HP ProLiant BL45p User Manual
HP ProLiant BL45p Server Blade
User Guide
April 2005 (First Edition)
Part Number 378424-001
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April 2005 (First Edition)
Part Number 378424-001
Audience assumptions
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.
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Contents
Component identification 7
Server blade components .....................................................................................................................7
Front panel LEDs......................................................................................................................8
Front panel components..........................................................................................................10
Hot-plug SCSI hard drive LED combinations........................................................................10
Rear panel components...........................................................................................................12
Internal components ...............................................................................................................12
System maintenance switch....................................................................................................16
Local I/O cable...................................................................................................................................17
Server blade enclosure bay numbering ..............................................................................................17
iLO connections................................................................................................................................. 18
Server blade enclosure compatibility................................................................................................. 19
Operations 21
Power up the server blade.................................................................................................................. 21
Power down the server blade .............................................................................................................22
Remove the server blade....................................................................................................................22
Setup 25
Installing the HP BladeSystem components ......................................................................................25
Verifying system components............................................................................................................ 25
Connecting to the network .................................................................................................................26
Installing server blade options ...........................................................................................................26
Installing a server blade .....................................................................................................................26
Completing the configuration ............................................................................................................27
Hardware options installation 29
Processor option................................................................................................................................. 29
Processor installation guidelines.............................................................................................29
Removing a processor blank and 1P enabler board................................................................ 30
Processor installation..............................................................................................................31
Memory option...................................................................................................................................34
DIMM guidelines ...................................................................................................................34
Single- and dual-rank DIMMs................................................................................................35
DIMM numbering...................................................................................................................35
Installing DIMMs ...................................................................................................................37
Hard drive option...............................................................................................................................38
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Fibre channel adapter option.............................................................................................................. 40
Smart Array 6i Battery-Backed Write Cache Enabler option ............................................................41
Local I/O cabling 45
Using the local I/O cable....................................................................................................................45
Local administration using iLO .........................................................................................................45
Connecting locally to a server blade with video and USB devices.................................................... 47
Accessing a server blade with local KVM..............................................................................47
Accessing a server blade with local media devices ................................................................48
Configuration and utilities 51
Server blade deployment tools...........................................................................................................51
Software drivers and additional components..........................................................................51
ProLiant p-Class Advanced management............................................................................... 52
Network-based PXE deployment............................................................................................53
Static IP bay configuration .....................................................................................................56
Deployment methods..............................................................................................................57
Configuration tools ............................................................................................................................63
SmartStart software ................................................................................................................64
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ................................................................................................64
Array Configuration Utility ....................................................................................................67
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ..................................................................................67
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID............................................................. 68
Management tools..............................................................................................................................69
Automatic Server Recovery....................................................................................................69
ROMPaq utility.......................................................................................................................69
Integrated Lights-Out technology...........................................................................................70
HP Systems Insight Manager..................................................................................................70
Management Agents...............................................................................................................71
Redundant ROM support........................................................................................................71
USB support ...........................................................................................................................71
Diagnostic tools .................................................................................................................................72
HP Insight Diagnostics ...........................................................................................................72
Integrated Management Log................................................................................................... 73
Remote support and analysis tools.....................................................................................................74
HP Instant Support Enterprise Edition....................................................................................74
Web-Based Enterprise Service ...............................................................................................74
Open Services Event Manager................................................................................................75
Keeping the system current................................................................................................................ 75
Drivers.................................................................................................................................... 75
Resource Paqs......................................................................................................................... 76
ProLiant Support Packs ..........................................................................................................76
Operating system version support...........................................................................................76
System online ROM flash component utility..........................................................................76
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Change control and proactive notification.............................................................................. 77
Natural language search assistant ...........................................................................................77
Care Pack................................................................................................................................ 78
Troubleshooting 79
Troubleshooting resources .................................................................................................................79
Server diagnostic steps....................................................................................................................... 80
Important safety information ..................................................................................................80
Preparing the server for diagnosis...................................................................................................... 84
Symptom information ........................................................................................................................84
Service notifications...........................................................................................................................85
Loose connections.............................................................................................................................. 85
Diagnostic steps .................................................................................................................................86
Start diagnosis flowchart ........................................................................................................86
General diagnosis flowchart ...................................................................................................89
Server blade power-on problems flowchart............................................................................ 91
POST problems flowchart ......................................................................................................93
OS boot problems flowchart...................................................................................................95
Server fault indications flowchart........................................................................................... 98
POST error messages and beep codes..............................................................................................101
Introduction to POST error messages................................................................................... 101
Invalid memory types were found on the same node. Please check DIMM compatibility. -
Some DIMMs may not be used ............................................................................................102
Fibre Channel Mezzanine/Balcony Not Supported. .............................................................102
Memory found on unpopulated Node. — Processor is required to be installed for memory to
be used.................................................................................................................................. 102
Mixed processor speeds detected. Please make sure that all processors are the same speed. —
System Halted! .....................................................................................................................102
Node Interleaving disabled - Invalid memory configuration................................................ 103
There must be a first DIMM in pair if second DIMM in pair is populated. Second DIMM in
pair ignored........................................................................................................................... 103
Unsupported DIMM(s) found in system. - DIMM(s) may not be used ................................103
1610-Temperature Violation Detected. - Waiting 5 Minutes for System to Cool................103
Regulatory compliance notices 105
Regulatory compliance identification numbers................................................................................105
Federal Communications Commission notice..................................................................................106
FCC rating label....................................................................................................................106
Class A equipment................................................................................................................ 106
Class B equipment................................................................................................................ 107
Declaration of conformity for products marked with the FCC logo, United States only................. 107
Cables...............................................................................................................................................108
Modifications ...................................................................................................................................108
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European Union regulatory notice ...................................................................................................108
Canadian notice (Avis Canadien).....................................................................................................109
Japanese notice.................................................................................................................................110
BSMI notice..................................................................................................................................... 110
Korean notice A&B .........................................................................................................................111
Battery replacement notice...............................................................................................................111
Taiwan battery recycling notice....................................................................................................... 112
Electrostatic discharge 113
Preventing electrostatic discharge.................................................................................................... 113
Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge ....................................................................114
Specifications 115
Environmental specifications........................................................................................................... 115
Server specifications ........................................................................................................................115
Technical support 117
Before you contact HP..................................................................................................................... 117
HP contact information.................................................................................................................... 117
Customer self repair......................................................................................................................... 118
Acronyms and abbreviations 119
Index 125
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Component identification
In this section
Server blade components................................................................................................................7
Local I/O cable .............................................................................................................................17
Server blade enclosure bay numbering.........................................................................................17
iLO connections............................................................................................................................18
Server blade enclosure compatibility............................................................................................19
Server blade components
Front panel LEDs (on page 8)
Front panel components (on page 10
Rear panel components (on page 12
)
)
Hot-plug SCSI hard drive LED combinations (on page 10
Internal components (on page 12
System maintenance switch (on page 16
)
)
)
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Front panel LEDs
Item Description Status
1 UID LED Blue = Identified
Blue flashing = Active remote management
Off = No active remote management
Component identification 9
Item Description Status
2 Health LED Green = Normal
Green Flashing = Booting
Amber = Degraded condition
Red = Critical condition
3 NIC 1 LED* Green = Network linked
Green flashing = Network activity
Off = No link or activity
4 NIC 2 LED* Green = Network linked
Green flashing = Network activity
Off = No link or activity
5 NIC 3 LED* Green = Network linked
Green flashing = Network activity
Off = No link or activity
6 NIC 4 LED* Green = Network linked
Green flashing = Network activity
Off = No link or activity
7 Power On/Standby LED Green = On
Amber = Standby (auxiliary power available)
Off = Off
8 Hard drive activity LED Green/Flashing = Activity
Off = No activity
9 Online status Flashing = Online activity
Off = No online activity
10 Fault status Flashing = Fault process activity
Off = No fault process activity
* Actual NIC numeration depends on several factors, including the operating system
installed on the server blade.
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Front panel components
Item Description
1 Hot-plug SCSI hard drive bay 1
2 I/O port*
3 Power On/Standby button
4 Hot-plug SCSI hard drive bay 2
* The I/O port is used with the local I/O cable to perform some server blade configuration
and diagnostic procedures.
Hot-plug SCSI hard drive LED combinations
Activity
LED (1)
On, off, or
flashing
On, off, or
flashing
Online
LED (2)
Fault LED
(3)
Interpretation
On or off Flashing A predictive failure alert has been received for this drive.
Replace the drive as soon as possible.
On Off The drive is online and is configured as part of an array.
If the array is configured for fault tolerance and all other drives in the
array are online, and a predictive failure alert is received or a drive
capacity upgrade is in progress, you may replace the drive online.
Component identification 11
Activity
LED (1)
On or
flashing
On Off Off
Online
LED (2)
Fault LED
(3)
Flashing Off
Interpretation
Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive may terminate the
current operation and cause data loss.
The drive is rebuilding or undergoing capacity expansion.
Do not remove the drive.
The drive is being accessed, but (1) it is not configured as part of an
array; (2) it is a replacement drive and rebuild has not yet started; or
(3) it is spinning up during the POST sequence.
Flashing Flashing Flashing
Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive may cause data loss
in non-fault-tolerant configurations.
Either (1) the drive is part of an array being selected by an array
configuration utility; (2) Drive Identification has been selected in
HP SIM; or (3) drive firmware is being updated.
Off Off On The drive has failed and has been placed offline.
You may replace the drive.
Off Off Off Either (1) the drive is not configured as part of an array; (2) the drive
is configured as part of an array, but it is a replacement drive that is
not being accessed or being rebuilt yet; or (3) the drive is configured
as an online spare.
If the drive is connected to an array controller, you may replace the
drive online.
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Rear panel components
Item Description
1 Power connectors
2 Signal connector
Internal components
Primary system board (processors 1 and 2) (on page 13)
Secondary system board (processors 3 and 4) (on page 15)
Component identification 13
Primary system board (processors 1 and 2)
Item Description
1 System maintenance switch (SW1)
2 DC filter module
3 Standard NIC mezzanine card
4 System battery
5 Processor 2 memory bank 2
6 Processor 2 memory bank 1 (shown populated)
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Item Description
7 DIMMs 5-8
8 Processor socket 2 (shown populated)
9 SCSI backplane board connector 2
10 Fan connectors
11 Power button/LED board connector
12 SCSI backplane board connector 1
13 Processor socket 1 (shown populated)
14 DIMMs 1-4
15 Processor 1 memory bank 1(shown populated)
16 Processor 1 memory bank 2
17 Smart Array 6i Battery-Backed Write Cache Enabler
(optional)
18 Smart Array 6i Controller
19 Power converter modules
20 Fibre Channel Adapter (optional)
Component identification 15
Secondary system board (processors 3 and 4)
Item Description
1 Power converter modules
2 Processor 4 memory bank 2
3 Processor 4 memory bank 1 (shown populated)
4 DIMMs 13-16
5 Processor socket 4 (shown populated)
6 Fan connectors
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Item Description
7 Processor socket 3 (shown populated)
8 DIMMs 9-12
9 Processor 3 memory bank 1(shown populated)
10 Processor 3 memory bank 2
11 DC filter module
System maintenance switch
Position Function Default
1* iLO Security override Off
2 Configuration lock Off
3 Reserved Off
4 Reserved Off
5* Password disabled Off
6* Reset configuration Off
7 Reserved Off
8 Reserved Off
*To access redundant ROM, set S1, S5, and S6 to ON.
Component identification 17
Local I/O cable
Item Connector Description
1 Local I/O For connecting to the local I/O port on the
server blade front panel
2 Video For connecting a video monitor
3 USB 1 For connecting a USB device
4 USB 2 For connecting a USB device
5 Serial For trained personnel to connect a null
modem serial cable and perform
advanced diagnostic procedures
6 iLO RJ-45
(10/100 Ethernet)
For connecting an Ethernet to the server
blade iLO interface from a client device
Server blade enclosure bay numbering
Each server blade enclosure requires a pair of interconnect modules to provide
network access for data transfer. Resolve bay numbering before determining
connections between the server blades and interconnects.
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IMPORTANT: Note that server blade bay numbering in the figure is
reversed when looking at the rear of the enclosure.
iLO connections
A single iLO connector resides on the server blade management module of the
enhanced server blade enclosure. This RJ-45 connector enables remote
manageability for each server blade in the enhanced server blade enclosure.
Component identification 19
For more information about the enhanced server blade enclosure, refer to the HP
ProLiant BL p-Class Server Blade Enclosure Upgrade Installation Guide or the
HP ProLiant BL p-Class Server Blade Enclosure Installation Guide.
Server blade enclosure compatibility
The HP ProLiant BL45p Server Blade requires the support of an HP
BladeSystem p-Class Server Blade Enclosure with enhanced backplane
components (enhanced server blade enclosure). For more information on
compatibility of enclosures, refer to the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/enclosure/compatibility
).
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Operations
In this section
Power up the server blade.............................................................................................................21
Power down the server blade........................................................................................................22
Remove the server blade...............................................................................................................22
Power up the server blade
By default, the server blade is set to power up automatically when installed in the
server blade enclosure. Be sure the server blade is compatible with the server
blade enclosure. Refer to "Server Blade Enclosure Compatibility (on page 19
)."
If the default setting is changed, use one of the following methods to power up
the server blade:
• Power On/Standby button
– A momentary press initiates a power-up request. The server blade
determines power availability from the power subsystem. If required
power is available, the server blade powers up.
– A press of 5 seconds or more initiates a power-up override. The server
blade powers up without power availability detection from the system.
CAUTION: Always observe RILOE alerts before initiating a
power-up override to prevent a hot-plug power supply fault and possible
loss of system power. For more information, refer to the HP Integrated
Lights-Out User Guide.
NOTE: You can perform a server blade power-up override when the
management modules are not in use to manage the power-up request.
Be sure that sufficient power is available.
• Virtual power button features through iLO
– A momentary power-up selection
– A hold power-up selection
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For more information about iLO, refer to "Configuration and Utilities (on
page 51
)."
Power down the server blade
Power down the server blade using either of the following methods:
• • Press the Power On/Standby button on the server blade front panel.
Be sure that the server blade is in standby mode by observing that the power
LED is amber. This process may take 30 seconds, during which time some
internal circuitry remains active.
Use the virtual power button feature in iLO.
After initiating a manual or virtual power down command, be sure that the
server blade goes into standby mode by observing that the power LED is
amber.
IMPORTANT: When the server blade is in standby mode, auxiliary
power is still being provided. To remove all power from the server blade,
remove the server blade from the server blade enclosure.
IMPORTANT: Remote power procedures require the most recent
firmware for the power enclosure and server blade enclosure
management modules. For the most recent firmware, refer to the HP
website (http://www.hp.com/go/support
).
Remove the server blade
1. Identify the proper server blade in the server blade enclosure.
2. Back up all server blade data.
3. Power down the server blade (on page 22
).
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4. Remove the server blade from the server blade enclosure.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot
surfaces, allow the drives and the internal system components to
cool before touching them.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to electrical components,
properly ground the server blade before beginning any installation
procedure. Improper grounding can cause ESD.
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Setup
In this section
Installing the HP BladeSystem components.................................................................................25
Verifying system components ......................................................................................................25
Connecting to the network............................................................................................................26
Installing server blade options......................................................................................................26
Installing a server blade................................................................................................................26
Completing the configuration.......................................................................................................27
Installing the HP BladeSystem components
Before performing any server blade-specific procedures, install the
HP BladeSystem components in your environment. Refer to the hardware
installation and configuration poster that ships with the server blade enclosure.
The most current documentation for server blades and other HP BladeSystem
p-Class components is available at the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/products/servers/proliant-bl/p-class/info
).
Documentation is also available in the following locations:
• • Documentation CD that ships with the server blade enclosure
HP Business Support Center website (http://www.hp.com/support)
• HP Technical Documentation website (http://docs.hp.com)
Verifying system components
1. Verify that the proper server blade enclosure is installed for the server blade.
Refer to "Server Blade Enclosure Compatibility (on page 19
2. Verify that adequate power is available. Refer to the HP BladeSystem
p-Class power calculator on the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/powercalculator
)."
).
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Connecting to the network
To connect the HP BladeSystem to a network, each server blade enclosure must
be configured with a pair of network interconnects to manage signals between
the server blades and the external network. For more information about
interconnect options, refer to the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/interconnects
For network cabling connections for the server blade, refer to the HP ProLiant
BL45p Server Blade Installation Instructions that ship with the server blade.
Installing server blade options
Before installing and initializing the server blade, install any hardware options,
such as an additional processor or hard drives. For server blade options
installation information, refer to "Hardware Options Installation (on page 29
Installing a server blade
).
)."
The HP ProLiant BL45p Server Blade occupies two bays in the server blade
enclosure. Two blanks must be removed before the server blade can be installed.
1. Remove the server blade blank from the server blade enclosure.
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2. Repeat for the second server blade blank.
3. Install the server blade. When the server blade is fully inserted, it locks into
place.
The default setting for server blades initiates automatic power up.
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage,
do not operate the server blade enclosure unless all bays are populated
with either a component or a blank.
NOTE: The first server blade must be installed into a server blade
enclosure to facilitate naming the server blade enclosure, the rack, and
the interconnects. Complete the system configuration before installing
additional server blades.
Completing the configuration
To complete the server blade and HP BladeSystem configuration, refer to the
hardware installation and configuration poster that ships with the server blade
enclosure.
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Hardware options installation
In this section
Processor option ...........................................................................................................................29
Memory option .............................................................................................................................34
Hard drive option..........................................................................................................................38
Fibre channel adapter option ........................................................................................................40
Smart Array 6i Battery-Backed Write Cache Enabler option.......................................................41
Processor option
Use these instructions to install an AMD Opteron™ processor into a supported
HP ProLiant p-Class server blade.
NOTE: Some server blade models ship with one processor installed.
Use these instructions to install an optional second processor.
WARNING: This documentation assumes that the server
blade is in a server blade enclosure and not receiving power from
a diagnostic station. If using a diagnostic station, be sure to
disconnect the server blade from the diagnostic station before
installing internal components.
CAUTION: ESD can damage electronic components. Be sure
that you are properly grounded (earthed) before beginning any
installation procedure.
Processor installation guidelines
Observe the following processor installation guidelines:
• Always populate processor socket 1 with a processor. If processor socket 1 is
empty, the server blade does not boot.
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•
Always populate processor socket 2 with a processor or a 1P enabler board
and a processor blank. If processor socket 2 is empty, the server blade does
not boot.
•
The server blade supports configurations with one, two, or four processors.
This server blade does not support a 3P configuration.
•
Always use AMD Opteron™ 800 Series processors purchased from HP.
Removing a processor blank and 1P enabler board
To install the component:
1. Back up all data on the hard drive.
2. Power down the server blade (on page 22
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot
surfaces, allow the drives and the internal system components to
cool before touching them.
).
3. Remove the access panel.
4. Remove the processor blank and 1P enabler board.
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