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Installing a blade server
Install a blade server in the front of the BladeCenter S chassis by opening the two
release handles on the blade server, sliding the blade server into the blade server
bay, and closing the release handles. Before you install a blade server into
BladeCenter S chassis, make sure that you have installed any optional hardware
devices, such as a SAS expansion card option, in the blade server.
You can find the documentation for blade servers in the IBM Systems Information
Center, which is at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/index.jsp.
To access the blade server documentation from this site, click Systems hardware →
BladeCenter information → Blade servers.
To determine which blade servers are compatible with the BladeCenter S chassis,
see the IBM ServerProven Web site at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/
serverproven/compat/us/eserver.html.
Release
handles
1. Read "Safety" on page v and "Handling static-sensitive devices" on page 26.
2. Select the bay for the blade server. Depending on the blade server type and the
3. Open both release handles (rotate the top handle up and the bottom handle
4. Slide the blade server into the blade server bay until it stops.
5. Close both release handles (rotate the top handle down and the bottom handle
6. (Optional) Write identifying information on one of the labels that come with the
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optional devices that are installed in the blade server, two or more adjacent
bays might be required.
Important: If SAS connectivity modules are installed, the blade server bay that
you use when installing a blade server is determined by the SAS connectivity
module zoning configuration that you have selected for the BladeCenter S
system. See the IBM BladeCenter S Type 8886 Planning Guide for more
information about zoning configuration.
down).
up).
BladeCenter S chassis; then, place the label on the BladeCenter S chassis top
bezel, just above the blade server.
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