Use these instructions to install a BladeCenter HX5 blade server in a BladeCenter chassis.
The following illustration shows how to install a BladeCenter HX5 blade server into a BladeCenter chassis. See the documentation
for your BladeCenter chassis for additional information.
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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.
To install a BladeCenter HX5 blade server, complete the following steps.
- Before you begin, read Safety and Installation guidelines.
- Select the blade server bay for the blade server; at least
one blade server bay is required.
Note:
- For BladeCenter chassis that support up to 14 blade servers, when
any blade server or device is in blade server bay 7 through 14, power
modules must be installed in all four power-module bays. For additional
information, see the ../com.ibm.bladecenter.common.nav.doc/bc_chassis_welcome_page.html for
your chassis.
- If you are reinstalling 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 from the one it was removed
from can have unintended consequences. If you reinstall the blade
server into a different bay, you might have to reconfigure the blade
server.
- To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the BladeCenter
chassis without a blade server, expansion unit, or filler module installed
in each blade server bay.
- Make sure that the release handles on the blade server
are in the open position (perpendicular to the blade server).
- Slide the blade server into the blade server bay until
it stops.
- Push the release handles on the front of the blade server
to the closed position.
Note: After the blade server is installed, the IMM in the blade
server initializes and synchronizes with the advanced management module.
This process takes approximately 90 seconds to complete. The power
LED flashes rapidly, and the power-control button on the blade server
does not respond until this process is complete.
- Turn on the blade server (see Turning on the blade server for instructions).
- Make sure that the power LED on the blade server control
panel is lit continuously, indicating that the blade server is receiving
power and is turned on.
- If you have other blade servers to install, do so now.
- Optional: Write identifying information about
one of the labels that come with the blade servers and place the label
on the BladeCenter chassis bezel. See the documentation for your BladeCenter
chassis for information about the label placement.
Important: Do not place the label on the blade server
or in any way block the ventilation holes on the blade server.
If this is the initial installation of the blade server
in the BladeCenter chassis, you must configure the blade server through
the Setup utility and install the blade server operating system. See the Installation and User's GuideUpdating 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 Setup utility, and you might have to install the blade
server operating system. For more information, see the Installation and User's GuideUsing the Setup utility.