IBM BladeCenter HS20, Installation And User Manual

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Chapter 3. Installing options
This chapter provides instructions for installing hardware options in the blade server.
Some option-removal instructions are provided in case you need to remove one
option to install another.
Installation guidelines
Before you begin installing options in the blade server, read the following
information:
v
Read the safety information beginning on page v and the guidelines in “Handling
static-sensitive devices.” This information will help you work safely with the blade
server and options.
v
Back up all important data before you make changes to disk drives.
v Before you remove a hot-swap blade server from the BladeCenter unit, you must
shut down the operating system and turn off the blade server. You do not have to
shut down the BladeCenter unit itself.
v
Blue on a component indicates touch points, where you can grip the component
to remove it from or install it in the blade server, or open or close a latch.
v Orange on a component or an orange label on or near a component indicates
that the component can be hot-swapped, which means that you can remove or
install the component while the BladeCenter unit is running. (Orange can also
indicate touch points on hot-swap components.) See the instructions for removing
or installing a specific hot-swap component for any additional procedures that
you might have to perform before you remove or install the component.
v
For a list of supported options for the blade server, go to http://www.ibm.com/
servers/eserver/serverproven/.
System reliability guidelines
To help ensure proper cooling and system reliability, observe the following
guidelines:
v
Make sure that microprocessor socket 2 always contains either a microprocessor
heat sink filler or a microprocessor and heat sink. If the blade server has only
one microprocessor, it must be installed in the microprocessor socket 1.
v To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the BladeCenter unit without a
blade server, expansion unit, or filler installed in each blade bay. See the
documentation for your BladeCenter unit for additional information.
Handling static-sensitive devices
Attention: Static electricity can damage the blade server and other electronic
devices. To avoid damage, keep static-sensitive devices in their static-protective
packages until you are ready to install them.
To reduce the possibility of damage from electrostatic discharge, observe the
following precautions:
v When working on a BladeCenter unit, use an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist
strap, especially when you will be handling modules, options, and blade servers.
To work properly, the wrist strap must have a good contact at both ends
(touching your skin at one end and firmly connected to the ESD connector on the
front or back of the BladeCenter unit).
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