Document Outline

• Contents
• Introduction
  • Where to find which information?
    • Documents you need at hand
    • Accessing PRIMERGY documentation
  • Notational conventions
• Before you start
  • Classification of procedures
  • List of required tools
• Safety instructions
• Basic procedures
  • Using diagnostics information
    • Locate the faulty server
    • Locate the faulty component by PRIMERGY diagnostics indicators
  • Opening the rack door
  • Shutting down the server
  • Sliding the server out of the rack
  • Opening the server
    • Removing the front cover
    • Removing the rear cover
  • Closing the server
    • Installing the front cover
    • Installing the rear cover
  • Mounting the server in the rack
  • Bringing the server back to operation
  • Closing the rack door
• Power supply
  • Installing a hot-plug Power Supply Unit (PSU)
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing a dummy module (if applicable)
    • Installing a power supply unit
    • Connecting the power cord
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing a hot-plug power supply unit
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the power supply unit
    • Reinstalling the PSU
    • Completing the task
  • Removing a redundant hot-plug power supply unit
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the power supply unit
    • Installing a dummy module
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing the power distribution board
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Sliding the local service display outward
    • Disconnecting the cables
    • Removing the fan cage
    • Removing the CPUMEMR guide
    • Removing the air guide
    • Removing the baseboard
    • Removing the power distribution board
    • Installing the power distribution board
    • Inserting the baseboard
    • Installing the air guide
    • Inserting the CPUMEMR guide
    • Inserting the fan cage
    • Connecting the cables to the baseboard
    • Sliding the local service display inward
    • Completing the task
• Hard disk and solid state drives
  • Installing the HDD/SSD module
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the dummy module
    • Unlocking the HDD/SSD module
    • Inserting the HDD/SSD module
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing the HDD/SSD module
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Unlocking the HDD/SSD module
    • Removing the HDD/SSD module
    • Completing the task
  • Removing the HDD/SSD module
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Unlocking the HDD/SSD module
    • Removing the HDD/SSD module
    • Installing the dummy module
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing the SAS backplane
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Sliding the local service display outward
    • Disconnecting the cables
    • Sliding the optical drive outward
    • Removing the air guide
    • Removing the SAS backplane
    • Installing the SAS backplane
    • Installing the air guide
    • Sliding the optical drive inward
    • Connecting the cables to the baseboard
    • Sliding the local service display inward
    • Completing the task
• Fan modules
  • Replacing a defective fan module
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Opening the fan cover
    • Replacing the defective fan module
    • Closing the fan cover
    • Completing the task
• Expansion cards and BBU
  • Mounting expansion card slot brackets
    • Required tools
    • General instructions
    • Network adapter D2735
    • Network adapter D2745
    • Network adapter D2755
  • Installing SFP+ transceiver modules
    • Required tools
    • Preparing the SFP+ transceiver module
    • Inserting the SFP+ transceiver module
    • Installing the secondary SFP+ transceiver module
  • Replacing SFP+ transceiver modules
    • Required tools
    • Removing an SFP+ transceiver module
    • Completing the task
  • Installing a hot-plug expansion card
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Pulling the removal tool out of the slot
    • Removing the retaining plate
    • Removing the engaging hooks
    • Inserting an expansion card in the removal tool
    • Inserting the expansion card in the slot
    • Activating the expansion card
    • Completing the task
  • Removing a hot-plug expansion card
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Deactivating the expansion card
    • Pulling the expansion card out of the slot
    • Removing the expansion card from the removal tool
    • Removing the engaging hooks
    • Inserting a retaining plate in the removal tool
    • Inserting the dummy module in the slot
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing a hot-plug expansion card
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Deactivating the expansion card
    • Pulling the expansion card out of the slot
    • Removing the expansion card from the removal tool
    • Removing the engaging hooks
    • Inserting an expansion card in the removal tool
    • Inserting the expansion card in the slot
    • Activating the expansion card
    • Completing the task
  • Installing a non-hot-plug expansion card
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the PCI Riser (if applicable)
    • Removing the slot cover
    • Inserting the expansion card in the slot
    • Installing the PCI Riser (if applicable)
    • Completing the task
  • Removing a non-hot-plug expansion card
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the PCI Riser (if applicable)
    • Removing the expansion card from the slot
    • Installing the slot cover
    • Installing the PCI Riser (if applicable)
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing a non-hot-plug expansion card
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the PCI Riser (if applicable)
    • Removing the expansion card from the slot
    • Inserting the expansion card in the slot
    • Installing the PCI Riser (if applicable)
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing the Modular RAID controller
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the PCI Riser
    • Removing the Modular RAID controller
    • Inserting the Modular RAID controller
    • Installing the PCI Riser
    • Completing the task
  • Installing a Battery Backup Unit (BBU)
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Connecting the BBU cable to the BBU
    • Installing the BBU in the BBU holder
    • Connecting the BBU to the Modular RAID controller
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing a Battery Backup Unit (BBU)
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Disconnecting the BBU from the Modular RAID controller
    • Removing the BBU from the BBU holder
    • Disconnecting the BBU cable from the BBU
    • Reinstalling a new BBU
    • Completing the task
• Main memory
  • Installing a CPUMEMR
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Populating the CPUMEMR
    • Selecting the CPUMEMR slot
    • Removing the air duct (if applicable)
    • Inserting the CPUMEMR in the slot
    • Inserting the air duct in the slot (if applicable)
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing a faulty CPUMEMR
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Identifying a fault on the CPUMEMR
    • Removing the CPUMEMR
    • Reinstalling a new CPUMEMR
    • Completing the task
  • Installing additional DIMM memory modules
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Selecting the DIMM memory module slot
    • Inserting the DIMM memory module in the slot
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing a faulty memory module
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the DIMM memory module
    • Reinstalling a DIMM memory module
    • Completing the task
• Processors
  • Installing a processor in a new CPUMEMR
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the socket cover
    • Installing the processor
    • Applying the thermal paste
    • Installing the heat sink
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing a processor
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the heat sink
    • Removing the processor
    • Installing the processor
    • Applying the thermal paste
    • Installing the heat sink
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing a heat sink
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the heat sink
    • Applying the thermal paste
    • Installing the heat sink
    • Completing the task
• Optical and backup drives
  • Replacing the optical drive
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the optical drive
    • Replacing the optical drive in the installation frame
    • Installing the optical drive
    • Completing the task
• Front panel and external connectors
  • Replacing the control panel
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the control panel
    • Disconnecting the control panel cable
    • Connecting the control panel cable
    • Installing the control panel
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing the front panel module
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the front panel module
    • Inserting the front panel module
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing the USB board
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the USB board
    • Installing the USB board
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing the I/O board
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the PCI Riser
    • Removing the I/O board
    • Installing the I/O board
    • Installing the PCI Riser
    • Completing the task
• Management and diagnostics modules
  • Replacing the local service display
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the local service display
    • Inserting the local service display
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing the chassis ID board
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the chassis ID board
    • Installing the chassis ID board
    • Completing the task
• Baseboard
  • Replacing the lithium battery
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Replacing the faulty battery
    • Completing the task
  • Installing the UFM
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Inserting the UFM
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing the UFM board
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the UFM
    • Completing the task
  • Installing the TPM
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Inserting the TPM
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing the TPM
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the TPM
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing the baseboard
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Sliding the local service display outward
    • Disconnecting the cables
    • Removing the fan cage
    • Removing the CPUMEMR guide
    • Removing the air guide
    • Removing the baseboard
    • Inserting the baseboard
    • Installing the air guide
    • Inserting the CPUMEMR guide
    • Inserting the fan cage
    • Connecting the cables to the baseboard
    • Sliding the local service display inward
    • Completing the task
• Cables
  • Replacing the fan cables
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the fan cage
    • Removing the CPUMEMR guide
    • Removing the fan cable
    • Installing the fan cable
    • Inserting the CPUMEMR guide
    • Inserting the fan cage
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing the control panel cable
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the control panel
    • Disconnecting the control panel cable
    • Connecting the control panel cable
    • Installing the control panel
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing the chassis ID board cable
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Removing the chassis ID board
    • Disconnecting the chassis ID board cable
    • Connecting the chassis ID board cable
    • Installing the chassis ID board
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing power cables of the optical drive, the SAS backplane, or the power distribution board
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Sliding the local service display outward
    • Disconnecting the cables
    • Removing the fan cage
    • Removing the CPUMEMR guide
    • Removing the air guide
    • Removing the baseboard
    • Removing the power distribution board
    • Disconnecting the defective power distribution cable(s)
    • Connecting the new power distribution cable(s)
    • Installing the power distribution board
    • Inserting the baseboard
    • Installing the air guide
    • Inserting the CPUMEMR guide
    • Inserting the fan cage
    • Connecting the cables to the baseboard
    • Sliding the local service display inward
    • Completing the task
  • Replacing the SAS cable, the SATA cable, the front video connector cable, or the front USB cable
    • Required tools
    • Starting the task
    • Sliding the local service display outward
    • Disconnecting the cables
    • Removing the fan cage
    • Removing the CPUMEMR guide
    • Removing the air guide
    • Removing the baseboard
    • Opening the cable guides
    • Closing the cable guides
    • Inserting the baseboard
    • Installing the air guide
    • Inserting the CPUMEMR guide
    • Inserting the fan cage
    • Connecting the cables to the baseboard
    • Sliding the local service display inward
    • Completing the task
• Appendix
  • Mechanical overview
    • Front side
    • Rear side
    • Top view
  • Mounting order for SSD and HDD modules
  • Memory board configuration
  • PCIe slot to CPUMEMR assignment
  • Expansion card configuration table
  • Cabling