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HP ProLiant DL160 Gen8 Server 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: 670519-001
March 2012
Edition: 1
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© Copyright 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express
warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall
not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
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Bluetooth is a trademark owned by its proprietor and used by Hewlett-Packard Company under license.
Intel® and Xeon® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.
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Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 7
Server features ............................................................................................................................................. 7
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 8
Front panel components ................................................................................................................................ 8
Front panel LEDs and buttons ......................................................................................................................... 9
Rear panel components ................................................................................................................................ 9
Rear panel LEDs and buttons ....................................................................................................................... 10
System board components .......................................................................................................................... 11
DIMM slots ...................................................................................................................................... 12
System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................... 12
NMI jumper ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Device numbers ......................................................................................................................................... 13
Drive LED definitions ................................................................................................................................... 14
Fan modules .............................................................................................................................................. 14
T-10/T-15 Torx screwdriver ......................................................................................................................... 16
Operations................................................................................................................................. 17
Power up the server .................................................................................................................................... 17
Power down the server ............................................................................................................................... 17
Extend the server from the rack .................................................................................................................... 17
Remove the server from the rack .................................................................................................................. 18
Remove the access panel ............................................................................................................................ 19
Install the access panel ............................................................................................................................... 19
Remove the processor air baffle ................................................................................................................... 19
Install the processor air baffle ...................................................................................................................... 20
Remove the PCI riser cage ........................................................................................................................... 20
Install the PCI riser cage .............................................................................................................................. 21
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 23
Optional installation services ....................................................................................................................... 23
Rack planning resources ............................................................................................................................. 23
Optimum environment................................................................................................................................. 23
Space and airflow requirements ........................................................................................................ 24
Temperature requirements ................................................................................................................. 24
Power requirements .......................................................................................................................... 25
Electrical grounding requirements ...................................................................................................... 25
Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................... 25
Contents of the server shipping carton .......................................................................................................... 26
Installing hardware options ......................................................................................................................... 26
Installing the server into the rack .................................................................................................................. 26
Powering up and configuring the server ........................................................................................................ 27
Installing the operating system ..................................................................................................................... 28
Registering the server.................................................................................................................................. 28
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 29
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 29
Processor and fan module option ................................................................................................................. 29
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Memory options ......................................................................................................................................... 35
HP SmartMemory ............................................................................................................................. 35
Memory subsystem architecture ......................................................................................................... 36
Single- and dual-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................................ 37
DIMM identification .......................................................................................................................... 37
Memory configurations ............................................................................................................................... 38
Intel Gen8 supported memory bandwidth ........................................................................................... 38
RDIMM maximum memory configurations ........................................................................................... 39
UDIMM maximum memory configurations ........................................................................................... 39
Advanced ECC memory configuration ................................................................................................ 40
Lockstep memory configuration .......................................................................................................... 40
Online Spare memory configuration ................................................................................................... 40
General DIMM slot population guidelines ..................................................................................................... 40
Advanced ECC population guidelines ................................................................................................ 41
Lockstep Memory population guidelines.............................................................................................. 41
Online Spare population guidelines ................................................................................................... 42
Installing a DIMM ....................................................................................................................................... 43
Hot-plug drive guidelines ............................................................................................................................ 44
Removing the drive blank .................................................................................................................. 44
Installing a hot-plug drive .................................................................................................................. 44
DVD-ROM and DVD-RW drive option ........................................................................................................... 45
Controller options ....................................................................................................................................... 49
FBWC option ................................................................................................................................... 49
FBWC capacitor pack ...................................................................................................................... 51
Installing the front video adapter cable ......................................................................................................... 53
FlexibleLOM option .................................................................................................................................... 54
Expansion board options ............................................................................................................................ 56
Installing an expansion board ........................................................................................................... 56
Common slot power supply option ............................................................................................................... 57
Rack bezel option ...................................................................................................................................... 59
Remove the rack bezel ...................................................................................................................... 59
Install the rack bezel ......................................................................................................................... 60
VGA power cable option ............................................................................................................................ 60
Mini-SAS cable option ................................................................................................................................ 61
Installing the 700mm mini-SAS cable ................................................................................................. 62
HP Trusted Platform Module option .............................................................................................................. 62
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ....................................................................................... 63
Retaining the recovery key/password ................................................................................................. 65
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ................................................................................................. 65
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 66
Cabling overview ....................................................................................................................................... 66
Data cabling.............................................................................................................................................. 66
P420 Smart Array Controller cabling ................................................................................................. 66
SATA cabling .................................................................................................................................. 67
Power cabling............................................................................................................................................ 67
Server power cabling ....................................................................................................................... 67
FBWC capacitor pack cabling..................................................................................................................... 68
Front panel cabling .................................................................................................................................... 69
Internal USB cabling ................................................................................................................................... 69
Software and configuration utilities ............................................................................................... 71
Server mode .............................................................................................................................................. 71
Server QuickSpecs ..................................................................................................................................... 71
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HP iLO Management Engine ....................................................................................................................... 71
HP iLO ............................................................................................................................................ 71
Intelligent Provisioning ...................................................................................................................... 73
Scripting Toolkit ............................................................................................................................... 75
HP Service Pack for ProLiant ........................................................................................................................ 75
HP Smart Update Manager ............................................................................................................... 75
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ........................................................................................................................ 76
Using RBSU ..................................................................................................................................... 76
Auto-configuration process ................................................................................................................ 76
Boot options .................................................................................................................................... 77
Configuring AMP modes ................................................................................................................... 77
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ............................................................................. 77
Utilities and features ................................................................................................................................... 78
Array Configuration Utility ................................................................................................................ 78
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays................................................................................................ 79
ROMPaq utility ................................................................................................................................. 79
Automatic Server Recovery ................................................................................................................ 80
USB support .................................................................................................................................... 80
Redundant ROM support ................................................................................................................... 80
Keeping the system current .......................................................................................................................... 81
Drivers ............................................................................................................................................ 81
Software and firmware ..................................................................................................................... 81
Version control ................................................................................................................................. 81
HP Operating Systems and Virtualization Software Support for ProLiant Servers ..................................... 82
HP Technology Service Portfolio ......................................................................................................... 82
Change control and proactive notification .......................................................................................... 82
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 83
Troubleshooting resources ........................................................................................................................... 83
System battery ............................................................................................................................ 84
Regulatory compliance notices ..................................................................................................... 86
Regulatory compliance identification numbers ............................................................................................... 86
Federal Communications Commission notice ................................................................................................. 86
FCC rating label .............................................................................................................................. 86
FCC Notice, Class A Equipment ........................................................................................................ 86
FCC Notice, Class B Equipment ......................................................................................................... 86
Declaration of conformity for products marked with the FCC logo, United States only ........................................ 87
Modifications ............................................................................................................................................. 87
Cables ...................................................................................................................................................... 87
Canadian notice (Avis Canadien) ................................................................................................................ 87
European Union regulatory notice ................................................................................................................ 88
Disposal of waste equipment by users in private households in the European Union .......................................... 88
Japanese notice ......................................................................................................................................... 89
BSMI notice ............................................................................................................................................... 89
Korean notice ............................................................................................................................................ 89
Chinese notice ........................................................................................................................................... 90
Vietnam compliance marking notice ............................................................................................................. 90
Ukraine notice ........................................................................................................................................... 90
Laser compliance ....................................................................................................................................... 90
Battery replacement notice .......................................................................................................................... 91
Taiwan battery recycling notice ................................................................................................................... 91
Power cord statement for Japan ................................................................................................................... 91
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Acoustics statement for Germany (Geräuschemission) .................................................................................... 92
Electrostatic discharge ................................................................................................................. 93
Preventing electrostatic discharge ................................................................................................................ 93
Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge .................................................................................... 93
Specifications ............................................................................................................................. 94
Environmental specifications ........................................................................................................................ 94
Server specifications ................................................................................................................................... 94
Power supply specifications ......................................................................................................................... 94
HP 460 W CS Power Supply (94%) specifications ............................................................................... 95
HP 750 W CS Power Supply (94%) specifications ............................................................................... 95
HP 500 W Multi-output Power Supply specifications ............................................................................ 95
Power supply calculations ........................................................................................................................... 96
Technical support ........................................................................................................................ 97
Before you contact HP ................................................................................................................................ 97
HP contact information ................................................................................................................................ 97
Customer Self Repair .................................................................................................................................. 97
Acronyms and abbreviations ...................................................................................................... 105
Documentation feedback ........................................................................................................... 108
Index ....................................................................................................................................... 109
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Introduction
Server features
The HP ProLiant DL160 Gen8 Server comes with industry leading performance, efficiency, capacity, and
reliability in a 1U space. The server provides enterprise-class design for performance workloads with
versatile and future requirements, and it is ideal for performance-driven computing and storage in a dense
rack package.
The HP ProLiant DL160 Gen8 Server is a space-conscious, dual processor performance server with industry
leading feature sets. The server is built to protect your investment with reliability, accessibility, and
serviceability features designed in.
The server includes the following features:
• 8 SFF or 4 LFF hot-plug drive models available for 8 TB or 12 TB capacity, with optional DVD
• Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 processor, with a choice of 2/4/6/8 cores, and speeds up to 3.0 GHz
• HP Smart Socket Guide for quick, precise intelligent processor installation
• 24 DIMM slots available for DDR3 Memory with 384 GB maximum capacity
• Maximum memory speed of 1600 MHz
• HP Smart Array P222 and P420 Controller with flash-backed write cache options
• HP FlexibleLOM options—4x1 Gb-E, 2x10 Gb-E, 2xIB and FlexFabric options
• Two PCIe 3.0 slots:
o x16 (full height, half length)
o x8 (low profile)
• HP iLO Management Engine (HP iLO 4) with Active Health System, HP power/cooling management,
Agentless Management, and Intelligent Provisioning
For more information about product features, specifications, options, configurations, and compatibility, see
the QuickSpecs on the HP website
(http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/ProductBulletin.html). At the website, choose the
geographic region, and then locate the product by name or product category.
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