Server blade
CAUTION: After you press the release button, the server blade is unlocked from the enclosure. Use both hands to support the server blade when you remove it from the rack. The server blade weighs approximately 9 kg (20 lb).
CAUTION: The enclosure fans might still be running when the server blade is in standby mode. Opening the lever removes all power from the server blade.
1.Power off the server blade. (“Powering off the server blade”)
2.If the blade is conjoined, then remove the Blade Link (“Removing the Blade Link for BL870c i4 or BL890c i4 configurations”).
3.Remove the server blade.
4.Place the server blade on a flat, level, and antistatic surface.
WARNING! To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and the internal system components to cool before touching them.
CAUTION: Populate server blade enclosure bays with a server blade or server blade blank. Operating the enclosure without a server blade or server blade blank causes improper airflow and cooling which can lead to thermal damage.
To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.
Access panel
The access panel is located on the right side of the server blade (when mounted in an enclosure).
1.Power off the server blade and remove it from the server blade enclosure. (“Preparing the server blade for servicing”).
2.Lift the access panel latch.
3.Slide the access panel backwards approximately 2 cm (0.75 in).
4.Remove the access panel by lifting it straight up and off the server blade.
To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.
106 Removing and replacing components
