HP nPartitions (nPars) manual Blade Link bay location rules, BL1

NOTE: Before installing the Blade Link for BL870c i4 or BL890c i4, make sure the following statements are true:

•All blades have the same CPU SKUs

•All blades have the same hardware revision (only use BL860c i4, BL870c i4, or BL890c i4 Server Blades)

•All blades have CPU0 installed

•All blades have the same firmware revision set

•All blades follow the memory loading rules for your configuration, see “DIMMs” (page 44)

•The enclosure OA firmware is compatible with the blade firmware

•The Monarch blade has an ICH mezzanine card installed

•The proper Blade Link is being used for your configuration

To check on the blade hardware revisions and CPU SKUs, go to the Command Menu in the iLO 3 TUI and enter the DF command. This dumps the FRU content of the blades.

NOTE: If you will be upgrading an initial installation, see the user service guide for more information on server blade upgrades.

Blade Link bay location rules

					Partner blade
					half-height bay
	Number of				number / Server
	conjoined	Supported		Partner blade	blade full-height bay
Class	blades	enclosures	Blade location rules	support?	number
BL1	1 (standard	c7000	No specific bay	Yes	Bottom half-height
	for BL860c		location rules for		adjacent bay, paired
	i4)		blades		with the server blade
					in full-height bays
					1&2, 3&4, 5&6, or
					7&8

c3000

BL2	2 (BL870c i4) c7000	Bays 1&2, 3&4,	No
		5&6, or 7&8 with
		Monarch blade in
		odd bay

Half-height bay 8, paired with the server blade in full-height bay 3.

CAUTION: The bay mini-divider must be installed in the c3000 enclosure to ensure the partner blade is inserted correctly. Failure to install the bay mini-divider might result in damage to the blade or enclosure when installing the partner blade.1

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22 Installing the server blade into the enclosure