IBM 8677 - BladeCenter Rack-mountable - Power..., Planning And Installation Manual

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Chapter 2. BladeCenter unit components
The following illustration shows the locations of major components in the
BladeCenter unit.
Blade server
Media
tray
Blade server with
storage-expansion
unit
Filler blade
Front bezel
Switch module
Blower module
Power module
Management module
USB port
CD-ROM
drive
Diskette
drive
Attention: To maintain proper system cooling, each module bay must contain
either a module or a filler module, and each blade bay must contain either a blade
or a filler blade.
Chassis
The BladeCenter unit houses all components, including:
v
Blade servers
v
Management modules
v
Power modules
v
Blowers
v
Switch modules
It includes a media tray that contains a CD-ROM drive, diskette drive, and USB
port.
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