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1. Before you begin, read "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on
2. If the blade server is installed in a BladeCenter unit, remove it (see "Removing
3. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface, with the cover
4. Open the blade server cover, if one is installed (see "Opening the blade server
5. Remove the expansion unit:
6. If you are instructed to return the cover or an optional expansion unit, follow
Installing a fixed-storage drive
Use these instructions to install a fixed-storage drive, such as solid state storage
drive or SATA storage drive, in the blade server.
Notes:
1. The following illustration shows how to install a fixed-storage drive in a blade
2. The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
3. You must have a SATA interface card installed to control the storage drives.
The blade server (machine type 8014) has two storage bays for installing
fixed-storage drives, such as solid state storage drives or SATA storage drives. To
install a fixed-storage drive, complete the following steps.
Blade server
cover release
page 15.
the blade server from the BladeCenter unit" on page 16 for instructions).
side up.
cover" on page 17 for instructions).
a. Press the blade server cover release on each side of the blade server.
b. Use the extraction device on the expansion unit, if one is present, to
disengage the expansion unit from the system board. These extraction
devices can be of several types, including thumbscrews or levers.
c. Rotate the expansion unit open; then, lift the expansion unit from the blade
server.
all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that
are supplied to you.
server.
This interface card comes preinstalled in the blade server.
Expansion unit
Blade server
cover release
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