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Releasehandles open Figure 7. Inserting the blade server into the BladeCenter unit Complete the following steps to install a blade server into the BladeCenter unit: 1. Read the safety information beginning on page vii and "Installation guidelines" on page 19. 2. If you have not done so already, install any options. See Chapter 4, "Installing and removing replaceable units," on page 19 for further information. 3. Select the bay for the blade server. 4. If the bay that you selected contains filler blades, remove the filler blades. When you remove filler blades from a blade bay in the BladeCenter unit do not discard the filler blades. You need the filler blades if you ever remove the blade server. For future use, store the filler blades in a static-protective environment. To help ensure proper cooling, performance, and system reliability, do not operate the BladeCenter unit for more than 1 minute without a blade server or filler blades installed in each blade bay. 5. Make sure that the release levers on the blade server are in the open position (perpendicular to the blade server). 6. Slide the blade server into the bay until it stops. The spring-loaded doors further back in the bay that cover the bay opening move out of the way as you insert the blade server. 7. Push the release levers on the front of the blade server to the closed position. 8. A set of user labels comes with the blade server. Use them to write identifying information for each the blade server; then place the label on the BladeCenter unit. See your BladeCenter unit documentation for the exact location. Important: Do not place the label on the blade server or in any way block the ventilation holes on the blade server. 9. Turn on the blade server by pressing the power-control button on the blade server control panel. The power-on LED on the blade server changes from the slowly-flashing state to a continuously lit (steady) state. 10. If this is the initial installation of the blade server install the operating system. Use the installation instructions that come with the operating system. For more information, see Chapter 6, "Installing the operating system," on page 53. 11. Check http://www.ibm.com/support/us/en/ for any software or firmware updates. 12. Update the firmware or software if required. Note: You may be required to reboot the blade server. 16 QS21 Installation and User's Guide

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Complete
the
following
steps
to
install
a
blade
server
into
the
BladeCenter
unit:
1.
Read
the
safety
information
beginning
on
page
vii
and
“Installation
guidelines”
on
page
19.
2.
If
you
have
not
done
so
already,
install
any
options.
See
Chapter
4,
“Installing
and
removing
replaceable
units,”
on
page
19
for
further
information.
3.
Select
the
bay
for
the
blade
server.
4.
If
the
bay
that
you
selected
contains
filler
blades,
remove
the
filler
blades.
When
you
remove
filler
blades
from
a
blade
bay
in
the
BladeCenter
unit
do
not
discard
the
filler
blades.
You
need
the
filler
blades
if
you
ever
remove
the
blade
server.
For
future
use,
store
the
filler
blades
in
a
static-protective
environment.
To
help
ensure
proper
cooling,
performance,
and
system
reliability,
do
not
operate
the
BladeCenter
unit
for
more
than
1
minute
without
a
blade
server
or
filler
blades
installed
in
each
blade
bay.
5.
Make
sure
that
the
release
levers
on
the
blade
server
are
in
the
open
position
(perpendicular
to
the
blade
server).
6.
Slide
the
blade
server
into
the
bay
until
it
stops.
The
spring-loaded
doors
further
back
in
the
bay
that
cover
the
bay
opening
move
out
of
the
way
as
you
insert
the
blade
server.
7.
Push
the
release
levers
on
the
front
of
the
blade
server
to
the
closed
position.
8.
A
set
of
user
labels
comes
with
the
blade
server.
Use
them
to
write
identifying
information
for
each
the
blade
server;
then
place
the
label
on
the
BladeCenter
unit.
See
your
BladeCenter
unit
documentation
for
the
exact
location.
Important:
Do
not
place
the
label
on
the
blade
server
or
in
any
way
block
the
ventilation
holes
on
the
blade
server.
9.
Turn
on
the
blade
server
by
pressing
the
power-control
button
on
the
blade
server
control
panel.
The
power-on
LED
on
the
blade
server
changes
from
the
slowly-flashing
state
to
a
continuously
lit
(steady)
state.
10.
If
this
is
the
initial
installation
of
the
blade
server
install
the
operating
system.
Use
the
installation
instructions
that
come
with
the
operating
system.
For
more
information,
see
Chapter
6,
“Installing
the
operating
system,”
on
page
53.
11.
Check
for
any
software
or
firmware
updates.
12.
Update
the
firmware
or
software
if
required.
Note:
You
may
be
required
to
reboot
the
blade
server.
Release-
handles
open
Figure
7.
Inserting
the
blade
server
into
the
BladeCenter
unit
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QS21
Installation
and
User’s
Guide