8247-42L, 8286-41A, or 8286-42A locations

Use this information to help you map a location code to a position on the unit.

The following diagrams show field-replaceable unit (FRU) layouts in the system. Use these diagrams with the following tables.

Rack views

The following graphics represent location codes for 8247-42L or 8286-42A. The 8286-41A has the same location codes, but only a subset of the locations support hardware. The asterisk (*) in the FRU location table indicates locations that are not supported for 8286-41A.

Figure 1. Rack front view (base function)

Figure 2. Rack front view (expanded function)

Figure 3. Rack top view (base function)

Figure 4. Rack top view (expanded function)

Figure 5. Rack rear view (base function)

Figure 6. Rack rear view (expanded function)

Tower views

Figure 7. Tower front view (base function)

Figure 8. Tower front view (expanded function)

Figure 9. Tower side view (base function)

Figure 10. Tower side view (expanded function)

Figure 11. Tower rear view (base function)

Figure 12. Tower rear view (expanded function)

The following table provides location codes for parts that comprise the server.

Table 1. FRU location
Failing item name	Physical location code	Identify LED	Failing item removal and replacement procedures
System unit	Un
Fans
Fan 1	Un-A1	Yes	See Fans.
Fan 2	Un-A2	Yes
Fan 3^*	Un-A3	Yes
Fan 4^*	Un-A4	Yes
Power supplies
Power supply 1^*	Un-E1	Yes	See Power supply.
Power supply 2^*	Un-E2	Yes
Power supply 3	Un-E3	Yes
Power supply 4	Un-E4	Yes
Backplanes
System backplane Note: The service processor is part of the system backplane.	Un-P1	Yes	See System backplane.
Time-of-day battery	Un-P1-E1	Yes	See Time-of-day battery.
Disk drive backplane	Un-P2	Yes	See Disk drive backplane.
Ports
USB 3.0 port 1 (rear)	Un-P1-T1	No
USB 3.0 port 2 (rear)	Un-P1-T2	No
Serial port	Un-P1-C1-T1	No
USB 2.0 port 1 (rear) Note: This port is used only for firmware update and uninterruptible power supply (UPS). This port is unavailable for host operating systems.	Un-P1-C1-T2	No
USB 2.0 port 2 (rear) Note: This port is used only for firmware update and uninterruptible power supply (UPS). This port is unavailable for host operating systems.	Un-P1-C1-T3	No
HMC port 1	Un-P1-T3	No
HMC port 2	Un-P1-T4	No
USB 3.0 port 3 (front)	Un-P1-T5	No
USB 3.0 port 4 (front)	Un-P1-T6	No
Adapters
System I/O card	Un-P1-C1	Yes	See System I/O card.
PCIe x8 slot 1^*	Un-P1-C2	Yes	See PCI Adapters.
PCIe x16 slot 2^*	Un-P1-C3	Yes
PCIe x8 slot 3^*	Un-P1-C4	Yes
PCIe x16 slot 4^*	Un-P1-C5	Yes
PCIe x16 slot 5	Un-P1-C6	Yes
PCIe x16 slot 6	Un-P1-C7	Yes
PCIe x8 slot 7	Un-P1-C8	Yes
PCIe x8 slot 8	Un-P1-C9	Yes
PCIe x8 slot 9	Un-P1-C10	Yes
PCIe x8 slot 10	Un-P1-C11	Yes
PCIe x8 slot 11	Un-P1-C12	Yes
System VPD card	Un-P1-C13	Yes	See Vital product data card.
PCIe3 x8 SAS RAID internal adapter or PCIe3 x8 cache SAS RAID internal adapter	Un-P1-C14	Yes	See PCIe3 x8 cache SAS RAID internal adapter. See PCIe3 x8 SAS RAID internal adapter.
PCIe3 x8 SAS RAID internal adapter or PCIe3 x8 cache SAS RAID internal adapter	Un-P1-C15	Yes
Memory modules
Memory module 1	Un-P1-C16	Yes	See Memory modules.
Memory module 2	Un-P1-C17	Yes
Memory module 3	Un-P1-C18	Yes
Memory module 4	Un-P1-C19	Yes
Memory module 5	Un-P1-C20	Yes
Memory module 6	Un-P1-C21	Yes
Memory module 7	Un-P1-C22	Yes
Memory module 8	Un-P1-C23	Yes
Memory module 9^*	Un-P1-C24	Yes
Memory module 10^*	Un-P1-C25	Yes
Memory module 11^*	Un-P1-C26	Yes
Memory module 12^*	Un-P1-C27	Yes
Memory module 13^*	Un-P1-C28	Yes
Memory module 14^*	Un-P1-C29	Yes
Memory module 15^*	Un-P1-C30	Yes
Memory module 16^*	Un-P1-C31	Yes
Processor and processor regulator
POWER8® processor module 1	Un-P1-C32	Yes	See System processor module.
POWER8 processor module 2^*	Un-P1-C33	Yes	See System processor module.
Device physical locations for systems (base function)
Drive 1	Un-P2-D1	Yes	See Disk drives or solid-state drives.
Drive 2	Un-P2-D2	Yes
Drive 3	Un-P2-D3	Yes
Drive 4	Un-P2-D4	Yes
Drive 5	Un-P2-D5	Yes
Drive 6	Un-P2-D6	Yes
Drive 7	Un-P2-D7	Yes
Drive 8	Un-P2-D8	Yes
Drive 9	Un-P2-D9	Yes
Drive 10	Un-P2-D10	Yes
Drive 11	Un-P2-D11	Yes
Drive 12	Un-P2-D12	Yes
DVD	Un-P2-D27	Yes	See Media devices.
Device physical locations for systems (expanded function)
Drive 1	Un-P2-D1	Yes	See Disk drives or solid-state drives.
Drive 2	Un-P2-D2	Yes
Drive 3	Un-P2-D3	Yes
Drive 4	Un-P2-D4	Yes
Drive 5	Un-P2-D5	Yes
Drive 6	Un-P2-D6	Yes
Drive 7	Un-P2-D7	Yes
Drive 8	Un-P2-D8	Yes
Drive 9	Un-P2-D9	Yes
Drive 10^*	Un-P2-D10 (for systems with a solid-state drive cage)	Yes
Drive 11^*	Un-P2-D11 (for systems with a solid-state drive cage)	Yes
Drive 12^*	Un-P2-D12 (for systems with a solid-state drive cage)	Yes
Drive 13^*	Un-P2-D13 (for systems with a solid-state drive cage)	Yes
Drive 14^*	Un-P2-D14 (for systems with a solid-state drive cage)	Yes
Drive 15^*	Un-P2-D15 (for systems with a solid-state drive cage)	Yes
Drive 16^*	Un-P2-D16 (for systems with a solid-state drive cage)	Yes
Drive 17^*	Un-P2-D17 (for systems with a solid-state drive cage)	Yes
Drive 18	Un-P2-D18	Yes
Drive 19	Un-P2-D19	Yes
Drive 20	Un-P2-D20	Yes
Drive 21	Un-P2-D21	Yes
Drive 22	Un-P2-D22	Yes
Drive 23	Un-P2-D23	Yes
Drive 24	Un-P2-D24	Yes
Drive 25	Un-P2-D25	Yes
Drive 26	Un-P2-D26	Yes
DVD	Un-P2-D27	Yes	See Media devices.
Control panel
Control panel	Un -D1	No	See Control panel.
^*Not applicable for 8286-41A.

Last updated: Fri, October 11, 2019