Replacing Copper NIC with Fiber Network Card

If you want to replace the copper NIC with the Fiber Network Card, follow the below procedure.

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To replace the copper NIC with Fiber Network Card:

1.

Power off the server and disconnect it from the power source.

2.

Disconnect the network cables from the slots to be replaced (slot 2, or both 1 and 2).

3.

Extract the PCI-e Riser cards, as described in HPE's documentation, Removing and replacing an expansion board.

4.

If you are replacing one card only, replace the Copper GbE card in Slot 2 with the new fiber card. Otherwise, replace both cards.

5.

Connect the optic cables as described in Section Connecting Device to IP Network with SFP.

6.

Power on the server. When the device finishes loading, the new SFPs are labeled "GE_9" through to "GE_12" if a single card was replaced, or "GE_5" through to "GE_12" if both cards were replaced.