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• A minimum of four compute books must be installed in the 8-socket (x3950 X6) server.
• Each compute book must have a minimum of one microprocessor and one DIMM installed.
• The 4-socket (x3850 X6) server supports compute book configurations of two or four. These are the only
configurations supported. The following tables list the installation sequence for the supported compute
book configurations.
Table 58. Installation sequence for the two compute books configuration for a 4-socket server
Compute book bay 1 bay 2 bay 3 bay 3
1 compute book 1
2 compute book 2
Table 59. Installation sequence for the four compute books configuration for a 4-socket server
Compute book Bay 1 Bay 2 Bay 3 Bay 4
1 compute book 1
2 compute book 2
3 compute book 3
4 compute book 4
• The 8-socket (x3950 X6) server supports compute book configurations of four, six, or eight. These are the
only configurations supported. The following tables list the installation sequence for the supported
compute book configurations.
Table 60. Installation sequence for the four compute books configuration for an 8-socket server
Compute
book
Top node
(bay 1)
Top node
(bay 2)
Top node
(bay 3)
Top node
(bay 4)
Bottom
node (bay
1)
Bottom
node (bay
2)
Bottom
node (bay
3)
Bottom
node (bay
4)
1
compute
book 1
2
compute
book 2
3
compute
book 3
4
compute
book 4
Table 61. Installation sequence for the six compute books configuration for an 8-socket server
Compute
book
Top node
(bay 1)
Top node
(bay 2)
Top node
(bay 3)
Top node
(bay 4)
Bottom
node (bay
1)
Bottom
node (bay
2)
Bottom
node (bay
3)
Bottom
node (bay
4)
1
compute
book 1
2
compute
book 2
3
compute
book 3
4
compute
book 4
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