Removing a blade server, Completing the installation, Completing – IBM BladeCenter T Type 8720 User Manual

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10.

If

you

have

other

modules

to

install

at

the

front

of

the

unit,

do

so

now.

Otherwise

reinstall

the

bezel

assembly

on

the

front

of

the

BladeCenter

T

unit.

Note:

Reinstall

the

bezel

assembly

on

the

BladeCenter

T

unit

after

you

have

finished

installing

the

blades.

However,

if

you

installed

an

option

such

as

a

PCI

I/O

Expansion

Unit

with

PCI

adapters

that

require

cables,

you

will

not

be

able

to

install

the

bezel

assembly,

which

contains

an

air

filter

for

the

BladeCenter

T

unit.

If

you

cannot

install

the

bezel

assembly,

a

filter

must

be

provided

on

the

rack.

If

this

is

the

initial

installation

for

a

blade

server

in

the

BladeCenter

T

unit,

you

must

configure

the

blade

server

with

the

blade

server

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

and

install

the

blade

server

operating

system.

See

the

documentation

that

comes

with

the

blade

server

for

instructions.

Removing

a

blade

server

Complete

the

following

steps

to

remove

a

blade

server

from

the

BladeCenter

T

unit.

Note:

If

you

do

not

shut

down

a

blade

server

properly,

it

cannot

be

restarted

using

the

Wake

on

LAN

feature.

1.

Shut

down

the

blade

server

operating

system;

then,

press

the

blade

server

power-control

button

(behind

the

blade

server

control

panel

door)

to

turn

off

the

blade

server.

Wait

at

least

30

seconds

until

the

drives

stop

spinning,

before

proceeding

to

the

next

step.

2.

Open

the

two

release

latches

as

shown

in

the

illustration

on

page

64.

The

blade

server

moves

slightly

out

of

the

bay.

3.

Pull

the

blade

server

out

of

the

bay.

4.

Place

either

a

filler

blade

or

another

blade

server

in

the

bay

within

20

minutes.

Completing

the

installation

After

you

install

modules

and

route

and

secure

any

power

cords

(if

necessary,

see

the

Rack

Installation

Instructions

for

information

about

routing

the

cords),

start

the

BladeCenter

T

unit

(if

it

is

not

already

started)

and

verify

that

it

is

working

correctly.

1.

Make

sure

the

LEDs

on

the

modules

indicate

that

they

are

operating

correctly.

Make

sure

that:

v

The

input

and

output

power

LEDs

on

each

power

module

are

lit,

and

the

fault

LEDs

are

not

lit.

v

The

power

LED

on

each

management

module

is

lit.

v

The

power

LED

on

each

I/O

module

is

lit.

2.

Make

sure

that

the

power

LED

on

each

blade

server

is

lit,

either

steady

or

blinking.

See

“BladeCenter

T

unit

power,

controls,

and

indicators”

on

page

19

for

information

about

starting

the

BladeCenter

T

unit

and

the

location

of

the

LEDs

on

the

modules.

See

the

BladeCenter

HS20

Installation

and

User’s

Guide

on

the

IBM

BladeCenter

T

Documentation

CD

for

the

location

of

the

LEDs

on

the

blade

servers.

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BladeCenter

T

Type

8720

and

8730:

Hardware

Maintenance

Manual

and

Troubleshooting

Guide

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