PRIMERGY RX300 S7 Server Upgrade and Maintenance Manual

Expansion cards and backup units

If the server has been completely removed from the rack for maintenance purposes, reinstall and secure it in the rack as described in section

"Mounting the server in the rack" on page 74

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Reconnect all external cables to the replaced expansion card.

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"Connecting the server to the mains" on page 78

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In order to configure an expansion card that has been installed or replaced, the card’s Option ROM has to be enabled in the system board BIOS. If

applicable, proceed as described in section "Enabling Option ROM scan" on page 96 .

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"Enabling BitLocker functionality" on page 106

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"Enabling SVOM boot watchdog functionality" on page 100 .

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Reconfigure your network settings in the operation system according to the original configuration of the replaced controller (expansion card or onboard).

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Configuration of network settings should be performed by the customer.

For further information, please refer to section

"Note on network settings recovery" on page 217 .

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If applicable, restore LAN teaming configurations as described in section

"After replacing / upgrading LAN controllers" on page 109 .

9.5

Battery Backup Units (BBU)

The Battery Backup Unit (BBU) backs up the memory contents of the connected

SAS RAID controller in the event of a power failure. The PRIMERGY RX300 S7 server can accommodate up to two BBUs.

9.5.1

Installing a BBU

Upgrade and Repair Units (URU)

Average task duration: 5 minutes

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