screwdriver or a coin, turn each of the screws toward the middle of the blade server until they are in the unlocked position.
     2. While you lift the back of the access panel, slide the panel away from the bezel.
   • Complete the following steps to remove the embedded hypervisor card access panel on a BladeCenter HX5 blade server that does have tall heat sinks:
     
     
     1. Using a screwdriver, remove each of the screws on the right access panel.
     2. Lift the access panel away from the blade server.
9. Remove the hypervisor interposer:
   1. Locate the hypervisor interposer on the system board (see Parts listing - BladeCenter HX5).
   2. Press down on the front edge of the hypervisor interposer to disengage the hypervisor interposer from the hypervisor interposer card guide.
   3. Carefully lift the hypervisor interposer up from the system board.
   4. Pull the hypervisor key away from the hypervisor interposer, if one is installed.
10. Touch the static-protective package that contains the hypervisor key to any unpainted metal surface on the BladeCenter unit or any unpainted metal surface on any other grounded rack component in the rack in which you are installing the hypervisor key for at least 2 seconds; then, remove the USB module from its package.
11. Install the hypervisor key into the hypervisor adapter:
    1. Orient the connector on the hypervisor key with the connector on the hypervisor adapter.
    2. Use your fingers to push the hypervisor key into the hypervisor adapter.
12. Install the hypervisor adapter:
    1. Orient the connector on the hypervisor interposer with the interposer connector on the system board, aligning the pins on the side of the hypervisor interposer with the pinholes on the interposer connector (see Blade server connectors - BladeCenter HX5).
    2. Use your fingers to push the adapter into the connector on the blade server.
       Attention: Be careful not to damage the pins on the hypervisor interposer.
13. Install the access panel:
    There are two types of access panels available for the BladeCenter HX5 blade server, depending on whether tall heat sinks are installed.

    • Complete the following steps to install the access panel on a BladeCenter HX5 blade server that does not have tall heat sinks:
      
      
      1. Make sure that the screws on the access panel are in the open position (the screw insert is parallel to the side of the access panel).
      2. Slide the back of the cover under the blade server bezel, aligning the screws with the slots on the blade server.
      3. Using a screwdriver or a coin, turn each of the screws away from the middle of the blade server until it is in the locked position.
    • Complete the following steps to install the embedded hypervisor key access panel on a BladeCenter HX5 blade server that does have tall heat sinks:
      
      
      1. Align the holes in the access panel with the holes in the blade server.
      2. Use a screwdriver to install the screws in the holes of the access panel.
14. If the blade server is part of a scalable blade complex, assemble the scalable blade complex (see Assembling a scalable blade complex for instructions).
15. Install the IBM MAX5 expansion blade if you removed one (see Installing an IBM MAX5 expansion blade for instructions).
16. Install the optional expansion unit, if you removed one from the blade server (see Installing an expansion unit for instructions).
17. Install the cover onto the blade server (see Installing the blade server cover for instructions).
18. Install the blade server or scalable blade complex into the BladeCenter chassis (see Installing a blade server in a BladeCenter chassis for instructions).