Operating instructions
2-2 Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Card Version 2.x User’s Guide
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Perform the following steps to install the DRAC.
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1. Power down the server and all attached peripheral devices.
2. Disconnect your computer and peripherals from their power sources. Also
disconnect any telephone or telecommunication lines from the computer.
Doing so reduces the potential for personal injury or shock.
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3. Remove the computer cover according to the instructions in your Dell PowerEdge
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Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
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4. If your DRAC upgrade kit included a PC Card modem, install the PC Card in the
opening in the DRAC mounting bracket.
Press firmly to seat the modem card in the socket.
5. Determine the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) expansion slot in which
you will install the DRAC.
This is a specific slot in systems that support the Dell embedded server
management (ESM) connector. For example, in a PowerEdge 6300 system,
the DRAC must be installed in slot PCI3 to align with the ESM connector on the
system board. Refer to your PowerEdge system
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide
or documentation updates (if any) that were provided with your DRAC.
6. If another expansion card is already installed in the required slot, move it to
another slot.
7. Follow the instructions in your Dell PowerEdge system
Installation and
Troubleshooting Guide
to install PCI expansion cards. Ensure that the card-edge
connector and the ESM connector are fully seated.
8. If you will be using a network connection with the DRAC, attach the twisted-pair
cable to the RJ-45 connector on the DRAC.