QuickSpecs
Figure 1
Installing a tape blade adjacent to a half-height server blade.
Figure 2
Installing a tape blade adjacent to a full-height server blade.
Installing Tape or Storage Blade
Description
Quantity
Supported
Position
Supported
Comments
Connecting a tape or storage blade to an adjacent
half-height server blade (Figure 1)
Up to 8 per HP BladeSystem c-
Class c7000 Enclosure
Odd or Even slots next to partner
server blade
A tape or storage blade supports one partner server blade, and one partner server blade supports one tape or storage
blade.
Identify the partner server blade to be installed with the tape or storage. The two blades always occupy a pair of slots, as
follows: 1 & 2, 3 & 4, 5 & 6, 7 & 8, 9 & 10, 11 & 12, 13 & 14, 15 & 16.
If the partner server blade is installed in an odd-numbered bay, the tape or storage blade is installed in the adjacent even-
numbered bay to the right.
If the partner server blade is installed in an even-numbered bay, the tape or storage blade is installed in the adjacent odd-
numbered bay to the left.
Connecting a tape or storage blade to an adjacent
full-height server blade (Figure 2)
Up to 4 per HP BladeSystem c-
Class c7000 Enclosure
Slots 10, 12, 14, or 16
(lower bays only)
A tape or storage blade supports one partner server blade, and one partner server blade supports one tape or storage
blade.
When partnering a tape or storage blade with a full height server blade, an HP PCI Express Mezzanine Pass-Thru Card
for BladeSystem c-Class (431643-B21) is required. This card is installed in mezzanine 3 connector in the server blade.
Identify the partner server blade to be installed with the tape or storage blade. The two blades always occupy a pair of
slots, as follows: 9 & 10, 11 & 12, 13 & 14, 15 & 16.
The partner server blade is installed in an odd-numbered bay. The tape or storage blade is installed in the adjacent even-
numbered bay to the right.
The tape or storage blade is always located on the lower row of the enclosure in an even-numbered bay (slots 10, 12, 14
or 16)
QuickSpecs
HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure
Storage
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