Interconnect Switch And Fc Connections; Installing Server Blade Options - HP ProLiant BL45p User Manual

Each pair of RJ-45 patch panel 2s supports two FC connections when an FC adapter is installed. A server
blade installed in the bay farthest to the left uses the bottom two connectors on each patch panel. For
more information, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/interconnects).
Connector
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
IMPORTANT: The HP ProLiant BL45p Generation 2 Server Blade occupies two bays in the server blade
enclosure. Only one pair of the Patch Panel 2 FC connections corresponding to the bays occupied is active.
This pair corresponds to the right-most occupied bay.

Interconnect switch and FC connections

Interconnect switches (integrated Ethernet switches) can be installed in a server blade enclosure
supporting HP ProLiant BL45p Generation 2 Server Blades. Each interconnect kit contains two interconnect
switches that reduce server-networking ports from up to 32 to as few as one, depending on the types of
server blades in the enclosure. A variety of interconnect kits are available and all are supported by the HP
ProLiant BL45p Generation 2 Server Blade. For more information, refer to the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/interconnects).

Installing server blade options

Before installing and initializing the server blade, install any server blade options, such as additional
DIMMs, hard drives, NIC mezzanine, FC mezzanine, or a processor. For server blade options installation
information, see "Hardware options installation (on page 25)."
Corresponds to
Bay 1
Bay 2
Bay 3
Bay 4
Bay 5
Bay 6
Bay 7
Bay 8
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