62 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual53-1002144-01Mezzanine adapters2Brocade 1007 CNAFor details on installing this adapter in a blade server, refer to the Installation and User Guide thatships with the adapter.The adapter (expansion card) Installation and User’s Guide provides full details on installationguidelines, installing and removing the blade server from the blade system enclosure, installingand removing the adapter from the blade server, resolving problems, obtaining help and technicalassistance, related documentation. safety, electronic emission notices, and important notes.Review information in the adapter (expansion card) and blade system enclosure Installation andUser’s Guide about required location of switch modules in enclosure bays for connection to CNAports.To support each I/O module that you install in the blade system enclosure, you may also need toinstall a compatible CNA in each blade server that you want to communicate with the I/O module.Refer to the documentation for your blade system enclosure for details.For details on compatibility with blade servers, switch modules, I/O modules, and other devicesthat install in the blade system enclosure, refer to “Server blades and blade system enclosures(mezzanine adapters)” on page 11.What you need for installationHave the following available for installing the adapter:• Adapter shipping carton, which includes the adapter and necessary documentation.• Fully operational blade server.• Access to blade server through local or remote console connection.• Blade server or storage expansion unit Installation and User’s Guide.• Blade system enclosure Installation and User’s Guides.• I/O module installation guide for the blade system enclosure.NOTE“Verifying adapter installation” on page 108 provides a list of general items to verify during and afterinstalling hardware and software to avoid possible problems. You can use the list to verify properinstallation and make corrections as necessary.Brocade 1741 CNAFor details on installing this mezzanine card on a blade server, refer to the supported bladeenclosure’s Hardware Owner’s Manual for the Dell™ PowerEdge™ M1000e modular blade system.Refer to that manual for the following:• Full details on installing and removing blades from the blade enclosure and installing andremoving mezzanine cards from blades.• Guidelines for installing mezzanine cards. Before installing the mezzanine card, review theinstallation guidelines, especially to identify blade slots for installing mezzanine cards andenclosure bays for installing supported I/O modules.• Guidelines for installing I/O modules. To support each I/O module that you install in the bladeenclosure, you may also need to install a compatible mezzanine card in each blade server thatyou want to communicate with the I/O module.
