IBM LS42 - BladeCenter - 7902, Installation Manual

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Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter unit
The following illustration shows how to remove a LS22 Type 7901 blade server
from a Type 8677 BladeCenter unit. Removal of the LS42 Type 7902 blade server
and MPE follows the same steps. The appearance of your BladeCenter unit might
be different. See the documentation for your BladeCenter unit for additional
information.
To remove the blade server, complete the following steps:
1. Before you begin, read “Safety” on page v and “Installation guidelines” on
page 1.
2. If the blade server is operating, shut down the operating system.
3.
Press the power-control button (behind the blade server control panel door) to
turn off the blade server (see the Installation and User’s Guide for your blade
server for instructions).
Attention: Wait at least 30 seconds, until the hard disk drives stop spinning,
before proceeding to the next step. The activity LED in the control panel will
turn off when the hard disk drive has stopped spinning.
4. If your BladeCenter unit has a bezel assembly that has to be removed before
removing a blade server, remove the bezel assembly. For detailed instructions
for removing the bezel assembly, see the Installation and User’s Guide that comes
with your BladeCenter unit.
5.
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).
6. Pull the blade server out of the bay.
7.
Put either a blade filler or another blade in the bay within 1 minute.
Chapter 2. Installing the Multiprocessor Expansion unit
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