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v You do not operate the BladeCenter unit without a blade device, expansion unit,
Handling static-sensitive devices
Attention: Static electricity can damage the blade server and other electronic
devices. To avoid damage, keep static-sensitive devices in their static-protective
packages until you are ready to install them.
To reduce the possibility of electrostatic discharge, observe the following
precautions:
v If your BladeCenter unit is equipped with electrostatic discharge (ESD)
v Limit your movement. Movement can cause static electricity to build up around
v Handle the device carefully, holding it by its edges or its frame.
v Do not touch solder joints, pins, or exposed printed circuitry.
v Do not leave the device where others can handle and damage it.
v While the device is still in its static-protective package, touch it to an unpainted
v Remove the device from its package and install it directly into the blade server
v Take additional care when you handle devices during cold weather. Heating
Installing a GPU Expansion Blade
Use this information to install a GPU Expansion Blade.
After you install devices into the expansion blade, install the expansion blade on
the blade server.
Notes:
1. See the documentation for your blade server for additional information about
2. Up to three GPU Expansion Blades can be attached to a blade server. Support
3. After you install one or more expansion blades on your blade server, the
4. You can find the system service label as the following illustration shows.
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BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade: Installation Guide
expansion blade, or filler blade installed in each blade bay. See the
documentation for your BladeCenter unit type for additional information.
connectors, use an ESD wrist strap, especially when you will be handling
modules, optional devices, and blade servers. To work properly, the wrist strap
must have a good contact at both ends (touching your skin at one end and
firmly connected to the ESD connector on the other end).
you.
metal part of the BladeCenter unit or any unpainted metal surface on any other
grounded rack component in the rack in which you are installing the device for
at least 2 seconds. This drains static electricity from the package and from your
body.
without setting down the device. If it is necessary to set down the device, put it
back into its static-protective package. Do not place the device on your
BladeCenter unit or on a metal surface.
reduces indoor humidity and increases static electricity.
installing an expansion blade on your blade server.
for four GPU Expansion Blades is available only when configured by IBM.
Configuring more than three expansion blade options to a blade server is not
supported.
combined blade server and expansion blades together occupy adjacent blade
bays in the BladeCenter unit.
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