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Chapter 3. Installing options This chapter provides instructions for installing optional hardware devices in the blade server. Some option-removal instructions are provided in case you have to remove one option to install another. Installation guidelines Before you begin installing options in the blade server, read the following information: v Read the safety information that begins on page v and the guidelines in "Handling static-sensitive devices" on page 18. This information will help you work safely. v When you install your new blade server, take the opportunity to download and apply the most recent firmware updates. This step will help to make sure that any known issues are addressed and that your blade server is ready to function at maximum levels of performance. To download firmware updates for your blade server, go to http://www.ibm.com/bladecenter/, click Support, select BladeCenter LS21 or BladeCenter LS41 from the Hardware list, click Go, and then click the Download tab. v Observe good housekeeping in the area where you are working. Place removed covers and other parts in a safe place. v Back up all important data before you make changes to disk drives. v Before you remove a hot-swap blade server from the BladeCenter unit, you must shut down the operating system and turn off the blade server. You do not have to shut down the BladeCenter unit itself. v Blue on a component indicates touch points, where you can grip the component to remove it from or install it in the blade server, or open or close a latch. v Orange on a component or an orange label on or near a component indicates that the component can be hot-swapped, which means that you can remove or install the component while the BladeCenter 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. v When you are finished working on the blade server, reinstall all safety shields, guards, labels, and ground wires. v For a list of supported options for the blade server, go to http://www.ibm.com/ servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 17

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Chapter
3.
Installing
options
This
chapter
provides
instructions
for
installing
optional
hardware
devices
in
the
blade
server.
Some
option-removal
instructions
are
provided
in
case
you
have
to
remove
one
option
to
install
another.
Installation
guidelines
Before
you
begin
installing
options
in
the
blade
server,
read
the
following
information:
v
Read
the
safety
information
that
begins
on
page
v
and
the
guidelines
in
“Handling
static-sensitive
devices”
on
page
18.
This
information
will
help
you
work
safely.
v
When
you
install
your
new
blade
server,
take
the
opportunity
to
download
and
apply
the
most
recent
firmware
updates.
This
step
will
help
to
make
sure
that
any
known
issues
are
addressed
and
that
your
blade
server
is
ready
to
function
at
maximum
levels
of
performance.
To
download
firmware
updates
for
your
blade
server,
go
to
click
Support
,
select
BladeCenter
LS21
or
BladeCenter
LS41
from
the
Hardware
list,
click
Go
,
and
then
click
the
Download
tab.
v
Observe
good
housekeeping
in
the
area
where
you
are
working.
Place
removed
covers
and
other
parts
in
a
safe
place.
v
Back
up
all
important
data
before
you
make
changes
to
disk
drives.
v
Before
you
remove
a
hot-swap
blade
server
from
the
BladeCenter
unit,
you
must
shut
down
the
operating
system
and
turn
off
the
blade
server.
You
do
not
have
to
shut
down
the
BladeCenter
unit
itself.
v
Blue
on
a
component
indicates
touch
points,
where
you
can
grip
the
component
to
remove
it
from
or
install
it
in
the
blade
server,
or
open
or
close
a
latch.
v
Orange
on
a
component
or
an
orange
label
on
or
near
a
component
indicates
that
the
component
can
be
hot-swapped,
which
means
that
you
can
remove
or
install
the
component
while
the
BladeCenter
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.
v
When
you
are
finished
working
on
the
blade
server,
reinstall
all
safety
shields,
guards,
labels,
and
ground
wires.
v
For
a
list
of
supported
options
for
the
blade
server,
go
to
servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2006
17