Insert and Latch the Blade Server

If you will use the blade server with optional components such as CF, ARTM, or onboard memory, install the optional components first. (See Installing Optional Components.)

1. If you have installed an ARTM, go to the front of the system and locate the corresponding slot number of the ARTM.
2. Remove the filler panel from the slot, if necessary.

   The filler panel is secured to the card cage using two screws, one at the top of the filler panel, the other at the bottom. Store the filler panel and screws in a safe place; you might need to use them again if you remove a blade server for an extended time.

3. Prepare the blade server by opening the injector/ejector latches.
4. Carefully align the edges of the blade server with the guides in the appropriate slot.

   Look into the enclosure to verify correct alignment of the rails in the guides.

5. Keep the blade server aligned in the guides, and slide the blade server in until the injector/ejector latches engage the card cage and come in contact with the midplane or ARTM Zone 3 connectors.
6. To overcome the connector resistance, use the injector/ejector latches to lever the blade server into position.

   By rotating the injectors/ejectors from the horizontal to vertical position, you can fully seat the blade server.

7. Close the latches to seat the blade server in the connectors.

   Slide the top and bottom injector/ejector latches so that both plastic parts touch. When the upper and lower levers are engaged properly, the blue Hot-Swap LED blinks while the blade server is initializing. The blue LED turns off and the green OK LED lights when the blade server is ready for use.

   Blade servers are powered on automatically through the H8 BMC when you install the blade server into a slot in the ATCA shelf. Once installed, the blade server sequences through power-on states until it is fully powered on.

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   Note - If the hot-swap LED does not light, lightly push the latch so that it engages the hot-swap switch.

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8. Tighten the locking screws and the top and the bottom of the blade server to ensure that it is secured to the ATCA shelf.

   The blade server is now completely installed and will power on automatically.

9. If the blade server does not power on, check the following:
   1. Ensure that the blade server is fully seated in the slot.

      You might need to loosen the locking screws and pull the blade server out slightly before pushing it in to seat it properly.

   2. Determine if the maximum slot power is less than 300 watts or the total zone maximum has been reached.

      Maximum power per slot is 300 watts. Maximum power per zone is approximately 1100 watts.

      In a Sun Netra CT900 chassis, the ShMM manages the power to all slots and zones. If there is available power to allocate, the ShMM will allow up to the maximum per slot and zone. When the maximum is reached, any additional blade servers installed will not power on.

      In a third-party chassis, if the maximum slot power is less than 300 watts or the total zone maximum has been reached, the blade server will not power on.

10. Install and upgrade the software and firmware.

    See Software and Firmware Upgrades.