Installing a 10 Gbps iSCSI-FCoE 2-port host interface adapter

If you purchased an FC ACHM 10 Gbps iSCSI-FCoE 2-port host interface adapter that was not pre-installed for you, you must install it in the node canister.

Before you begin

The 10 Gbps iSCSI-FCoE 2-port host interface adapter is installed in the node canisters in the control enclosure. If your control enclosure has two node canisters, you must install the same options in both canisters. Do not start installation until you have two of the 10 Gbps iSCSI-FCoE 2-port host interface adapter options.

Procedure

To install the host interface adapter, complete the following steps.

  1. Remove each SFP transceiver from the host interface adapter. To remove an SFP transceiver, swing the release handle open and use it to pull the transceiver out of the port.
  2. Remove the filler plate from the host interface adapter slot.
    1. Loosen the retaining thumbscrew  1  as shown in Figure 1.
      Figure 1. Installing 10 Gbps iSCSI-FCoE 2 port host interface adapter
      Image of open canister showing installation of host interface card
      •  1  Retaining thumbscrew
      •  2  Filler handle
      •  3  Host interface adapter
      •  4  Catch slot
    2. From inside the canister, grasp the filler handle  2  and slide the filler plate toward the center of the canister to disengage the plate from the catch slot.
    3. Remove the filler plate.
  3. Insert the 10 Gbps iSCSI-FCoE 2-port host interface adapter  3  into the canister as shown in Figure 1.
  4. Align the mounting bracket of the host interface adapter with the inside of the host interface adapter aperture (adjacent to the thumbscrew), ensuring that the tab at the end of the faceplate is aligned with the catch slot.
  5. Align the connecting edge of the host interface adapter with the slot in the host interface adapter connector inside the canister.
  6. Apply pressure to the opposite edge of the host interface adapter to push the adapter into the connector.
  7. Check that the host interface adapter is installed squarely in its slot and tighten the retaining thumbscrew  1 .
  8. Reinstall the SFP transceivers that were removed in step 1. To install a transceiver, push it fully into the port and close the release handle.