Install an air baffle

Follow the instructions in this section to install an air baffle.

About this task

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CAUTION

Hazardous energy present. Voltages with hazardous energy might cause heating when shorted with metal, which might result in spattered metal, burns, or both.

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CAUTION

Hazardous moving fan blades nearby. Keep fingers and other body parts away.

Attention

• Read Installation Guidelines and Safety inspection checklist to ensure that you work safely.

• Power off the server and disconnect all power cords for this task. See Power off the server.

• Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.

Procedure

1. Make preparations for this task.
   1. Make sure that all cables inside the server have been properly routed so that they do not interfere with the air baffle. See Internal cable routing.
2. Align the tabs on the air baffle with the corresponding slots on the rear of the chassis and the fan cage; then, lower the air baffle into the chassis and press it down until it is securely seated.
   Figure 1. Installation of an air baffle