5.Place a plastic protector over the connector on the back of the Blade Link and place it in an antistatic bag.
NOTE: Plastic protectors are only provided with replacement Blade Links.
Replacing the Blade Link for BL870c i4 or BL890c i4 configurations
IMPORTANT: If you are installing the Blade Link for the first time, see “Installing the Blade Link for BL860c i4, BL870c i4 or BL890c i4 configurations” (page 21) for more information regarding bay location rules and other
1.Log on to the OA.
2.Install the first blade into the lowest bay number, this blade becomes the Monarch blade (“Installing the server blade into the enclosure”).
3.Wait 10 seconds. The IP address of the installed blade appears in the OA.
4.Insert each adjacent auxiliary blade, waiting 10 seconds between blades. NOTE: The blades will go into
5.Using the OA, verify that the rest of the blades that will be conjoined have an IP address and are powered off.
6.Remove the plastic protectors from the connectors on the back of the Blade Link.
7.Push in the blue release latch on the handle to release the handle.
8.Pull the handle all the way out
9.Align the guide pins on the back of the Blade Link to the holes on the front of the server blades. As you insert the pins into the holes, ensure the face on the Blade Link is evenly aligned parallel to the face of the server blades.
10.Press firmly on the left and right sides of the Blade Link face until the handle naturally starts to close.
CAUTION: If not properly aligned, you can damage the Blade Link
11. Close the handle when it has engaged.
