Chapter 3. Installing Options; Installation Guidelines - IBM HS21 - BladeCenter - 8853 User Manual

Chapter 3. Installing options

This chapter provides instructions for installing optional hardware devices in the
blade server. Some option-removal instructions are provided in case you have to
remove one option to install another.

Installation guidelines

Before you install options, read the following information:
v Read the safety information that begins on page v and the guidelines in
v When you install your new blade server, take the opportunity to download and
v Observe good housekeeping in the area where you are working. Place removed
v Back up all important data before you make changes to disk drives.
v Before you remove a blade server from the BladeCenter unit, you must shut
v Blue on a component indicates touch points, where you can grip the component
v Orange on a component or an orange label on or near a component indicates
v When you are finished working on the blade server, reinstall all safety shields,
v For a list of supported options for the blade server, go to http://www.ibm.com/
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"Handling static-sensitive devices" on page 16. This information will help you
work safely.
apply the most recent firmware updates. This step will help to ensure that any
known issues are addressed and that your blade server is ready to function at
maximum levels of performance. To download firmware updates for your blade
server, complete the following steps.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure
might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2. Under Product support, click BladeCenter.
3. Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers.
4. Click BladeCenter HS21 (8853, 1885) to display the matrix of downloadable
files for the blade server.
covers and other parts in a safe place.
down the operating system and turn off the blade server. You do not have to shut
down the BladeCenter unit itself.
to remove it from or install it in the blade server, or open or close a latch.
that the component can be hot-swapped, which means that you can remove or
install the component while the BladeCenter unit is running. (Orange can also
indicate touch points on hot-swap components.) See the instructions for removing
or installing a specific hot-swap component for any additional procedures that
you might have to perform before you remove or install the component.
guards, labels, and ground wires.
servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
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