Replacing A Hot-Swap Fan - IBM XSERIES 255 TYPE 8685 Hardware Maintenance Manual And Troubleshooting Manual

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Complete the following steps to install an additional power supply:
1. Review the information in "Before you begin" on page 39, "Handling
2. Select the power-supply bay in which you want to install the power supply.
3. Remove the fan assembly that covers the power-supply bay (see "Replacing a
4. Move the handle on the power supply to the up (open) position.
5. Slide the power supply into the chassis, and lower (close) the handle.
6. Plug one end of each power cord into the corresponding connector on the back
7. If the server is not on, turn on the server.
8. Verify that the dc power LED and the ac power LED on the power supply are lit,
9. Reinstall the fan assembly in front of the power-supply bay.

Replacing a hot-swap fan

Your server comes with nine hot-swap fans: six internal and three external. The
internal fans consist of the front, center, and top rear fans. The front fans ( 1 and 2)
are located inside the server in front of the air baffle, the top rear fans (fans 3 and
4) are located inside the server at the rear of the air baffle, and the center fans
(fans 5 and 6) are located inside the server near the adapters. The external fans
(fans 7 through 9) are located on the outside of the server in front of the power
supplies. When a fan has failed or is operating slowly, the amber LED illuminates
on that fan. You do not need to turn off the power to the server to replace a
hot-swap fan.
static-sensitive devices" on page 40, and "Safety information" on page 167.
hot-swap fan").
Hot-swap fan
Release
latch
Power supply
Release latch
Handle
(open position)
of the server; then, plug the other end of each power cord into a properly
grounded electrical outlet. Power supplies 1 and 2 (PS1 and PS2, respectively)
are connected to the bottom power-cord connector in power-supply bay 1.
Power supplies 3 and 4 (PS3 and PS4, respectively) are connected to the top
power-cord connector in power-supply bay 1.
indicating that the power supply is operating properly.
AC power LED
DC power LED
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