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Removing the blade server from a BladeCenter unit
Remove the blade server from the BladeCenter unit to access options, connectors,
and system-board indicators.
Figure 7. Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter unit
Attention:
v To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the BladeCenter unit without
v When you remove the blade server, note the bay number. Reinstalling a blade
Perform the following procedure to remove the blade server.
1. Read "Safety" on page v and the "Installation guidelines" on page 23.
2. If the blade server is operating, shut down the operating system.
3. Press the power-control button (behind the control-panel door) to turn off the
4. Wait at least 30 seconds for the hard disk drive to stop spinning.
5. Open the two release handles, as shown by 1 in Figure 7. The blade server
6. Pull the blade server out of the bay. Spring-loaded doors farther back in the
7. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface, with the cover
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a blade server, expansion unit, or blade filler installed in each blade bay.
server into a different bay from the one where it was removed might have
unintended consequences. Some configuration information and update options
are established according to bay numbers. If you reinstall the blade server into a
different bay, you might have to reconfigure the blade server.
blade server. See "Turning off the blade server" on page 16.
moves out of the bay approximately 0.6 cm (0.25 inch).
bay move into place to cover the bay temporarily.
side up.
Chapter 3. Installing and removing options
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