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System reliability guidelines

To help make sure that proper cooling and system reliability requirements are met, review the following guidelines.

  • To ensure proper cooling, do not operate the BladeCenter® unit without a blade device or blade filler installed in each blade-server bay. See the documentation for your BladeCenter unit for additional information.
  • Each microprocessor socket always contains a microprocessor and heat sink.
  • Each DIMM socket always contains a memory module or filler.
  • Each hot-swap SAS bay contains a SAS storage drive or filler.
  • Make sure that the ventilation holes on the blade appliance are not blocked.
  • The blade appliance battery must be operational. If the battery becomes defective, replace it immediately. For instructions, see the IBM BladeCenter HS22 Problem Determination and Service Guide.