Bull Cedoc Novascale Blade, Installation And User Manual

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2  Installing the Gigabit Ethernet I/O expansion 

card

This chapter provides details about installing the Gigabit Ethernet I/O expansion card. 

The I/O expansion card comes in two form factors (standard-form factor and small-form factor) and 
can be installed in a NovaScale Blade Server and a storage expansion unit. 

Installation guidelines

Before you begin installing the I/O expansion card in your NovaScale Blade Server, read the safety 
information beginning on page iii and the guidelines in “Handling static-sensitive devices” below. 
This information will help you work safely with your NovaScale Blade Server and options. 

Handling static-sensitive devices 

Attention:

Static electricity can damage electronic devices, including your NovaScale Blade 

Server. To avoid damage, keep static-sensitive devices in their static-protective packages until you 
are ready to install them.

To reduce the possibility of damage from electrostatic discharge, observe the following precautions:

•

Limit your movement. Movement can cause static electricity to build up around you.

•

Handle the device carefully, holding it by its edges or its frame.

•

Do not touch solder joints, pins, or exposed circuitry.

•

Do not leave the device where others can handle and damage it.

•

While the device is still in its static-protective package, touch it to any 

unpainted

 metal surface 

of the NovaScale Blade Chassis or any 

unpainted

 metal surface on any other grounded rack 

component in the rack you are installing the device in for at least 2 seconds. (This drains static 
electricity from the package and from your body.)

•

Remove the device from its package and install it directly into the NovaScale Blade Server 
without setting down the device. If it is necessary to set down the device, place it back into its 
static-protective package. Do not place the device on your NovaScale Blade Server cover or on a 
metal surface. 

•

Take additional care when handling devices during cold weather. Heating reduces indoor 
humidity and increases static electricity.

Installing the expansion card

See your NovaScale Blade 2021 documentation for detailed instructions about installing the 
standard-form factor and small-form factor I/O expansion cards.