Chapter 3. Installing and removing options
Install or remove hardware options, such as memory modules or input/output
expansion cards. Some installation procedures require you to remove an installed
option.
Installation guidelines
Follow these guidelines to remove and replace blade server components.
v
Read the safety information in “Safety” on page v and the guidelines in
“Handling static-sensitive devices” on page 24. This information will help you
work safely.
v
When you install a new blade server, download and apply the most recent
firmware updates.
Download and install updated device drivers and the JS23 aqnd JS43 firmware.
Go to the IBM Support site to download the updates. Select your product, type,
model, and operating system, and then click
Go
. Click the
Download
tab, if
necessary, for device driver and firmware updates.
Note:
Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. Procedures for
locating firmware and documentation might vary slightly from what is described
in this documentation.
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, open or close a latch, and so
on.
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 if the blade server
and operating system support hot-swap capability, you can remove or install the
component while the blade server 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.
See the ServerProven Web site for information about supported operating-system
versions and all JS23 blade server and JS43 blade server optional devices.
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