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.
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)- A3% (1)
- B3% (1)
- C94% (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.
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.
Blade shelves are not a standard hardware component in blade server architecture; this term does not describe a required or common blade infrastructure element.
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.
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
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