Use this information to make sure that the blade server
meets the proper cooling and reliability guidelines.
To help make sure that proper cooling and system reliability
requirements are met, review the following guidelines:
- To ensure proper cooling, do not operate the BladeCenter unit
without a blade server, expansion unit, or blade filler installed
in each blade-server bay. See the documentation for your BladeCenter
unit for additional information.
- Each microprocessor socket always contains either a microprocessor
dust cover and heat sink filler or a microprocessor and heat sink.
If the blade server has only one microprocessor, it must be installed
in microprocessor socket 1.
- DIMMs or DIMM fillers must occupy DIMM connectors 1, 2, 13, 14,
15, and 16 for proper cooling.
- Each hot-swap SAS bay contains a SAS storage drive or filler.
- Make sure that the ventilation holes on the blade server are not
blocked.
- The blade server battery must be operational.
If the battery becomes defective, replace it immediately.