NOTE:
Before installing the Blade Link for BL870c i2 or BL890c i2, make sure the following
statements are true:
•
All blades have the same CPU SKUs
•
All blades have the same hardware revision (only use BL860c i2, BL870c i2, or BL890c i2
Server Blades)
•
All blades have CPU0 installed
•
All blades have the same firmware revision set
•
All blades follow the memory loading rules for your configuration, see
“DIMMs” (page 49)
•
The enclosure OA firmware is compatible with the blade firmware
•
The Monarch blade has an ICH mezzanine card installed
•
The proper Blade Link is being used for your configuration
To check on the blade hardware revisions and CPU SKUs, go to the Command Menu in the iLO
3 TUI and enter the
DF
command. This dumps the FRU content of the blades.
NOTE:
If you will be upgrading an initial installation, see
“Upgrading a conjoined configuration”
(page 66)
for more information on server blade upgrades.
Blade Link bay location rules
Partner blade half-height bay
number / Server blade
full-height bay number
Partner
blade
support?
Blade location rules
Supported
enclosures
Number of
conjoined
blades
Blade Link
part number
Class
Bottom half-height adjacent
bay, paired with the server
Yes
No specific bay
location rules for
blades
c7000
1 (standard for
BL860c i2)
AD399-67002
BL1
blade in full-height bays 1&2,
3&4, 5&6, or 7&8
Half-height bay 8, paired with
the server blade in full-height
bay 3.
c3000
CAUTION:
The bay
mini-divider must be installed
in the c3000 enclosure to
ensure the partner blade is
inserted correctly. Failure to
install the bay mini-divider
might result in damage to the
blade or enclosure when
installing the partner blade.
1
N/A
No
Bays 1&2, 3&4,
5&6, or 7&8 with
c7000
2 (BL870c i2)
AD399-67003
BL2
Monarch blade in
odd bay
Bays 1&2, 3&4 with
Monarch blade in
odd bay
c3000
Bottom half-height bay 9
paired with full-height bays
Yes
Bays 2&3, 4&5 or
6&7 with Monarch
c7000 only
2 (BL870c i2)
AD399-67010
BL2E
2&3, bottom half-height bay
blade in even bay
11 paired with full-height bays
using full-height
numbering
4&5, bottom half-height bay
13 paired with full-height bays
6&7
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