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Overview
This user's manual covers the 2133/1866/1600 MHz speed SDRAM blade module. This
blade module is a compact self-contained server that connects into a pre-cabled
enclosure that provides power, cooling, management and networking functions. One
enclosure for the SBI-7128R-C6 blade module can hold ten blade units.
In this manual, "blade system" refers to the entire system (including the enclosure and
blades units), "blade" or "blade unit" refers to a single blade module and "blade
enclosure" is the chassis that the blades, power supplies and modules are housed
within.
Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been
certified for use with the SuperBlade (www.supermicro.com/products/superblade/).
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Product Checklist of Typical Components
Your blade module ships with its B10DRC mainboard already installed in its chassis.
Memory, hard disk drives and the CPU must all be installed by the user after shipment.
See
Chapter 3: "Setup and Installation" on page 3-1
components.
Aside from the blade module unit itself, the following optional Mezzanine add-on cards
(with Infiniband Switch) may be ordered for your blade module:
•
AOC-IBH-X3QD
•
AOC-IBH-X3QS
•
AOC-XEH-iN2
•
AOC-IBH-XDD
•
AOC-IBH-XQD
•
AOC-IBH-XQS
•
AOC-IBH-XDS
See the
Supermicro website
your SuperBlade system's CD-ROM for more details on these add-on cards.
Chapter 1
Introduction
and the SuperBlade Network Modules User's Manual on
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for details on installation of these
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