Installing blade servers

Cisco UCS blade servers are designed with industry-standard components with some enhancements. Anyone with prior server installation experience should be comfortable installing internal components using guidelines provided in the blade server's manual and following standard safety procedures. Transient ESD charges may result in electricity, which can degrade or permanently damage electronic components.

The Cisco ESD training course can be found at http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le31/esd/WelcomeP.html.

All Cisco UCS blade servers have a similar cover design, with a button at the front top of the blade, which should be pushed down. Then, there are slight variations among models in the way that the cover slides off, which can be toward the rear and up or toward yourself and up.