HP ProLiant DL380p G8 User Manual

HP ProLiant DL380p 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: 661848-005a August 2013 Edition: 5

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Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows Server® are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Contents

Component identification ............................................................................................................... 7

Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 7

Front panel LEDs and buttons ...................................................................................................................... 9

Access the Systems Insight Display ............................................................................................................. 10

Systems Insight Display LEDs ..................................................................................................................... 11

Systems Insight Display LED combinations ................................................................................................... 12

Rear panel components ............................................................................................................................ 13

Rear panel LEDs and buttons ..................................................................................................................... 14

Non-hot-plug PCI riser board slot definitions ................................................................................................ 14

System board components ........................................................................................................................ 15

System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................. 16

NMI functionality ........................................................................................................................... 17

DIMM slot locations ....................................................................................................................... 18

SAS and SATA device numbers ................................................................................................................. 18

Hot-plug drive LED definitions .................................................................................................................... 19

PCI riser cage LED ................................................................................................................................... 20

FBWC module LEDs (P222, P420, P421) ................................................................................................... 21

Hot-plug fans .......................................................................................................................................... 21

Operations ................................................................................................................................. 23

Power up the server ................................................................................................................................. 23

Power down the server ............................................................................................................................. 23

Extend the server from the rack ................................................................................................................. 23

Remove the access panel.......................................................................................................................... 24

Install the access panel............................................................................................................................. 25

Access the product rear panel ................................................................................................................... 25

Opening the cable management arm ............................................................................................... 25

Remove the hot-plug fan cage ................................................................................................................... 26

Remove the hot-plug fan ........................................................................................................................... 27

Remove the full-length expansion board ...................................................................................................... 28

Remove the PCI riser cage ........................................................................................................................ 29

Install the PCI riser cage ........................................................................................................................... 30

Secure the full-length expansion board retainer ........................................................................................... 31

Remove the air baffle ............................................................................................................................... 32

Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 34

Optional installation services .................................................................................................................... 34

Optimum environment .............................................................................................................................. 34

Space and airflow requirements ...................................................................................................... 34

Temperature requirements ............................................................................................................... 35

Power requirements ....................................................................................................................... 36

Electrical grounding requirements .................................................................................................... 36

Connecting a DC power cable to a DC power source ........................................................................ 36

Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................ 37

Identifying the contents of the server shipping carton .................................................................................... 38

Installing hardware options ....................................................................................................................... 38

Installing the server into the rack ................................................................................................................ 38

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Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 40

Powering on and selecting boot options ..................................................................................................... 40

Registering the server ............................................................................................................................... 41

Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 42

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 42

Processor and fan option .......................................................................................................................... 42

Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 49

HP SmartMemory .......................................................................................................................... 49

Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 50

Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 50

DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 51

Memory configurations ................................................................................................................... 51

General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 53

Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 54

Hot-plug hard drive options ...................................................................................................................... 55

Installing a hot-plug SAS or SATA hard drive .................................................................................... 55

Removing a hot-plug SAS or SATA hard drive ................................................................................... 56

Controller options .................................................................................................................................... 57

Installing the flash-backed write cache module................................................................................... 58

Installing the flash-backed write cache capacitor pack ........................................................................ 59

Optical drive option ................................................................................................................................ 63

Redundant hot-plug power supply option .................................................................................................... 65

48V DC power supply option ................................................................................................................... 66

FlexibleLOM option ................................................................................................................................. 70

Expansion board options .......................................................................................................................... 72

Removing the expansion slot blanks ................................................................................................. 72

Installing a half-length expansion board ........................................................................................... 73

Installing a full-length expansion board ............................................................................................. 73

Secondary PCI riser cage option ............................................................................................................... 74

Hard drive cage option ............................................................................................................................ 76

2U rack bezel option ............................................................................................................................... 85

HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 86

Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 87

Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 88

Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 88

Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 90

SAS hard drive cabling ............................................................................................................................ 90

Optical drive cabling ............................................................................................................................... 91

FBWC cabling ........................................................................................................................................ 92

Chipset SATA cable option ....................................................................................................................... 93

150W PCIe power cable option ............................................................................................................... 96

Software and configuration utilities ...............................................................................................

Server mode ........................................................................................................................................... 98

HP product QuickSpecs ............................................................................................................................ 98

HP iLO Management Engine ..................................................................................................................... 98

HP iLO ......................................................................................................................................... 98

Intelligent Provisioning .................................................................................................................. 100

HP Insight Remote Support software ............................................................................................... 102

Scripting Toolkit .......................................................................................................................... 102

HP Service Pack for ProLiant ................................................................................................................... 102

HP Smart Update Manager ........................................................................................................... 102

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HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ................................................................................................................... 103

Using RBSU ................................................................................................................................ 103

Auto-configuration process ............................................................................................................ 104

Boot options ............................................................................................................................... 104

Configuring AMP modes .............................................................................................................. 105

Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ......................................................................... 105

Utilities and features .............................................................................................................................. 105

Array Configuration Utility ............................................................................................................ 105

HP Smart Storage Administrator .................................................................................................... 106

Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ........................................................................................... 107

ROMPaq utility ............................................................................................................................ 107

Automatic Server Recovery ........................................................................................................... 107

USB support ................................................................................................................................ 108

Redundant ROM support .............................................................................................................. 108

Keeping the system current ..................................................................................................................... 108

Drivers ....................................................................................................................................... 108

Software and firmware ................................................................................................................. 109

Version control ............................................................................................................................ 109

HP operating systems and virtualization software support for ProLiant servers ...................................... 109

HP Technology Service Portfolio .................................................................................................... 109

Change control and proactive notification ...................................................................................... 110

Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................ 111

Troubleshooting resources ...................................................................................................................... 111

Battery replacement .................................................................................................................. 112

Regulatory information .............................................................................................................. 113

Safety and regulatory compliance ........................................................................................................... 113

Turkey RoHS material content declaration ................................................................................................. 113

Ukraine RoHS material content declaration ............................................................................................... 113

Warranty information ............................................................................................................................ 113

Electrostatic discharge ............................................................................................................... 114

Preventing electrostatic discharge ............................................................................................................ 114

Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge ................................................................................ 114

Specifications ........................................................................................................................... 115

Environmental specifications ................................................................................................................... 115

Mechanical specifications ...................................................................................................................... 115

Power supply specifications .................................................................................................................... 115

HP 460 W CS HE Power Supply (92% efficiency) ........................................................................... 116

HP 460 W CS Platinum Power Supply (94% efficiency) .................................................................... 116

HP 500 W CS 277 V AC power supply (94% efficiency) ................................................................. 117

HP 750 W CS 277 V AC power supply (94% efficiency) ................................................................. 117

HP 750 W CS HE Power Supply (92% efficiency) ........................................................................... 117

HP 750 W CS Titanium power supply (96% efficiency) .................................................................... 118

HP 750 W CS Platinum Power Supply (94% efficiency) .................................................................... 118

HP 750 W 48V CS Power Supply ................................................................................................. 119

HP 1200 W CS HE Power Supply (94% efficiency) ......................................................................... 119

Support and other resources ...................................................................................................... 120

Before you contact HP ............................................................................................................................ 120

HP contact information ........................................................................................................................... 120

Customer Self Repair ............................................................................................................................. 120

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Acronyms and abbreviations ...................................................................................................... 128

Documentation feedback ........................................................................................................... 131

Index ....................................................................................................................................... 132

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Component identification

Front panel components

• SFF model (8-drive)

Item Description

1 2 3 4 5

Video connector SATA optical drive bay Drive bays Systems Insight Display USB connectors (2)

• SFF model with optional hard drive cage (16-drive)

Item Description

1 2 3 4 5

Video connector Drive bays (box 1) Drive bays (box 2) Systems Insight Display USB connectors (2)

Component identification 7

• SFF model (25-drive)

SATA optical drive bay

Item Description

1 2 3 4

Video connector Quick release levers (2) Drive bays USB connector

• LFF model (8-drive)

Item Description

1 2 3 4 5

Video connector

Drive bays Systems Insight Display USB connectors (2)

Component identification 8

• LFF model (12-drive)

Item Description

1 2 3 4

Video connector Quick-release levers (2) Drive bays USB connector

Front panel LEDs and buttons

Item Description Status

Power On/Standby button and system power LED

Solid green = System on Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Performing power on sequence Solid amber = System in standby Off = No power present*

Component identification 9

Item Description Status

Health LED Solid green = Normal

Flashing amber = System degraded Flashing red (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = System critical Fast-flashing red (4 Hz/cycles per sec) = Power fault**

NIC status LED Solid green = Link to network

Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Network active Off = No network activity

UID button/LED Solid blue = Activated

Flashing blue (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Remote management or firmware upgrade in progress Off = Deactivated

*Facility power is not present, power cord is not attached, no power supplies are installed, power supply failure has occurred, or the power button cable is disconnected. **To identify components in a degraded or critical state, see the Systems Insight Display LEDs, check iLO/BIOS logs, and reference the server troubleshooting guide.

Access the Systems Insight Display

To access a pop-out HP Systems Insight Display:

1. Press and release the panel.

2. After the display fully ejects, rotate the display downward to view the LEDs.

Component identification 10

Systems Insight Display LEDs

The HP Systems Insight Display LEDs represent the system board layout. The display enables diagnosis with the access panel installed.

Item Description Status

—

Power cap Off = System is in standby, or no cap is set.

Solid green = Power cap applied

NIC link/activity Off = No link to network. If the power is off,

view the rear panel RJ-45 LEDs for status ("Rear panel LEDs and buttons" on page

14).

Flashing green = Network link and activity Solid green = Network link

AMP status Off = AMP modes disabled

Solid green = AMP mode enabled Solid amber = Failover Flashing amber = Invalid configuration

Over temp Off = Normal

Solid amber = High system temperature detected

All other LEDs Off = Normal

Amber = Failure For more information on the activation of these LEDs, see "Systems Insight Display LED combinations (on page 12)."

Component identification 11

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Systems Insight Display LED combinations

When the health LED on the front panel illuminates either amber or red, the server is experiencing a health event. Combinations of illuminated Systems Insight Display LEDs, the system power LED, and the health LED indicate system status.

Systems Insight Display LED and color

Processor (amber)

DIMM (amber) DIMM (amber) Over temp (amber)

Over temp (amber)

PCI riser (amber) Fan (amber) Fan (amber)

Power supply (amber)

Power cap (off) Power cap (green) Power cap (green) Power cap (flashing

amber)

Health LED System power

Status

LED

Red Amber One or more of the following conditions may

exist:

Processor in socket X has failed. Processor X is not installed in the socket. Processor X is unsupported. ROM detects a failed processor during

POST.

Amber Green Processor in socket X is in a pre-failure

condition. Red Green One or more DIMMs have failed. Amber Green DIMM in slot X is in a pre-failure condition. Amber Green The Health Driver has detected a cautionary

temperature level. Red Amber The server has detected a hardware critical

temperature level. Red Green The PCI riser cage is not seated properly. Amber Green One fan has failed or has been removed. Red Green Two or more fans have failed or been

removed. Red Amber One or more of the following conditions may

exist:

Only one power supply is installed and

that power supply is in standby.

Power supply fault System board fault

Amber Green One or more of the following conditions may

exist:

Redundant power supply is installed and

only one power supply is functional.

AC power cord is not plugged into

redundant power supply.

Redundant power supply fault Power supply mismatch at POST or

power supply mismatch through hot-plug

addition — Amber Standby — Flashing green Waiting for power — Green Power is available. — Amber Power is not available.

Component identification 12

IMPORTANT: If more than one DIMM slot LED is illuminated, further troubleshooting is required.

Test each bank of DIMMs by removing all other DIMMs. Isolate the failed DIMM by replacing each DIMM in a bank with a known working DIMM.

Rear panel components

Item Description

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

PCIe slots 1–3 (top to bottom) PCIe slots 4–6 (top to bottom) Power supply 1 (PS1) PS1 power connector PS2 power connector Power supply 2 (PS2) USB connectors (4) Video connector iLO connector Serial connector

FlexibleLOM ports (Shown: 4x1Gb/Optional: 2x10Gb); port 1 on right side

Component identification 13

Rear panel LEDs and buttons

Item Description Status

UID LED/button Off = Deactivated

Solid blue = Activated Flashing blue = System being managed remotely

Power supply 2 LED

Power supply 1 LED

Off = System is off or power supply has failed. Solid green = Normal

NIC link LED Off = No network link

Green = Network link

NIC activity LED Off = No network activity

Solid green = Link to network Flashing green = Network activity

Non-hot-plug PCI riser board slot definitions

• Primary riser cage connector, connected to processor 1 or the southbridge

PCIe 3-slot riser cage* PCIe 2-slot x16 riser cage

1 - FL/FH 2 - HL/FH

3 - HL/FH

• Secondary riser cage connector, connected to processor 2 (Processor 2 must be installed)

4 - FL/FH 5 - HL/FH 6 - HL/FH

PCIe2 or PCIe3** x16 (16,8,4,2,1) — PCIe2 or PCIe3** x8 (8,4,2,1) —

PCIe2 x8 (4,2,1)† —

PCIe 3-slot riser cage* PCIe 2-slot x16 riser cage

PCIe2 or PCIe3** x16 (16,8,4,2,1) PCIe2 or PCIe3** x16 (16,8,4,2,1) PCIe2 or PCIe3** x8 (8,4,2,1) PCIe2 or PCIe3** x16 (16,8,4,2,1) PCIe2 or PCIe3** x8 (8,4,2,1) —

Component identification 14

*The server ships with one PCIe3 riser cage installed in the primary riser cage connector. **These slots can run 8 GT/s signaling rate in either PCIe2 or PCIe3 mode, depending on the capability of

the installed processor. †PCIe slot 3 is connected to the southbridge and runs at the Gen2 signaling rate. Notes:

• "Primary" denotes the riser cage is installed in the primary riser connector.

• "Secondary" denotes the riser cage is installed in the secondary riser connector.

• Installing the riser cages listed in the table above in either the primary or secondary riser connectors

determines the form factor of the PCI cards supported by those riser cages.

• FL/FH denotes full-length, full-height. HL/FH denotes half-length, full-height. LP denotes low profile.

• The PCIe2 x16 riser cage supports a maximum power of 150 W with an HP power cable. This cable

must be used for PCIe card wattages greater than 75 W.

System board components

Component identification 15

Processor 2 socket

SAS connector 2

Item Description

Fan connector 6

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Systems Insight Display connector Fan connector 5 Processor 1 DIMM slots Fan connector 4 Front I/O connector Front USB connector Fan connector 3 First drive cage, box 2 power connector Fan connector 2 Processor 2 DIMM slots Second drive cage, box 1 power connector Fan connector 1 Discovery services connector Front video connector USB connector Power supply backplane connector SATA optical drive connector NMI jumper System battery SD card slot Secondary (processor 2) PCI riser connector System maintenance switch

24 25 26 27 28

TPM connector Primary (processor 1) PCI riser connector FlexibleLOM SAS connector 1

29 30 31 32

Cache module connector Processor 1 socket RDX power connector

System maintenance switch

Position Default Function

S3 S4

Off Off = HP iLO security is enabled.

Off Off = System configuration can be

Off Reserved Off Reserved

On = HP iLO security is disabled.

changed. On = System configuration is locked.

Component identification 16

Position Default Function

S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12

Off Off = Power-on password is enabled.

On = Power-on password is disabled.

Off Off = No function

On = ROM reads system configuration

as invalid. — Reserved — Reserved — Reserved — Reserved — Reserved — Reserved

To access the redundant ROM, set S1, S5, and S6 to on. When the system maintenance switch position 6 is set to the On position, the system is prepared to erase all

system configuration settings from both CMOS and NVRAM.

CAUTION: Clearing CMOS and/or NVRAM deletes configuration information. Be sure to

properly configure the server or data loss could occur.

NMI functionality

An NMI crash dump enables administrators to create crash dump files when a system is hung and not responding to traditional debug mechanisms.

Crash dump log analysis is an essential part of diagnosing reliability problems, such as hangs in operating systems, device drivers, and applications. Many crashes freeze a system, and the only available action for administrators is to cycle the system power. Resetting the system erases any information that could support problem analysis, but the NMI feature preserves that information by performing a memory dump before a hard reset.

To force the OS to invoke the NMI handler and generate a crash dump log, the administrator can use the iLO Virtual NMI feature.

For more information, see the white paper on the HP website (http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00797875/c00797875.pdf).

Component identification 17

DIMM slot locations

DIMM slots are numbered sequentially (1 through 12) for each processor. The supported AMP modes use the letter assignments for population guidelines.

SAS and SATA device numbers

• SFF 8-device bay numbering

• Optional SFF 16-device bay numbering

• SFF 25-device bay numbering

Component identification 18

• LFF 8-device bay numbering

• LFF 12-device bay numbering

Hot-plug drive LED definitions

Item LED Status Definition

Locate Solid blue The drive is being identified by a host application.

Flashing blue The drive carrier firmware is being updated or requires an update.

Activity ring Rotating green Drive activity

Off No drive activity

Component identification 19

Solid amber

The drive has failed.

Item LED Status Definition

Do not remove Solid white Do not remove the drive. Removing the drive causes one or more of

the logical drives to fail.

Off Removing the drive does not cause a logical drive to fail.

Drive status Solid green The drive is a member of one or more logical drives.

Flashing green The drive is rebuilding or performing a RAID migration, strip size

migration, capacity expansion, or logical drive extension, or is erasing.

Flashing amber/green

The drive is a member of one or more logical drives and predicts the drive will fail.

Flashing amber The drive is not configured and predicts the drive will fail.

Off The drive is not configured by a RAID controller.

PCI riser cage LED

CAUTION: To prevent damage to the server or expansion boards, power down the server and

Status

On = AC power is connected. Off = AC power is disconnected.

remove all AC power cords before removing or installing the PCI riser cage.

Component identification 20

FBWC module LEDs (P222, P420, P421)

The FBWC module has three single-color LEDs (one amber and two green). The LEDs are duplicated on the reverse side of the cache module to facilitate status viewing.

1 - Amber 2 - Green 3 - Green Interpretation

Off Off

Off

Off Off Flashing 1 Hz Flashing 1 Hz

Flashing 1 Hz Flashing 2 Hz Flashing 2 Hz

Off Off The cache module is not powered. Flashing 0.5 Hz Flashing 0.5 Hz The cache microcontroller is executing from within its

boot loader and receiving new flash code from the host controller.

Flashing 1 Hz Flashing 1 Hz The cache module is powering up, and the capacitor

pack is charging.

Off Flashing 1 Hz The cache module is idle, and the capacitor pack is

charging.

Off On The cache module is idle, and the capacitor pack is

charged.

On On The cache module is idle, the capacitor pack is charged,

and the cache contains data that has not yet been

written to the drives. Flashing 1 Hz Off A backup is in progress. On Off The current backup is complete with no errors. Flashing 1 Hz Off The current backup failed, and data has been lost. Flashing 1 Hz On A power error occurred during the previous or current

boot. Data may be corrupt. On Off An overtemperature condition exists. Flashing 2 Hz Off The capacitor pack is not attached. Flashing 2 Hz On The capacitor has been charging for 10 minutes, but

has not reached sufficient charge to perform a full

backup. On Off The current backup is complete, but power fluctuations

occurred during the backup. On On The cache module microcontroller has failed.

Hot-plug fans

Component identification 21

CAUTION: To avoid damage to server components, fan blanks must be installed in fan bays 1

and 2 in a single-processor configuration.

The only two valid fan configurations are listed in the following table.

Configuration Fan bay 1 Fan bay 2 Fan bay 3 Fan bay 4 Fan bay 5 Fan bay 6

1 processor

Fan blank Fan blank Fan Fan Fan Fan

2 processors

Fan Fan Fan Fan Fan Fan

For a single-processor configuration, four fans and two blanks are required in specific fan bays for redundancy. A fan failure or missing fan causes a loss of redundancy. A second fan failure or missing fan causes an orderly shutdown of the server.

Installing more than the required number of fans in a single-processor configuration is not a supported configuration.

For a dual-processor configuration, six fans are required for redundancy. A fan failure or missing fan causes a loss of redundancy. A second fan failure or missing fan causes an orderly shutdown of the server.

The server supports variable fan speeds. The fans operate at minimum speed until a temperature change requires a fan speed increase to cool the server. The server shuts down during the following temperature-related scenarios:

• At POST and in the OS, HP iLO performs an orderly shutdown if a cautionary temperature level is

detected. If the server hardware detects a critical temperature level before an orderly shutdown occurs, the server performs an immediate shutdown.

• When the Thermal Shutdown feature is disabled in RBSU, HP iLO does not perform an orderly shutdown

when a cautionary temperature level is detected. Disabling this feature does not disable the server hardware from performing an immediate shutdown when a critical temperature level is detected.

CAUTION: A thermal event can damage server components when the Thermal Shutdown feature

is disabled in RBSU.

Component identification 22

Operations

Power up the server

To power up the server, press the Power On/Standby button.

Power down the server

Before powering down the server for any upgrade or maintenance procedures, perform a backup of critical server data and programs.

IMPORTANT: When the server is in standby mode, auxiliary power is still being provided to the

To power down the server, use one of the following methods:

• Press and release the Power On/Standby button.

• Press and hold the Power On/Standby button for more than 4 seconds to force the server to enter

• Use a virtual power button selection through HP iLO.

system.

This method initiates a controlled shutdown of applications and the OS before the server enters standby mode.

standby mode. This method forces the server to enter standby mode without properly exiting applications and the OS.

If an application stops responding, you can use this method to force a shutdown.

This method initiates a controlled remote shutdown of applications and the OS before the server enters standby mode.

Before proceeding, verify the server is in standby mode by observing that the system power LED is amber.

Extend the server from the rack

1. Pull down the quick release levers on each side of the server.

2. Extend the server from the rack.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or equipment damage, be sure that the rack is

adequately stabilized before extending a component from the rack.

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3. After performing the installation or maintenance procedure, slide the server back into the rack, and then

press the server firmly into the rack to secure it in place.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, be careful when pressing the server rail-release

latches and sliding the server into the rack. The sliding rails could pinch your fingers.

Remove the access panel

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: Do not operate the server for long periods with the access panel open or removed.

Operating the server in this manner results in improper airflow and improper cooling that can lead to thermal damage.

Operations 24

To remove the component:

1. Power down the server (on page 23).

2. Extend the server from the rack (on page 23).

3. Open or unlock the locking latch, slide the access panel to the rear of the chassis, and remove the

access panel.

Install the access panel

1. Place the access panel on top of the server with the hood latch open. Allow the panel to extend past the

rear of the server approximately 1.25 cm (0.5 in).

2. Push down on the hood latch. The access panel slides to a closed position.

3. Tighten the security screw on the hood latch.

Access the product rear panel

Opening the cable management arm

To access the server rear panel:

1. Release the cable management arm.

Operations 25

Open the cable management arm. Note that the cable management arm can be right-mounted or left-mounted.

Remove the hot-plug fan cage

To remove the component:

1. Power down the server (on page 23).

2. Remove all power: a. Disconnect each power cord from the power source. b. Disconnect each power cord from the server.

3. Extend ("Extend the server from the rack" on page 23) or remove the server from the rack.

4. Remove the access panel (on page 24).

5. Remove the air baffle (on page 32).

Operations 26

Remove the fan cage.

CAUTION: Do not operate the server for long periods with the access panel open or removed.

Operating the server in this manner results in improper airflow and improper cooling that can lead to thermal damage.

IMPORTANT: For optimum cooling, install fans in all primary fan locations. For more

information, refer to the fan locations table ("Hot-plug fans" on page 21).

To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.

Remove the hot-plug fan

To remove the component:

1. Extend or remove the server from the rack ("Extend the server from the rack" on page 23).

2. Remove the access panel (on page 24).

Operations 27

Remove the fan.

CAUTION: Do not operate the server for long periods with the access panel open or removed.

Operating the server in this manner results in improper airflow and improper cooling that can lead to thermal damage.

IMPORTANT: For optimum cooling, install fans in all primary fan locations. For more

information, refer to the fan locations table ("Hot-plug fans" on page 21).

To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.

Remove the full-length expansion board

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, electric shock, or damage to the equipment,

remove the power cord to remove power from the server. The front panel Power On/Standby button does not completely shut off system power. Portions of the power supply and some internal

To remove the component:

1. Power down the server (on page 23).

2. Remove all power:

circuitry remain active until AC power is removed.

a. Disconnect each power cord from the power source. b. Disconnect each power cord from the server.

3. Extend ("Extend the server from the rack" on page 23) or remove the server from the rack.

4. Remove the access panel (on page 24).

5. Disconnect any external cables that are connected to the expansion board.

6. Disconnect any internal cables that are connected to the expansion board.

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Release the full-length expansion board retainer, and then remove the PCIe riser cage.

8. Remove the full-length expansion board.

To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.

Remove the PCI riser cage

CAUTION: To prevent damage to the server or expansion boards, power down the server and

1. Power down the server (on page 23).

2. Remove all power:

3. Extend the server from the rack (on page 23).

4. Remove the access panel (on page 24).

remove all AC power cords before removing or installing the PCI riser cage.

a. Disconnect each power cord from the power source. b. Disconnect each power cord from the server.

Operations 29

t off system power. Portions of the power supply and some internal

Release the full-length expansion board retainer, and then remove the PCI riser cage.

6. Remove the full-length expansion board.

Install the PCI riser cage

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, electric shock, or damage to the equipment,

remove the power cord to remove power from the server. The front panel Power On/Standby button does not completely shu

1. Power down the server (on page 23).

2. Remove all power:

3. Extend the server from the rack (on page 23).

4. Remove the access panel (on page 24).

circuitry remain active until AC power is removed.

a. Disconnect each power cord from the power source. b. Disconnect each power cord from the server.

Operations 30

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