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Figure 16 is a front view of the HP BladeSystem p-Class Blade Enclosure.
Figure 16. Server blade enclosure front view
Features of the server blade enclosure include:
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Management communication—The server blade management module reports thermal, power, and
protection fuse events to all server blades in the blade enclosure. The management module also
facilitates power sharing across enclosures and provides asset and inventory information. On
enhanced server blade enclosures, the server blade management module provides a single RJ-45
connector for accessing all installed server blade iLO interfaces. This feature greatly reduces the
number of network cables needed for management.
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Availability—The server blade management module is hot-plug and can easily be replaced without
interruption to server blades or interconnects. Both electrical and mechanical fuses in the backplane
power feed to each bay protect the power backplane from possible electrical damage.
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Toolless installation—Easily installed with spring-loaded rack rails and thumbscrews. Rack rails are
common between the server blade enclosure and the power enclosure.
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Toolless serviceability—Power backplane, data backplane, and server blade management module
are serviceable without tools and without removing the server blades and interconnects from the
enclosure or removing the blade enclosure from the rack.
