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Remove a hot-swap power supply

Use this information to remove a hot-swap power supply.

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shock hazard
CAUTION

Never remove the cover on a power supply or any part that has this label attached. Hazardous voltage, current, and energy levels are present inside any component that has this label attached. There are no serviceable parts inside these components. If you suspect a problem with one of these parts, contact a service technician.

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disconnect all power
CAUTION
The power-control button on the device and the power switch on the power supply do not turn off the electrical current supplied to the device. The device also might have more than one power cord. To remove all electrical current from the device, ensure that all power cords are disconnected from the power source.
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shock hazard
DANGER
danger
Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is hazardous.

To avoid a shock hazard:

  • Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical outlet/source.
  • Connect any equipment that will be attached to this product to properly wired outlets/sources.
  • When possible, use one hand only to connect or disconnect signal cables.
  • Never turn on any equipment when there is evidence of fire, water, or structural damage.
  • The device might have more than one power cord, to remove all electrical current from the device, ensure that all power cords are disconnected from the power source.
Figure 1. Hot-swap power supply label on the cover
Hot-swap power supply label on the cover

Attention

This type of power supply is hot-swap only when two power supplies are installed for redundancy. If only one power supply is installed, you must power off the server before removing the power supply.

The following tips describe the information that you must consider when you remove a power supply with dc input.

CAUTION
  1. 240 V dc input (input range: 180-300 V dc) is ONLY supported in Chinese Mainland.

  2. Power supplies with 240 V dc are not hot-swappable. To remove the power cord, ensure you have turned off the server or disconnected the dc power sources at the breaker panel.

  3. In order for the ThinkSystem products to operate error free in both a DC or AC electrical environment, a TN-S earthing system which complies to 60364-1 IEC 2005 standard has to be present or installed.


240 V dc warning statement

在直流输入状态下,若电源供应器插座不支持热插拔功能,请务必不要对设备电源线进行热插拔。此操作可能导致设备损坏及数据丢失。因错误执行热插拔导致的设备故障或损坏,不属于保修范围。

NEVER CONNECT AND DISCONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY CABLE AND EQUIPMENT WHILE YOUR EQUIPMENT IS POWERED ON WITH DC SUPPLY (hot-plugging). Otherwise you may damage the equipment and result in data loss, the damages and losses result from incorrect operation of the equipment will not be covered by the manufacturers’ warranty.

S035
shock hazard
CAUTION

Never remove the cover on a power supply or any part that has this label attached. Hazardous voltage, current, and energy levels are present inside any component that has this label attached. There are no serviceable parts inside these components. If you suspect a problem with one of these parts, contact a service technician.

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shock hazard
CAUTION
The power-control button on the device does not turn off the electrical current supplied to the device. The device also might have more than one connection to dc power. To remove all electrical current from the device, ensure that all connections to dc power are disconnected at the dc power input terminals.

To remove a hot-swap power supply, complete the following steps:

Watch the procedure

A video of this procedure is available at YouTube.

  1. If the server is in a rack, adjust the cable management arm (CMA) to gain access to the power supply.

    If you have installed the ThinkSystem 2U CMA Upgrade Kit for Toolless Slide Rail or ThinkSystem Toolless Slide Rail Kit with 2U CMA, do the following:

    Figure 2. CMA adjustment
    Adjust the CMA to get access to the power supply

    1. Press down the stop bracket 1 and rotate it to the open position.
    2. Rotate the CMA out of the way to gain access to the power supply.
  2. Disconnect the power cord from the hot-swap power supply.
    Note
    If you are replacing two power supplies, do the power supply replacement one by one to ensure that the power supply to the server is not interrupted. Do not disconnect the power cord from the secondly replaced power supply until the power output LED for the firstly replaced power supply is lit. For the location of the power output LED, refer to Rear view LEDs.
  3. Press the release tab toward the handle and carefully pull the handle at the same time to slide the hot-swap power supply out of the chassis.
    Note
    Slightly pull the power supply upwards when sliding the power supply out of the chassis, if you have installed one of the following CMA kits:
    • 2U CMA Upgrade Kit for Toolless Slide Rail

    • Toolless Slide Rail Kit with 2U CMA

    Figure 3. Hot-swap power supply removal
    Hot-swap power supply removal

After removing the power supply:
  • Install a power supply filler or a new power supply to cover the power supply bay.
    Important
    To ensure proper cooling during normal server operation, both of the power supply bays must be occupied. This means that each bay must have a power supply installed; or one has a power supply installed and the other has a power supply filler installed.
  • If you are instructed to return the old power supply, follow all packaging instructions and use any packaging materials that are provided.