IBM Type 8730, Type 8720 manual Completing the installation, Removing a blade server

10.If you have other modules to install at the front of the unit, do so now. Otherwise reinstall the bezel assembly on the front of the BladeCenter T unit.

Note: Reinstall the bezel assembly on the BladeCenter T unit after you have finished installing the blades. However, if you installed an option such as a PCI I/O Expansion Unit with PCI adapters that require cables, you will not be able to install the bezel assembly, which contains an air filter for the BladeCenter T unit. If you cannot install the bezel assembly, a filter must be provided on the rack.

If this is the initial installation for a blade server in the BladeCenter T unit, you must configure the blade server with the blade server Configuration/Setup Utility program and install the blade server operating system. See the documentation that comes with the blade server for instructions.

Removing a blade server

Complete the following steps to remove a blade server from the BladeCenter T unit.

Note: If you do not shut down a blade server properly, it cannot be restarted using the Wake on LAN feature.

1.Shut down the blade server operating system; then, press the blade server power-control button (behind the blade server control panel door) to turn off the blade server. Wait at least 30 seconds until the drives stop spinning, before proceeding to the next step.

2.Open the two release latches as shown in the illustration on page 64. The blade server moves slightly out of the bay.

3.Pull the blade server out of the bay.

4.Place either a filler blade or another blade server in the bay within 20 minutes.

Completing the installation

After you install modules and route and secure any power cords (if necessary, see the Rack Installation Instructions for information about routing the cords), start the BladeCenter T unit (if it is not already started) and verify that it is working correctly.

1.Make sure the LEDs on the modules indicate that they are operating correctly. Make sure that:

v The input and output power LEDs on each power module are lit, and the fault LEDs are not lit.

vThe power LED on each management module is lit.

vThe power LED on each I/O module is lit.

2.Make sure that the power LED on each blade server is lit, either steady or blinking.

See “BladeCenter T unit power, controls, and indicators” on page 19 for information about starting the BladeCenter T unit and the location of the LEDs on the modules. See the BladeCenter HS20 Installation and User’s Guide on the IBM BladeCenter T Documentation CD for the location of the LEDs on the blade servers.

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