| Number of |
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| conjoined | Supported |
| Partner blade |
Class | blades | enclosures | Blade location rules | support? |
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| c3000 | Bays 1&2, 3&4 |
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| with Monarch blade |
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| in odd bay |
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BL2E | 2 (BL870c i4) | c7000 only | Bays 2&3, 4&5 or | Yes |
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| 6&7 with Monarch |
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| blade in even bay |
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| using |
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| numbering |
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2 (BL870c i4) c3000 only | Bays 2&3 with | No |
| Monarch blade in |
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| even bay using |
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| |
| numbering. |
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Partner blade
Bottom
N/A
BL4 | 4 (BL890c i4) | c7000 only | Bays 1&2&3&4 or | No | N/A |
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| 5&6&7&8, with |
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| Monarch blade |
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| defaulting to slot 1 |
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| or slot 5, |
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| respectively |
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| 4 (BL890c i4) | c3000 only | Bays 1&2&3&4 | No | N/A |
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| with Monarch blade |
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| defaulting to slot 1 |
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1For information on installing the c3000 bay
CAUTION: Using the incorrect Blade Link can cause damage to the Blade Link and to the connectors on both the Blade Link and the server blades.
IMPORTANT: Failure to follow bay location rules can prevent server blade power on.
NOTE: The manufacturing part numbers for the Blade Link is located on a sticker on the PCA.
“Upgrading a conjoined configuration” (page 54) To install the Blade Link:
1.Log on to the OA.
2.Install the first blade into the lowest bay number, this blade becomes the Monarch blade (“Installing the server blade into the enclosure”).
3.Wait 10 seconds. The IP address of the installed blade appears in the OA.
4.Insert each adjacent blade, waiting 10 seconds between blades. NOTE: The blades will go into
5.Using the OA, verify that the rest of the blades that will be conjoined have an IP address and are powered off.
6.Remove the plastic protectors from the connectors on the back of the Blade Link.
7.Push in the blue release latch on the handle to release the handle.
Installing the Blade Link for BL860c i4, BL870c i4 or BL890c i4 configurations 23
