Partner blade
half-height bay
number / Server
blade full-height bay
number
Partner blade
support?
Blade location rules
Supported
enclosures
Number of
conjoined
blades
Class
Bays 1&2, 3&4
with Monarch blade
in odd bay
c3000
Bottom half-height
bay 9 paired with
Yes
Bays 2&3, 4&5 or
6&7 with Monarch
c7000 only
2 (BL870c i4)
BL2E
full-height bays 2&3,
blade in even bay
bottom half-height
using full-height
numbering
bay 11 paired with
full-height bays 4&5,
bottom half-height
bay 13 paired with
full-height bays 6&7
N/A
No
Bays 2&3 with
Monarch blade in
c3000 only
2 (BL870c i4)
even bay using
full-height
numbering.
N/A
No
Bays 1&2&3&4 or
5&6&7&8, with
c7000 only
4 (BL890c i4)
BL4
Monarch blade
defaulting to slot 1
or slot 5,
respectively
N/A
No
Bays 1&2&3&4
with Monarch blade
defaulting to slot 1
c3000 only
4 (BL890c i4)
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For information on installing the c3000 bay mini-divider, see the HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure Setup and Installation
Guide.
CAUTION:
Using the incorrect Blade Link can cause damage to the Blade Link and to the
connectors on both the Blade Link and the server blades.
IMPORTANT:
Failure to follow bay location rules can prevent server blade power on.
NOTE:
The manufacturing part numbers for the Blade Link is located on a sticker on the PCA.
For more information, see the HP Integrity BL860c i4, BL870c i4 & BL890c i4 Server Blade User
Service Guide.
To install the Blade Link:
1.
Log on to the OA.
2.
Install the first blade into the lowest bay number, this blade becomes the Monarch blade
(
“Installing the server blade into the enclosure”
).
3.
Wait 10 seconds. The IP address of the installed blade appears in the OA.
4.
Insert each adjacent blade, waiting 10 seconds between blades.
NOTE:
The blades will go into stand-by
5.
Using the OA, verify that the rest of the blades that will be conjoined have an IP address and
are powered off.
6.
Remove the plastic protectors from the connectors on the back of the Blade Link.
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Installing the server blade into the enclosure
