Preparing the 5105-22E, 9008-22L, 9009-22A, 9009-22G, 9223-22H, or 9223-22S system for operation after installing an adapter

To prepare the system for operation after installing an adapter, complete the steps in this procedure.

1. Ensure that you have the electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap on and that the ESD clip is plugged into a ground jack or connected to an unpainted metal surface. If not, do so now.
2. Slide the service access cover (A) onto the system unit.
3. Close the release latch (B) by pushing it in the direction shown.

   

4. If you installed a PCIe3 cable adapter, and want to connect an EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer to your system, continue with Connecting an EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer to your system.
   Note: If you have a 9040-MR9 or 9080-M9S system, you can connect and activate the expansion drawer cable when the system power is turned on. Otherwise, you must connect the cable with the system power turned off. The cable is activated when you start the system.
5. If necessary to view the identify LEDs or to manage cables at the rear of a rack-mounted system, open the cable management arm by completing the following steps:
   Note: If you are removing or replacing the system backplane, you must open the cable management arm.
   1. Release the mounting bracket from the cable management arm assembly by pressing the indentation (A) on the inner cable management arm tab.
      The cable management arm releases from the outer mounting bracket in the direction shown.

      

   2. Swing the cable management arm away from the system.

      In the image, the inner cable management arm tab is shown on the left side as you are facing the system from the rear. However, the cable management arm can also be installed so that the inner cable management arm tab is on the right side of the system.

      CAUTION:

      To avoid causing damage to the arm, open the cable management arm just long enough to complete these repairs.
6. Connect any cables or transceivers to the adapter.
7. If you are servicing a rack-mounted system, route the cables through the cable-management arm.
8. Using your labels, reconnect the power cords (A) to the system unit.
   Fasten the power cords to the system using the hook-and-loop fasteners (B) as shown in Figure 3.

   

9. If the cable management arm is open, close it by completing the following steps:
   1. Swing the cable management arm towards the server.
   2. Insert the inner cable management arm tab (A) into the outer mounting bracket (B) until it clicks into place as shown. The inner mounting bracket (C) is not used on the left side.

      

10. Close the rack door at the rear of the system.
11. Choose from the following options:
    • If you completed this procedure with the system power turned off, continue with step 12.
    • If you are using the AIX® operating system, continue with step 13.
    • If you are using the IBM® i operating system, continue with step 14.
    • If you are using the Linux® operating system, continue with step 18.
12. If the system power is turned off, complete the following steps:
    1. Start the system. For instructions, see Starting a system.
    2. Continue with step 19.
13. If you are using the AIX operating system, you must configure the adapter by completing the following steps:
    1. Install the AIX device drivers for the installed adapter.
       For instructions, see Installing the AIX device driver software.
    2. On the console, enter cfgmgr to configure the adapter.
    3. Continue with step 19.
14. If you are using the IBM i operating system, return to the Hardware Resource Concurrent Maintenance display and select Power on domain.

    The message Power on complete is shown.

15. Did you install a PCIe3 x8 non-volatile memory SSD NVMe adapter?
    • Yes: Continue with step 16.
    • No: Continue with step 19.
16. If you installed a PCIe3 x8 non-volatile memory SSD NVMe adapter and the logical partition that controls the adapter is running the IBM i operating system, complete the following steps to prepare the NVMe adapter for operation:
    1. Start the IBM i System Service Tools (STRSST), and specify the user name and password.
    2. On the System Service Tools (SST) display, select Work with disk units > Work with disk configuration > Work with NVM Devices > Delete existing NVM Namespaces.
    3. Select the NVMe device that you installed.
    4. Choose from the following options:
       • If no namespaces are listed, press F12 to return to the SST main menu and continue with the next step.
       • If there are namespaces listed, complete the following steps:
         1. Select 4=Delete Namespace for each of the listed namespaces.
         2. Press F10 to confirm the deletion of the namespaces.
         3. Press F12 to return to the SST main menu.
    5. On the System Service Tools (SST) display, select Work with disk units > Work with disk configuration > Work with NVM Devices > Create NVM Namespaces.
    6. Select the NVMe device that you installed.
    7. On the Create NVM Namespaces display, select the quantity and capacity of the namespaces (disk units) that you want to create on the newly installed NVMe device.
    8. Press F10 to confirm the creation of the namespaces.
    9. Press F12 to return to the SST main menu.
17. Continue with step 19.
18. If you are using the Linux operating system, complete the following steps:
    1. In the Linux session on the console, press Enter after you install or replace the adapter to put the slot into the action state.
    2. Enter the slot information with the lsslot command, as shown in the following example.

       For example, if the slot in which you installed the adapter was U7879.001.DQD014E-P1-C3.

       Enter lsslot -c pci -s U7879.001.DQD014E-P1-C3

       The following screen is an example of the information that is displayed by this command:

       
       # Slot                  Description                        Device(s)
       U7879.001.DQD014E-P1-C3 PCI-X capable, 64 bit, 133MHz slot 0001:40:01.0 
       

19. Verify the installed part.
    • If you replaced the part because of a service action, verify the installed part. For instructions, see Verifying a repair.
    • If you installed the part for any other reason, verify the installed part. For instructions, see Verifying the installed part.
20. Turn off the identify LED. For instructions, see Deactivating an identify LED.