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Removing the server blade from the enclosure, Replacing the server blade in the enclosure – HP BL860C User Manual

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Removing and Replacing the Server Blade from the Enclosure

The following procedures describe how to remove and replace the server blade from the enclosure.

Removing the Server Blade From the Enclosure

To remove the server blade from the enclosure:
1.

Press the Release button on the server blade (1). See

Figure 37

.

CAUTION:

After you press the Release button, the server blade is unlocked from the enclosure.

Use both hands to support the server blade when you remove it from the rack. The server
blade weighs approximately 9 kg (20 lb).

The enclosure fans might still be running when the server blade is in standby mode. Opening
the lever removes all power from the server blade.

2.

Open the lever (2).

3.

Grasp the lever and slide the server blade out of the enclosure (3). Place your hand under the
server blade to support it while removing it from the enclosure.

Figure 37 Removing the Server Blade from the Enclosure

4.

Place the server blade on a flat, level, antistatic surface.

CAUTION:

Always populate server blade enclosure bays with a server blade or server blade

blank. Operating the enclosure without a server blade or server blade blank causes improper
airflow and cooling, which can lead to thermal damage.

Replacing the Server Blade in the Enclosure

To replace the server blade into the enclosure:

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