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Figure B-3. HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure – Full-height server blade device bay numbering. Full--height servers should be populated from bottom to top when viewing from the front of the enclosure. With four fans, only the bottom two device bays can be used; with six fans, all device bays can be used.

Figure B-4. HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure – Half-height server blade device bay numbering. Half--height servers should be populated from the bottom of the enclosure, in the following order: Device bays 1, 5, 2, 6, 3, 7, 4, 8.

IMPORTANT

When looking at the rear of the enclosure, device bay numbering is reversed.

CAUTION

To prevent improper cooling or thermal damage, do not operate the server blade or the enclosure unless all device bays are populated with either a component or a blank.

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