Installing An Optional Expansion Unit - IBM BladeCenter HS23 Installation And User Manual

1. Before you begin, read "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on
2. If the blade server is installed in a BladeCenter unit, remove it (see "Removing
3. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface, with the cover
4. Press the blade server cover release on each side of the blade server or
5. Lay the cover flat, or lift it from the blade server and store for future use.
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CAUTION:
Hazardous energy is present when the blade server is connected to the power
source. Always replace the blade cover before installing the blade server.

Installing an optional expansion unit

Use these instructions to install an optional expansion unit.
Attention: If a horizontal combination-form-factor (CFFh) expansion card is
installed on the blade server system board, you cannot install an optional
expansion unit.
Notes:
1. All devices should be installed in an expansion unit before attaching it to the
2. After you install one or more expansion units on your blade server, the
3. The following illustration shows an optional expansion unit in a blade server.
4. The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
To install an optional expansion unit, complete the following steps.
page 17.
the blade server from the BladeCenter unit" on page 19 for instructions).
side up.
expansion unit and lift the cover open, as shown in the illustration.
blade server.
combined blade server and expansion units together occupy adjacent blade
bays in the BladeCenter unit. Enough power modules must be installed in the
BladeCenter unit to power the blade bays in which you install the blade server
and expansion units.
Chapter 3. Installing options
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