Chapter 2. Installing Options - IBM xSeries 445 Type 8870 Option Installation Manual

Chapter 2. Installing options

This chapter provides instructions for installing hardware options in your server.
Some option-removal instructions are provided in case you need to remove one
option to install another. For a list of supported options for your server, see the
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Installation guidelines
Before you begin to install options in your server, read the following information:
v Read the safety information beginning on page v and the guidelines in "Handling
v Make sure that you have an adequate number of properly grounded electrical
v Back up all important data before you make changes to disk drives.
v Have a small flat-blade screwdriver available.
v You do not need to turn off the server to install or replace hot-swap power
v The orange color on components and labels identifies hot-swap or hot-plug
v The blue color on components and labels indicates touch points, where a
v For a list of supported options for your server, go to
System reliability guidelines
To help ensure proper cooling and system reliability, make sure that:
v Each of the drive bays has a drive or a filler panel and electromagnetic
v If the server has only one SMP Expansion Module installed, the SMP baffle is
v There is adequate space around the server to allow the server cooling system to
v Do not leave open spaces above or below an installed server in a rack cabinet.
v You have followed the cabling instructions that come with optional adapters.
v You have replaced a failed fan within 48 hours.
v You have replaced a hot-swap drive within 2 minutes of removal.
v Microprocessor socket 2 always contains either a microprocessor baffle or a
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static-sensitive devices" on page 10. This information will help you work safely
with your server and options.
outlets for your server, monitor, and other devices that you will connect to the
server.
supplies, hot-swap fans, or hot-plug Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices.
components. You can install or remove hot-swap and hot-plug components while
the server is running, provided that the server is configured to support this
capability. See the instructions in this chapter for more information about
removing and installing hot-swap and hot-plug components.
component can be gripped, a latch moved, and so on.
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compatibility (EMC) shield installed in it.
installed during normal operation.
work properly. Leave approximately 50 mm (2.0 in.) of open space around the
front and rear of the server. Do not place objects in front of the fans.
To prevent damage to server components, always install a blank filler panel to
cover the open space and to ensure proper air circulation.
microprocessor and heat sink.
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