Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Service 2-3
The other end of the antistatic wrist strap lead should be connected to one of the
following:
■A ground mat
■The chassis metal as a ground
The grounded mat or the chassis must be connected to a facility ground to
prevent a floating ground.
■Keep blade servers in the antistatic bags until they are needed.
■Remove a blade server from its antistatic bag only when wearing a properly
connected ground strap.
■Place circuit blade servers that areout of their antistatic bags on an antistatic mat
if one is available and the mat is grounded to a facility electrical service ground.
Donot place blade serverson top of an antistaticbag unless theoutside ofthe bag
also has antistatic protective properties.
2.1.2 Materials and Tools Required
The tools required for installation and service are as follows:
■Phillips screwdrivers: No. 1 (required), No. 2 (optional)
■Antistatic wrist strap
■Terminalconsole
■Serial cable of less than 10 meters in length to connect the Sun Netra CP3250
blade server with a system console
Refer to Section 1.6, “System Components” on page 1-11 for information on
hardware requirements.