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SuperBlade User’s Manual

6.

Install the CMM module and any InfiniBand or Ethernet modules into the rear of the 
SuperBlade chassis. 

a.

For the CMM module, see 

 for details.

b.

For the InfiniBand and Ethernet modules, see the SuperBlade Network Modules 
User’s Manual on your system’s CD-ROM.

c.

Attach keyboard, mouse and video connections to your CMM module. See 

 for details.

d.

Attach Ethernet connections for your InfiniBand or Ethernet modules. See the 
SuperBlade Network Modules User’s Manual on your system’s CD-ROM for 
details.

7.

Setup your blade modules for use by doing the following:

a.

Open the module case lids of each blade module. See the user’s manual for 
your purchased blade module from your system’s CD-ROM for details.

b.

Install memory into each module. See the the user’s manual for your purchased 
blade module from your system’s CD-ROM for details.

c.

Close the module case lids when you have installed your memory for each 
blade module. See the the user’s manual for your purchased blade module from 
your system’s CD-ROM for details.

d.

Install the hard disk drives into each module. See the the user’s manual for your 
purchased blade module from your system’s CD-ROM for details.

e.

Install your blade modules into your SuperBlade chassis. See the the user’s 
manual for your purchased blade module from your system’s CD-ROM for 
details.

8.

Connect the power cords for your SuperBlade system’s power supply and plug them 
into your power source ONLY after you have installed and secured all system 
components.

9.

Power up your SuperBlade system. Check to be sure all components are operating 
right and are not showing any fault LEDs or alarms in their operation.

10. Install your selected operating system for each blade module. See the the user’s 

manual for your purchased blade module from your system’s CD-ROM for details.

11. Download a BIOS update for each of your blade modules from the 

The SuperMicro SuperBlade family also includes both DatacenterBlade™ and 
OfficeBlade™ systems, which use many of the same blades, modules and components. 

You can specify your system to run in either Office Blade Mode or Enterprise Mode by 
selecting a mode in the CMM O

PERATION

 M

ODE

 section of the CMM S

TATUS

 screen of 

the Web-based Management Utility. See 

 for details.