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.

The server comes with two 92 mm x 38 mm hot-swap fans in the fan cage assembly. The following instructions can be used to install any hot-swap fan in the server.

Figure 1. The available fan sockets in the server

Note

You can order the two additional fans for redundant cooling when only one microprocessor installed.

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 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 on the replacement fan.
5. Insert the fan into the socket and close the fan-locking handle to the locked position.
   Figure 2. Insert fan into the socket
   
   
6. 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. Otherwise, go to Completing the installation.