QuickSpecs

Server Blade and Fan Population Guidelines
Fan bay numbering
Fans must be placed in the following bays
Number of Fans Fan Bays Used
4 4, 5, 9, 10
6 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10
8 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10
10 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
NOTE: For correct operation fans and server blades must be installed in the correct bays. The BladeSystem Onboard Administrator will ensure that fans and blades are correctly placed before allowing systems to power on.
Half-height server blade bay numbering
1. Device Bay 1 9. Device Bay 9
2. Device Bay 2 10. Device Bay 10
3. Device Bay 3 11. Device Bay 11
4. Device Bay 4 12. Device Bay 12
5. Device Bay 5 13. Device Bay 13
6. Device Bay 6 14. Device Bay 14
7. Device Bay 7 15. Device Bay 15
8. Device Bay 8 16. Device Bay 16
NOTE: Half-height servers should be populated from top and bottom from left to right from the front of the enclosure. So the first two half-height servers would be placed in bays 1 & 9 the second two half-height servers would be placed in bays 2 &
10 and so on until the enclosure is full.
Full-height server blade bay numbering
1. Device Bay 1 5. Device Bay 5
2. Device Bay 2 6. Device Bay 6
3. Device Bay 3 7. Device Bay 7
4. Device Bay 4 8. Device Bay 8
NOTE: Full-height servers should be populated from left to right.
Mixed Configuration - Full Height and Half-Height Population rules
The c7000 enclosure is divided into 4 quadrants by the vertical support metalwork. Within each quadrant a removable divider is used to support half height devices. To install a full-height blade in any quadrant this divider must be removed. As a
consequence a quadrant can only contain either full-height server blades or half-height server blades.
NOTE: Storage blades and Tape blades can be installed in the same quadrant as both full-height and half-height blades, a bracket ships with each SB40c/Tape Blade that allows a half-height blade to be mounted on top of the storage blade.
NOTE: The lower tape or storage blade cannot be removed without first removing the upper half height blade.
QuickSpecs
HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure
Technical Specifications
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