Before you remove or replace a component, read the following information.
- Read Safety and Handling static-sensitive devices.
This information will help you work safely.
- Observe good housekeeping in the area where you are working. Place removed
covers and other parts in a safe place.
- You do not have to disconnect the BladeCenter S system from
power to install or replace any of the hot-swap modules. You must shut down
the operating system and turn off a hot-swap blade server before you remove
it, but you do not have to remove power from the BladeCenter S system itself.
- Do not attempt to lift an object that you think is too heavy for you.
If you have to lift a heavy object, observe the following precautions:
- Make sure that you stand safely without slipping.
- Distribute the weight of the object equally between your feet.
- Use a slow lifting force. Never move suddenly or twist when you lift a
heavy object.
- To avoid straining the muscles in your back, lift by standing or by pushing
up with your leg muscles.
- Make sure that you have an adequate number of properly grounded electrical
outlets for the BladeCenter S system.
- Back up all important data before you make changes to disk drives.
- Have a small flat-blade screwdriver available.
- Orange on a component or an orange label on or near a component indicates
that the component may be hot-swapped, which means that you can
remove or install the component while the BladeCenter S system is
running. (Orange can also indicate touch points on hot-swap components.) See
the instructions for removing or installing a specific hot-swap component
for any additional procedures that you might have to perform before you remove
or install the component.
- Blue on a component indicates touch points, where you can grip the component
to remove it from or install it in the BladeCenter S chassis,
open or close a latch, and so on.
