HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure Quick Setup Instructions

• B side

To support network connections for specific signals, install an

interconnect module in the bay corresponding to the embedded NIC or

mezzanine signals.

Bay-to-bay crosslinks

Four trace SerDes signals between adjacent bays are provided in the

enclosure midplane to permit bay-to-bay communications. Interconnect

modules can only connect horizontally.

Device bay crosslinks

Device bay crosslinks are wired between adjacent horizontal device

bay pairs.

For half-height blades, these signals connect a four-lane PCIe module to

a partner blade such as a tape blade or a PCI expansion blade. For

full-height blades, these signals are used to connect a PCIe module to a

partner blade in the lower adjacent bay and require a PCIe pass-thru

mezzanine card installed in mezzanine connector 3. The Onboard

Administrator with KVM disables the device bay crosslinks when they

cannot be used, such as when two server blades reside in adjacent

device bays.

Interconnect bay crosslinks

Interconnect bay crosslinks are wired between adjacent interconnect

bay pairs.

You can enable these signals to provide module-to-module

connections, such as Ethernet crosslink ports between matching

switches, or Virtual Connect modules as stacking links. Onboard

Administrator with KVM disables the interconnect bay crosslinks when

they cannot be used, such as when two different modules reside in

adjacent horizontal interconnect bays.

Installing interconnect modules

Server blade signal

Interconnect bay

number

Interconnect bay label

NICs 1, 2, 3, and

4 (embedded)

1, 2

Mezzanine 1 3, 4

Mezzanine 2 5, 6 and then 7, 8

Mezzanine 3 7, 8 and then 5, 6

NOTE: For information on the location of LEDs and ports

on individual interconnect modules, see the documentation

that ships with the interconnect module.

1. Install the interconnect modules based on the number ordered

and the number of fabrics in the configuration.

The enclosure ships with interconnect bay dividers installed. The

interconnect bay dividers must be removed before installing