Removing components

Before you install the BladeCenter S chassis in a rack, remove components to reduce the weight of the unit so that it can safely be installed in the rack.

The weight of a fully populated BladeCenter S system is approximately 108.86 kg (240 lb). Attempting to lift this much weight can cause personal injury. Therefore, you should remove modules and blade servers from the BladeCenter S chassis before you attempt to install the unit in a rack. An empty BladeCenter S chassis (all modules and blade servers removed) is approximately 40.82 kg (90 lb).

Statement 32

caution

To avoid personal injury, before lifting the unit, remove all the blades, power supplies, and removable modules to reduce the weight.

1. Remove components from the front of the BladeCenter S chassis.
   1. Read Safety and Handling static-sensitive devices.
   2. Remove all blade servers.
      Important

      Typically, you should record the bay location of the blade server when you remove it so that you can reinstall it back in the same bay. However, when you initially receive the BladeCenter S system, the configuration that you choose for the zoning of the SAS connectivity modules, if SAS connectivity modules are installed in the BladeCenter S chassis, dictates the correct location of the blade servers.
      
   3. Remove all disk storage modules.

      Graphic showing the removal of a 6-disk storage module

      

      Graphic showing the removal of a 12-disk storage module

      
2. Remove the bezel from the front of the BladeCenter S chassis.
   
3. Remove components from the rear of the BladeCenter S chassis.
   1. Remove all power modules.
      
   2. Remove all fan modules.