Opening The Blade Server Cover - IBM BladeCenter LS42 Installation Manual

Opening the blade server cover

The following illustrations show how to open the cover on a blade server. These
instructions also apply to opening the cover of a MPE or expansion unit.
To open the blade server cover, complete the following steps:
1. Before you begin, read "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on
2. If the blade server is installed in a BladeCenter unit, remove it (see "Removing
3. Carefully lay the blade server down on a flat, static-protective surface, with the
4. Press the blade-cover release on each side of the blade server and lift the cover
5. Lift the cover from the blade server and store it for future use.
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the blade server from the BladeCenter unit" on page 7).
cover side up.
open, as shown in the illustration.