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Chapter 2. Installing options
This chapter provides detailed instructions for installing hardware options in the
server.
Installation guidelines
Before you begin installing options, read the following information:
v Read the safety information beginning on page v, "Working inside the server with
v Make sure that you have an adequate number of properly grounded electrical
v Back up all important data before you make changes to disk drives.
v You do not have to turn off the server to install or replace hot-swap power
v Blue on a component indicates touch points, where you can grip the component
v Orange on a component or an orange label on or near a component indicates
v For a list of supported options for the server, go to
System reliability guidelines
To help make sure that the server has proper cooling and system reliability, make
sure that you perform the following actions:
v Each of the drive bays has a drive or a filler panel and electromagnetic
v If the server has redundant power, each of the power-supply bays has a power
v There is adequate space around the server to allow the server cooling system to
v You have followed the cabling instructions that come with optional adapters.
v You have replaced a failed fan within 48 hours.
v When replacing a hot-swap fan, you have 5 minutes to install the new fan or the
v You have replaced a hot-swap drive within 2 minutes of removal.
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the power on" on page 14, and "Handling static-sensitive devices" on page 14.
This information will help you work safely with the server and options.
outlets for the server, monitor, and other devices.
supplies or hot-swap fans.
to remove it from or install it in the server, open or close a latch, and so on.
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.
http://www.ibm.com/pc/compat/.
compatibility (EMC) shield installed in it.
supply installed in it.
work properly. Leave approximately 50 mm (2.0 in.) of open space around the
front and rear of the server. Do not place objects in front of the fans. For proper
cooling and airflow, replace the server cover before turning on the server.
Operating the server for extended periods of time (more than 30 minutes) with
the server cover removed might damage server components.
server will shutdown.
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