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Fan population guidelines
To provide sufficient airflow to the system if a fan fails, the server supports redundant fans.
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Two processors,
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When an expansion board is installed in a PCI riser cage option located in the system board:
PCIe3 x16 slot 1 (primary PCI riser cage)—Fan 1 must be installed.
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PCIe3 x16 slot 4 (secondary PCI riser cage)—Fan 5 must be installed.
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In a redundant fan mode:
If one fan fails, the system continues to operate without redundancy. This condition is indicated by
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a flashing amber Health LED.
If two fans fail, the system shuts down.
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The minimum fan requirement to make this server bootable is:
Two fans (fans 3 and 4) for a single processor configuration
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Four fans (fans 3, 4, 5, and 6) for dual processor configuration
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WARNING:
internal system components to cool before touching them.
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To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and the
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