Removing The Blade Server From The Bladecenter Unit - IBM JS20 - BladeCenter - 8842 Installation And User Manual

Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter unit

The following illustration shows an example of how to remove the blade server from
a typical BladeCenter unit; the orientation of the blade server depends on the type
of BladeCenter unit you have.
Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
Attention:
v To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the BladeCenter unit for more
v Note the number of the bay that contains the blade server that you will remove.
Note: The blade server is a hot-swap device, and the blade bays in the
Complete the following steps to remove the blade server:
1. Read the safety information beginning on page v and "Installation guidelines" on
2. If the blade server is operating, the power-on LED is lit continuously (steady).
3. Open the two release levers as shown in the illustration. The blade server
4. Pull the blade server out of the bay.
5. Place either a filler blade or a new blade server in the bay within 1 minute.
than 1 minute without a blade server or filler blade installed in each blade bay.
You will need this information if you decide to reinstall the blade server in the
BladeCenter unit. If you reinstall the blade server, be sure to reinstall it in the
same bay from which it was removed. Reinstalling a blade server into a different
bay than the one from which it was removed could have unintended
consequences, such as incorrectly reconfiguring the blade server. Some blade
server configuration information and update options are established according to
bay number. If you reinstall the blade server into a different bay, you might have
to reconfigure the blade server.
BladeCenter unit are hot-swap bays. Therefore, you can install or remove
the blade server without removing power from the BladeCenter unit.
However, you must turn off the blade server before removing it from the
BladeCenter unit.
page 19.
Shut down the operating system by typing the shutdown -h now command. If the
blade server was not turned off, press the power-control button (behind the
blade-server control-panel door) to turn off the blade server. See "The control
panel buttons and LEDs" on page 13 for more information about the location of
the power-control button.
Attention: Wait at least 30 seconds for the hard disk drives to stop spinning,
before proceeding to the next step.
moves out of the bay approximately 0.6 cm (0.25 inch).
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