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Installing a USB Flash key

Use these instructions to install a USB Flash key in the blade server.

Note
For instruction on installing the USB Flash key in the IBM WebSphere DataPower Integration Blade XI50B Type 4195 appliance, see the WebSphere DataPower Integration Blade XI50B pdsg Addendum document available on the IBM Web site at http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.

The following illustration shows the installation of the USB Flash key.


Graphic illustrating the USB module

To install a USB module, complete the following steps:

  1. If a CIOv expansion card is installed, remove the expansion card (see Removing a CIOv-form-factor expansion card).
  2. Locate the USB connector on the blade server (see Blade server connectors).
  3. Touch the static-protective package that contains the USB Flash key to any unpainted metal surface on the BladeCenter unit or any unpainted metal surface on any other grounded rack component in the rack in which you are installing the USB module for at least two seconds; then, remove the USB module from its package.
  4. Orient the connector on the USB Flash key with the USB connector on the blade server.
  5. Use your fingers to push the USB Flash key into the USB connector on the blade server.
  6. If a CIOv expansion card was removed during the install process, install the expansion card (see Installing a CIOv-form-factor expansion card).
  7. Install the cover onto the blade server (see Closing the blade server cover).
  8. Install the blade server into the BladeCenter unit (see Installing the blade server in a BladeCenter unit).