SUPER MICRO Computer SBI-7127R-S6 user manual Overview, Product Checklist of Typical Components

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

This user’s manual covers the SBI-7127R-S6 blade module. This blade module is a compact self-contained server that connects into a pre-cabled enclosure that provides power, cooling, management and networking functions. One enclosure for the SBI-7127R-S6 blade module can hold ten blade units.

In this manual, “blade system” refers to the entire system (including the enclosure and blades units), “blade” or “blade unit” refers to a single blade module and “blade enclosure” is the chassis that the blades, power supplies and modules are housed within.

Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with the SuperBlade (www.supermicro.com/products/superblade/).

Note: A complete list of safety warnings is provided on the Supermicro web site at http://www.supermicro.com/about/policies/safety_information.cfm.

1-2 Product Checklist of Typical Components

Your blade module ships with its B9DR7 mainboard already installed in its chassis. Memory, hard disk drives and the CPU must all be installed by the user after shipment. See Chapter 3: "Setup and Installation" on page 3-1for details on installation of these components.

Aside from the blade module unit itself, the following optional Mezzanine add-on cards (with 10GbE or Infiniband Switch) may be ordered for your blade module:

•AOC-XEH-iN2

•AOC-IBH-XDD

•AOC-IBH-XQD

•AOC-IBH-XQS

•AOC-IBH-XDS

See the Supermicro website and the SuperBlade Network Modules User’s Manual on your SuperBlade system’s CD-ROM for more details on these add-on cards.

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