Use these instructions to install the blade server in a BladeCenter® unit.
The following illustration shows how to install a blade
server into a BladeCenter unit. The appearance of your BladeCenter unit might be different;
see the documentation for your BladeCenter unit
for additional information. To install a blade server in a BladeCenter unit, complete the following
steps.
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CAUTION:
Hazardous energy is present when the blade server is
connected to the power source. Always replace the blade cover before
installing the blade server.
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Before you begin, read Safety and Installation guidelines.
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If you have not done so already,
install any optional devices that you want, such as hard disk drives,
memory, or an InfiniBand high-speed expansion card, in the blade server.
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Select the I/O-module bay for the blade server; at least
one I/O-module bay is required.
Notes:
- When any blade server or device is in any I/O-module bay 7 through
14, power modules must be installed in all four power-module bays.
For additional information, see the Installation and User’s Guide that
comes with the BladeCenter unit.
- To help ensure proper cooling, performance, and system reliability,
make sure that each I/O-module bay on the front of the BladeCenter unit
contains a blade server, expansion unit, or blade filler. Do not operate
a BladeCenter unit for more than 1 minute
without a blade server, expansion unit, or blade filler in each I/O-module
bay.
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Make sure that the release handles on the blade server
are in the open position (perpendicular to the blade server).
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Slide the blade server into the I/O-module bay until it
stops.
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Push the release handles on the front of the blade server
to the closed position.
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Turn on the blade server (see Turning on the blade server for
instructions).
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Make sure that the power-on LED on the blade server control
panel is lit continuously, indicating that the blade server is receiving
power and is turned on.
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If you have other blade servers to install, do so now.
If you reinstall a blade server that you removed, you
must install it in the same blade server bay from which you removed
it. Some blade server configuration information and update options
are established according to blade server bay number. Reinstalling
a blade server into a different blade server bay number from the one
from which it was removed can have unintended consequences, and you
might have to reconfigure the blade server.
If this is the initial installation of the blade
server in the BladeCenter unit, you must configure
the blade server through the Configuration/Setup Utility program and
install the blade server operating system. See Updating the blade server configuration and Installing the operating system for details. If
you have changed the configuration of the blade server or if you are
installing a different blade server from the one that you removed,
you must configure the blade server through the Configuration/Setup
Utility, and you might have to install the blade server operating
system. For more information, see Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
