IBM BladeCenter QS20, Инструкция по установке и эксплуатации

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C hapter 5 . Installin g and removin g replaceable units
This chapter provides instructions for replacing units on the blade server.
Replaceable units are components, such as memory modules, the hard disk drive,
and I/ O expansion cards. ( Some removal instructions are provided in case you
need to remove one replaceable unit to install another. )
The following replaceable units are supported:
v Battery
v
ID E hard disk ( one only )
v The be z el assembly ( control panel )
v
InfiniBand cards ( optional )
Installation g uidelines
Before you begin, read the following information:
v Read the safety information beginning on page v and the guidelines in “ Handling
static-sensitive devices ” on page 22. This information will help you work safely
with the blade server and options.
v
Read the information in .
v Back up all important data before you make changes to disk drives.
v
Have a small flat-blade screwdriver and a Phillips screwdriver available.
v
You do not have to turn off the blade server or disconnect the BladeCenter unit
from power to install or replace any of the hot-swap modules on the rear of the
BladeCenter unit.
v Before you remove a hot-swap blade server from the BladeCenter unit, you must
shut down the operating system by typing the shutdown -h now command. If the
blade server was not turned off, press the power-control button ( behind the
blade-server control-panel door ) to 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 BladeCenter unit, open or
close a latch, and so on.
v O range 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 or
BladeCenter unit and operating system support hot-swap capability, you can
remove or install the component while the blade server or BladeCenter unit is
running. (O range 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.
S ystem reliability g uidelines
To help ensure proper cooling and system reliability, make sure that:
v The ventilation holes on the blade server are not blocked.
v
E ach of the blade bays on the front of the BladeCenter unit has a blade server or
filler blade installed. Do not operate the BladeCenter unit for more than 1 minute
without a blade server or filler blade installed in each blade bay.
v
You have followed the reliability guidelines in the documentation that comes with
the BladeCenter unit.
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