Installation Guidelines; System Reliability Guidelines - IBM Brocade FCoE Installation And User Manual

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Installation guidelines

Before you install the switch module in the BladeCenter unit, read the following information:
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System reliability guidelines

To help ensure proper cooling, performance, and system reliability, make sure that the following
requirements are met:
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Configuration requirements for the switch module and the BladeCenter unit might vary. You
can obtain up-to-date information about the switch module and the BladeCenter unit at
http://www.ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/.
Read the safety information that begins on page v,
page 10, and the safety statements in the BladeCenter unit documentation. This information
will help you work safely.
Observe good housekeeping in the area where you are working. Place removed covers and
other parts in a safe place.
Blue on a component indicates touch points, where you can grip the component to remove it
from or install it in the blade server or BladeCenter unit, open or close a latch, and so on.
Orange on a component or an orange label on or near a component on the switch module,
blade server, or BladeCenter unit indicates that the component can be hot-swapped, which
means that if the BladeCenter unit and operating system support hot-swap capability, you can
remove or install the component while the BladeCenter unit is running. (Orange can also
indicate touch points on hot-swap components.) See the instructions for removing or installing
a specific hot-swap component for any additional procedures that you might have to perform
before you remove or install the component.
You do not have to turn off the BladeCenter unit to install or replace any of the hot-swap
modules on the front or rear of the BladeCenter unit.
When you install a switch module in the BladeCenter unit, you must also install a compatible
I/O expansion card in the blade server to support the switch module.
When you are finished working on the blade server or BladeCenter unit, reinstall all safety
shields, guards, labels, and ground wires.
For a list of supported optional devices for the BladeCenter unit and other IBM products, see
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
Each of the module bays on the rear of the BladeCenter unit contains either a module or a filler
module.
A removed hot-swap module is replaced with an identical module or filler module within 1
minute of removal.
A removed hot-swap blade server is replaced with another blade server or filler blade within 1
minute of removal.
The ventilation areas on the sides of the blade server power modules and blowers are not
blocked.
You have followed the reliability guidelines in the documentation that comes with the
BladeCenter unit.
"Handling static-sensitive devices"
Chapter 2. Installing and replacing a high speed switch module
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