Installing The Blade Server In A Bladecenter Unit - IBM BladeCenter LS42 Installation Manual

Installing the blade server in a BladeCenter unit

The following illustration shows how to install a double-width type blade server
into a Type 8677 BladeCenter unit. The appearance of your BladeCenter unit might
be different, see the documentation for your BladeCenter unit for additional
information.
Attention:
v To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the BladeCenter unit without
v When you remove the blade server, note the bay number. Reinstalling a blade
To install a blade server in a BladeCenter unit, complete the following steps:
a blade server, expansion unit, or filler installed in each blade bay.
server into a different bay from the one it was removed from might have
unintended consequences. Some configuration information and update options
are established according to bay number; if you reinstall the blade server into a
different bay, you might have to reconfigure the blade server.
1. Before you begin, read "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on
page 1.
2. If you have not done so already, install any additional options that you want
in the blade server at this time (see "Installing options in the Multiprocessor
Expansion Unit" on page 9).
3. Make sure that the cover for the blade server is closed (see "Closing the blade
server cover" on page 10).
4. Select the bay for the blade server. An additional bay is required for each
blade expansion device connected to the blade server.
Notes:
v When any blade server or option is in blade bays 7 through 14 (in a
BladeCenter unit) or in blade bays 5 through 8 (in a BladeCenter T unit),
power modules must be present in all four power-module bays. For
additional information, see the Installation and User's Guide that comes with
the BladeCenter or BladeCenter T unit.
v To help ensure proper cooling, performance, and system reliability, make
sure that each blade bay on the front of the BladeCenter unit contains a
blade server, expansion unit, or blade filler. Do not operate a BladeCenter
unit for more than 1 minute or a BladeCenter T unit for more than 20
minutes without a blade server, expansion unit, or blade filler in each blade
bay.
v If you reinstall a blade server that you removed, you must install it in the
same blade bay from which you removed it. Some blade server
Chapter 2. Installing the Multiprocessor Expansion unit
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