Installation guide

Introduction
Introduction
Chapter 1
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Introduction
NOTE There are some current issues with the HP bh5700 ATCA 14-Slot Blade Server. The issues are
in the process of being solved. Please refer to www.docs.hp.com (customer-viewable) to see the
latest list of issues and ways to work through them. The list of issues will be updated
frequently.
This document provides the following information for the Advanced Telecommunications Computer
Architecture (AdvancedTCA or ATCA) Standard, HP bh5700 ATCA 14-Slot Blade Server:
• An overview of the HP bh5700 ATCA 14-Slot Blade Server.
• An installation checklist.
• Safety, communications interference, and electronic discharge considerations.
• Unpacking the 14-Slot Shelf.
• Rack mounting the 14-Slot Shelf.
• Connecting external power to the 14-Slot Shelf.
• Factory default operating topology.
• Example VLAN topology configuration.
NOTE An Installation Checklist is provided in Table 1-1 on page 14. Use this checklist to help ensure
that you follow the proper sequence. Observe all safety procedures while preparing your site for
installation, unpacking, and installing the 14-Slot Shelf.
Overview
The HP bh5700 ATCA 14-Slot Blade Server can be configured with up to fourteen individual blades installed
into the shelf blade cage. For high reliability telecommunications operation, each 14-Slot Shelf must have a
minimum of two matching Ethernet switch blades installed in the blade cage hub slots (physical Slots 6 and
7). Additional blades (processor blades, advanced mezzanine card [AMC] blades, and others) can be installed
in the 14-Slot Shelf as required.
See Figure 1-1 on page 11 for the typical HP bh5700 ATCA 14-Slot Blade Server configuration:
• One 14-Slot Shelf (blade cage chassis and components)
• Two Ethernet switch blades
•Two Intel® Xeon dual processor blades.
The 14-Slot Shelf blade cage chassis and components are defined in Figure 1-2 on page 12 and Figure 1-3 on
page 13.