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Chapter 4. Installing and removing replaceable units
This chapter provides instructions for replacing units on the blade server.
Replaceable units are components, such as memory modules, and I/O expansion
cards. Some removal instructions are provided in case you need to replace one
replaceable with another.
You can replace the following items:
v Battery
v Front bezel assembly (control panel)
v Blade server cover
You can add or remove the following optional items:
v Cisco 4X Infiniband Expansion Card for IBM BladeCenter
v InfiniBand 4X DDR Expansion Card (CFFh)
v I/O buffer DDR2 memory modules
v SAS expansion card
v BladeCenter Expansion unit
Note: If you wish to install the InfiniBand 4X DDR Expansion Card (CFFh) you
Installation guidelines
Before you begin, read the following:
v Read the safety information beginning on page vii and the guidelines in "Handling
v You do not have to turn off the blade server or disconnect the BladeCenter unit
v Before you remove a hot-swappable blade server from the BladeCenter unit, you
v Blue on a component indicates touch points, where you can grip the component
v Orange on a component or an orange label on or near a component indicates
System reliability guidelines
To help ensure proper cooling and system reliability, make sure that:
v The ventilation holes on the blade server are not blocked.
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must install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 or higher.
static-sensitive devices" on page 20. This information will help you work safely
with the blade server and components.
from power to install or replace any of the hot-swappable modules on the rear of
the BladeCenter unit.
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.
to remove it from or install it in the blade server or BladeCenter unit, open or
close a latch, and so on.
that the component can be hot-swapped. You can remove or install the
component while the blade server or BladeCenter unit is running providing the
blade server or BladeCenter unit and operating system support the
hot-swappable capability. Orange can also indicate touch points on
hot-swappable components. See the instructions for removing or installing a
specific hot-swappable component for any additional procedures that you might
have to perform before you remove or install the component.
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