Hp BL460C GEN9 User Manual

HP ProLiant BL460c Gen9 Server Blade 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.

Part Number: 768826-001 September 2014 Edition: 1

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Component identification ............................................................................................................... 6

Front panel components ................................................................................................................................ 6

Front panel LEDs and buttons ......................................................................................................................... 6

Power fault LEDs ................................................................................................................................. 7

Drive numbering .......................................................................................................................................... 7

Hot-plug drive LED definitions ........................................................................................................................ 8

System board components ............................................................................................................................ 9

System maintenance switch ................................................................................................................. 9

Mezzanine connector definitions ....................................................................................................... 10

DIMM slot locations .......................................................................................................................... 10

SUV cable connectors ................................................................................................................................. 11

Operations................................................................................................................................. 12

Power up the server blade ........................................................................................................................... 12

Power down the server blade ...................................................................................................................... 12

Remove the server blade ............................................................................................................................. 13

Remove the access panel ............................................................................................................................ 14

Remove the DIMM baffle ............................................................................................................................. 14

Remove the storage controller ...................................................................................................................... 15

Remove the front panel/hard drive cage assembly ........................................................................................ 16

Remove the mezzanine assembly ................................................................................................................. 17

Remove the FlexibleLOM ............................................................................................................................. 18

Install the storage controller ......................................................................................................................... 18

Install the access panel ............................................................................................................................... 19

Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 20

Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 20

Installing an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure ............................................................................................. 20

Preparing the enclosure .................................................................................................................... 20

Installing server blade options ..................................................................................................................... 20

Installing interconnect modules .................................................................................................................... 21

Interconnect bay numbering and device mapping ................................................................................ 21

Connecting to the network........................................................................................................................... 22

Installing a server blade .............................................................................................................................. 23

Completing the configuration....................................................................................................................... 24

Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 25

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 25

Drive option ............................................................................................................................................... 25

Storage controller option ............................................................................................................................. 26

HP Smart Storage Battery option .................................................................................................................. 27

Mezzanine card option .............................................................................................................................. 29

Memory options ......................................................................................................................................... 31

HP SmartMemory ............................................................................................................................. 32

Memory subsystem architecture ......................................................................................................... 32

Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ................................................................................................. 33

DIMM identification .......................................................................................................................... 33

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