4. Device Bay 4
8. Device Bay 8
NOTE:
Full-height servers should be populated from left to right.
Full-height and half-height server blade mixed configurations
The c7000 enclosure is divided into 4 zones by the vertical support metalwork. Within each zone a removable divider is used to support
half height devices. To install a full-height blade in any zone this divider must be removed. As a consequence a zone can only contain
either full-height server blades or half-height server blades.
NOTE:
Expansion blades can be installed in the same zone as both full-height and half-height blades. For more information, please see
the "Expansion blades" later in this document.
Expansion blades
Expansion blades consist of storage blades, tape blades, and the PCI Expansion Blade. Up to 8 expansion blades are supported per HP
BladeSystem c-Class c7000 Enclosure. Expansion blades may be installed in the same zone as half-height and full-height server
blades. An expansion blade is installed directly adjacent to a server blade, also known as a partner server blade. An overview of the
expansion blade population rule best practices are summarized below. For detailed expansion blade rules and guidelines, please see
the documentation that ships with the enclosure and expansion blade.
QuickSpecs
HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure
Server Blade, Expansion Blade, and Fan Population Guidelines
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