Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter chassis

Use these instructions to remove a BladeCenter HX5 blade server or a scalable blade complex from a BladeCenter chassis.

The following illustration shows how to remove a BladeCenter HX5 blade server from a chassis.

Attention:

• To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the BladeCenter chassis without a blade server or filler module installed in each blade server bay.
• When you remove the blade server, note the 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. Some configuration information and update options are established according to blade server bay number. If you reinstall the blade server into a different bay, you might have to reconfigure the blade server.

To remove a BladeCenter HX5 blade server or scalable blade complex, complete the following steps:

1. Before you begin, read Safety and Installation guidelines.
2. If the blade server is operating, shut down the operating system.
3. Press the power button to turn off the blade server (see Turning off the blade server for more information).
   Note: If the blade server is part of a scalable blade complex operating in single partition mode, pressing the power button on one blade server causes both blade servers to shut down.
4. Open the two release handles as shown in the illustration. The blade server moves out of the blade server bay approximately 0.6 cm (0.25 inch).
5. Pull the blade server out of the bay.
6. Install either a blade filler or another blade server in the blade server bay within 1 minute.