Contents
Safety ............................ vii
Chapter 1. Introduction ......................1
Locating and recording BladeCenter HT unit information ..........2
Deployment scenarios.......................3
Features and specifications .....................4
The BladeCenter HT components ..................5
Blade servers .........................5
Media tray ..........................5
Advanced management module ..................5
I/O modules .........................6
Power modules ........................6
Fan modules .........................6
Multiplexer expansion modules ..................6
Alarm panel module ......................7
The IBM BladeCenter HT Documentation CD ..............7
Hardware and software requirements ................7
Using the Documentation Browser .................7
Related documentation ......................8
Notices and statements in this document ...............10
Major components of the BladeCenter HT Type 8740 and 8750 unit .....11
Chapter 2. BladeCenter HT unit power, components, and indicators....13
Supplying power to the BladeCenter HT unit ..............13
Connecting the BladeCenter HT type 8740 to dc power:.........14
Connecting the BladeCenter HT type 8750 to ac power:.........16
Disconnecting power from the BladeCenter HT unit ...........16
BladeCenter HT components and LEDs................18
Front view .........................18
Power modules.......................19
Media tray ........................19
Management modules ....................20
I/O modules ........................20
Rear view ..........................21
Power connectors ......................22
Fan modules........................22
Alarm panel module .....................22
Multiplexer expansion module .................24
Chapter 3. Installing the BladeCenter HT unit and options .......25
Installation checklist .......................25
Installing the BladeCenter HT unit in arack ..............26
Installation guidelines ......................26
System reliability guidelines ...................26
Handling static-sensitive devices .................27
Removing components from aBladeCenter HT unit ...........28
Removing acable management tray ................28
Removing apower module ...................29
Removing ablade server ....................30
Removing amedia tray .....................31
Removing aCompactFlash module ................31
Removing an I/O module ....................33
Removing an I/O-module interposer ................34
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