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Server Compute Blade SBX44:
Installation and User's Guide
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A Guide for Technically Qualified Assemblers of Intel
Identified Subassemblies/Products
Order Number: C45117-007, Rev. 1.0

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  • Page 1 ® Intel Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide ® A Guide for Technically Qualified Assemblers of Intel Identified Subassemblies/Products Order Number: C45117-007, Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 2 Intel products are not designed, intended or authorized for use in any medical, life saving, or life sustaining applications or for any other application in which the failure of the Intel product could create a situation where personal injury or death may occur. Intel may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without notice.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Notices and statements used in this book ........5 ® What your Intel Server Compute Blade SBX44 offers ......5 Reliability, availability, and serviceability features .
  • Page 4 Index ..............77 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 5: Safety And Regulatory Information

    Safety and regulatory information NOTE The service procedures are designed to help you isolate problems. They are written with the assumption that you have model-specific training on all computers, or that you are familiar with the computers, functions, terminology, and service information provided in this manual.
  • Page 6: General Safety

    • Do not touch live electrical circuits with the reflective surface of an inspection mirror. The surface is conductive; such touching can cause personal injury and machine damage. Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 7: Handling Electrostatic Discharge-Sensitive Devices

    Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices Any computer part containing transistors or integrated circuits (IC) should be considered sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). ESD damage can occur when there is a difference in charge between objects. Protect against ESD damage by equalizing the charge so that the server, the part, the work mat, and the person handling the part are all at the same charge.
  • Page 8: System Reliability Considerations

    U.S. and Canada) Europe: Low Voltage Directive, 73/23/EEC UL/CB to EN60950 3rd Edition International: UL/CB to IEC 60950 3rd Edition UL/CB - EN60 950 3rd Edition UL/CB - EMKO-TSE (74-SEC) 207/94 viii Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 9: Electromagnetic Compatibility (Emc)

    Australia/New CB Report to IEC 60950, 3rd Edition plus international deviations Zealand: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) USA: FCC CFR 47 Part 2 and 15, Verified Class A Limit Canada: IC ICES-003 Class A Limit Europe: EMC Directive, 89/336/EEC EN55022, Class A Limit, Radiated & Conducted Emissions EN55024 ITE Specific Immunity Standard EN61000-4-2 ESD Immunity (Level 2 Contact Discharge, Level 3 Air Discharge) EN61000-4-3 Radiated Immunity (Level 2)
  • Page 10: Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices (International)

    "Digital Apparatus", ICES-003 of the Canadian Department of Communications. BSMI (Taiwan): The BSMI Certification number and the following warning is located on the product safety label which is located visibly on the external chassis. Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 11 RRL Korea: English translation of the previous notice: Device User’s Information Class A device This device complies with RRL EMC and is operated in commercial environment so that distributors or users pay attention to this point. If the product is sold or purchased improperly, please exchange this product to what can be used at home.
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  • Page 13: Introduction

    Architecture. ® Your server is a blade-model server that is one of up to 7 blades that can be installed in the Intel Blade Server Chassis SBCE. This high-performance blade server is ideally suited for networking environments that require superior microprocessor performance, efficient memory management, flexibility, and reliable data storage.
  • Page 14 TP00395 Important: Do not place the label on the blade server itself or in any way block the ventilation holes on the blade server. Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 15: Related Publications

    Guide: This publication contains the information to help you solve SBX44 problems yourself; it also contains information for service technicians. ® • Intel Blade Server Chassis SBCE: Installation and User’s Guide: This publication contains the information to help you solve problems yourself, and it contains information for service technicians.
  • Page 16: Features And Specifications

    (2) IO expansion card connectors for auxiliary fabric • 2MB flash with rolling BIOS attach point (PCI-X internal support and 4 MB diagnostic interface and SERDES space (8 MB total) external interface) Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 17: Notices And Statements Used In This Book

    The design of your blade server takes advantage of advancements in memory management and data storage. Your blade server includes: • Innovative Technology ® Proven innovative technologies to build powerful, scalable, reliable Intel processor-based servers. This technology includes features such as Light Path Diagnostics* and Predictive Failure Analysis* (PFA).
  • Page 18: Reliability, Availability, And Serviceability Features

    • SDRAM with serial presence detect (SPD) and vital product data (VPD) • System error logging • Vital product data (VPD) (includes information stored in nonvolatile memory for easier remote viewing) • Wake on LAN capability Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 19: Major Components Of The Sbx44 Blade Server

    Major components of the SBX44 blade server The following illustration shows the locations of major components in your blade server. You need to remove the blade server from the system chassis and remove the blade server cover to see the components.
  • Page 20 Terminator card IDE hard drive IDE hard drive tray IDE connector I/O expansion option I/O expansion option tray Memory module Air baffle Heat sink filler Heat sink Microprocessor CPU retention mechanism Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 21: Cpu Board Illustration

    CPU board illustration The following illustration shows the location of the system-board components, including connectors for user-installable options. CPU 3 CPU 4 DIMM 1 Flex Cable Connector DIMM 2 Flex Cable Connector Flex Cable Connector DIMM 3 DIMMs DIMM 4 CPU 1 CPU 2 DIMM 5...
  • Page 22: I/O Board Illustration

    Table 2 describes the function of each switch on the Config DIP switch block (S6H1). Table 2. Config DIP Switch S6H1 Switch Switch number Default value description Not used Password clear CMOS clear Reserved BMC force update Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 23: Jumpers

    When the BIOS code page jumper (J1E2) is moved from pins 1 and 2 to pins 2 and 3, you can start ® the blade server from a backup BIOS page. The default position is pins 1 and 2. See the Intel Server Compute Blade SBX44: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the Resource CD for complete details.
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  • Page 25: Blade Server Power, Controls, And Indicators

    2 Blade server power, controls, and indicators This chapter describes the power features, how to turn on and turn off the blade server, and what the controls and indicators mean. Turning on the blade server After you connect the system chassis to AC power, the blade server can start in any of the following ways: •...
  • Page 26: Blade Server Controls And Leds

    Blade server controls and LEDs This section describes the controls and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on your blade server. NOTE The control panel door is shown in the open position in this illustration. Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 27 TP00388 CD/diskette/USB select button (A): Press this button to associate the CD-ROM drive, diskette drive, and USB port with this blade server. The LED on this button flashes while the request is being processed, then is steady when the ownership of the CD-ROM drive, diskette drive, and USB port has been transferred to this blade server.
  • Page 28 All subsequent switching takes place in the normal keyboard-video-mouse switching time frame. 5. The blade-error LED, information LED, and location LED can be turned off through the chassis management-module Web interface. Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 29 TP00389 Power-control button (A): This button is located behind the control panel door. Press this button to manually turn the blade server on or off. NOTE This button has effect only if local power control is enabled for the blade server. Local power control is enabled and disabled through the chassis management module Web interface.
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  • Page 31: Installing Options

    3 Installing options This chapter provides instructions for adding options to your blade server. Some option-removal instructions are provided in case you need to remove one option to install another. Installation guidelines Before you begin to install options in your blade server, read the following information: •...
  • Page 32: Opening The Blade Server Cover

    TP00435 Complete the following steps to open the blade server cover: 1. Review the information in “General Safety” and “Electrical Safety” beginning on page vi and “Installation guidelines” on page 19. Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 33: Removing The Blade Server Bezel Assembly

    2. Carefully lay the blade server down on a flat, non-conductive surface, with the cover side up. 3. Press the green blade-cover release (A) on each side of the blade server and lift the cover open, as shown in the illustration. 4.
  • Page 34: Installing Ide Hard Disk Drives

    Attention: To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the system chassis for more than 1 minute without either a blade or a filler blade installed in each blade bay. Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 35 TP00439 Complete the following steps to install a 2.5-inch IDE hard disk drive. NOTE Do not install a drive into IDE connector 2 if you intend to also install an I/O expansion option. The I/O expansion option occupies the same area as the second IDE drive. 1.
  • Page 36: Installing Memory Modules

    (SDRAM) with error correcting code (ECC) DIMMs. These DIMMs must be compatible with the latest PC2100 SDRAM Registered DIMM specification. Refer to the Tested Memory List (available from your Intel Representative) for a list of DIMMs qualified for your blade server.
  • Page 37 7. PC2100 DIMMs are backward-compatible and work in the PC1600 sockets. The following illustration shows how to install DIMMs on the system board. TP00490 Before you begin, read the documentation that comes with your option. Complete the following steps to install a DIMM: 1.
  • Page 38: Installing A Microprocessor

    Notes: 1. Thoroughly review the documentation that comes with the microprocessor, so that you can determine whether you need to update the blade server BIOS code. Contact your Intel Support Representative for more information. 2. The microprocessor sockets in this server contain built-in termination for the microprocessor bus;...
  • Page 39 5. Remove the air baffle and set aside for reinstallation. TP00434 6. Prepare for microprocessor installation. xxCAUTION: Processors must be installed in order, starting with processor 1 and proceeding with processor 2, 3, and 4, based on whether the system has a single, dual or quad processor configuration.
  • Page 40 7. Remove the heat sink filler: a. Loosen the captive screw (A) on the heat sink retention mechanism and lift the mechanism b. Remove the microprocessor heat sink filler (B). TP00488 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 41 9. Install a heat sink on the microprocessor: NOTE ® The new heat sinks for the Intel Server Compute Blade SBX44 come with pre-applied thermal interface (grease) material. It is not necessary to apply thermal grease when using these new heat sinks. If using an existing heat sink when upgrading or replacing microprocessors, you must first remove all old thermal grease before applying new thermal grease (see “Replacing or Upgrading a Microprocessor”...
  • Page 42 (C). Some downward pressure will be required to tighten the screw. Do not over-tighten the screw. TP00714 10. Reinstall the air baffle. NOTE CPUs may overheat if the clear plastic air baffle is not installed. Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 43: Installing An I/O Expansion Option

    Fibre Channel Expansion Card SBFCM option to your blade server, the modules in switch ® module bays 3 and 4 on the system chassis must be Fiber Channel switches, such as the Intel Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW, and all other I/O expansion options installed on other blade servers in the system chassis must also be Fiber Channel interfaces.
  • Page 44 I/O expansion option connectors, as shown in the illustration. NOTE For device driver and configuration information to complete the installation of the I/O Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 45: Installing A Scsi Storage Expansion Unit

    To use SCSI hard disk drives with your blade server, install a SCSI storage expansion unit, such as ® the Intel SCSI Storage Expansion Unit, on the blade server. You will then be able to install two 3.5- inch, hot-swap, SCSI, 1-inch (26 mm) slim-high hard disk drives in the expansion unit, for use by the blade server.
  • Page 46 20 for instructions) and lift it off the blade server. TP00443 b. Store the cover in a safe place. 4. Locate the SCSI connector (A) on the system board and remove the terminator from the connector. TP00373 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 47 5. Install the SCSI storage expansion unit: a. Orient the storage expansion unit as shown in the illustration. TP00444 b. Lower the storage expansion unit so that the slots at the rear slide down onto the pins (A) at the rear of the blade server. c.
  • Page 48 (not configurable). Table 4 on page 37 lists the SCSI IDs for the hard disk drives that are installed in the expansion unit. See “Installing a SCSI hot-swap hard disk drive” on page 37 for instructions on installing hard disk drives. Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 49: Installing A Scsi Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive

    Device SCSI ID Drive bay 1 Drive bay 2 Table 4. SCSI IDs for hot-swap hard disk drives in the expansion unit NOTE SCSI ID 7 is usually reserved for the SCSI controller. Use the Configuration/Setup Utility program in the blade server to enable or disable the SCSI controller in the storage expansion unit.
  • Page 50 If the green hard disk drive activity LED is flashing, the drive is being accessed. See the documentation that comes with the expansion unit for information about configuring the expansion unit and SCSI hard disk drives. Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 51: Replacing A Scsi Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive

    Replacing a SCSI hot-swap hard disk drive If a hard disk drive in the storage expansion unit fails, you can replace it without turning off the blade server. Complete the following steps to replace a drive in a storage expansion unit hot-swap bay. TP00288 Attention: To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the system chassis for more than one minute without either a drive or a filler panel installed in each storage expansion unit bay.
  • Page 52 19 for instructions). 4. Open the blade server cover (see “Opening the blade server cover” on page 20 for instructions). 5. Locate the battery on the system board. Battery TP00385 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 53: Completing The Installation

    6. Remove the battery: a. Use one finger to lift the battery clip over the battery. b. Use one finger to slightly slide the battery out from its socket. The spring mechanism will push the battery out toward you as you slide it from the socket. c.
  • Page 54: Installing The Blade Server Bezel Assembly

    1. Review the information in “General Safety” and “Electrical Safety” beginning on page vi and “Installation guidelines” on page 19. 2. Connect the control-panel cable (A) to the control-panel connector (B) on the system board. TP00449 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 55 3. Align the four metal tabs (A) on the bezel assembly with the four slots (B) on the front of the blade chassis. Insert the metal clips into the underside of the slots, and then rotate the bezel assembly up until it clicks into place. NOTE It may be easiest to perform this step by placing the blade chassis over the edge of a flat surface.
  • Page 56: Closing The Blade Server Cover

    4. Pivot the cover to the closed position as shown in the illustration, until it clicks into place. Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 57: Installing The Blade Server In The System Chassis

    ® b. For Intel Blade Server Chassis SBCE: When any blade or option is in blade bay 7 through 14, power modules must be present in power bays 1 and 2, and power modules must be present in power bays 3 and 4.
  • Page 58 If this is the initial installation for a blade server in the system chassis, you need to configure the blade server and install the blade server operating system. Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 59: Updating Your Blade Server Configuration

    SCSI device (if the storage expansion unit has been installed), you may need to reset system ® defaults in BIOS setup. See Chapter 2, " Configuring your blade server", in the Intel Server Compute Blade SBX44: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide for more information about the BIOS Setup Utility program.
  • Page 60 Network signals to and from the blade server or any I/O expansion options are automatically routed to a same-network-interface switch module through circuitry in the system chassis. Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 61: Configuring Your Blade Server

    4 Configuring your blade server ® See Chapter 2, "Configuring your blade server", in the Intel Server Compute Blade SBX44: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide for more information about the BIOS Setup Utility program and configuring the Gigabit Ethernet Controllers.
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  • Page 63: Service Replaceable Units

    ® familiar with Intel products. See the parts listing under "System" in the Intel Server Compute Blade SBX44: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide to determine if the component being replaced is a customer replaceable unit (CRU) or a FRU.
  • Page 64 Failure to do so might result in permanent damage to the microprocessor, microprocessor socket, and/or system board. b. Lift the microprocessor (B) out of the socket. Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 65 TP00372 9. Install the microprocessor: a. If the socket has a protective plastic sheet over the pin holes, remove the plastic sheet. b. Follow the precautions outlined in “Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices” on page vii. c. Ensure that the microprocessor-locking lever (A) is fully extended in the 90-degree position. d.
  • Page 66 When using an existing heat sink to upgrade or replace microprocessors, you must first ® remove all old thermal grease before applying new grease. Refer to the Intel Enterprise Blade Server Family Component Enabling Specification for information on how to order thermal grease.
  • Page 67 TP00285 12. Reinstall the air baffle. TP00445 NOTE CPUs may overheat if the clear plastic air baffle is not installed. 13. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to “Completing the installation” on page 41. Service replaceable units...
  • Page 68: Replacing The Cpu Board

    5. Remove the clear plastic CPU air baffle. TP00434 6. Locate the first microprocessor socket on the CPU board (see “CPU board illustration” on page 9 for location of the first microprocessor socket). Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 69 7. Loosen the captive screw (A) on the heat sink retention mechanism bracket. Lift the retention mechanism bracket up (B). Remove the microprocessor heat sink (C). TP00481 8. Pull out and lift up on the microprocessor locking lever (A) to unlock the microprocessor socket. Remove the microprocessor (B).
  • Page 70 • Use the pull straps and pull evenly so as not to damage the connector. • Repeat this process for all three flex ribbon cables. Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 71 Disconnect the I/O board power cable (E) from its connector on the CPU board. TP00463 12. Slide the CPU board out of the blade chassis by sliding the CPU board rearward (A) and then lifting upward (B). TP00465 Service replaceable units...
  • Page 72 13. Align the new CPU board with the five guide hooks (A) and two guide pins (B) on the blade chassis. TP00467 14. Insert the new CPU board into the blade chassis. TP00466 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 73 15. Reinstall the retention mechanism assembly and tighten the six captive screws (A). Reconnect the three flex ribbon cables to the appropriate connectors on the CPU board (B) first and then reconnect the flex ribbon cables to the appropriate connectors on the I/O board (C). Important Flex ribbon cables can be damaged if not properly handled during reconnection.
  • Page 74 Carefully close the lever (B) to secure the microprocessor in the socket. TP00282 17. Remove any old thermal grease from the microprocessor and apply new thermal grease. See the instructions for removing thermal grease on page 54. TP00284 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 75 18. Align and place the heat sink (A) on top of the microprocessor. Lower the retention mechanism (B) over the heat sink and tighten the captive mounting screw (C). Some downward pressure will be required to tighten the screw. Do not overtighten the screw. TP00285 19.
  • Page 76 20. Reinstall the clear plastic air baffle. NOTE CPUs may overheat if the clear plastic air baffle is not installed. TP00445 21. Lower the I/O board assembly (A). It should snap into place. TP00483 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 77: Replacing The I/O Board

    45 for instructions). NOTE Update the BIOS of the server blade to the latest current revision. The latest BIOS revision ® for the Intel Server Compute Blade SBX44 is available from your local field representative. Replacing the I/O board NOTE Review the information in “General Safety”...
  • Page 78 4. Remove the clear plastic air baffle. TP00434 5. Press the green button (A) on the right side of the blade chassis to release the I/O board assembly. Swing I/O board assembly (B) up. TP00478 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 79 6. Disconnect the three flex ribbon cables (A) from the connectors on the underside of the I/O board. Important Flex ribbon cables can be damaged if not properly handled during disconnection. Use the following recommended procedure to disconnect a flex ribbon cable from its I/O board connector: •...
  • Page 80 I/O expansion card tray. TP00461 8. Slide I/O board out of I/O board assembly. Note the position of the five guide hooks and two guide pins on the I/O board assembly. TP00458 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 81 9. Install the new I/O board by inserting the I/O board frontwise underneath the rear rollers (A) on the I/O board assembly, taking care to align the I/O board up with the five guide hooks (B) and two guide pins (C) on the I/O board assembly. TP00457 Service replaceable units...
  • Page 82 (C) on the underside of the I/O board. Swing the I/O board assembly down (D). It should snap into place. Reinstall the clear plastic air baffle (E). Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 83 NOTE CPUs may overheat if the clear plastic air baffle is not installed. TP00482 12. Reinstall any IDE drives or daughter cards. 13. Reinstall the blade server cover (see “Closing the blade server cover” on page 44 for instructions. 14. Reinsert the blade server into the system chassis (see “Installing the blade server in the system chassis”...
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  • Page 85: Installing The Operating System

    USB bus in the chassis; therefore, the operating system in your blade server must recognize the mouse as a USB device. For remote installations and provisioning, refer to the documentation files on your Intel TBD provisioning Resource CD.
  • Page 86 • In the Regional Settings and Language Options window, make the appropriate modification and click Next. NOTE To modify your regional settings after you have installed Microsoft* Windows* Server 2003 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 87 Enterprise Edition, click Control Panel -> Regional Options and make the appropriate modification. • In the Personalize Your Software window, in the Name field, type your name, and in the Organizations field, type the organization name. Click Next. NOTE The names you type will be used as default server names. Applications that you install on the blade server will use the same information for the product registration and document identification.
  • Page 88: Red Hat* Linux Server Installation Instructions

    Red Hat* Linux .img file. The image may be obtained from your Intel support representative or may be obtained from the SBX44 Resource CD. Copy the image to a diskette and insert the diskette into the diskette drive when the "Devices" window is displayed.
  • Page 89: Index

    Index battery connector 9 replacing 39 bezel assembly installing 42 removing 21 BIOS damaged 11 recovering 11 BIOS code page jumper 11 buttons CD/diskette/USB 15 keyboard/video/mouse 16 power-control 17 select 15 components location of 7 major 7 system board 9 configuration updating 47 connectors...
  • Page 90 15 power-on 15 system board 9 device drivers 36 major components 7 memory specifications 4 memory module installing 24 order of installation 24 specifications 4 supported 4 microprocessor heat sink 29 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 91 installing 26 specifications 4 options installing 19 order of installation memory modules 24 port input/output 47 product data 1 removing blade bezel assembly 21 cover 20 replacing battery 39 SCSI IDs 36 SCSI storage expansion unit device drivers 36 enable or disable 37 setting BIOS code page jumper 11 starting the blade server 13...
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