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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
Returning a device or component
Use this information for instructions to return a device or component to service
and support.
If you are instructed to return a device or component, follow all packaging
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter unit
Use these instructions to remove the blade server from the BladeCenter unit.
If you need an unpopulated I/O-module bay in your BladeCenter unit to install
your new blade server, remove an existing blade server or filler module from the
BladeCenter unit. The following illustration shows how to remove a blade server
or filler module from a BladeCenter unit. The appearance of your BladeCenter unit
might be different; see the documentation for your BladeCenter unit for additional
information.
Release handles
(open)
Attention:
v To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the BladeCenter unit without
v When you remove the blade server, note the blade-server bay number.
To remove the blade server, complete the following steps:
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 the blade
server cover or on a metal surface.
reduces indoor humidity and increases static electricity.
a blade server, expansion unit, or filler module installed in each blade server
bay.
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.
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