Remove the Server Module from the Sun Blade Chassis

To service internal server components and to troubleshoot processors and DIMMs using the motherboard Fault Remind circuitry, you need to remove the server module from the chassis. Removing the server module leaves a vacant slot in the chassis, which disrupts the chassis cooling and airflow system. The system requires that every chassis slot contain a component, either a server module, a storage module, or a server module filler panel.

Before You Begin

• See Preparing for Service .

• You need a replacement server module, a storage module, or a server module filler panel, to fill the vacant slot created when you remove the server module. For more information, see Install Server Module Filler Panels.

1. To unlock the server module lever handles, squeeze the green tabs on the ends of handles.
2. To disengage the server module from the internal connector, simultaneously rotate both lever handles outward away from the server module until fully extended.

   The result of this action disengages the server module, places it in a no-power state, and leaves it protruding approximately three inches from the front of the chassis.

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   Caution - Component damage or personal injury. Blades can weigh up to 22 lbs (10kg). Use two hands to install or remove the blade from the chassis. Do not attempt to remove the server module from the chassis using the ejector levers.

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3. Pull the server module away from the Sun Blade chassis (approximately 5–6 inches) using the lever handles.
4. Close the lever handles.

   Rotate the handles inward toward the server module front panel until they lock (click) into place.

5. To remove the server module, use both hands to pull the server module out of the chassis.
6. Set the server module on prepared work space.

   See Set Up for ESD Prevention.

7. To insert a server module filler panel or replacement server module in the vacant slot, do one of the following:
   • If replacing the server module with a filler panel, see Install Server Module Filler Panels.
   • If replacing the server module with a replacement server module or a storage module, see Install the Server Module in the Chassis.

Next Steps

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