Replacing The Blade Link For Bl870C I4 Or Bl890C I4 Configurations - HP Integrity BL860C i4 User's & Service Manual

Procedure
1. Power off the Monarch blade. (Preparing the server blade for servicing on page 112).
2. Push in the blue release latch on the handle to release it.
3. Pull the handle out to release the Blade Link.
4. Pull the Blade Link straight out, placing a free hand on the top right side of the bezel as you pull to
provide a counterbalance.
5. Place a plastic protector over the connector on the back of the Blade Link and place it in an antistatic
bag.
NOTE:
Plastic protectors are only provided with replacement Blade Links.

Replacing the Blade Link for BL870c i4 or BL890c i4 configurations

IMPORTANT:
If you are installing the Blade Link for the first time, see Installing the Blade Link for BL860c i4,
BL870c i4 or BL890c i4 configurations on page 25 for more information regarding bay location
rules and other pre–installation requirements.
Procedure
1. Log on to the OA.
2. Install the first blade into the lowest bay number, this blade becomes the Monarch blade (Installing
the server blade into the enclosure on page 22).
3. Wait 10 seconds. The IP address of the installed blade appears in the OA.
4. Insert each adjacent auxiliary blade, waiting 10 seconds between blades.
NOTE:
The blades will go into stand-by
5. Using the OA, verify that the rest of the blades that will be conjoined have an IP address and are
powered off.
6. Remove the plastic protectors from the connectors on the back of the Blade Link.
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