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 need 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 have 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/.

Note: The BladeCenter HX5 supports the option part number 41Y8278, which contains VMWare ESXi 4.0. When you order a replacement, order 42D0545, which is a blade 2 GB USB key.

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. Remove the access panel if you have the standard heat sinks installed.
   Note: If you have the tall heat sinks installed, you do not need to remove the access panel.

   
   
   
   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.
3. 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. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Install the access panel if you have standard heat sinks installed.
   Note: If you have the tall heat sinks installed, you do not need to install the access panel.

   
   
   
   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.