Contents
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 6
Front panel LEDs ....................................................................................................................................... 7
SAS and SATA hard drive LEDs................................................................................................................... 8
System board components.......................................................................................................................... 9
DIMM slots ................................................................................................................................... 11
System maintenance switch............................................................................................................. 11
Local I/O cable ...................................................................................................................................... 13
Operations................................................................................................................................. 14
Power up the server blade ........................................................................................................................ 14
Power down the server blade.................................................................................................................... 14
Remove the server blade .......................................................................................................................... 15
Remove the access panel.......................................................................................................................... 15
Install the access panel............................................................................................................................. 16
Remove the DIMM baffle .......................................................................................................................... 16
Install the DIMM baffle ............................................................................................................................. 16
Setup......................................................................................................................................... 18
Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 18
Interconnect device mapping .......................................................................................................... 19
Installing a server blade ........................................................................................................................... 19
Connecting to the network ........................................................................................................................ 24
Completing the configuration .................................................................................................................... 24
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 25
Processor option...................................................................................................................................... 26
Memory option ....................................................................................................................................... 33
Advanced ECC memory ................................................................................................................. 34
DIMM population order.................................................................................................................. 34
Installing DIMMs ........................................................................................................................... 34
Mezzanine card option............................................................................................................................ 35
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 39
SAS cable routing ................................................................................................................................... 39
Using the local I/O cable......................................................................................................................... 39
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