Installing a blade server

Complete the following steps to install a blade server or filler blade in the BladeCenter T unit.

Statement 21:

CAUTION:

Hazardous energy is present when the blade is connected to the power source. Always replace the blade cover before installing the blade.

1.Install any options that you need, such as hard disk drives or memory, in the blade server. See the documentation that comes with the blade server for instructions.

2.Select the bay for the blade server.

Notes:

a.If a blade server has a SCSI Storage Expansion Unit or PCI I/O-expansion Unit installed on it, the blade server and expansion option require an additional adjacent blade bay.

b.If you install a blade server or option in bay 5 through 8, you must install power modules in power-module bays 3 and 4.

3.Remove the filler blade from the bay and store in a safe place.

4.Make sure that the release latches on the blade server are in the open position (horizontal to the blade server).

5.Slide the blade server into the bay until it stops.

6.Push the release latches on the front of the blade server until they are closed.

7.Turn on the blade server by pressing the power-control button on the blade server control panel. See the documentation that comes with the blade server for more instructions.

8.Make sure that the power LED on the blade server control panel is lit, indicating that the blade server is receiving power.

9.(Optional) Write identifying information on one of the user labels that come with the blade server; then, place the label on the BladeCenter T unit to the right of the blade server, as shown in the following illustration.

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CMM

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User label

Important: Do not place the label on the blade server or in any way block the ventilation holes on the blade server.

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