IBM 8852 - BladeCenter H Rack-mountable, Service Manual

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Installing a blade server
Statement 21:
CAUTION:
Hazardous energy is present when the blade is connected to the power source.
Always replace the blade cover before installing the blade.
Attention:
v
Reinstalling a blade server into a different bay from the one from which it was
removed could have unintended consequences. Some configuration information
and update options are established according to bay number. You might have to
reconfigure the blade server.
v
If this is the initial installation of a blade server in the BladeCenter unit, you
must configure the blade server with the blade-server Configuration/Setup
Utility program and install the blade-server operating system. See the
documentation that comes with the blade server for instructions.
To install a blade server, complete the following steps.
Release handles
(open)
Note: These instructions assume that the BladeCenter unit is connected to power.
1. Select the bay for the blade server.
Notes:
a. Depending on the blade-server type and the optional devices that are
installed in it, two or more adjacent bays might be required.
b. When any blade server or device is in blade bays 8 through 14, power
modules must be present in all four power bays.
2. Remove the filler from the bay, if one is installed.
Attention:
To help ensure proper cooling, performance, and system reliability,
do not operate the BladeCenter unit for more than 1 minute without either a
blade server or a blade filler installed in each blade bay.
3. Make sure that the two release handles are in the open position.
4.
Slide the blade server into the bay until it stops.
5. Push the two release handles to the closed position.
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