Preparing for System Component Installation or Replacement
Removing the System I/O Controller Cover
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You do not have to slide the system out of the rack to remove the SIOC from the rear of the system.
Note
Shut down and remove power from the entire system, as described in
Step 1
the System, page
Remove the SIOC from the system:
Step 2
a.
b.
Remove the SIOC cover:
Step 3
a.
b.
c.
Replace the SIOC cover:
Step 4
a.
b.
Replace the SIOC to the system:
Step 5
a.
b.
c.
Step 6
Replace power cables and then power on the system by pressing and holding the power button on the
front handle for four seconds.
Cisco UCS C3160 Rack Server Installation and Service Guide
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Opening the Main Chassis Top Covers, page 3-10
Removing the Server Node Cover, page 3-12
3-9.
Loosen the single captive thumbscrew on the SIOC and then open its two hinged levers to evenly
disengage the SIOC from its backplane connector.
Pull the SIOC from the system and set it on an antistatic work surface.
Press the release button on the cover. See
Push the cover forward (toward the Molex connectors).
Lift the cover straight up off the SIOC.
Set the cover back in place.
Slide the cover toward the rear (toward the rear panel buttons) until it stops and the release button
clicks and locks.
Push the SIOC into its bay until it stops against the internal midplane.
Close the two levers on the SIOC to fully engage the SIOC connector with its midplane.
Tighten the thumbscrew on the SIOC levers.
Shutting Down and Powering Off
Figure
3-7.
Chapter 3
Maintaining the System
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