HP ProLiant SL250s Gen8 Server
Part Number: 666298-003
User Guide
Abstract
This document provides detailed instructions to configure and use the HP ProLiant SL250s Gen8 Server.
September 2013
Edition: 3
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Contents
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 6
Front panel LEDs and buttons ...................................................................................................................... 7
Rear panel components .............................................................................................................................. 8
Rear panel LEDs and buttons ....................................................................................................................... 9
System board components .......................................................................................................................... 9
DIMM slot locations ....................................................................................................................... 10
System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................. 11
NMI functionality ........................................................................................................................... 12
Drive numbering ..................................................................................................................................... 12
Hot-plug drive LED definitions .................................................................................................................... 13
Operations ................................................................................................................................. 15
Power up the server ................................................................................................................................. 15
Power down the server ............................................................................................................................. 15
Remove the server from the chassis ............................................................................................................ 15
Remove the front GPU cage ...................................................................................................................... 16
Install the front GPU cage ......................................................................................................................... 17
Remove the interposer board .................................................................................................................... 18
Install the interposer board ....................................................................................................................... 19
Remove the front GPU bracket .................................................................................................................. 19
Install the front GPU bracket...................................................................................................................... 20
Remove the processor air baffle ................................................................................................................ 21
Install the processor air baffle ................................................................................................................... 21
Removing the SFF hot-plug drive cage ........................................................................................................ 22
Installing the SFF hot-plug drive cage ......................................................................................................... 23
Remove the PCI riser cage ........................................................................................................................ 23
Install the PCI riser cage ........................................................................................................................... 24
Remove the FlexibleLOM riser cage ........................................................................................................... 25
Install the FlexibleLOM riser cage .............................................................................................................. 25
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 27
Optional installation services .................................................................................................................... 27
Optimum environment .............................................................................................................................. 27
Space and airflow requirements ...................................................................................................... 27
Temperature requirements ............................................................................................................... 28
Power requirements ....................................................................................................................... 29
Electrical grounding requirements .................................................................................................... 29
Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................ 29
Contents of the server shipping carton ........................................................................................................ 30
Installing the chassis ................................................................................................................................ 30
Installing options ..................................................................................................................................... 30
Installing the components ......................................................................................................................... 31
Installing the server into the chassis ............................................................................................................ 31
Powering up the chassis ........................................................................................................................... 32
Configuring the chassis ............................................................................................................................ 32
Powering on and selecting boot options ..................................................................................................... 32
Contents 3
Installing the system software .................................................................................................................... 32
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................... 33
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 34
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 34
Processor option ...................................................................................................................................... 34
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 38
HP SmartMemory .......................................................................................................................... 39
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 39
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 39
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 40
Memory protection modes .............................................................................................................. 40
General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 42
Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 43
Drive guidelines ...................................................................................................................................... 44
Installing a hot-plug drive ................................................................................................................ 45
Installing SFF quick-release drive cages ............................................................................................ 45
Installing a quick-release drive ......................................................................................................... 50
Controller options .................................................................................................................................... 51
Installing the FBWC module and capacitor pack ............................................................................... 52
Smart Array enablement Mini-SAS cable option ................................................................................ 55
Expansion board options .......................................................................................................................... 57
Installing an expansion board ......................................................................................................... 57
GPU installation ...................................................................................................................................... 59
Large BAR setting for GPU installation .............................................................................................. 59
GPU population rules ..................................................................................................................... 60
Installing GPU brackets .................................................................................................................. 60
Connecting the SUV cable ........................................................................................................................ 67
Redundant hot-plug power supply option .................................................................................................... 68
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 70
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 71
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 72
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 73
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 74
Cabling overview .................................................................................................................................... 74
Power cabling......................................................................................................................................... 74
System board power cabling .......................................................................................................... 74
SFF hot-plug drive cage .................................................................................................................. 75
Front quick-release cage ................................................................................................................. 75
Rear quick-release drive cage ......................................................................................................... 76
Front GPU .................................................................................................................................... 77
Rear GPU ..................................................................................................................................... 78
Mini-SAS cabling .................................................................................................................................... 79
SFF hot-plug drive cage .................................................................................................................. 79
Front quick-release drive cage ......................................................................................................... 79
Rear quick-release drive cage ......................................................................................................... 80
FBWC capacitor pack cabling .................................................................................................................. 81
Software and configuration utilities ............................................................................................... 83
Server mode ........................................................................................................................................... 83
HP product QuickSpecs ............................................................................................................................ 83
HP iLO Management Engine ..................................................................................................................... 83
HP iLO ......................................................................................................................................... 83
Contents 4
Intelligent Provisioning .................................................................................................................... 85
Scripting Toolkit ............................................................................................................................ 86
HP Service Pack for ProLiant ..................................................................................................................... 86
HP Smart Update Manager ............................................................................................................. 87
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ..................................................................................................................... 87
Using RBSU .................................................................................................................................. 88
Auto-configuration process .............................................................................................................. 88
Boot options ................................................................................................................................. 89
Configuring AMP modes ................................................................................................................ 89
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ........................................................................... 89
Utilities and features ................................................................................................................................ 90
Array Configuration Utility .............................................................................................................. 90
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ............................................................................................. 91
ROMPaq utility .............................................................................................................................. 91
Automatic Server Recovery ............................................................................................................. 91
USB support .................................................................................................................................. 91
Redundant ROM support ................................................................................................................ 92
Keeping the system current ....................................................................................................................... 92
Drivers ......................................................................................................................................... 92
Software and firmware ................................................................................................................... 93
Version control .............................................................................................................................. 93
HP operating systems and virtualization software support for ProLiant servers ........................................ 93
HP Technology Service Portfolio ...................................................................................................... 93
Change control and proactive notification ........................................................................................ 94
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 95
Troubleshooting resources ........................................................................................................................ 95
System battery ........................................................................................................................................ 95
Regulatory information ................................................................................................................ 97
Safety and regulatory compliance ............................................................................................................. 97
Belarus Kazakhstan Russia marking ........................................................................................................... 97
Turkey RoHS material content declaration ................................................................................................... 97
Ukraine RoHS material content declaration ................................................................................................. 97
Warranty information .............................................................................................................................. 97
Electrostatic discharge ................................................................................................................. 98
Preventing electrostatic discharge .............................................................................................................. 98
Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge .................................................................................. 98
Specifications ............................................................................................................................. 99
Environmental specifications ..................................................................................................................... 99
Server specifications ................................................................................................................................ 99
Hot-plug power supply calculations ............................................................................................................ 99
Support and other resources ...................................................................................................... 100
Before you contact HP ............................................................................................................................ 100
HP contact information ........................................................................................................................... 100
Customer Self Repair ............................................................................................................................. 100
Acronyms and abbreviations ...................................................................................................... 108
Documentation feedback ........................................................................................................... 112
Index ....................................................................................................................................... 113
Contents 5
Component identification
Front panel components
Item Description
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Hot-plug drive, Box 1 drive 1
Hot-plug drive, Box 1 drive 2
Option bay 1, PCI riser
Hot-plug drive, Box 1 drive 3
Hot-plug drive, Box 1 drive 4
Option bay 1, FlexibleLOM riser
SUV port
Serial port
NIC 1 network port
NIC 2 network port
iLO 4 network port
Component identification 6
Front panel LEDs and buttons
NIC 2 speed LED
Green = LAN connection using a GbE link
Item Description Status
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Power On/Standby button
and system power LED
Health LED Solid green = Normal
UID button/LED Solid blue = Activated
NIC 1/iLO 4 speed LED Green = LAN connection using a GbE link
NIC 1/iLO 4 status LED Solid green = Link to network
NIC 2 status LED Solid green = Link to network
iLO 4 status LED Solid green = Link to network
iLO 4 speed LED Green = LAN connection using a GbE link
Solid green = System on
Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Performing power on
sequence
Solid amber = System in standby
Off = No power present*
Flashing amber = System degraded
Flashing red (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = System critical
Fast-flashing red (4 Hz/cycles per sec) = Power fault**
Flashing blue (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Remote management or
firmware upgrade in progress
Off = Deactivated
Amber = LAN connection using a 10 Mbps/100 Mbps link
Off = No link exists
Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Network active
Off = No network activity
Amber = LAN connection using a 10 Mbps/100 Mbps link
Off = No link exists
Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Network active
Off = No network activity
Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Network active
Off = No network activity
Amber = LAN connection using a 10 Mbps/100 Mbps link
Off = No link exists
Component identification 7
Fan 4
* 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 iLO/BIOS logs and the server troubleshooting guide.
Rear panel components
Item Description
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Fan 8
Fan 7
SLAPM interface
Power supply 4
Fan 3
Fan 1
Fan 2
Power supply 1
Power supply 2
Power supply 3
Fan 5
Fan 6
Component identification 8
Rear panel LEDs and buttons
•
•
•
•
Item Description Status
1-2, 4-7,
12-13
3
8-11
System fan LEDs Off = Normal
Amber = Fan has failed
UID button/LED Solid blue = Activated
Flashing blue (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Remote management or firmware
upgrade in progress
Off = Deactivated
Power supply LEDs Solid green = Normal
Off = One or more of the following conditions exists:
Power is unavailable
Power supply failed
Power supply is in standby mode
Power supply error
System board components
Component identification 9
System maintenance switch
Item Description
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Cache module connector
PCIe x24 riser connector
SATA connector 2
SATA connector 1
System battery
Processor socket 2
Processor 2 DIMM slots
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
12-pin system board power connector
24-pin RPS connector
Processor 1 DIMM slots
Processor socket 1
Mini-SAS connector 2i
Mini-SAS connector 1i
microSD card slot
Hot-plug drive backplane sideband connector
FlexibleLOM x16 riser connector
17
18
19
TPM connector
NMI header
NOTE: This server supports PCIe Gen3 in the front LP PCIe slot and FlexibleLOM slot.
DIMM slot locations
DIMM slots are numbered sequentially (1 through 8) for each processor. The supported AMP modes use the
alpha assignments for population order, and the slot numbers designate the DIMM slot ID for spare
replacement.
Component identification 10
The arrow points to the front of the server.
Off
Off = iLO 4 security is enabled.
System maintenance switch
Position Default Function
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9
S10
S11
S12
Off Off = System configuration can be
Off Reserved
Off Reserved
Off Off = Power-on password is enabled.
Off Off = No function
— Reserved
— Reserved
— Off = PCIe 64-bit BAR function (large
— Reserved
— Reserved
— Reserved
On = iLO 4 security is disabled.
changed.
On = System configuration is locked.
On = Power-on password is disabled.
On = ROM reads system configuration
as invalid.
BAR) is disabled.
On = PCIe 64-bit BAR function (large
BAR) is enabled.
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.
Component identification 11
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 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 ("System board components" on page 9).
For more information, see the HP website
(http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00797875/c00797875.pdf).
Drive numbering
• Front hot-plug drive bay numbers (box 1)
Component identification 12
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