Installing a hot-swap fan

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

Attention

To avoid unexpected system shutdown, ensure that you lay the server on its side with the cover facing up before you start.

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.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

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 hot-swap fan, complete the following steps.

1. Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the cover facing up.
2. Touch the static-protective package that contains the hot-swap fan to any unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove the fan from the package.
3. Unlock and remove the left-side cover (see Removing the left-side cover).
4. Open the fan-locking handle of the replacement fan.
5. Insert the fan into the socket and close the handle to the locked position.
   Figure 1. Insert fan into the socket
   
   
6. Install and lock the left-side cover (see Replacing the left-side cover).

If you have replaced a server component or installed an optional device in the server, you need to reconnect the power cords and all external cables, and turn on the server and peripheral devices.