Port-Side Slot Numbering; Nonport-Side View Of The Device - IBM SAN512B-6 Installation, Service And User Manual

Port-side slot numbering

The SAN512B-6 contains 10 full-height slots and two half-height slots, for a total of
12 slots. Facing the port side of the device, the half-height slots are on the left,
numbered 1 (top slot) and 2 (bottom slot). The remaining full-height slots are
numbered 3 through 12, counting from left to right of chassis.
Slots contain guide pins and connectors designed for specific blade types. Only
install the control processor (CP), core routing (CR), port, and extension blades into
slot numbers as follows:
v Slots 1– 2 are restricted to CP blades. Note that the blade installed in slot 1 will
v Slots 3–6 and slots 9–12 are restricted to port and extension blades.
v Slots 7– 8 are restricted to CR32-8 blades.

Nonport-side view of the device

The following illustration shows the nonport-side view of the SAN512B-6 with all
fan and power supply assemblies installed.
be designated as CP0, while the blade in slot 2 will be designated as CP1 in CLI
command and message output.
Chapter 1. Introducing the SAN512B-6
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