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Installing Options, Installation Guidelines, System Reliability Guidelines

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3 Installing Options This chapter provides instructions for installing hardware options in the blade server. Some option-removal instructions are provided in case you need to remove one option to install another. Installation Guidelines Before you begin installing options in the blade server, read the following information: • Read the safety information beginning on page vii and the guidelines in "Handling Static-sensitive Devices" on page 16. This information will help you work safely with the blade server and options. • 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 server, go to http:// support.intel.com/support/. • Observe good housekeeping in the area where you are working. Place removed covers and other parts in a safe place. • Back up all important data before you make changes to disk drives. • Before you remove a blade server from the SBCE unit, you must shut down the operating system and turn off the blade server. You do not have to shut down the SBCE unit itself. • When you are finished working on the blade server, reinstall all safety shields, guards, labels, and ground wires. • For a list of supported options for the blade server, go to http://support.intel.com/ support/. System Reliability Guidelines To help ensure proper cooling and system reliability, make sure that the following requirements are met: • Each microprocessor socket always contains either a microprocessor heat-sink filler or a microprocessor and heat sink. If the blade server has only one microprocessor, it must be installed in microprocessor socket 1. • You do not operate the SBCE unit without a blade server, expansion unit, or filler blade installed in each blade bay to ensure proper cooling. See the documentation for your SBCE unit for additional information. • The blade server battery must be operational. If the battery becomes defective, replace it immediately. For instructions, see the Intel® Server Compute Blade SBXD132 Hardware Maintenance and Troubleshooting Guide. Intel® Server Compute Blade SBXD132 Installation and User's Guide 15

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Intel® Server Compute Blade SBXD132 Installation and User’s Guide
15
3
Installing Options
This chapter provides instructions for installing hardware options in the blade server.
Some option-removal instructions are provided in case you need to remove one option to
install another.
Installation Guidelines
Before you begin installing options in the blade server, read the following information:
•
Read the safety information beginning on page
vii
and the guidelines in
“Handling
Static-sensitive Devices” on page 16
. This information will help you work safely with
the blade server and options.
•
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 server, go to
http://
support.intel.com/support/
.
•
Observe good housekeeping in the area where you are working. Place removed covers
and other parts in a safe place.
•
Back up all important data before you make changes to disk drives.
•
Before you remove a blade server from the SBCE unit, you must shut down the
operating system and turn off the blade server. You do not have to shut down the
SBCE unit itself.
•
When you are finished working on the blade server, reinstall all safety shields, guards,
labels, and ground wires.
•
For a list of supported options for the blade server, go to
support/
.
System Reliability Guidelines
To help ensure proper cooling and system reliability, make sure that the following
requirements are met:
•
Each microprocessor socket always contains either a microprocessor heat-sink filler
or a microprocessor and heat sink. If the blade server has only one microprocessor, it
must be installed in microprocessor socket 1.
•
You do not operate the SBCE unit without a blade server, expansion unit, or filler
blade installed in each blade bay to ensure proper cooling. See the documentation for
your SBCE unit for additional information.
•
The blade server battery must be operational. If the battery becomes defective, replace
it immediately. For instructions, see the
Intel
®
Server Compute Blade SBXD132
Hardware Maintenance and Troubleshooting Guide
.