Dell PowerEdge VRTX Enclosure Owner's Manual

czRemoving a server module

1. If installed, remove the front bezel.
2. Turn off the server module using the operating system commands or the CMC.
   When a server module is powered off, its front panel power indicator is off.
3. Press the release button on the server module handle.
4. Pull out the server module handle to unlock the server module from the enclosure.
   CAUTION: If you are permanently removing the server module, install a server module blank(s). Operating the system for an extended period of time without a server module blank installed can cause the enclosure to overheat.
5. Slide the server module out of the enclosure.
   CAUTION: To protect the I/O connector pins, install the I/O connector covers every time a server module is removed from the enclosure.
6. Install the I/O connector cover(s) over the I/O connector(s).

   

   • 1. I/O connector cover

   NOTE: There are two I/O connector covers on the PowerEdge M820 server module.

   

   • 1. release button
   • 2. PCIe label on server module

   NOTE: This label indicates that the server module is configured specifically for the VRTX enclosure.

   • 3. guide rail on server module (or server module blank)
   • 4. guide rail on enclosure
   • 5. server module handle

   NOTE: The above figure shows removal and installation of a half-height server module. The procedure for removing and installing a full-height server module is identical to removing and installing a half-height server module.