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Installing the BladeCenter HT unit in a rack
Install the BladeCenter HT unit in a rack before you install any modules or blade
servers in the BladeCenter HT unit. Reduce the weight of your BladeCenter HT unit
by removing any blade servers, power modules, and fan modules that are
preinstalled. The fan shuttle must also be removed from the rear of the BladeCenter
HT unit. You can further reduce the weight of the BladeCenter HT unit by removing
any preinstalled media trays, management modules, and I/O modules. Lift handles
come with your BladeCenter HT unit. See the rack installation instructions for more
information on installing the lift handles. Instructions for installing a BladeCenter HT
unit in a 4-post rack are in the BladeCenter HT 4-Post Rack Installation Instructions
and instructions for installing a BladeCenter HT unit in a 2-post rack are in the
BladeCenter HT 2-Post Rack Installation Instructions that come with the
BladeCenter HT unit.
Installation guidelines
Before you install any modules or fillers in the BladeCenter HT unit, read the
following information:
v Read the safety information that begins on page vii and the guidelines in
v Orange on a component or an orange label on or near a component indicates
v You do not have to disconnect the BladeCenter HT unit from power to install or
v Blue on a component indicates touch points where you can grip the component
v For a list of supported optional devices for the BladeCenter HT unit, see
System reliability guidelines
To help ensure proper cooling and system reliability, make sure that the following
requirements are met:
v Each of the module bays on the BladeCenter HT unit has either a module or a
v Each of the blade bays on the front of the BladeCenter HT unit has either a
v Each of the drive bays in a blade server storage expansion unit has either a
v A removed hot-swap module, blade server, or drive is replaced within 1 minute of
v Cables for the optional modules are routed according to the illustrations and
v A failed fan is replaced as soon as possible, to restore cooling redundancy.
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"Handling static-sensitive devices" on page 27. This information will help you
work safely.
that the component can be hot-swapped, which means that you can remove or
install the component while the BladeCenter HT 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.
replace any of the hot-swap modules in the BladeCenter HT unit. You must shut
down the operating system and turn off a blade server before you remove the
blade server, but you do not have to shut down the BladeCenter HT unit itself.
to open and close a latch, or grab a component to remove it from or install it into
the BladeCenter HT unit.
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
module filler installed.
blade server or a blade filler installed.
hot-swap drive or a filler installed.
removal.
instructions in this document.
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