Installation Guidelines
Use the installation guidelines to install components in your server.
Before installing optional devices, read the following notices carefully:
Attention:
Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by
keeping static-sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these
devices with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.
• Read the safety information and guidelines to ensure that you work safely.
– A complete list of safety information for all products is available at:
http://thinksystem.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/safety_documentation/pdf_files.html
– “Handling static-sensitive devices” on page 57.
• Make sure the components you are installing are supported by the server. For a list of supported optional
components for the server, see
https://static.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven/index.shtml
.
• When you install a new server, download and apply the latest firmware. This will help ensure that any
known issues are addressed, and that your server is ready to work with optimal performance. Go to
ThinkSystem SR950 Drivers and Software
to download firmware updates for your server.
Important:
Some cluster solutions require specific code levels or coordinated code updates. If the
component is part of a cluster solution, verify that the latest level of code is supported for the cluster
solution before you update the code.
• It is good practice to make sure that the server is working correctly before you install an optional
component.
• Keep the working area clean, and place removed components on a flat and smooth surface that does not
shake or tilt.
• Do not attempt to lift an object that might be too heavy for you. If you have to lift a heavy object, read the
following precautions carefully:
– Make sure that you can stand steadily without slipping.
– Distribute the weight of the object equally between your feet.
– Use a slow lifting force. Never move suddenly or twist when you lift a heavy object.
– To avoid straining the muscles in your back, lift by standing or by pushing up with your leg muscles.
• Make sure that you have an adequate number of properly grounded electrical outlets for the server,
monitor, and other devices.
• Back up all important data before you make changes related to the disk drives.
• Have a small flat-blade screwdriver, a small Phillips screwdriver, and a T8 torx screwdriver available.
• You do not have to turn off the server to remove or install hot-swap power supplies, hot-swap fans, or hot-
plug USB devices. However, you must turn off the server before you perform any steps that involve
removing or installing adapter cables, and you must disconnect the power source from the server before
you perform any steps that involve removing or installing any other item.
• Blue on a component indicates touch points, where you can grip to remove a component from or install it
in the server, open or close a latch, and so on.
• Orange on a component or an orange label on or near a component indicates that the component can be
hot-swapped if the server and operating system support hot-swap capability, which means that you can
remove or install the component while the server is still 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.
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