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Installing a simple-swap fan

Use this information to install a simple-swap fan in the server.

The server comes with two 120 mm x 38 mm simple-swap fans in the fan cage assembly. The following instructions can be used to install any simple-swap fan in the server.
Note
  1. When you install the second microprocessor, you must also install fan 2 and the air baffle that come with the second microprocessor upgrade kit. The fan filler can only be removed when fan 2 is installed. Otherwise, the fan filler must be installed for proper cooling.
    Figure 1. The available fan sockets in the server
    The available fan sockets in the server
  2. You can order the three additional fans for redundant cooling.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

Attention
Static electricity that is released to internal server components when the server is powered-on might cause the server to halt, which might result in the loss of data. To avoid this potential problem, always use an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system when you work inside the server with the power on.

If you are replacing a server component in the server, you need to turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.

To install a simple-swap fan, complete the following steps.

  1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the simple-swap fan to any unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove the fan from the package.
  2. Unlock and remove the left-side cover (see Removing the left-side cover).
  3. Open the fan cage cover.
  4. Perform the following steps only if you want to install the simple swap fan in the Fan 2 compartment:
    1. Unfasten and open the release lever (see Removing the fan cage assembly).
    2. Press and release the clip on the fan filler to remove the fan filler from the server.
      Figure 2. Fan filler removal
      Fan filler removal
    3. Close and fasten the release lever.
  5. Open the fan-locking handle on the replacement fan.
  6. Insert the fan into the socket and close the handle to the locked position.
    Figure 3. Insert fan into the socket
    Insert fan into the socket
  7. Close the fan cage cover.
  8. Install and lock the left-side cover (see Replacing the left-side cover).

If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now.