Intel SBX44 - Server Compute Blade, Installation And User Manual

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Installing options
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expansion option, see the documentation that comes with the option. Some documentation
might also be on the Resource CD that comes with the system chassis.
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If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to “Completing the
installation” on page 41.
Installing a SCSI storage expansion unit
To use SCSI hard disk drives with your blade server, install a SCSI storage expansion unit, such as
the Intel
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SCSI Storage Expansion Unit, on the blade server. You will then be able to install two 3.5-
inch, hot-swap, SCSI, 1-inch (26 mm) slim-high hard disk drives in the expansion unit, for use by
the blade server. The SCSI Storage Expansion Unit contains a SCSI controller that supports
embedded mirroring, which is similar to RAID level 1.
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Important
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To avoid potential performance and reliability problems when configuring or replacing drives in a
mirrored configuration, ensure that the storage capacities and speeds of the drives are
identical.
Notes:
1. After you install the SCSI storage expansion unit on your blade server, the blade server and
expansion unit are a unit that occupies three blade bays in the system chassis.
2. To ensure proper cooling and system reliability, make sure that each of the SCSI hard disk drive
bays on the SCSI storage expansion unit contains either a hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive or a
filler panel.