Bull Escala EL260B, Инструкция по установке и эксплуатации

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Chapter 3. Installing and removing options
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Chapter 3. Installing and removing options
Install or remove hardware options, such as memory modules or input/output expansion
cards. Some installation procedures require you to remove an installed option.
3.1 Installation guidelines
Follow these guidelines to remove and replace blade server components.
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Read the safety information in “Safety” on page v and the guidelines in Handling
static-sensitive devices on page 20. This information will help you work safely.
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When you install a new blade server, download and apply the most recent firmware
updates.
Download and install updated device drivers and the Escala EL260B blade server
firmware.
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Observe good housekeeping in the area where you are working. Place removed
covers and other parts in a safe place.
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Back up all important data before you make changes to disk drives.
• Before you remove a hot-swap blade server from the Bull Blade Chassis, you must shut
down the operating system and turn off the blade server. You do not have to shut
down the Bull Blade Chassis itself.
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Blue on a component indicates touch points, where you can grip the component to
remove it from or install it in the blade server, open or close a latch, and so on.
• Orange on a component or an orange label on or near a component indicates that the
component can be hot-swapped, which means that if the blade server and operating
system support hot-swap capability, you can remove or install the component while the
blade server 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.
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When you are finished working on the blade server, reinstall all safety shields, guards,
labels, and ground wires.
3.1.1 System reliability guidelines
Follow these guidelines to help ensure proper cooling and system reliability.
• Verify that the ventilation holes on the blade server are not blocked.
• Verify that you are maintaining proper system cooling in the unit.
Do not operate the Bull Blade Chassis without a blade server, expansion unit, or filler
blade installed in each blade bay. See the documentation for your Bull Blade Chassis
for additional information.
• Verify that you have followed the reliability guidelines for the Bull Blade Chassis.