When you install your new blade server, take the opportunity to
download and apply the most recent firmware updates. This step will
help to ensure that any known issues are addressed and that your blade
server is ready to function at maximum levels of performance.
Observe good housekeeping in the area where you are working. Place
removed covers and other parts in a safe place.
Back up all important data before you make changes to disk drives.
Before you remove a blade server from the BladeCenter unit, you
must shut down the operating system and turn off the blade server.
You do not have to shut down the BladeCenter unit itself.
Blue on a component indicates touch points, where you can grip
the component to remove it from or install it in the blade server,
open or close a latch, and so on.
Orange on a component or an orange label on or near a component
indicates that the component can be hot-swapped, which means that
if the server and operating system support hot-swap capability, you
can remove or install the component while the server 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.