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Installing a midplane-to-fan cable

The installation of a midplane-to-fan cable should only be performed by a trained service technician.

Read Safety and Installation guidelines before performing this procedure.

There are four midplane-to-fan cables in the BladeCenter S Types 7779 and 8886.

  1. Connect the appropriate end of the midplane-to-fan cable to the fan cable mounting bracket in theBladeCenter S chassis.
    1. Position the SPC chassis so that you are facing the front of the SPC chassis. You will be able to see the air flow dampers in the fan module bays and all the labeling for the bays. The midplane will be facing away from you.
    2. Depress the air flow damper in a fan module bay so that you can see the midplane-to-fan cable and fan cable mounting bracket.
    3. From behind the fan cable mounting bracket, push the plug through the mounting bracket by aligning the one top and two bottom orientation tabs on the plug with the slots in the fan cable mounting bracket.
      Graphic illustrating the installation of a midplane-to-fan plug from the fan cable mounting bracket.
    4. Slide the plug slightly to the right to lock the plug in place.
  2. Thread the other end of the cable up through the fan cable hole in the SPC chassis.
    Graphic illustrating the installation of a midplane-to-fan cable in the BladeCenter S chassis.
  3. Install the fan cable cover.
    Graphic illustrating the installation of the fan cable cover.
  4. Install the midplane if needed (see Installing the midplane).
  5. Install the SPC chassis into the BladeCenter S chassis (see Installing the SPC chassis (shuttle)).