2:BladeManager Installation

The BladeManager uses a rotational interrupt technique to configure PCI- X adapters so that you can install PCI-X adapters that do not support sharing of PCI-X interrupts.

The BladeManager scans PCI-X slots to assign system resources. If you have not changed the default startup sequence, the BladeManager starts devices in the following order:

a.CR-ROM and diskette drives

b.PCI-X slot 2

c.PCI-X clot 1

d.Integrated Ethernet controllers

The optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II can be installed only in PCI- X slot 2.

You can install an optional RAID controller in your server to control the internal hard disk drives (for example, to allow you to configure the internal hard disk drives into disk arrays.

The optional ServeRAID-7t S-ATA controller can be installed only in PCI-X slot 1. The low-profile bracket that comes with the controller is required to install the controller.

The optional ServeRAID-6i+ controller can be installed only in PCI-X slot 1. The low-profile bracket that comes with the controller is required to install the controller.

No re-routing of the internal SCSI cable (SCSI models only) is required if you are installing the ServeRAID-6i+ controller. The ServeRAID-6+ controller uses the SCSI connector (SCSI models only) for output.

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