Class
SBL4
To install the Scaleable BladeLink:
1.
Log on to the OA.
2.
Install the first blade into the lowest bay number, this blade becomes the monarch blade
("Installing the server blade into the
3.
Wait 10 seconds. The IP address of the installed blade will appear in the OA.
4.
Insert each adjacent blade, waiting 10 seconds between blades.
5.
Using the OA, verify that the rest of the blades that will be conjoined have an IP address
and are powered off.
6.
Remove the plastic protectors from the connectors on the back of the Scaleable BladeLink.
7.
Push in the blue release latch on the handle to release the handle.
8.
Pull the handle all the way out
9.
Align the guide pins on the back of the Scaleable BladeLink to the holes on the front of the
server blades.
10. Fully insert the Scaleable BladeLink into the blades, and then close the handle.
11. Log into iLO on the monarch blade. For more information, see the HP Integrity iLO3 Operations
Guide.
12. In iLO, go to the Command Menu and execute xd -r to reboot iLOs in the conjoined set.
13. Still in the iLO Command Menu, power on the monarch blade with the PC -on -nc
command. Powering on the monarch blade will power the entire conjoined system on.
14. Boot the monarch blade. Booting the monarch blade boots the entire conjoined system.
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Installing the server blade into the enclosure
Scaleable
Number of
BladeLink part
conjoined
number
blades
AD399-60006
4 (BL890c
i2)
AD399-60007
4 (BL890c
i2)
Supported
Blade location
enclosures
rules
c7000 only
Bays 1, 2, 3, 4 or
5, 6, 7, 8
c3000 only
Bays 1, 2, 3, 4
enclosure").
Partner blade
bay location rules
in half-height
Partner blade
blade device
support?
bays
No
N/A
No
N/A
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