Removing A Server Blade Blank - HP ProLiant BL30p Setup And Installation Manual

Server Blade Setup

Removing a Server Blade Blank

Two sizes of blanks exist for the HP ProLiant BL p-Class system. A 6U blank is
installed in the server blade enclosure in place of a 6U server blade or blade sleeve. A
3U server blade blank is installed in the blade sleeve in place of a 3U server blade.
CAUTION: Always populate the server blade enclosure bays and blade sleeves with
either a server blade or server blade blank. Unpopulated bays and blade sleeves can
lead to improper cooling and thermal damage..
1. Press the release buttons (1).
2. Slide the server blade blank out of the bay (2).
Figure 3-1: Removing a 6U server blade blank
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