ClearCube A6106D User Manual
A6106D Blade Quick Start Guide
ClearCube Technology, Inc. 3700 W Parmer Lane Austin, TX 78727 (512) 652-3500 www.clearcube.com
A6106D
components
The table and picture below show each A6106D component.
Number
Part
Function
1
Front panel
Provides indicators and power-related buttons.
1A
Power indicator
Illuminated when blade is powered on.
1B
Drive activity
indicator
Flashes to indicate storage drive activity.
1C
Reset button
Press to reset blade power.
1D
Power button
Press to power on or power off blade. Press and hold for 3 seconds
to force power off.
1E
Display
Displays boot codes and blade serial number. ClearCube Sentral
management suite enables the LCD to display user-defined strings
and to blink for identification purposes.
2
Handle
Use to aid insertion and removal from chassis.
3
I/O access slot
Provides access to select motherboard I/O ports for configuration
outside of a chassis.
4
Power connector
Connects to A-series chassis AC power supply.
5
Ethernet ports
Connect to Ethernet ports on the A-series chassis backplane.
See Figure 5 below for details about backpack connections.
6
Storage drive
carrier
Holds up to two storage drives, connecting directly to SATA
connectors inside the blade. Does not support hot-swap operation.
7
Video
configuration label
Provides important blade configuration information, including
video host card MAC address, serial number, and more.
Figure 1. The A6106D Components
1A
1B
1C
1D
1E
1
3
4
5
6
2
7
The A6106D blade
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About this
guide
This quick start guide shows the components and features of the A6106D blade and explains
how to install and remove the blade from an A-series chassis. The guide explains how to
view pre-OS video (if required) and provides references to additional information about
A6106D blades, A-series chassis, and to information about using PCoIP® technology.
A6106D
overview
A6106D blades are 6U high, single-slot blades that mount in an A3100 chassis. The A3100
chassis provides power, network interface, and USB ports for each blade.
The picture below shows zero clients connected to A6106 blades in an A3100 chassis.
Figure 2. An example deployment of A6106D blades and zero clients
A3100 Chassis
A6106D Blade
WAN/LAN
PCoIP
Zero Clients
Introduction
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Power on and
power off
The power button is located on the lower-right portion of the front panel, shown as 1D in Figure 1 on page 1.
Power on: After inserting a blade in a chassis or connecting power for configuration outside of a
chassis, press the power button to power on the blade.
Result: The blade powers on and the display (1E) is illuminated.
Power off: Press and hold the power button for about 3 seconds to power off a blade.
Result: The blade powers off and the display (1E) and indicators turn off.
Reset power
The reset button is located on the lower-left portion of the front panel, shown as 1C in Figure 1 on page 1.
When a blade is powered on, press the reset button to reset power.
Result: The blade powers down, the display briefly turns off, and the blade powers on again.
About A6106D
storage drives
A6106D uses a carrier to mount storage drives—such as hard disk drives (HDD), solid state drives
(SSD), self-encrypting drives (SED), and hybrid drives.
NOTE:
The A6106D blade does not support hot-swap replacement of drives. When configuring
an A6106D blade outside of a chassis, be sure to power down the blade and remove the
power cable before removing drives or servicing any components.
Storage drives do not require power cables or data cables when mounted in the storage drive carrier. Power
and data connectors are housed inside the blade—insert and fully seat the carrier and fasten with screws.
The picture below shows the storage drive carrier.
Figure 3. Removing and attaching the storage drive carrier
Storage Drive Carrier
Mounting Screws
Finger Holes for Carrier Removal
Power management
Storage drives and carrier
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