System reliability guidelines

Use this information to make sure that the blade server meets the proper cooling and 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 server, expansion unit, or blade filler installed in each blade-server bay. See the documentation for your BladeCenter unit for additional information
• The blade server battery must be operational. If the battery becomes defective, replace it immediately. For instructions, see the Problem Determination and Service Guide.