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Installing a storage blade – HP SB40c-Storage-Blade User Manual

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Setup 12

Install the coupler plate on the SB40c.

Install the SB40c in any device bay on the lower row of the enclosure (9 through 16).

If the SB40c is installed in an odd-numbered bay, install the partner server blade in the adjacent

even-numbered bay to the right.

If the SB40c is installed in an even-numbered bay, install the partner server blade in the adjacent

odd-numbered bay to the left.

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 ("

Hard drive options

" on page

16

).

2.

Remove the blank.