Removing The Tier 2 Management Card - IBM PS703 Service Manual

4. Install the blade server into the BladeCenter unit. See "Installing the blade server in a BladeCenter
unit" on page 232.

Removing the tier 2 management card

You can remove this tier 2 CRU yourself or request IBM to install it, at no additional charge, under the
type of warranty service that is designated for the blade server. Remove the management card to replace
the card or to reuse the card in a new system board and chassis assembly.
Figure 46. Removing the management card
To remove the management card, which is shown by 1 in Figure 46, complete the following steps:
1. Read the Safety topic and the "Installation guidelines" on page 229.
2. Shut down the operating system, turn off the blade server, and remove the blade server from the
BladeCenter unit. See "Removing the blade server from a BladeCenter unit" on page 231.
3. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface, with the cover side up.
4. Open and remove the blade server cover. See "Removing the blade server cover" on page 233.
Note: If you are servicing the base unit of a PS704 blade server, you must first remove the expansion
unit. For more information, see "Removing the expansion unit for a PS704 blade server" on page 237.
5. Grasp the management card and pull it vertically out of unit to disengage the connectors.
6. If you are instructed to return the management card, follow all packaging instructions, and use any
packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
7. Move the management card to the new system board and chassis assembly.
If you are directed to move the management card to a new system board and chassis assembly,
perform the following procedure.
a. Replace the system board and chassis assembly, as described in "Replacing the FRU system-board
and chassis assembly" on page 264.
b. Replace the management card, as described in "Installing the tier 2 management card" on page
263.
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Power Systems: Problem Determination and Service Guide for the IBM PS703 (7891-73X) and PS704 (7891-74X)