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Chapter 3: Maintenance and Component Installation
Nodes and Associated Hard Drives
The F418BC2 chassis contains eight individual motherboards in separate nodes. Each node
controls the hard drives contained within that node. Note that if a node is pulled out of the
chassis, the hard drives associated with that node will power down as well. Refer to the table
below and on the following pages for your specific chassis configuration.
F418BC2
Node 4
Controls six 2.5" HDDs, D1-D6
Node 8
Controls six 2.5" HDDs, H1-H6
Node 3
Controls six 2.5" HDDs, C1-C6
Node 7
Controls six 2.5" HDDs, G1-G6
Node 2
Controls six 2.5" HDDs, B1-B6
Node 6
Controls six 2.5" HDDs, F1-F6
Node 1
Controls six 2.5" HDDs, A1-A6
Node 5
Controls six 2.5" HDDs, E1-E6
Figure 3-6. Nodes Corresponding to Node Locations
Node 4
Node 8
Node 3
Node 7
Node 6
Node 5
Node 2
Node 1