Sbxd132; Installation Guidelines - Intel SBXD132 - Server Compute Blade Installation And User Manual

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Intel® Blade Storage Expansion
Module for the Intel
Compute Blade SBXD132
The Intel® Blade Storage Expansion Module for the Intel
SBXD132 is a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) storage device which can be
installed on a blade server that supports Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) hard disk drives (see
the Tested Hardware and Operating System List at
if your blade server supports this expansion unit). The expansion unit has an intelligent
RAID controller and cache memory that can support RAID level-0, level-1, and level-5
(depending on the model). It supports RAID configurations that use up to three hot-swap
SAS hard disk drives in the expansion unit and up to two hard disk drives that are installed
in the host blade server.
The expansion unit also supports up to two I/O-expansion cards (standard-form-factor,
and small-form-factor) to provide additional network connections and has a blade
expansion connector that allows another expansion unit to be installed.
Notes:
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The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.

Installation Guidelines

Before you install the expansion unit on a blade server, read the following information:
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Read the safety information that begins on page
Static-sensitive Devices" on page
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Observe good housekeeping in the area where you are working. Place removed covers
and other parts in a safe place.
Intel® Server Compute Blade SBXD132 Installation and User's Guide
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Intel® Blade Storage Expansion
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Compute Blade SBXD132
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