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SuperServer SBI-420P-1(C2/T3)N User's Manual
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Overview ...............................................................................................................................7
Eligible Enclosures ..............................................................................................................7
1.2 System Features .................................................................................................................. 8
1.3 Front View ............................................................................................................................ 9
Control Panel ....................................................................................................................10
1.4 Components .......................................................................................................................11
Chapter 2 Installation and Setup
2.1 Unpacking the System ....................................................................................................... 13
2.2 Installing or Removing the Blade Unit ................................................................................ 14
Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure ......................................................................... 14
Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure ..................................................................... 14
Removing and Replacing the Blade Cover ....................................................................... 15
2.3 Powering Up or Down ........................................................................................................16
Powering Up a Blade Unit .................................................................................................16
Powering Down a Blade Unit ............................................................................................16
2.4 Processor and Heatsink Installation ...................................................................................17
The Processor Carrier Assembly ...................................................................................... 18
The Processor Heatsink Module (PHM) ........................................................................... 20
Installing the PHM into the CPU Socket ........................................................................... 21
Removing the PHM from the CPU Socket ....................................................................... 24
Removing the Processor Carrier Assembly from the PHM .............................................. 25
Removing the Processor from the Carrier Assembly ........................................................ 26
2.5 Memory ............................................................................................................................... 27
Memory Support ................................................................................................................ 27
Memory Population Guidelines ......................................................................................... 30
Guidelines Regarding Mixing DIMMs ............................................................................ 30
DIMM Construction ........................................................................................................ 30
Memory Population Sequence ...................................................................................... 30
Installing Memory ........................................................................................................... 31
2.6 Storage Drives .................................................................................................................... 32
Drive Carrier Indicators ..................................................................................................... 32
Hot-Swap for NVMe Drives ............................................................................................... 35