HP XC System Software 3.2.1 manual HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure Bay Locations Front View

Figure 1-7 HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure Bay Locations (Front View)

1Device bays

2DVD drive (optional)

3Insight Display. For more information, see “Insight Display” (page 28).

4 Onboard Administrator (OA)

The HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure can house a maximum of 8 half-height or 4 full-height server blades. Additionally, the c3000 enclosure contains an integrated DVD drive, which is useful for installing the HP XC System Software. Figure 1-8illustrates the numbering of the server bays of the HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure for both half height and full height server blades.

Figure 1-8 HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure Bay Numbering

The number of fans in the enclosure influences the placement of the server blades. Use the following table and the numbering scheme in Figure 1-8to determine the placement of the server blades in the enclosure, based on the number of fans.

	Insert Half-Height Server Blades in	Insert Full-Height Server Blades in These
Number of Fans	These Bays	Bays
4 fan configuration	1, 2, 5, 6	1, 2
6 fan configuration	any	any

Figure 1-9is an illustration showing the location of the interconnect bays, fan bays, onboard administrator bays, the enclosure/onboard administrator link module, and power supplies at the rear of the HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure. This figure includes an inset showing the onboard administrator/iLO port, and the enclosure Uplink and downlink ports.

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