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Chapter 1. Introduction
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The NovaScale R423 is a high-end server that is comprised of two main subsys-
tems: a 2U server chassis and the NovaScale R423 serverboard dual Intel® Xeon®
processor serverboard. Please refer to our web site for information on operating sys-
tems that have been certifi ed for use with the NovaScale R423 (www.bull.com).
In addition to the serverboard and chassis, various hardware components have
been included with the NovaScale R423, as listed below:
Three (3) 8-cm hot-swap chassis fans (FAN-0094L)
One (1) air shroud (MCP-310-82502-0N)
Two (2) CPU passive heatsinks (SNK-P0025P)
One (1) DVD-ROM drive (DVM-PNSC-824)
Two (2) 3.5" dummy drive trays
One (1) DVD-ROM drive (DVM-PNSC-824B)
One (1) front control panel cable (CBL-0087)
One (1) rail set (MCP-290-00002-00)
SATA Accessories
One (1) SATA backplane (BPN-SAS-825TQ)
One (1) 2-ft SATA cable (CBL-0044L)
Two (2) 35-mm SATA cables (CBL-0061L)
Two (2) 48-cm SATA cables (CBL-0178L)
One (1) 70-cm SATA cable (CBL-0179L)
Two (2) SATA SGPIO cables (CBL-0157L)
Eight (8) SATA hot-swap drive carriers (MCP-220-00001-01)
(The chassis has eight carriers but only six SATA drives are supported.)
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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