Supermicro SBI-7127RG-E, User Manual

Page: 9 / 86

1-1
Chapter 1
Introduction
1-1 Overview
The SBI-7127RG-E blade server module is a compact self-contained server that
connects into a pre-cabled enclosure that provides power, cooling, management and
networking functions. One enclosure for the SBI-7127RG-E blade server module can
hold ten blade units.
In this manual, “blade system” refers to the entire system (including the enclosure and
blades units), “blade” or “blade unit” refers to a single blade module and “blade
enclosure” is the chassis that the blades, power supplies and modules are housed in.
Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been
certified for use with the SuperBlade (
www.supermicro.com/products/superblade/ ).
Note: For your system to work properly, please follow the links below to download all
necessary drivers/utilities and the user’s manual for your server.
• Supermicro product manuals: http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/
• Product drivers and utilities: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com
• Product safety information: http://super-dev/about/policies/safety_information.cfm
• If you have any questions, please contact our support team at:
support@supermicor.com
Note: A complete list of safety warnings is provided on the Supermicro web site at
http://www.supermicro.com/about/policies/safety_information.cfm .
1-2 Product Checklist of Typical Components
Your blade module ships with its mainboard already installed in its chassis. Memory,
hard disk drives/SATA DOM drives, Graphic Processor Units (GPU) and the Central
Processor Units (CPU) must all be installed by the user after shipment. See
Chapter 3:
"Setup and Installation" on page 3-1 for details on installation of these components.
Aside from the blade module unit itself, the following optional Mezzanine add-on cards
(with Infiniband Switch) may be ordered for your blade module:
• AOC-XEH-iN2
• AOC-IBH-XDD
• AOC-IBH-XQD
• AOC-IBH-XQS
• AOC-IBH-XDS
• AOC-IBH-X3QS
• AOC-IBH-X3QD