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Contents
Planning the installation 7
Rack requirements................................................................................................................................7
Warnings, cautions, and importants.....................................................................................................8
Space and airflow requirements.........................................................................................................11
Temperature requirements .................................................................................................................12
Power requirements............................................................................................................................12
Grounding requirements ....................................................................................................................13
Installing HP BladeSystem p-Class enclosures 15
Installation overview..........................................................................................................................15
Measuring with the rack template......................................................................................................16
Installing the rack rails and cage nuts ................................................................................................16
Installing the HP BladeSystem p-Class 1U Power Enclosure rack rails.................................17
Installing the rack rails (3U power supply and server blade enclosures)................................17
Installing the cage nuts ...........................................................................................................20
Installing HP BladeSystem p-Class enclosures into the rack.............................................................20
Installing HP BladeSystem p-Class 1U Power Enclosures.....................................................21
Identifying HP BladeSystem p-Class 1U Power Supply Enclosure bays...............................21
Installing an HP BladeSystem 1U Power Supply...................................................................22
Installing HP BladeSystem p-Class 3U Power Enclosures.....................................................23
Identifying HP BladeSystem p-Class 3U Power Enclosure bays ...........................................23
Installing an HP BladeSystem 3U Power Supply...................................................................24
Installing HP BladeSystem p-Class Server Blade Enclosures ................................................25
Installing interconnects ......................................................................................................................25
Installing HP BladeSystem interconnect modules and RJ-45 patch panels............................26
Installing HP BladeSystem interconnect modules and interconnect switches........................27
Cabling and powering up the system 29
System cabling overview ...................................................................................................................29
Identifying HP BladeSystem p-Class 1U Power Enclosure components...........................................31
Identifying HP BladeSystem p-Class 3U Power Enclosure and Server Blade Enclosure components32
Installing power distribution devices .................................................................................................33
Installing a scalable bus bar kit...............................................................................................35
Installing a mini bus bar kit ....................................................................................................36
Installing a power bus box......................................................................................................36
Installing the power connectors ..............................................................................................38
Cabling the management modules .....................................................................................................39
