System Components

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Figure 3-5 Altix 450 IRU System Components Example

Bay (Unit) Numbering

Bays in the racks are numbered using standard units. A standard unit (SU) or unit (U) is equal to

1.75 inches (4.445 cm). Because IRUs occupy multiple standard units, IRU locations within a rack

are identified by the bottom unit (U) in which the IRU resides. For example, in a 42U rack, an IRU

positioned in U01 through U05 is identified as U01.

Rack Numbering

Each rack is numbered with a three-digit number sequentially beginning with 001. A rack contains

IRU enclosures, optional mass storage enclosures, and potentially other options. In a single

compute rack system, the rack number is always 001.

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Power
supplies
System control
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Compute/memory blades
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L1 controller
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SAS 4X USB0 USB1 USB2 USB3
HDD0 HDD1
DVDROM
ETH0 ETH1
PCI-X 1 PCI-X 0
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