HP Onboard Administrator - Manual (Page 233)

Configuring the HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure and enclosure devices 233
Storage blades
In the Systems and Devices menu, the Device Bays category lists server blades and storage blades. Selecting
a storage blade menu item displays the status page of the storage blade (selecting the + symbol to the left of
the menu item does not expand the storage blade). Three tabs are available that display specific information
about the storage blade: Status, Information, and Virtual Devices.
Storage blades are inserted into the enclosure adjacent to server blades following physical placement rules
and ensuring the storage blade is not powered on before powering on and associating a server blade with
it.
When using half-height server blades, the storage blade must be placed in the slot in the enclosure to the left
of the server blade. For each server blade installed in the enclosure, an associated storage blade can be
placed in the enclosure to the left of the server blade (maximum of eight server blades and eight storage
blades).
When using full-height server blades, the storage blade must be placed into the lower slot in the enclosure to
the left of the server blade. Placing the storage blade to the top left slot of the enclosure causes a partner
device error. You can have a half-height server blade in the slot to the top-left of a full-height server blade
while a storage blade is to the lower left of the full-height server blade.
Full-height server blades require a mezzanine card to communicate with the appropriate storage blade. If a
storage blade is placed correctly next to a full-height server blade but the server blade is missing the proper
mezzanine card, then a Configuration error (not a Partner Device Error) occurs.
If power to a server blade is disconnected, power to the associated storage blade is also disconnected.