Installing a storage blade – HP SB40c-Storage-Blade User Manual
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Setup 12
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Install the coupler plate on the SB40c.
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Install the SB40c in any device bay on the lower row of the enclosure (9 through 16).
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If the SB40c is installed in an odd-numbered bay, install the partner server blade in the adjacent
even-numbered bay to the right.
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If the SB40c is installed in an even-numbered bay, install the partner server blade in the adjacent
odd-numbered bay to the left.
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When installing the SB40c with a full-height server blade, a half-height server blade can be installed
in the empty bay above the SB40c. This server blade cannot be partnered with the SB40c.
Installing a storage blade
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server blade or the
enclosure unless all hard drive and device bays are populated with either a component or a blank.
1.
Install the hard drives ("
2.
Remove the blank.