HP ProLiant ML350e Gen8 v2 Server
Part Number: 742234-002
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.
January 2014
Edition: 2
© Copyright 2013, 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
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Contents
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 7
Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 7
Front panel LEDs and buttons ...................................................................................................................... 9
Rear panel components ............................................................................................................................ 10
Rear panel LEDs ...................................................................................................................................... 11
System board components ........................................................................................................................ 11
System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................. 12
System board LEDs ........................................................................................................................ 13
NMI functionality ........................................................................................................................... 13
DIMM slot locations ....................................................................................................................... 14
Smart Array SAS RAID controller card components ...................................................................................... 14
SAS and SATA device numbers ................................................................................................................. 15
SAS and SATA drive LED combinations ...................................................................................................... 17
FBWC module LED definitions ................................................................................................................... 18
P222 and P430 modules ................................................................................................................ 18
B120i module ............................................................................................................................... 19
Hot-plug drive LED definitions .................................................................................................................... 20
Fan locations .......................................................................................................................................... 21
Redundant power supply connectors .......................................................................................................... 21
Operations ................................................................................................................................. 23
Power up the server ................................................................................................................................. 23
Power down the server ............................................................................................................................. 23
Unlock the front bezel .............................................................................................................................. 24
Lock the front bezel ................................................................................................................................. 24
Remove the front bezel ............................................................................................................................. 24
Install the front bezel ................................................................................................................................ 25
Remove the access panel.......................................................................................................................... 25
Install the access panel............................................................................................................................. 26
Remove the PCI air baffle ......................................................................................................................... 27
Remove the system air baffle ..................................................................................................................... 28
Install the system air baffle ........................................................................................................................ 28
Remove the full-length expansion board ...................................................................................................... 29
Remove the fan modules and the fan blank ................................................................................................. 30
Install the fan modules and the fan blank .................................................................................................... 31
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 33
Optional installation services .................................................................................................................... 33
Optimum environment .............................................................................................................................. 33
Space and airflow requirements ...................................................................................................... 33
Temperature requirements ............................................................................................................... 34
Power requirements ....................................................................................................................... 34
Electrical grounding requirements .................................................................................................... 34
Server warnings and cautions ................................................................................................................... 35
Identifying tower server shipping carton contents ......................................................................................... 35
Installing hardware options ....................................................................................................................... 36
Setting up a tower server .......................................................................................................................... 36
Contents 3
Powering on and selecting boot options ..................................................................................................... 36
Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 37
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................... 37
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 38
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 38
PCI air baffle option ................................................................................................................................ 38
Second processor option .......................................................................................................................... 39
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 45
HP SmartMemory .......................................................................................................................... 46
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 47
Single-rank, dual-rank, and quad-rank DIMMs ................................................................................... 47
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 48
Memory configurations ............................................................................................................................ 48
General DIMM slot population guidelines ................................................................................................... 49
Advanced ECC memory configuration .............................................................................................. 49
Online Spare memory configuration ................................................................................................ 50
Lockstep memory configuration ........................................................................................................ 50
Advanced ECC population guidelines .............................................................................................. 50
Online spare population ................................................................................................................. 50
Lockstep Memory population guidelines ........................................................................................... 50
Population order ............................................................................................................................ 51
Installing a DIMM .................................................................................................................................... 51
Drive options .......................................................................................................................................... 52
Installing a hot-plug drive ................................................................................................................ 52
Installing a non-hot-plug drive .......................................................................................................... 53
Optical drive option ................................................................................................................................ 56
FBWC options ........................................................................................................................................ 58
Installing the FBWC module and capacitor pack(P222 and P430) ....................................................... 59
Installing the FBWC module and capacitor pack (B120i) .................................................................... 61
Installing an expansion board ................................................................................................................... 63
Eight-bay SFF drive cage option ................................................................................................................ 65
Four-bay LFF drive cage option ................................................................................................................. 68
Redundant hot-plug power supply enablement kit option ............................................................................... 72
Smart Array cable option ......................................................................................................................... 76
Power supply module ............................................................................................................................... 79
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 80
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 81
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 83
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 83
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 84
Storage cabling ...................................................................................................................................... 84
Non-hot-plug, four-bay LFF drive cabling ........................................................................................... 84
Hot-plug, four-bay LFF drive cabling ................................................................................................. 85
Hot-plug, four-bay + four-bay LFF drive cabling .................................................................................. 85
Hot-plug, eight-bay SFF drive cabling ............................................................................................... 86
Hot-plug, eight-bay + eight-bay SFF drive cabling .............................................................................. 87
Power cabling......................................................................................................................................... 88
Integrated power cabling ............................................................................................................... 88
RPS power cabling ........................................................................................................................ 88
Optical drive cabling ............................................................................................................................... 89
Capacitor pack cabling ........................................................................................................................... 89
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Software and configuration utilities ............................................................................................... 92
Server mode ........................................................................................................................................... 92
HP product QuickSpecs ............................................................................................................................ 92
HP iLO Management Engine ..................................................................................................................... 92
HP iLO ......................................................................................................................................... 92
Intelligent Provisioning .................................................................................................................... 94
HP Insight Remote Support software ................................................................................................. 95
HP Insight Online .......................................................................................................................... 96
Scripting Toolkit ............................................................................................................................ 96
HP Service Pack for ProLiant ..................................................................................................................... 96
HP Smart Update Manager ............................................................................................................. 97
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ..................................................................................................................... 97
Using RBSU .................................................................................................................................. 97
Auto-configuration process .............................................................................................................. 98
Boot options ................................................................................................................................. 98
Configuring AMP modes ................................................................................................................ 98
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ........................................................................... 99
Utilities and features ................................................................................................................................ 99
HP Smart Storage Administrator ...................................................................................................... 99
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ............................................................................................. 99
ROMPaq utility ............................................................................................................................ 100
Automatic Server Recovery ........................................................................................................... 100
USB support ................................................................................................................................ 100
Redundant ROM support .............................................................................................................. 101
Keeping the system current ..................................................................................................................... 101
Drivers ....................................................................................................................................... 101
Software and firmware ................................................................................................................. 102
Version control ............................................................................................................................ 102
HP operating systems and virtualization software support for ProLiant servers ...................................... 102
HP Technology Service Portfolio .................................................................................................... 102
Change control and proactive notification ...................................................................................... 103
Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................ 104
Troubleshooting resources ...................................................................................................................... 104
System battery replacement ........................................................................................................ 105
Regulatory information .............................................................................................................. 107
Safety and regulatory compliance ........................................................................................................... 107
Belarus Kazakhstan Russia marking ......................................................................................................... 107
Turkey RoHS material content declaration ................................................................................................. 108
Ukraine RoHS material content declaration ............................................................................................... 108
Warranty information ............................................................................................................................ 108
Electrostatic discharge ............................................................................................................... 109
Preventing electrostatic discharge ............................................................................................................ 109
Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge ................................................................................ 109
Specifications ................................
Environmental specifications ................................................................................................................... 110
Server specifications .............................................................................................................................. 110
Power supply specifications .................................................................................................................... 110
Hot-plug power supply calculations .......................................................................................................... 112
........................................................................................... 110
Support and other resources ...................................................................................................... 113
Contents 5
Before you contact HP ............................................................................................................................ 113
HP contact information ........................................................................................................................... 113
Customer Self Repair ............................................................................................................................. 113
Acronyms and abbreviations ...................................................................................................... 121
Documentation feedback ........................................................................................................... 125
Index ....................................................................................................................................... 126
Contents 6
Component identification
Front panel components
• Non-hot-plug drive configuration
Item Description
1
2
3
4
5
Optical drive
Optional media bay (2)
USB 2.0 connectors (2)
Thermal sensor
LFF drives (4)
Component identification 7
• Four-bay LFF drive configuration
Item Description
1
2
3
4
5
6
Optical drive
Optional media bay (2)
USB 2.0 connectors (2)
Thermal sensor
LFF drives (4)
Optional drive bay
• Eight-bay SFF drive configuration
Item Description
1
2
3
Optical drive
Optional media bay (2)
USB 2.0 connectors (2)
Component identification 8
Item Description
4
5
6
Thermal sensor
SFF drives (8)
Optional drive bay
Front panel LEDs and buttons
Item Description Status
1
2
3
* 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.
** 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.
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
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
Rear panel components
Item Description
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Integrated power supply
Slot 6 PCIe2 x4(1) for processor 1
Slot 5 PCIe2 x8(4,1) for processor 1
Slot 4 PCIe3 x16(8,4,1) for processor 2
Slot 3 PCIe3 x16(16,8,4,1) for processor 2
Slot 2 PCIe3x16 (16,8,4,1) for processor 1
Slot 1 PCIe3 x8 (4,1) for processor 1
USB 2.0 connectors (4)
Video connector
Serial connector
UID/LED button
NIC connector 2
NIC connector 1
iLO connector
Component identification 10
Rear panel LEDs
NIC link LED
Green = Network link
Item Description Status
1
2
3
NIC activity LED Green = Network activity
Flashing green = Network activity
Off = No network activity
Off = No network link
UID LED button Blue = Activated
Flashing blue = System is being managed remotely
Off = Deactivated
System board components
Component identification 11
Processor 2 DIMM slots
Item Description
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Slot 6 PCIe2 x4 (1)
Slot 5 PCIe2 x8 (4,1)
Slot 4 PCIe3 x16 (8,4,1)
Slot 3 PCIe3 x16 (16,8,4,1)
System maintenance switch
Slot 2 PCIe3 x16 (16,8,4,1)
Slot 1 PCIe3 x8 (4,1)
Processor socket 2
System battery
Processor 2 power connector
Processor socket 1 (populated)
Processor 1 DIMM slots
Internal USB connector
Fan connector 3
SD card connector
Internal USB tape drive connector
Processor 1 power connector
SATA connector 2
SATA connector 1
Mini-SAS connector
System board power connector
Fan connector 2
Front panel connector
Front panel connector
26
27
28
29
30
31
Fan connector 1
Ambient temperature sensor connector
Redundant power supply connector
Cache module connector
TPM connector
NMI header
System maintenance switch
The system maintenance switch (SW2) is a twelve-position switch that is used for system configuration.
Position Description Function
S1
S2
S5
iLO security
override
Configuration
lock
Password disable Off = Power-on password enabled.
Off = No function.
On = Override enabled.
Off = System configuration can be
changed.
On = System configuration is locked.
On = Power-on password disabled.
Component identification 12
Position Description Function
System power good
Green = System power good
S6
S3, S4,
S7-S12
Reset
configuration
— Reserved
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.
System board LEDs
Off = No function
On = ROM reads the system
configuration as invalid.
Item LED description Status
1
NMI functionality
An NMI crash dump creates a crash dump log before resetting a system which is not responding.
Crash dump log analysis is an essential part of diagnosing reliability problems, such as failures of operating
systems, device drivers, and applications. Many crashes freeze a system, and the only available action for
administrators is to restart the system. Resetting the system erases any information which could support
problem analysis, but the NMI feature preserves that information by performing a memory dump before a
system reset.
To force the system to invoke the NMI handler and generate a crash dump log, do one of the following:
• Use the iLO Virtual NMI feature.
• Short the NMI header.
Off = System power not ready
Component identification 13
For more information, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support/NMI).
DIMM slot locations
DIMM slots are numbered sequentially (1 through 6) for each processor. The supported AMP modes use the
letter assignments for population guidelines.
Smart Array SAS RAID controller card components
Item Description
1
2
3
Cache module
Capacitor pack cable connector
Internal SAS connector
Component identification 14
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