Partner blade
half-height bay
number / Server
blade full-height
bay number
Partner blade
support?
Blade location
rules
Supported
enclosures
Number of
conjoined
blades
Class
N/A
No
Bays 1&2, 3&4,
5&6, or 7&8 with
c7000
2
(BL870c i2
and
BL870c i4)
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
Yes
Bays 2&3, 4&5
or 6&7 with
c7000 only
2
(BL870c i2
and
BL870c i4)
BL2E
full-height bays
2&3, bottom
half-height bay 11
Monarch blade
in even bay
using full-height
numbering
paired with
full-height bays
4&5, bottom
half-height bay 13
paired with
full-height bays
6&7
N/A
No
Bays 2&3 with
Monarch blade
c3000 only
2
(BL870c i2
and
BL870c i4)
in even bay
using full-height
numbering.
N/A
No
Bays 1&2&3&4
or 5&6&7&8,
c7000 only
4
(BL890c i2
and
BL890c i4)
BL4
with Monarch
blade defaulting
to slot 1 or slot 5,
respectively
N/A
No
Bays 1&2&3&4
with Monarch
c3000 only
4
(BL890c i2
and
BL890c i4)
blade defaulting
to slot 1
1
For information on installing the c3000 bay mini-divider, see the
HPE BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure
Setup and Installation Guide
.
CAUTION:
Using the incorrect Blade Link can cause damage to the Blade Link
and to the connectors on both the Blade Link and the server blades.
IMPORTANT:
Failure to follow bay location rules can prevent server blade power
on.
NOTE:
The manufacturing part numbers for the Blade Link is located on a sticker
on the PCA.
To install the Blade Link:
1.
Log on to the OA.
2.
Install the first blade into the lowest bay number, this blade becomes the Monarch
blade (
“Installing the server blade into the enclosure”
).
3.
Wait 10 seconds. The IP address of the installed blade appears in the OA.
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