Cisco UCS B200 M3 Installation And Service Note page 13

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To avoid data loss or damage to your operating system, you should always invoke a graceful shutdown
Caution
of the operating system.
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If you are shutting down all blade servers in a chassis, you should now disconnect the power cords from
Step 3
the chassis to completely power off the servers. If you are only shutting down one server, you can skip
unplugging the chassis and move to removing the server.
Removing a Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade Server
Using UCS Manager, decommission the server before physically removing the server. To remove a blade
server from the chassis, follow these steps:
Loosen the captive screw on the front of the blade.
Step 1
Remove the blade from the chassis by pulling the ejector lever on the blade until it unseats the blade
Step 2
server.
Slide the blade part of the way out of the chassis, and place your other hand under the blade to support
Step 3
its weight.
Once removed, place the blade on an antistatic mat or antistatic foam if you are not immediately
Step 4
reinstalling it into another slot.
If the slot is to remain empty, install a blank faceplate (N20-CBLKB1) to keep dust out of the chassis.
Step 5
Installing a Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade Server
UCS B200 M3 blade servers are interoperable in a UCS chassis with any other UCS blade servers,
including prior generation B200 M2 and B200 M1 servers, or other UCS B-Series blade servers. To
install a blade server, follow these steps:
Grasp the front of the blade server and place your other hand under the blade to support it. See
Step 1
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Graceful shutdown—Press and release the Power button. The operating system performs a graceful
shutdown and the server goes to standby mode, which is indicated by an amber Power Status LED.
Emergency shutdown—Press and hold the Power button for 4 seconds to force the main power off
and immediately enter standby mode.
Removing and Installing a UCS B200 M3 Blade Server
Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade Server Installation and Service Note
Figure 5.
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