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Prerequisites
Take the following ESD prevention measures:
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Wear antistatic clothing.
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Wear an ESD wrist strap and make sure it makes good skin contact and is reliably grounded.
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Do not wear any conductive objects, such as jewelry or watches.
When you replace a component, examine the slot and connector for damages. Make sure the pins
are not damaged (bent for example) and do not contain any foreign objects.
Removing a power supply
If two operating power supplies are present and the server rear has sufficient space for replacement,
you can replace one of the power supplies without powering off the server.
To remove a power supply:
1.
Power off the server. For more information, see "
2.
Remove the server from the rack. For more information, see "
Removing the server from a rack
3.
Remove the power cord from the power supply.
You can secure a power cord by using a Velcro cable strap or a cable clamp. This section
describes how to remove a power cord secured by a cable clamp.
a.
Press the tab to disengage the ratchet from the tie mount, slide the cable clamp outward,
and then release the tab, as shown by callouts 1 and 2 in
b.
Open the cable clamp and remove the power cord out of the clamp, as shown by callouts 3
and 4 in
c.
Unplug the power cord, as shown by callout 5 in
Figure 117 Removing the power cord
4.
Remove the power supply. Holding the power supply by its handle and pressing the retaining
latch with your thumb, pull the power supply slowly out of the slot, as shown in
