Install a blade server in the front of the BladeCenter S chassis by opening
the two release handles on the blade server, sliding the blade server into
the blade server bay, and closing the release handles. Before you install
a blade server into BladeCenter S chassis,
make sure that you have installed any optional hardware devices, such as a
SAS expansion card option, in the blade server.
For more information about blade servers, see the blade server documentation.
To determine
which blade servers are compatible with the BladeCenter S chassis,
see the IBM ServerProven Web site.
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Read Safety and Handling static-sensitive devices.
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Select the bay for the blade server. Depending on the blade server
type and the optional devices that are installed in the blade server, two
or more adjacent bays might be required.
Important: If
SAS connectivity modules are
installed, the blade server bay that you use is determined by the
SAS connectivity module zoning configuration
that you have selected for the
BladeCenter S system.
See
Planning for SAS connectivity module zoning for more
information about zoning configuration.
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Open both release handles (rotate the top handle up and the bottom
handle down).
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Slide the blade server into the blade server bay until it stops.
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Close both release handles (rotate the top handle down and the
bottom handle up).
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(Optional) Write identifying information on one of the labels that
come with the BladeCenter S chassis;
then, place the label on the BladeCenter S chassis top
bezel, just above the blade server.
Important: Do
not place the label on the blade server or in any way block the ventilation
holes on the bezel.
