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Attention:
v To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the BladeCenter unit for more
v Note the number of the bay that contains the blade server before you remove it.
Release-
handles
open
Figure 8. Removing the blade server
Complete the following steps to remove the blade server:
1. Read the safety information beginning on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. If the blade server is operating, the power on LED is lit continuously (steady).
3. Open the two release levers as shown in Figure 8. The blade server moves out
4. Pull the blade server out of the bay.
5. Place either a blade filler or a new blade server in the bay within 1 minute.
Opening and removing the blade server cover
You must open the blade server cover to access, install or remove any of the
replaceable items.
If a BladeCenter PCI Express I/O Expansion Unit has been installed on your blade
server, ignore this section and follow the instructions in "Removing the BladeCenter
PCI Express I/O Expansion Unit" on page 22 instead.
than 1 minute without a blade server or blade fillers installed in each blade bay.
You must reinstall the blade server in the same bay from which it was removed.
Reinstalling a blade server into a different bay than the one from which it was
removed could have unexpected consequences, such as incorrect reconfiguration
of the blade server. Some blade server 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.
on page 19.
Before you remove a blade server from the BladeCenter unit, you must shut
down the operating system on it by typing the shutdown -h now command or
choosing the shut down option from your GUI. See "Turning off the blade
server" on page 10 for details. You do not have to shut down the BladeCenter
unit itself.
of the bay approximately 0.6 cm (0.25 inch).
Chapter 4. Installing and removing replaceable units
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