HP Apollo 2000 System
Part Number: 797871-001
User Guide
Abstract
This document is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems. HP assumes you are qualified in the
servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels.
March 2015
Edition: 1
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Contents
HP Apollo 2000 System ................................................................................................................ 8
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 8
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 9
Chassis front panel components .................................................................................................................. 9
Chassis front panel LEDs and buttons ......................................................................................................... 10
Chassis rear panel components ................................................................................................................. 11
Chassis rear panel LEDs ........................................................................................................................... 12
Node rear panel components ................................................................................................................... 13
Node rear panel LEDs and buttons ............................................................................................................ 14
Power fault LEDs ...................................................................................................................................... 16
System board components ........................................................................................................................ 16
System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................. 17
NMI functionality ........................................................................................................................... 18
DIMM slot locations ....................................................................................................................... 19
Fan locations .......................................................................................................................................... 19
Drive numbering ..................................................................................................................................... 19
HP Apollo r2200 Chassis drive numbering ....................................................................................... 20
HP Apollo r2600 Chassis drive numbering ....................................................................................... 20
M.2 SATA SSD bay numbering ....................................................................................................... 22
Hot-plug drive LED definitions .................................................................................................................... 22
HP SmartDrive LED definitions ......................................................................................................... 22
Low-profile LFF hot-plug drive LED definitions ..................................................................................... 24
RCM module components ......................................................................................................................... 25
RCM module LEDs ................................................................................................................................... 26
PCIe riser board slot definitions ................................................................................................................. 27
Operations ................................................................................................................................. 31
Power up the nodes ................................................................................................................................. 31
Power down the system ............................................................................................................................ 31
Power down the node .............................................................................................................................. 31
Remove the node from the chassis ............................................................................................................. 32
Remove the RCM module ......................................................................................................................... 33
Remove the power supply ......................................................................................................................... 33
Remove the chassis from the rack .............................................................................................................. 34
Remove the security bezel ........................................................................................................................ 35
Removing the drive .................................................................................................................................. 35
Remove the chassis access panel ............................................................................................................... 36
Install the chassis access panel .................................................................................................................. 37
Remove the 1U left rear I/O blank ............................................................................................................ 38
Install the 1U left rear I/O blank ................................................................................................................ 38
Remove the 1U right rear I/O blank .......................................................................................................... 39
Install the 1U right rear I/O blank ............................................................................................................. 40
Remove the 2U rear I/O blank .................................................................................................................. 40
Install the 2U node rear I/O blank............................................................................................................. 41
Remove the air baffle ............................................................................................................................... 41
Install the air baffle .................................................................................................................................. 42
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Remove the bayonet board assembly ......................................................................................................... 43
Install the bayonet board assembly ............................................................................................................ 44
Remove the bayonet board bracket ........................................................................................................... 46
Install the bayonet board bracket .............................................................................................................. 47
Remove the PCI riser cage assembly .......................................................................................................... 48
Single-slot left PCI riser cage assembly ............................................................................................. 48
Single-slot 1U node right PCI riser cage assembly .............................................................................. 50
FlexibleLOM 1U node riser cage assembly ....................................................................................... 50
Single-slot 2U node PCI riser cage assembly ..................................................................................... 51
FlexibleLOM 2U node riser cage assembly ....................................................................................... 52
Three-slot PCI riser cage assemblies ................................................................................................. 53
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 54
Installation overview ................................................................................................................................ 54
Optional services .................................................................................................................................... 54
Optimum environment .............................................................................................................................. 55
Space and airflow requirements ...................................................................................................... 55
Temperature requirements ............................................................................................................... 56
Power requirements ....................................................................................................................... 56
Electrical grounding requirements .................................................................................................... 56
Server warnings and cautions ................................................................................................................... 57
Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................ 57
Identifying the contents of the server shipping carton .................................................................................... 58
Preparing the chassis ............................................................................................................................... 58
Installing hardware options ....................................................................................................................... 59
Installing the chassis into the rack .............................................................................................................. 59
Chassis component installation .................................................................................................................. 60
Installing a node into the chassis ..................................................................................................... 60
Installing a drive ............................................................................................................................ 61
Installing the power supplies ........................................................................................................... 61
Powering up the chassis ........................................................................................................................... 62
HP Advanced Power Manager (optional).................................................................................................... 62
Powering on and selecting boot options in UEFI Boot Mode .......................................................................... 62
Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 62
Installing the system software .................................................................................................................... 63
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................... 63
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 64
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 64
Security bezel option ............................................................................................................................... 64
Drive options .......................................................................................................................................... 64
Removing a drive blank .................................................................................................................. 65
Installing a hot-plug drive ................................................................................................................ 65
Node blank ............................................................................................................................................ 67
Rack control management (RCM) module ................................................................................................... 67
RCM 2.0 to 1.0 adapter cable ................................................................................................................. 69
Redundant fan option .............................................................................................................................. 70
Fan population guidelines ............................................................................................................... 70
Installing the fan option .................................................................................................................. 71
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 72
HP SmartMemory .......................................................................................................................... 73
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 73
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 74
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 74
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Memory configurations ................................................................................................................... 75
General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 76
Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 77
Storage cable options .............................................................................................................................. 78
B140i 1U node SATA cable ........................................................................................................... 78
B140i 2U node SATA cable ........................................................................................................... 79
Mini-SAS H240 1U node cable option ............................................................................................. 80
Mini-SAS H240 2U node cable option ............................................................................................. 81
Mini-SAS P440/P840 cable option ................................................................................................. 82
Mini-SAS P440 2U node cable option .............................................................................................. 83
PCI riser cage assembly options ................................................................................................................ 84
Single-slot left PCI riser cage assembly option .................................................................................... 85
Single-slot 1U node right PCI riser cage assembly option .................................................................... 87
Single-slot 2U node PCI riser cage assembly option ........................................................................... 88
FlexibleLOM 1U node riser cage assembly option ............................................................................. 90
FlexibleLOM 2U node riser cage assembly option ............................................................................. 92
Three-slot PCI riser cage assembly options ........................................................................................ 93
Controller options .................................................................................................................................... 96
Storage controller installation guidelines ........................................................................................... 97
Installing the storage controller and FBWC module options ................................................................. 97
Installing the HP Smart Storage Battery ............................................................................................. 99
Graphic card options ............................................................................................................................. 101
Graphic card/coprocessor power setting switch .............................................................................. 101
Single graphic card/ coprocessor power cable option ..................................................................... 101
Dual graphic card/ coprocessor power cable option ....................................................................... 103
NVIDIA Tesla K40 12GB Module Enablement Kit ............................................................................ 106
Intel Coprocessor Enablement Kit ................................................................................................... 114
M.2 SATA SSD enablement board .......................................................................................................... 121
Processor and heatsink ........................................................................................................................... 123
Dedicated iLO management port module option ........................................................................................ 127
Enabling the dedicated iLO management module ............................................................................ 129
HP Trusted Platform Module option .......................................................................................................... 129
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ................................................................................... 130
Retaining the recovery key/password ............................................................................................ 131
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................. 131
Cabling ................................................................................................................................... 133
Chassis cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 133
Front I/O cabling ........................................................................................................................ 133
Drive backplane power cabling ..................................................................................................... 134
RCM 2.0 cabling ........................................................................................................................ 135
Fan power cabling ...................................................................................................................... 135
Fan cabling ................................................................................................................................ 136
HP Smart Storage Battery cabling .................................................................................................. 136
Node cabling ....................................................................................................................................... 137
Storage cabling .......................................................................................................................... 137
Graphic card/ coprocessor cabling ............................................................................................... 139
FBWC module cabling ................................................................................................................. 140
Software and configuration utilities ............................................................................................. 143
Server mode ......................................................................................................................................... 143
Product QuickSpecs ............................................................................................................................... 143
HP iLO ................................................................................................................................................. 143
Active Health System.................................................................................................................... 144
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HP RESTful API support for HP iLO ................................................................................................. 145
Integrated Management Log ......................................................................................................... 145
HP Insight Remote Support ............................................................................................................ 146
Intelligent Provisioning ........................................................................................................................... 146
HP Insight Diagnostics .................................................................................................................. 147
Erase Utility ................................................................................................................................ 147
Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux................................................................................................... 148
HP Service Pack for ProLiant ................................................................................................................... 148
HP Smart Update Manager ........................................................................................................... 148
HP UEFI System Utilities .......................................................................................................................... 149
Using HP UEFI System Utilities ....................................................................................................... 149
Flexible boot control .................................................................................................................... 149
Restoring and customizing configuration settings ............................................................................. 150
Secure Boot configuration ............................................................................................................. 150
Embedded UEFI shell ................................................................................................................... 151
Embedded Diagnostics option ....................................................................................................... 151
HP RESTful API support for UEFI ..................................................................................................... 151
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ......................................................................... 151
Utilities and features .............................................................................................................................. 152
HP Smart Storage Administrator .................................................................................................... 152
Automatic Server Recovery ........................................................................................................... 152
USB support ................................................................................................................................ 152
Redundant ROM support .............................................................................................................. 153
Keeping the system current ..................................................................................................................... 153
Access to HP Support Materials ..................................................................................................... 153
Updating firmware or System ROM ............................................................................................... 154
Drivers ....................................................................................................................................... 155
Software and firmware ................................................................................................................. 156
Operating System Version Support ................................................................................................ 156
Version control ............................................................................................................................ 156
HP operating systems and virtualization software support for ProLiant servers ...................................... 157
HP Technology Service Portfolio .................................................................................................... 157
Change control and proactive notification ...................................................................................... 157
System battery .......................................................................................................................... 158
Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................ 160
Troubleshooting resources ...................................................................................................................... 160
Regulatory information .............................................................................................................. 161
Safety and regulatory compliance ........................................................................................................... 161
Belarus Kazakhstan Russia marking ......................................................................................................... 161
Turkey RoHS material content declaration ................................................................................................. 162
Ukraine RoHS material content declaration ............................................................................................... 162
Warranty information ............................................................................................................................ 162
Electrostatic discharge ............................................................................................................... 163
Preventing electrostatic discharge ............................................................................................................ 163
Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge ................................................................................ 163
Specifications ........................................................................................................................... 164
Environmental specifications ................................................................................................................... 164
Mechanical specifications ...................................................................................................................... 164
Power supply specifications .................................................................................................................... 165
Hot-plug power supply calculations .......................................................................................................... 166
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Support and other resources ...................................................................................................... 167
Before you contact HP ............................................................................................................................ 167
HP contact information ........................................................................................................................... 167
Acronyms and abbreviations ...................................................................................................... 168
Documentation feedback ........................................................................................................... 172
Index ....................................................................................................................................... 173
Contents 7
HP Apollo 2000 System
Introduction
The HP Apollo 2000 System consists of a chassis and nodes.
Chassis
• HP Apollo r2200 Chassis (12 low-profile LFF hot-plug drives)
• HP Apollo r2600 Chassis (24 SFF hot-plug drives)
Nodes
• HP ProLiant XL170r Gen9 Server Nodes (1U)
• HP ProLiant XL190r Gen9 Server Nodes (2U)
One chassis can support a maximum of:
• Four 1U nodes
• Two 1U nodes and one 2U node
• Two 2U nodes
For more information about product features, specifications, options, configurations, and compatibility, see
the product QuickSpecs on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/qs).
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