To get things right.
Yes, it is possible to mix and match any 1855 and 1955 blades in one single enclosure
However, there are two small requirements.
- The DRAC/MC needs firmware 1.3 or later (everyone should upgrade to 1.3, even if you don't have any 1955 blades).
- You need the digital KVM modules, they rock, get them!
The 1955 blades plug-in during operations just as any 1855 blades would, you get a sensor detect and they power on just fine.
Printout from the DRAC/MC:
[Server Module Power Consumption Table]Cool!
<Slot#> <Server Name> <Blade Type> <Power State> <Current/Max Consumption>
1 Server-1 PE1855 ON 300/300W
2 Server-2 PE1855 ON 300/300W
3 Server-3 PE1855 ON 300/300W
4 Server-4 PE1855 ON 300/300W
5 Server-5 PE1855 ON 300/300W
6 Server-6 PE1855 ON 300/300W
7 Server-7 PE1855 ON 300/300W
8 Server-8 PE1955 ON 304/304W
9 Server-9 PE1955 ON 304/304W
10 Server-10 N/A N/A N/A
3 comments:
Thank you fot the info.
Here at MHS we have just purchassed 40 1955 blades and I;m trying to get the imaging proccess started. The road block that Im facing is to where to get the Bare Metal scripts for the 1955 blades i.e Bios, Drac, RAID etc...)
1955 and 1855 blades do indeed seem to work fine together, but for the life of me we cant seem to get the 1855 to talk via IPMI if we turn IPMI on in the 1955 blades. its a major bummer, since the DRAC interface is kind of clunky for scripting power commands. It especially will suck once we start throwing m1000e chassis in the mix, since the m600 blades are all IPMI.
Have you had any luck with using IPMI with a mixed chassis with 1855 and 1955 blades?
I know this is old but I'm hoping someone is still reading this.
We have an 1855 Chassis with 5 1855 Blades. Can I put in 1955 blades in the other 5 open slots with no problems?
I didn't see which chassis people were using.
Also, do you know if the 1955 blades running ESX support 64 bit VM's?
Thanks
Josh
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