Install or remove hardware
options, such as memory modules
or input/output expansion cards. Some installation procedures require
you to remove an installed option.
Installation guidelines
Follow these guidelines to remove and replace blade server
components.
Opening the blade server cover
Remove
the blade server from the
chassis unit and press the blade server cover releases to open and
remove the blade server cover.
Removing a hard-disk drive
You
can remove the serial-attached
SCSI (SAS) hard disk drive from a PS703
blade server, or from either the base unit or the expansion unit of
a PS704 blade server.
Installing a hard-disk drive
You
can install a hard disk drive
in a PS703 blade server, or in either
the base unit or the expansion unit of a PS704 blade server.
Removing an SSD carrier
You
can remove
an SSD carrier from a PS703 blade
server, or from either the base unit or the expansion unit of a PS704blade
server.
Replacing an SSD carrier
You
can replace a solid-state
drive carrier in a PS703 blade
server, or in either the base unit or the expansion unit of a PS704 blade
server.
Removing an SSD
You
can remove a solid
state drive (SSD) from a PS703 blade
server, or from either the base unit or the expansion unit of a PS704 blade
server.
Installing an SSD
You
can install a hard disk drive
in a PS703 blade
server, or in either the base unit or the expansion unit of a PS704 blade
server.
Removing a memory module
You can remove a
very low profile (VLP) dual-inline memory
module (DIMM) from a PS703 blade
server, or from either the base unit or the expansion unit of a PS704
blade server.
Installing a memory module
Install
dual inline
memory modules (DIMMs) in the PS703
blade server, or in either the base unit or the expansion unit of
a PS704 blade server.
Completing the installation
To complete the installation,
you must install and close
the blade server cover, install the blade server into the BladeCenter unit, and turn
on the blade server.
Input/output connectors and devices
The input/output connectors
that are available to the blade
server are supplied by the BladeCenter unit.