SK0-004 · Question #153
A blade chassis can hold 16 half-height blades or eight full-height blades. Which of the following is the MAXIMUM number of half-height blades that can be installed in the chassis if six full-height…
The correct answer is B. 4. Each full-height blade occupies two half-height slot equivalents, so six full-height blades consume 12 of the 16 available slots, leaving exactly 4 half-height slots open.
Question
A blade chassis can hold 16 half-height blades or eight full-height blades. Which of the following is the MAXIMUM number of half-height blades that can be installed in the chassis if six full-height blades are already installed?
Options
- A2
- B4
- C8
- D16
How the community answered
(47 responses)- A9% (4)
- B72% (34)
- C4% (2)
- D15% (7)
Why each option
Each full-height blade occupies two half-height slot equivalents, so six full-height blades consume 12 of the 16 available slots, leaving exactly 4 half-height slots open.
2 is incorrect - six full-height blades use 12 of the 16 slot equivalents, leaving 4 open half-height slots, not 2.
A chassis rated for 16 half-height or 8 full-height blades treats one full-height slot as equivalent to two half-height slots. Six installed full-height blades occupy 6 multiplied by 2 equals 12 half-height slot equivalents, leaving 16 minus 12 equals 4 remaining half-height slots for additional blades.
8 would only be available if zero full-height blades were installed, but the six existing full-height blades already consume 12 of the 16 slot equivalents.
16 is the total chassis capacity for half-height blades with no full-height blades present - the six full-height blades already installed reduce the remaining capacity to 4.
Concept tested: Blade chassis slot capacity and half-height vs full-height calculations
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