HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure + 4 x ProLiant BL460c G6 507014-B21-BUN1 User Manual

Product codes

507014-B21-BUN1

Figure 1

Installing a tape blade adjacent to a half-height
server blade.

Figure 2

Installing a tape blade adjacent to a full-height
server blade.

Installing Tape or Storage Blade

Description

Quantity

Supported

Position

Supported

Comments

Connecting a tape or
storage blade to an
adjacent half-height server
blade (Figure 1)

Up to 8 per HP
BladeSystem c-

Class c7000

Enclosure

Odd or Even slots

next to partner

server blade

A tape or storage blade supports one partner server blade,
and one partner server blade supports one tape or storage
blade.
Identify the partner server blade to be installed with the taoe
or storage. The two blades always occupy a pair of slots, as
follows: 1 & 2, 3 & 4, 5 & 6, 7 & 8, 9 & 10, 11 & 12, 13 &
14, 15 & 16.
If the partner server blade is installed in an odd-numbered
bay, the tape or storage blade is installed in the adjacent
even-numbered bay to the right.
If the partner server blade is installed in an even-numbered
bay, the tape or storage blade is installed in the adjacent
odd-numbered bay to the left.

Connecting a tape or
storage blade to an
adjacent full-height server
blade (Figure 2)

Up to 4 per HP
BladeSystem c-

Class c7000

Enclosure

Slots 10, 12, 14,

or 16

(lower bays only)

A tape or storage blade supports one partner server blade,
and one partner server blade supports one tape or storage
blade.
When partnering a tape or storage blade with a full height
server blade, an HP PCI Express Mezzanine Pass-Thru Card
for BladeSystem c-Class (431643-B21) is required. This card
is installed in mezzanine 3 connector in the server blade.
Identify the partner server blade to be installed with the tape
or storage blade. The two blades always occupy a pair of

QuickSpecs

HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure

Storage

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