HP BLc3000 696908-B21 User Manual

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1. Device Bay 1
2. Device Bay 2
3. Device Bay 3
4. Device Bay 4

NOTE: Full-height servers should be populated from the bottom to the top (bays 1 through 4). With four fans, only the bottom 2 bays
can be used. With six fans, all bays can be used.

Full-height and half-height server blade mixed configurations
Each enclosure zone can support up to 2 full-height server blades or up to 4 half-height server blades. Additionally, zone 2 supports a
mix of 1 full-height server blade and up to 2 half-height server blades; a mixture of blades sizes is not supported in zone 1.

An overview of the mixed server blade population rule best practices are summarized below. For detailed expansion blade rules and
guidelines, please see the documentation that ships with the enclosure and server blade.

One full-height server and up two half-height servers may be mixed in zone 2 (the upper zone); mixing is not allowed in zone 1
(the lower zone).
The full-height server must be installed in the lower bays 3 and 7 and half-height servers directly above in bays 4 and 8.
Half-height server blades should be installed in the order of bays 4 then 8.
Before installing any full-height server blades, remove the bay divider that is used to support half-height devices.
A mini-divider is installed between bays 4 and 8. A mini-divider is shipped with each c3000 enclosure.

NOTE: Please read the RTF card (included with each c3000 enclosure) and the "HP BladeSystem c3000 Setup and Installation Guide" for
more information on the use, installation, and removal of bay dividers and the mini-divider for mixed configurations.
NOTE: Expansion blades can be installed in zone 2 along with both full-height and half-height blades. For more information, please see
the "Expansion blades" section later in this document.

Server Blade, Expansion Blade, and Fan Population Guidelines

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