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SK0-004 · Question #74

A technician needs to install six blade servers. Which of the following MUST a technician install along with the blades?

The correct answer is C. Blade enclosure. Blade servers require a blade enclosure (chassis) to function, as it provides shared power, cooling, networking, and management infrastructure. Without the enclosure, blades cannot operate.

Server hardware installation and management

Question

A technician needs to install six blade servers. Which of the following MUST a technician install along with the blades?

Options

  • ABlade rail kits
  • BBlade shelves
  • CBlade enclosure
  • DBlade station

How the community answered

(35 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    94% (33)

Why each option

Blade servers require a blade enclosure (chassis) to function, as it provides shared power, cooling, networking, and management infrastructure. Without the enclosure, blades cannot operate.

ABlade rail kits

Rail kits are used for rack-mounting traditional 1U/2U servers, not blade systems, which mount inside an enclosure rather than directly on rack rails.

BBlade shelves

Blade shelves are not a standard hardware component in blade server architecture; this term does not describe a required or common blade infrastructure element.

CBlade enclosureCorrect

A blade enclosure is a chassis that houses multiple blade servers and provides them with shared resources including power supplies, cooling fans, network switches, and a management module. Blades are not standalone units and have no independent power or I/O connectors outside of the enclosure. Installing blades without an enclosure is physically impossible.

DBlade station

A blade station is not a recognized component in blade server infrastructure; this is a fabricated term that does not correspond to any required hardware.

Concept tested: Blade server infrastructure and enclosure requirements

Source: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/servers/blade-servers.html

Topics

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