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Preface
Contents
1.1 Overview ...............................................................................................................................8
1.2 Product Checklist of Typical Components ...........................................................................8
1.3 Blade Module Features ........................................................................................................9
Processors ..........................................................................................................................9
Memory ...............................................................................................................................9
Storage ..............................................................................................................................10
RAID ..................................................................................................................................10
Enclosure Requirements ...................................................................................................10
Density ..............................................................................................................................11
Chapter 2 Setup and Installation
Powering Up a Blade Unit.................................................................................................12
Powering Down a Blade Unit ............................................................................................12
Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure .....................................................................12
Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure .........................................................................13
Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink ...................................................................................18
Removing the CPU and the Heatsink ...............................................................................19
Memory Population Guidelines ......................................................................................20
Memory Population Sequence ......................................................................................21
Installing Memory ...........................................................................................................22
2.5 USB Memory Stick Installation ...........................................................................................23
2.6 Hard Disk Drive Installation ................................................................................................23
2.7 Installing the Operating System .........................................................................................24
Installing with an External USB CD-ROM Drive ...............................................................24
Installing via PXE Boot .....................................................................................................24
Installing via Virtual Media (Drive Redirection) .................................................................25