R Series Chassis - ClearCube R1200 User Manual

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C/Port Link Indicator
Hard Drive Activity Indicator
Network Activity Indicator
Chassis Slot Designation (1 – 8)
(Not on R1350 Blades)

R Series Chassis

R Series Data Center Products User's Guide, Rev. B
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Figure 2 ClearCube R Series Blade Front Panel Display
The ClearCube R Series chassis is a centralized chassis that houses as many as
eight single-processor PC blades and as many as four dual processor PC blades. A
standard 42U 19-inch rack can hold as many as 14 chassis, for a total of 112
single-processor PC blades, 56 dual-processor blades, or a combination of both.
Each chassis is a self-contained unit providing all of the Ethernet connections, C/Port
connections, airflow management, and power connections that the PC blades need.
The R4300 series chassis features interchangeable modules for maximum flexibility.
Systems management connections are also provided on each chassis via network
and RS-485 links that can be daisy-chained from chassis to chassis. Figure 3 shows a
chassis with PC blades installed.
R4300 Chassis
The R4300 chassis, shown in Figure 4, provides a wide range of options for C/Port
and I/Port connections to blades and to the ClearCube network.
The R4300 chassis provides advanced monitoring and switching functionality, with
software support for these modules provided by Sentral. The R4300 chassis and
Sentral are fully compatible with all R Series blades. The R4300 also provides full
backwards compatibility with all features implemented in Switch Manager 4.5, and is
compatible with ClearCube R4200 chassis systems utilizing Blade Switching
BackPacks (BSBPs) and Direct Connect BackPacks (DCBPs). The R4300 also
features dual redundant power supplies and dual AC power inputs.
Sentral communicates with the chassis through an Ethernet connection on the
management controller housed in each R4300. The management controller is installed
inside the R4300 and does not take up a blade slot.
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