HP BladeSystem c3000 User Manual

Figure 16. HP BladeSystem c3000 self-sealing enclosure
Redundant and scalable
BladeSystem c3000 enclosures ship with four installed fans that provide redundancy and support up
to four half-height devices in device bays 1, 2, 5, and 6, or two full-height server blades in device
bays 1 and 2. Adding two additional fans to the enclosure allows population of eight half-height
devices or four full-height server blades.
In a four-fan configuration, the Onboard Administrator prevents server and storage blades installed in
device bays 3, 4, 7, and 8 from powering on until two additional fans are added into fan bays 1
and 3. To populate blade devices in all eight device bays, it is necessary to populate c3000
enclosures with six Active Cool fans. Figure 17 shows enclosure fan bay and device bay population
guidelines. See the Appendix for more detailed fan and device bay population guidelines.
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HP BladeSystem c3000 Specifications

General

Form Factor	6U
Maximum Number of Blade Servers	8 half-height or 4 full-height
Maximum Number of Full-Height Blades	4
Cooling Fans	6 hot-plug fans
Management	HP Onboard Administrator
Interconnect Bays	4
Fans	6 hot-plug fans
Networking Options	Ethernet, Fibre Channel, InfiniBand
Power Supplies	Up to 6 (depending on configuration)