HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8 Server
Part Number: 664724-006
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.
February 2014
Edition: 6
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Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 6
Server features .......................................................................................................................................... 6
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 7
Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 7
Front panel LEDs and buttons ...................................................................................................................... 9
Rear panel components ............................................................................................................................ 10
Rear panel LEDs and buttons ..................................................................................................................... 11
System board components ........................................................................................................................ 12
DIMM slots ................................................................................................................................... 13
System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................. 14
NMI jumper .................................................................................................................................. 14
Systems Insight Display LEDs ..................................................................................................................... 15
Systems Insight Display LED combinations ................................................................................................... 16
Device numbers ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Hot-plug drive LED definitions .................................................................................................................... 18
Fan modules ........................................................................................................................................... 18
Operations ................................................................................................................................. 20
Power up the server ................................................................................................................................. 20
Power down the server ............................................................................................................................. 20
Extend the server from the rack ................................................................................................................. 20
Remove the server from the rack ................................................................................................................ 21
Access the HP Systems Insight Display ........................................................................................................ 21
Remove the access panel.......................................................................................................................... 23
Install the access panel............................................................................................................................. 23
Remove the FBWC capacitor pack ............................................................................................................ 23
Remove the PCI riser cage ........................................................................................................................ 24
Install the PCI riser cage ........................................................................................................................... 25
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 27
Support and deployment services .............................................................................................................. 27
Optimum environment .............................................................................................................................. 27
Space and airflow requirements ...................................................................................................... 27
Temperature requirements ............................................................................................................... 28
Power requirements ....................................................................................................................... 29
Electrical grounding requirements .................................................................................................... 29
Connecting a DC power cable to a DC power source ........................................................................ 29
Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................ 30
Contents of the server shipping carton ........................................................................................................ 31
Installing hardware options ....................................................................................................................... 31
Installing the server into the rack ................................................................................................................ 31
Powering on and selecting boot options ..................................................................................................... 33
Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 33
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................... 34
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 35
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 35
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Processor and fan module option .............................................................................................................. 35
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 42
HP SmartMemory .......................................................................................................................... 44
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 44
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 45
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 46
Memory configurations ................................................................................................................... 46
General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 48
Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 49
Hot-plug hard drive guidelines .................................................................................................................. 50
Removing the hard drive blank ........................................................................................................ 51
Installing a hot-plug hard drive ........................................................................................................ 51
DVD-ROM and DVD-RW drive option ......................................................................................................... 52
Controller options .................................................................................................................................... 56
Installing the cache module ............................................................................................................. 56
Installing the FBWC capacitor pack ................................................................................................. 57
Front video adapter option ....................................................................................................................... 58
FlexibleLOM option ................................................................................................................................. 59
Expansion board option ........................................................................................................................... 61
Redundant hot-plug power supply option .................................................................................................... 62
48V DC power supply option ................................................................................................................... 64
Rack bezel option ................................................................................................................................... 68
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 69
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 69
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 71
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 71
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 72
Cabling overview .................................................................................................................................... 72
Hard drive backplane cabling .................................................................................................................. 72
DVD-ROM and DVD-RW drive cabling ....................................................................................................... 73
Chipset SATA cable option ....................................................................................................................... 73
FBWC capacitor pack cabling .................................................................................................................. 77
Software and configuration utilities ............................................................................................... 78
Server mode ........................................................................................................................................... 78
HP product QuickSpecs ............................................................................................................................ 78
HP iLO Management ............................................................................................................................... 78
HP iLO ......................................................................................................................................... 78
Intelligent Provisioning .................................................................................................................... 80
HP Insight Remote Support software ................................................................................................. 82
Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux ........................................................................................... 82
HP Service Pack for ProLiant ..................................................................................................................... 82
HP Smart Update Manager ............................................................................................................. 82
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ..................................................................................................................... 83
Using RBSU .................................................................................................................................. 83
Auto-configuration process .............................................................................................................. 83
Boot options ................................................................................................................................. 84
Configuring AMP modes ................................................................................................................ 84
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ........................................................................... 84
Utilities and features ................................................................................................................................ 85
Array Configuration Utility .............................................................................................................. 85
HP Smart Storage Administrator ...................................................................................................... 86
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ............................................................................................. 86
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ROMPaq utility .............................................................................................................................. 87
Automatic Server Recovery ............................................................................................................. 87
USB support .................................................................................................................................. 87
Redundant ROM support ................................................................................................................ 87
Keeping the system current ....................................................................................................................... 88
Drivers ......................................................................................................................................... 88
Software and firmware ................................................................................................................... 88
Version control .............................................................................................................................. 88
HP operating systems and virtualization software support for ProLiant servers ........................................ 89
HP Technology Service Portfolio ...................................................................................................... 89
Change control and proactive notification ........................................................................................ 89
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 90
Troubleshooting resources ........................................................................................................................ 90
System battery ............................................................................................................................ 91
Regulatory information ................................................................................................................ 93
Safety and regulatory compliance ............................................................................................................. 93
Belarus Kazakhstan Russia marking ........................................................................................................... 93
Turkey RoHS material content declaration ................................................................................................... 94
Ukraine RoHS material content declaration ................................................................................................. 94
Warranty information .............................................................................................................................. 94
Electrostatic discharge ................................................................................................................. 95
Preventing electrostatic discharge .............................................................................................................. 95
Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge .................................................................................. 95
Specifications ............................................................................................................................. 96
Environmental specifications ..................................................................................................................... 96
Server specifications ................................................................................................................................ 96
Power supply specifications ...................................................................................................................... 96
HP 460W Common Slot Gold Hot Plug Power Supply (92% efficiency) ................................................ 97
HP 460W Common Slot Platinum Hot Plug Power Supply (94% efficiency) ........................................... 97
HP 460W Common Slot Platinum Plus Hot Plug Power Supply (94% efficiency) ..................................... 98
HP 500W Common Slot 277VAC Hot Plug Power Supply (94% efficiency) .......................................... 98
HP 750W Common Slot 277VAC Hot Plug Power Supply (94% efficiency) .......................................... 99
HP 750W Common Slot Titanium Hot Plug Power Supply (96% efficiency) ........................................... 99
HP 750W Common Slot Gold Hot Plug Power Supply (92% efficiency) ................................................ 99
HP 750W Common Slot Platinum Hot Plug Power Supply (94% efficiency) ......................................... 100
HP 750W Common Slot Platinum Plus Hot Plug Power Supply (94% efficiency) ................................... 100
HP 750W Common Slot -48VDC Hot Plug Power Supply (94% efficiency) .......................................... 101
HP 1200W Common Slot Platinum Plus Hot Plug Power Supply (94% efficiency) ................................. 102
Hot-plug power supply calculations .......................................................................................................... 102
Support and other resources ...................................................................................................... 103
Before you contact HP ............................................................................................................................ 103
HP contact information ........................................................................................................................... 103
Customer Self Repair ............................................................................................................................. 103
Acronyms and abbreviations ...................................................................................................... 111
Documentation feedback ........................................................................................................... 114
....................................................................................................................................... 115
Index
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Introduction
Server features
The HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8 SE 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 low latency applications in a dense rack package.
The HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8 SE Server is a space-conscious, 2-processor performance server with industry
leading feature sets. It is built to protect your investment with reliability, accessibility, and serviceability
features designed in.
The server includes the following features:
• 8 SFF drive models available for 8 TB capacity, with optional DVD. 10 SFF drive model available for 10
TB capacity, without optional DVD.
• Intel Xeon E5-2600 or E5-2600v2 processor, with a choice of 2/4/6/8/10/12 cores, and speeds up
to 3.5 GHz
• HP Smart Socket Guide for quick, precise intelligent processor installation
• 24 DIMM slots available for DDR3 Memory, and up to 1866 MHz speeds with 768 GB maximum
capacity
• HP Smart Array P420i Controller with flash-backed write cache options
• HP FlexibleLOM options—4x1 Gb-E, 2x10 Gb-E, 2xIB and FlexFabric options
• 1 x16 (full height, half length) or x8 PCIe 3.0 slot; 1 x8 (1P) or x16 (2P) (low profile) PCIe 3.0 slot. For
more information, see "Rear panel components (on page 10)."
• HP iLO Management Engine (HP iLO 4) with Active Health System, HP power/cooling management,
Agentless Management, and Intelligent Provisioning
IMPORTANT: Due to thermal limitations, only one of the following components can be installed
in a server at a time:
• 10 SFF drive cage
• LRDIMM
For more information about product features, specifications, options, configurations, and compatibility, see
the product QuickSpecs on the HP Product Bulletin website (http://www.hp.com/go/productbulletin).
• E5-2687W processor
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