Setup guide

Installing the Nearchive Hardware
23
Installing Additional Adapter Boards
Additional Fibre Channel adapter boards allow you to attach additional Nearchive Storage
System units.
To install an additional board:
1. Open the Nearchive Base Server front door.
2. Loosen the cover hold-down screw at the top center of the front panel.
3. Slide the cover back approximately 1-1/2 inches.
4. Lift the cover off the enclosure.
5. Remove the board retainer bar screw on the right side near the back of the enclosure.
6. Lift the right side of the board retainer bar up, and pivot the bar to the left. The board
retainer bar must be almost vertical on the left side of the enclosure to remove it.
7. Lift the board retainer bar out of the enclosure.
8. Select the slot in which you want to install the new board.
9. Remove the screw holding the slot cover in place.
10. Lift the slot cover out of the enclosure.
c
Before you continue, make sure you are wearing a grounding wrist strap attached to
the metal of the enclosure. The boards are sensitive to electrostatic discharge. Do not
handle boards unless you are properly grounded.
11. Locate the new board you are installing.
12. Remove the board from the antistatic bag.
13. Insert the board into the slot. Make sure the slot cover aligns correctly.
14. Push the board into the slot. Make sure the board is seated completely in the slot.
15. Replace the slot cover screw to hold the new board in place.
c
Do not run the Nearchive Base Server without the board retainer bar. The board
retainer bar ensures that the boards are seated properly in their slots. Running the
Nearchive Base Server without the board retainer bar can cause intermittent
problems.
16. Reinstall the board retainer bar. Make sure the drive controller boards are vertical. They
must be in the left groove on the board hold-down arm when looking at the Nearchive
Base Server from the front.
17. Align the board retainer bar, and replace the board retainer bar screw.