Install a system fan
Use this information to install a system fan. You can install a hot-swap fan without powering off the server,
which helps you avoid significant interruption to the operation of the system.
About this task
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CAUTION:
Hazardous energy present. Voltages with hazardous energy might cause heating when shorted with
metal, which might result in spattered metal, burns, or both.
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CAUTION:
Hazardous moving fan blades nearby.
Attention:
• Read Installation Guidelines to ensure that you work safely.
• Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-
sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with
an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.
A video for this task is available at:
• Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-DY1RaWHYM4xDloAwuBQHR0
• Youku: http://list.youku.com/albumlist/show/id_52339628
Procedure
Step 1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the system fan to any unpainted surface on the
outside of the server. Then, take the system fan out of the package and place it on a static-
protective surface.
Note: Ensure that fan installation meets Technical rules for system fans.
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