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NOVASCALE BLADE Ethernet Expansion Card Installation and User's Guide Hardware January 2005 BULL CEDOC 357 AVENUE PATTON B.P.20845 49008 ANGERS CEDEX 01 FRANCE REFERENCE 86 A1 98EM 00...
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Linus Torvalds. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Bull will not be liable for errors contained herein, or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the use of this material.
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Read the manual NovaScale Blade Series Boards and Chassis Safety Information. Consignes de sécurité Lisez attentivement toutes les consignes de sécurité et les mises en garde indiquées dans ce docu- ment avant de suivre toute instruction. Consultez le manuel NovaScale Blade Series Boards and Chassis Safety Information. Wichtige Sicherhetshinweise Lesen Sie zunächts sämtliche Warn- und Sicherheitshinweise in diesem Dokument, bevor Sie eine...
• After service, reinstall all safety shields, guards, labels, and ground wires. Replace any safety device that is worn or defective. • Reinstall all covers correctly before returning the machine to the customer. NovaScale Blade Ethernet Expansion Card...
• Observe the special safety precautions when you work with very high voltages; these instructions are in the safety sections of the maintenance information. Use extreme care when measuring high voltages. • Regularly inspect and maintain your electrical hand tools for safe operational condition. NovaScale Blade safety and regulatory information...
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✏ NOTE The use of a grounding system is desirable but not required to protect against ESD damage. Attach the ESD ground clip to any frame ground, ground braid, or green-wire ground. NovaScale Blade Ethernet Expansion Card...
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First, attach all cables to devices. First, remove power cords from outlet. Attach signal cables to connectors. Remove signal cables from connectors. Attach power cords to outlet. Remove all cables from devices. Turn device ON. NovaScale Blade safety and regulatory information...
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✏ Some laser products contain an embedded Class 3A or Class 3B laser diode. Note the following: Laser radiation when open. Do not stare into the beam, do not view directly with optical instruments, and avoid direct exposure to the beam. viii NovaScale Blade Ethernet Expansion Card...
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To remove all electrical current from the device, ensure that all power cords are disconnected from the power source. CAUTION: Do not place any object weighing more than 82 kg (180 lbs.) on top of rack-mounted devices. NovaScale Blade safety and regulatory information...
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TUV/GS to EN60950 2nd Edition with Amendments, A1 = A2+A3+A4 International: UL/CB to IEC 60950 3rd Edition UL/CB - EN60 950 3rd Edition UL/CB - EMKO-TSE (74-SEC) 207/94 Australia/New Zealand: CB Report to IEC 60950, 3rd Edition plus international deviations NovaScale Blade Ethernet Expansion Card...
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Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his/her own expense. NovaScale Blade safety and regulatory information...
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"Digital Apparatus," ICES-003 of the Canadian Department of Communications. BSMI (Taiwan): The BSMI Certification number and the following warning is located on the product safety label which is located visibly on the external chassis. NovaScale Blade Ethernet Expansion Card...
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Class A device: operated in a commercial area. Class B device: operated in a residential area. xiii NovaScale Blade safety and regulatory information...
I/O-module bay 3 and bay 4 in the NovaScale Blade Chassis unit. ✏ NOTE The modules in I/O-module bay 3 and bay 4 in the NovaScale Blade Chassis unit must both be the same and must both be compatible with the expansion card.
Inventory checklist The expansion card option package contains the NovaScale Blade Ethernet Expansion Card. For updated information about configuring your NovaScale Blade Ethernet Expansion Card, contact your Bull representative. Notices and statements used in this book The following types of notices and statements are may be used in this book: •...
NovaScale Blade Server and a storage expansion unit. Installation guidelines Before you begin installing the I/O expansion card in your NovaScale Blade Server, read the safety information beginning on page iii and the guidelines in “Handling static-sensitive devices” below.
NovaScale Blade Server and management module. If these items are obsolete, the NovaScale Blade Chassis unit might not recognize the expansion card and might not turn it on. Contact your Bull representative for the latest information about upgrading the device drivers, firmware, and BIOS for NovaScale Blade Chassis components.
If you need help, technical assistance, or just want more information about NovaScale Blade products, you will find a wide variety of sources available from Bull to assist you. This appendix contains information about where to go for additional information about Bull and Bull products, what to do if you experience a problem with your NovaScale Blade server system.
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