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5. Enough power modules must be installed in the BladeCenter unit to power the
blade bays in which you install the blade server and expansion blades. For
example, in the BladeCenter H Type 8852, when any blade server or optional
device is in blade bay 8 through 14, power modules must be installed in all
four power bays. See your BladeCenter unit documentation for information
about the distribution of power to the blade bays.
6. Download and apply the latest blade-server firmware and management-module
firmware updates from http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
7. The expansion blade can be installed on various types of blade servers. The
illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
To install an expansion blade on a blade server, or an additional expansion blade
on another expansion blade, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on "Safety" on page v and
"Installation guidelines" on page 7.
2. Shut down the operating system, turn off the blade server, and remove the
blade server or combined blade server and expansion blades from the
BladeCenter unit (see the documentation that comes with the blade server for
more information).
3. Carefully lay the blade server or combined blade server and expansion blades
on a flat, static-protective surface. The illustrations of the blade server in this
procedure might differ from your blade server.
4. Remove the cover from the blade server or expansion blade where you are
installing this expansion blade, as shown in the following illustration, and
store the cover in a safe place (see "Removing the expansion blade cover" on
page 14 for instructions).
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