ClearCube A6106D Blade - Manual

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A6106D Blade Quick Start Guide
ClearCube Technology, Inc. 3700 W Parmer Lane Austin, TX 78727 (512) 652-3500 www.clearcube.com
The A6106D blade
A6106D
components The table and picture below show each A6106D component.
Number Part Function
1 Front panel Provides indicators and power-related buttons.
1A Power indicator Illuminated when blade is powered on.
1B Drive activity
indicator Flashes to indicate storage drive activity.
1C Reset button Press to reset blade power.
1D Power button Press to power on or power off blade. Press and hold for 3 seconds
to force power off.
1E Display Displays boot codes and blade serial number. ClearCube Sentral
management suite enables the LCD to display user-defined strings
and to blink for identification purposes.
2 Handle Use to aid insertion and removal from chassis.
3 I/O access slot Provides access to select motherboard I/O ports for configuration
outside of a chassis.
4 Power connector Connects to A-series chassis AC power supply.
5 Ethernet ports Connect to Ethernet ports on the A-series chassis backplane.
See
Figure 5 below for details about backpack connections.
6 Storage drive
carrier Holds up to two storage drives, connecting directly to SATA
connectors inside the blade. Does not support hot-swap operation.
7 Video
configuration label Provides important blade configuration information, including
video host card MAC address, serial number, and more.
Figure 1. The A6106D Components
1A
1B
1C 1D
1E
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