Installing The Scaleable Bladelink - HP Integrity BL860c i2 Installation Manual

Installing the Scaleable BladeLink

NOTE:
Before installing the Scaleable BladeLink for BL870c or BL890c, make sure the following
statements are true:
• All blades have the same CPU SKUs.
• All blades have the same hardware revision
• All blades have CPU0 installed.
• All blades follow the memory loading rules for your configuration, see
(page 26).
• The enclosure OA firmware is compatible with the blade firmware.
• The monarch blade has an ICH mezzanine card installed.
Scaleable BladeLink bay location rules
Class
SBL1
SBL2
SBL2E
Scaleable Number of
BladeLink part conjoined
number blades
AD399-60002 1 (standard
for BL860c
i2)
AD399-60003 2 (BL870c
i2)
AD399-60010 2 (BL870c
i2)
AD399-60011 2 (BL870c
i2)
Supported Blade location
enclosures rules
c7000 No specific bay
location rules
for blades
c3000
c7000 Bays 1&2, 3&4,
5&6, or 7&8
with monarch
blade in odd
bay
c3000 Bays 1&2, 3&4
with monarch
blade in odd
bay
c7000 only Bays 2&3, 4&5
or 6&7 with
monarch blade
in even bay
c3000 only Bays 2&3 with
monarch blade
in even bay
Installing and powering on the server blade
"Installing DIMMs"
Partner blade
bay location rules
in half-height
Partner blade blade device
support? bays
Yes Right bottom or
left bottom
half-height
adjacent bay
paired with the
server blade in
full-height bays
1&2, 3&4, 5&6, or
7&8.
Top right or
bottom right
half-height
adjacent bay
paired with the
server blade in
full-height bays
1&2 or 3&4.
No N/A
Yes Odd bottom
half-height bay
adjacent to
monarch blade.
Yes Top right or
bottom right
half-height
adjacent bay.
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