System Fans - Supermicro SuperServer 5038MR-H8TRF User Manual

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System Fans

Four 8-cm fans circulate air through the chassis to lower the internal temperature.
The system fans are designed to be easily changed, with no tools required and no
need to remove any other parts inside the chassis. See Section 6-4 to determine
which nodes and hard drives are cooled by each system fan.
Replacing a System Fan
1. Determine which fan must be replaced. Use IPMI or open the chassis top cover
while the system is operating and observe. Do not run the server for an extended
period of time with the top cover open.
2. Remove the failed fan's power cord from the backplane.
3. Simultaneously squeeze both release tabs on the top of the fan module.
4. Lift the fan module up and out of the chassis.
5. Place the replacement fan into the vacant space in the fan bracket while making
sure the arrows on the top of the fan (indicating air direction) point in the same
direction as the arrows on the other fans.
6. Put the fan back into the chassis and reconnect the cable.
7. Confirm that the fan is working properly before replacing the chassis cover.
Release Tabs
Figure 6-9. System Fan Placement
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