Installing an adapter - Lenovo System x3550 M4

The following notes describe the types of adapters that the server supports and other information that you must consider when you install an adapter.

Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those instructions in addition to the instructions in this section.
The server provides one internal SAS/SATA RAID connector and two PCI slots on the system board. See System-board optional-device connectors for the location of the internal SAS/SATA RAID connector and riser-card slots. You can replace the ServeRAID SAS/SATA adapter with an optional ServeRAID SAS/SATA adapter in the slot. For configuration information, see the ServeRAID documentation at the Lenovo Support Portal.
Do not set the maximum digital video adapter resolution above 1600 x 1200 at 75 Hz for an LCD monitor. This is the highest resolution that is supported for any add-on video adapter that you install in the server.
Read the following table before installing memory modules when any Quadro adapters is installed.
Table 1. NVIDIA Quadro video adapter configurations

Description Supported maximum total memory size

Quadro 600 adapter 128 GB

Quadro 2000 adapter 512 GB

Table 1. NVIDIA Quadro video adapter configurations
Description	Supported maximum total memory size
Quadro 600 adapter	128 GB
Quadro 2000 adapter	512 GB

Read the following table before installing NAND flash adapters.

Table 2. Adapter configurations
Description	Option part number	PCI riser 1	PCI riser 2
Emulex dual-port 10GbE SFP+ embedded adapter	00D8540	Six fans installed required¹	Six fans installed required¹
365 GB High IOPS MLC mono adapter	46C9078	Six fans installed required¹	Six fans installed required¹
785 GB High IOPS MLC mono adapter	46C9081	Six fans installed required¹	Six fans installed required¹
1.2 TB High IOPS MLC mono adapter	90Y4377	Six fans installed required¹	Six fans installed required¹
2.4 TB High IOPS MLC duo adapter	90Y4397	Not supported	Six fans installed required¹
Flash Adapter F825 Enterprise Value	00AE861	Six fans installed required¹	Six fans installed required¹
Flash Adapter F1650 Enterprise Value	00AE864	Six fans installed required¹	Six fans installed required¹
300GB High IOPS MLC modular adapter	90Y4361	Six fans installed required¹	Six fans installed required¹
600GB High IOPS MLC modular adapter	90Y4365	Six fans installed required¹	Six fans installed required¹
800GB High IOPS MLC modular adapter	90Y4369	Six fans installed required¹	Six fans installed required¹
Flash Adapter F3200 Enterprise Value	00AE867	Not supported	Six fans installed required¹
Qlogic 8200 dual-port 10GbE SFP+ VFA	90Y4600	Six fans installed required¹	Six fans installed required¹
ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA controller	81Y4478	Six fans installed required¹	Six fans installed required¹
ServeRAID M5225 SAS/SATA controller	00AE938	Not supported	Four fans installed required
Solarflare SFN5162F midrange dual-port 10GbE SFP+ adapter	47C9952	Six fans installed required¹	Six fans installed required¹
Solarflare SFN6122F low latency dual-port 10GbE SFP+ adapter	47C9960	Six fans installed required¹	Six fans installed required¹
Solarflare SFN7122F 2x10GbE SFP+ flareon ultra adapter for System x	47C9977	Six fans installed required¹	Six fans installed required¹
Table note: You can purchase Lenovo System x3550 M4 Thermal Solution Kit (option part number 00Y7117) to acquire two additional fans for your server.

Any high-definition video-out connector or stereo connector on any add-on video adapter is not supported
The server does not support full-length, full-height PCI adapters or legacy 5V PCI adapters.
When you install any PCI adapter, the power cords must be disconnected from the power source before you remove the PCI Express riser-card assembly and the PCI-X riser-card assembly. Otherwise, the active power management event signal will be disabled by the system-board logic, and the Wake on LAN feature might not work. However, after the server is powered-on locally, the active power manager active power management event signal will be enabled by the system-board logic.

The server provides two PCI riser-card slots on the system board. The following information describes the PCI riser-card slots and the type of adapters that the riser cards support:

If you want to install a PCI Express or PCI-X adapter, you must order the PCI riser-card option.
PCI riser slot 1. This slot supports only low-profile adapters.
PCI riser slot 2. This slot supports full-height, half-length adapters.

The following table lists the supported configurations for the PCI riser-card slots.

Table 3. PCI riser slots supported configurations
PCI riser-card slot number	Configuration 1	Configuration 2 (Two microprocessors installed)	Configuration 3
Slot 1	PCI Express 3.0 (x16) card with a PCI Express riser card with a standard bracket	PCI Express 3.0 (x16) card with a PCI Express riser card with a standard bracket	PCI Express 3.0 (x16) card with a PCI Express riser card with a standard bracket
Slot 2	PCI Express 3.0 (x8) card with a PCI Express riser card with a standard bracket	PCI Express 3.0 (x16) card with a PCI Express riser card with a standard bracket	PCI-X 64-bit/133 MHz card with a PCI-X riser card with a standard bracket

Note:

The instructions in this section apply to any PCI adapter (for example, video graphics adapters or network adapters).
Do not set the maximum digital video adapter resolution above 1600 x 1200 at 75 Hz for an LCD monitor. This is the highest resolution that is supported for any add-on video adapter that you install in the server.
Any high-definition video-out connector or stereo connector on any add-on video adapter is not supported.

To install an adapter, complete the following steps:

Read the safety information that begins on Safety and Installation guidelines.
Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.
Remove the server cover (see Removing the cover).
Follow the cabling instructions, if any come with the adapter. Route the adapter cables before you install the adapter.
Insert the adapter into the PCI riser-card assembly, aligning the edge connector on the adapter with the connector on the PCI riser-card assembly. Press the edge of the connector firmly into the PCI riser-card assembly. Make sure that the adapter snaps into the PCI riser-card assembly securely.
Figure 1. Adapter installation

Attention: When you install an adapter, make sure that the adapter is correctly seated in the riser-card assembly and that the riser-card assembly is securely seated in the riser-card connector on the system board before you turn on the server. An incorrectly seated adapter might cause damage to the system board, the riser-card assembly, or the adapter.
Install the PCI riser-card assembly in the server (see Replacing a PCI riser-card assembly).
Connect the cable to the newly-installed adapter.
Note: You might need to remove the blue latch from PCI riser-card assembly 2 to easily connect the cables.

Figure 2. Latch removal
Perform any configuration tasks that are required for the adapter.

If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to Completing the installation.