Option Installation Guidelines; System Reliability Considerations - IBM BladeCenter T 8720 Installation And User Manual

Option installation guidelines

Before you begin to install options in the BladeCenter T unit, read the following
information:
v Read the safety information beginning on page vii and the guidelines in "Handling
v Blue on a component indicates touch points, where you can grip the component
v Orange on a component or an orange label on or near a component indicates
v You do not have to disconnect the BladeCenter T unit from power to install or
v For a list of supported options for your server, go to

System reliability considerations

To help ensure proper cooling and system reliability, make sure that:
v Each of the module bays on the front and rear of the BladeCenter T unit has
v Each of the blade bays on the front of the BladeCenter T unit has either a blade
v Each of the drive bays in a blade server storage expansion option has either a
v Each of the PCI slots in a blade server PCI I/O expansion option has either a
v A removed hot-swap module or drive is replaced within 1 minute of removal.
v A removed hot-swap blade is replaced within 20 minutes of removal.
v A failed blower is replaced as soon as possible, to restore cooling redundancy.
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static-sensitive devices" on page 17. This information will help you work safely
with your BladeCenter T unit and options.
to remove it from or install it in the server, open or close a latch, and so on.
that the component can be hot-swapped, which means that you can remove or
install the component while the BladeCenter T 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.
replace any of the hot-swap modules in the BladeCenter T unit. You must shut
down the operating system and turn off a hot-swap blade server on the front of
the BladeCenter T unit before removing the blade server, but you do not have to
shut down the BladeCenter T unit itself.
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either a module or filler module installed.
server or filler blade installed.
hot-swap drive or a filler panel installed.
PCI adapter or a PCI filler bracket installed