Installation guidelines, Chapter, Installing – IBM Nortel 10 User Manual
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Chapter
2.
Installing
and
removing
the
GbE
switch
module
See
the
Installation
and
User’s
Guide
for
your
BladeCenter
unit
for
information
about
the
I/O-module
bay
locations
in
the
BladeCenter
unit
and
specific
requirements
for
installing
I/O
modules
in
your
BladeCenter
unit.
Attention:
To
maintain
proper
system
cooling,
each
I/O-module
bay
must
contain
either
a
module
or
a
filler
module;
each
blade
bay
must
contain
either
a
blade
or
a
filler
blade.
The
BladeCenter
unit
supports
one
hot-plug
GbE
switch
module,
in
I/O-module
bay
1.
The
GbE
switch
module
in
I/O-module
bays
1
and
2
are
for
the
integrated
Ethernet
controllers
in
the
appropriate
blade
servers.
You
might
want
to
install
GbE
switch
modules
in
other
I/O-module
bays
of
the
BladeCenter
unit
when
additional
Ethernet
controllers
are
installed
or
activated.
For
additional
information
about
the
location
of
the
GbE
switch
module,
the
network
interface
requirements,
and
expansion
options,
see
the
documentation
for
your
BladeCenter
unit
and
your
blade
servers.
Installation
guidelines
Before
you
begin
to
install
the
GbE
switch
module
in
the
BladeCenter
unit,
read
the
following
information:
v
Read
the
safety
information
beginning
on
page
and
the
guidelines
in
and
read
the
safety
statements
in
the
BladeCenter
unit
documents.
v
Orange
on
the
release
latch
on
the
GbE
switch
module
indicates
that
the
device
can
be
hot-swapped,
which
means
that
you
can
install
or
remove
this
component
while
the
BladeCenter
unit
is
on.
See
the
instructions
in
this
chapter
for
more
information
about
installing
or
removing
hot-swap
or
hot-plug
components.
v
You
do
not
have
to
turn
off
the
BladeCenter
unit
to
install
or
replace
any
of
the
hot-swap
modules
on
the
rear
of
the
unit.
v
If
you
plan
to
install
a
GbE
switch
module
in
I/O-module
bay
3
or
4
of
the
BladeCenter
unit,
you
must
also
install
an
I/O
expansion
card
in
the
blade
server
to
support
the
GbE
switch
modules
in
these
bays.
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IBM
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