As
listed in Chapter 2, Table 2-1, the standard server blade
as-shipped configuration for the blade server includes:
| No. | Blade Name | Front/Rear | Slot(s) |
|---|
| 1 | Management Blade | Front | 10 (Single wide) |
| 1 | bp2200 PA Blade | Front | 1 and 2 (Double wide) |
| 1 or 2 | Fibre Channel Dual Disk Carrier Blade | Front | 3 and 4 (default). Slots 5 and 6 are
for added carrier blade. (Double wide) |
| 2 | Fibre Channel and LAN RTM Blade | Rear | 9 and 10 (Single wide) |
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 | NOTE: Server blade slots are numbered from bottom to top on
both the front (F) and rear (R). The bottom number is 1 and the
top number is 10. For example, the Management blade always goes in
slot F10. Front slots 7 and 8 are not used at this time. Rear Slots
1 through 8 are not used at this time, also. |
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Additional Fibre Channel Dual Disk Carrier blades are available
and are described in the, “Fibre Channel (FC) Disk Carrier” section.
The blades may be inserted only in compatible slots on the
chassis. Each slot is marked with a legend corresponding to the
glyph located on the bulkhead of the blade that is to be inserted.
The identification legends, or glyphs, for each blade are
indicated in the individual blade descriptions that follow.
Display
Panel Blade Status Indicators |
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The display panel blade status indicators are located on the
blade cooling fan assembly vertical panel (Figure 5-2 “Front View of Chassis With Blades Installed”). Table 5-1 “Display Panel Blade Status LED Definitions”lists
the LED
indications and definitions for server blades. There are two LEDs
(one yellow, one green) for each front server blade.
Table 5-1 Display Panel Blade Status LED Definitions
| LED Indication | Meaning |
|---|
| Solid Green | Status OK; blade is operating |
| Flashing Green | Non-critical user action required (e.g. boot
prompt waiting for password) |
| Solid Yellow | Fault or system crash has occurred |
| Flashing Yellow | Power is off or operator intervention is needed |
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