Installing a blade server

Install a blade server in the front of the BladeCenter S chassis by opening the two release handles on the blade server, sliding the blade server into the blade server bay, and closing the release handles. Before you install a blade server into BladeCenter S chassis, make sure that you have installed any optional hardware devices, such as a SAS expansion card option, in the blade server.

For more information about blade servers, see the blade server documentation.

To determine which blade servers are compatible with the BladeCenter S chassis, see the IBM ServerProven Web site.

1. Read Safety and Handling static-sensitive devices.
2. Select the bay for the blade server. Depending on the blade server type and the optional devices that are installed in the blade server, two or more adjacent bays might be required.
   Important

   If SAS connectivity modules are installed, the blade server bay that you use is determined by the SAS connectivity module zoning configuration that you have selected for the BladeCenter S system. See Planning for SAS connectivity module zoning for more information about zoning configuration.
3. Open both release handles (rotate the top handle up and the bottom handle down).
4. Slide the blade server into the blade server bay until it stops.
5. Close both release handles (rotate the top handle down and the bottom handle up).
6. (Optional) Write identifying information on one of the labels that come with the BladeCenter S chassis; then, place the label on the BladeCenter S chassis top bezel, just above the blade server.
   Important

   Do not place the label on the blade server or in any way block the ventilation holes on the bezel.