IBM BladeCanter HS20, Installation And User Manual

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Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter unit
The following illustration shows how to remove the blade server from the
BladeCenter unit.
Attention:
v To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the BladeCenter unit for more
than one minute without either a blade server, expansion unit, or filler blade
installed in each blade bay.
v
Note the bay number. Reinstalling a blade server into a different bay than the
one from which it was removed could have unintended consequences. Some
configuration information and update options are established according to bay
number; if you reinstall the blade server into a different bay, you might need to
reconfigure the blade server.
Complete the following steps to remove the blade server:
1. If the blade server is operating, shut down the operating system; then, press the
power-control button (behind the blade server control panel door) to turn off the
blade server. See “Blade server controls and LEDs” on page 15 for more
information about the location of the power-control button.
Attention: Wait at least 30 seconds, until the drives stop spinning, before
proceeding to the next step.
2. Open the two release levers as shown in the illustration. The blade server
moves out of the bay approximately 0.6 cm (0.25 inch).
3. Pull the blade server out of the bay. Spring-loaded doors further back in the bay
move into place to cover the bay temporarily.
4. Place either a filler blade or another blade server in the bay within one minute.
The recessed spring-loaded doors will move out of the way as you insert the
blade server or filler blade.
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