Installing the IBM MAX5 1-node Scalability card

Use this information to install the IBM MAX5 1-node scalability card on a blade server.

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. Remove the cover for the blade server (see Removing the blade server cover for instructions).
4. 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.
5. Remove the 1-node Speed Burst card (see Installing the 1-node speed burst card) or scalability filler from the blade server, depending on which you have installed.
   To remove the scalability filler, complete the following steps:
   1. Using the socket nut driver provided with the scalability kit, loosen the nut that attaches the filler to the blade server.
   2. Lift the filler off of the blade server.
6. Install the IBM MAX5 expansion blade (see Installing an IBM MAX5 expansion blade).
7. Remove the cover for the expansion blade (see Removing the blade server cover for instructions).
8. Stand the blade server and expansion blade upright on a clean, flat work surface, with the scalability connector on the blade servers facing up.
9. Open the lower handles (rotate the lower handles down) to allow the blade server and expansion blade to sit flat on the work surface.
   
   
   
10. Align the pins on the bottom of the IBM MAX5 1-node scalability card with the holes on the scalability connector on the blade server.
11. Press down firmly so that the 1-node scalability card is flush with the scalability connector on the blade server.
    
    
    
12. Make sure that the 1-node scalability card is flush with the edge of the blade server.
13. Alternately tighten the screws on the 1-node scalability card by hand to ensure that the screw threads start properly.
    Important: Always hand tighten each screw before you use the 3/16" hex driver.
14. Install the blade server cover (see Installing the blade server cover for instructions).
15. Install the blade server into the chassis (see Installing a blade server in a BladeCenter chassis for instructions).