Updating The Blade Server Configuration - IBM LS42 - BladeCenter - 7902 Installation And User Manual

10. If you have other blade servers to install, do so now.
11. Reinstall the bezel assembly on the BladeCenter T unit (BladeCenter T unit
If this is the initial installation for the blade server in the BladeCenter unit, you must
configure the blade server through the Configuration/Setup Utility program and
install the blade server operating system. See "Updating the blade server
configuration" and Chapter 5, "Installing the operating system," on page 61 for
details.

Updating the blade server configuration

When the blade server starts for the first time after you add or remove an internal
device, you might receive a message that the configuration has changed. The
Configuration/Setup Utility program automatically starts so that you can save the
new configuration settings. See "Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program" on
page 53 for more information about the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
Some devices have device drivers that you must install. See the documentation that
comes with each device for information about installing device drivers.
The blade server operates as a symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) server, regardless
of how many microprocessors are installed. For optimum performance, you must
upgrade the operating system to support SMP. See Chapter 5, "Installing the
operating system," on page 61 and your operating-system documentation for
additional information.
configuration information and update options are established according to
bay number. Reinstalling a blade server into a different blade bay from the
one from which it was removed might have unintended consequences, and
you might have to reconfigure the blade server.
4. Make sure that the release levers on the blade server are in the open position
(perpendicular to the blade server).
5. Slide the blade server into the blade bay until it stops.
6. Push the release levers on the front of the blade server to the closed position.
7. Turn on the blade server (see "Turning on the blade server" on page 13 for
instructions).
8. Make sure that the power-on LED on the blade server control panel is lit
continuously, indicating that the blade server is receiving power and is turned
on.
9. (Optional) Write identifying information on one of the user labels that come
with the blade servers and put the label on a BladeCenter unit bezel. See the
documentation for your BladeCenter unit for information about the label
placement.
Important: Do not put the label on the blade server or in any way block the
ventilation holes on the blade server.
only). For detailed instructions for reinstalling the bezel assembly, see the
Installation and User's Guide that comes with the BladeCenter T unit.
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