Security blade slots
Blade slots across the top half of the chassis front are numbered from 1 to 8, beginning at the left as viewed from the front. Bottom slot numbers begin with slot 9 at the left, ending at slot 16.
- Slot 1: After racking the chassis, insert the first blade into slot 1. Ensure that any blade inserted into an upper slot is engaged on the hanging rail just inside the top of the slot. When properly engaged, the blade slides easily into the slot. Do not force a blade into a slot. The metal flap covering the backplane in each slot retracts automatically when the blade is inserted.
- Slots 2 through 16: Insert blades into consecutive slots, with no empty slots between blades.