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In the B08S slots, you can install the following:
v Up to two management modules
v Up to eight interface modules
v Up to four AC power supplies: two System (SYS) power supplies and two Power
Before installing any modules or power supplies, you must remove the slot panel.
Attention:
place. If you run the chassis with an uncovered slot, the system will overheat.
Figure 2 shows the B08S and the slots into which you can install the various
modules and power supplies.
Slot 3
Slot 5
Slot 7
Slot 9
Switch
Fabric
Slot 1
Figure 2. B08S slots
Figure 2 also shows an electrostatic discharge (ESD) connector, into which you can
plug an ESD wrist strap to ground yourself while handling and installing modules.
CAUTION:
For safety reasons, the ESD wrist strap should contain a series 1 meg ohm
resistor.
B16S
The IBM B16S is a 14 rack unit and consists of the following:
v Two half slots for the management modules
v Two half slots for the switch fabric modules
v Sixteen half slots for the interface modules
v Eight slots for power supplies along the bottom of the card shelf.
Figure 3 on page 8 shows the front of the B16S.
over Ethernet (POE) power supplies
If you do not install a module in a slot, you must keep the slot panel in
Slot 1
F1
424C
F1
424C
F1
424C
F1
424C
10/100/1000
Console
Pwr
Active
Ethernet
Pwr
Active
EJE CT POE
AC OK DC OK ALM
Slot 2
F1
424C
F1
424C
F1
424C
F1
424C
10/100/1000
Console
Pwr
Active
Ethernet
Pwr
Active
EJE CT POE
AC OK DC OK ALM
AC OK DC OK ALM
ESD Connector
FanTray
EJE CT SYS
EJE CT SYS
AC OK DC OK ALM
Chapter 2. Product Overview
Slot 4
Slot 6
Slot 8
Slot 10
Switch
Fabric
Slot 2
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