Checking The Status Of The Media Tray - IBM BladeCenter JS21 Types 8844 Service Manual

Checking the status of the media tray

If you are installing the blade server in a BladeCenter unit other than a Type 8677
BladeCenter unit, this topic does not apply.
Important: If you received a Type 8677 BladeCenter unit before June 2003, the
customer interface card (CIC) in the media tray of the BladeCenter unit might have
to be replaced before the optical drive will work correctly with a JS21 Type 7988 or
8844 blade server.
If you received your Type 8677 BladeCenter unit before June 2003, start the
management-module Web interface and complete the following steps to determine
whether the CIC in your BladeCenter unit must be replaced:
1. In the navigation pane on the left side, select Monitors; then, select Hardware
2. In the BladeCenter Hardware VPD table in the right pane, find the row for
3. If the field replaceable unit (FRU) number for the media tray is 59P6629, have
To have the CIC replaced, call the IBM Support Center, report the CIC as a failed
part, and request replacement with the latest CIC FRU. The IBM Support Center
team will evaluate the problem, determine which replacement part is required, and
send the applicable part. In the U.S. and Canada, call 1-800-IBM-SERV
(1-800-426-7378). In other countries, go to http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/ to locate
your support telephone numbers. (Instructions for removing and replacing parts in
the media tray of the BladeCenter unit are provided in the BladeCenter Type 8677
Problem Determination and Service Guide or BladeCenter Type 8677 Hardware
Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide.)
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VPD.
module name Media Tray.
the CIC replaced before you install a JS21 Type 7988 or 8844 blade server in
the BladeCenter unit.