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Safety ............................vii
Chapter 1. Introduction......................1
About your documentation CD....................3
System requirements ......................3
Starting the IBM Documentation Browser...............3
Using the IBM Documentation Browser ...............3
Using the search feature .....................4
Related publications .......................4
Features and specifications.....................6
Notices and statements used in this book ...............7
What your BladeCenter unit offers ..................7
Reliability, availability, and serviceability ................9
Major components of the BladeCenter Type 8677 unit ..........10
Front view..........................11
Rear view ..........................11
Chapter 2. Installing options ...................13
Installing the BladeCenter unit in a rack................13
Installation guidelines ......................13
System reliability considerations .................14
Handling static-sensitive devices .................14
Installing and removing modules ..................15
The BladeCenter modules....................15
Management module.....................15
I/O modules ........................16
Power modules.......................17
Blower modules ......................18
Installing a module ......................18
Removing a module ......................20
Installing and removing the acoustic module option ...........21
Installing the acoustic module option ................21
Removing the acoustic module option ...............22
Installing and removing blade servers ................22
Blade server expansion options..................23
I/O expansion option .....................23
Storage-expansion option ...................23
Installing a blade server ....................23
Removing a blade server ....................25
Completing the installation.....................26
Input/output connectors......................26
Video connector .......................27
Keyboard connector ......................27
Mouse connector .......................27
Remote management and console Ethernet connector .........27
I/O-module connectors .....................28
Chapter 3. BladeCenter unit power, controls, and indicators.......29
Starting the BladeCenter unit....................29
Shutting down the BladeCenter unit .................30
BladeCenter components, controls, and LEDs .............31
Front view .........................31
Rear view ..........................33
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