Sled Bay Numbering - Dell PowerEdge C8000 Getting Started Manual

Sled Bay Numbering

The PowerEdge C8000 server enclosure is divided into ten vertical bays. A
single-wide compute or power sled occupies one sled bay in the server
enclosure and a double-wide compute or storage sled occupies two sled bays
in the server enclosure. When installing a sled module into the server
enclosure, you should install the sled module in sled bay 1 first, then work
toward the right of the enclosure.
Sled module type
Single-wide compute sled
b
Power sled
Double-wide compute sled
Storage sled
a. Sled bays 5 and 6 support installation of two power sleds or two single-wide compute sleds or a
combination of the two sled types.
b. The power sleds installs in sled bays 5 and 6 only.
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