Scaling card
connector
Control panel
connector
Microprocessor 1
Microprocessor 2
Note: The optional SSD expansion card is installed in the I/O expansion connector (SSD).
Blade server connectors - IBM MAX5
Use this information to locate the IBM MAX5 expansion blade connectors.
The following illustration shows the system board components, including connectors for user-installable
optional devices, in the IBM MAX5 expansion blade.
Input/output connectors and devices
The input/output connectors that are available to the blade server are supplied by the BladeCenter chassis.
See the documentation that comes with the BladeCenter chassis for information about the input/output
connectors.
Power
sharing
connector
Battery
Hypervisor
inteposer
connector
I/O expansion
DIMMs
connector
1 - 8
(SSD)
DIMMs
Blade expansion
9 - 16
connector
Chapter 2
I/O expansion
connector (CIOv)
.
Power, controls, and indicators
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