Chapter 2. Installation guidelines
Before you remove or replace a component, read the following information.
vRead Safety and “Handling static-sensitive devices” on page 4. This information
will help you work safely.
vObserve good housekeeping in the area where you are working. Place removed
covers and other parts in a safe place.
vYou do not have to disconnect the BladeCenter S system from power to install or
replace any of the hot-swap modules. You must shut down the operating system
and turn off a hot-swap blade server before you remove it, but you do not have
to remove power from the BladeCenter S system itself.
vDo not attempt to lift an object that you think is too heavy for you. If you have
to lift a heavy object, observe the following precautions:
– Make sure that you stand safely without slipping.
– Distribute the weight of the object equally between your feet.
– Use a slow lifting force. Never move suddenly or twist when you lift a heavy
object.
– To avoid straining the muscles in your back, lift by standing or by pushing
up with your leg muscles.
vMake sure that you have an adequate number of properly grounded electrical
outlets for the BladeCenter S system.
vBack up all important data before you make changes to disk drives.
vHave a small flat-blade screwdriver available.
vOrange on a component or an orange label on or near a component indicates
that the component may be hot-swapped, which means that you can remove or
install the component while the BladeCenter S system 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.
vBlue on a component indicates touch points, where you can grip the component
to remove it from or install it in the BladeCenter S chassis, open or close a latch,
and so on.
System reliability guidelines
To help ensure proper system cooling and system reliability, make sure the
following requirements are met.
vEach of the module bays on the front and rear of the BladeCenter S chassis has
either a module or a module bay filler installed in it.
vEach of the blade bays on the front of the BladeCenter S chassis has either a
blade server or a blade bay filler installed in it.
vEach of the disk storage module bays has a disk storage module or disk storage
module filler installed in it. If a disk storage module is installed, each of the
drive bays has a hard disk drive or a hard disk drive bay filler installed in it.
vEach of the drive bays in a blade server storage expansion option has either a
hot-swap drive or a filler panel installed.
vYou have followed the cabling instructions that come with optional adapters.
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