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HP ProLiant XL230a Gen9 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: 752036-004
June 2015
Edition: 4
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Contents
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components ................................................................................................................................ 6
Front panel LEDs and buttons ......................................................................................................................... 7
Front panel LED power fault codes ....................................................................................................... 8
System board components ............................................................................................................................ 8
DIMM slot locations ............................................................................................................................ 9
System maintenance switch ................................................................................................................. 9
Drive numbering ........................................................................................................................................ 10
Hot-plug drive numbering (single 12G drive backplane) ....................................................................... 11
Hot-plug drive numbering (dual 6G drive backplanes) ......................................................................... 12
Non-hot-plug drive numbering ........................................................................................................... 13
Hot-plug drive LED definitions ...................................................................................................................... 13
I/O module bay numbering ........................................................................................................................ 14
I/O module slot definitions ................................................................................................................ 15
Operations................................................................................................................................. 16
Power down the server ............................................................................................................................... 16
Remove the drive blank ............................................................................................................................... 16
Remove the hot-plug drive ........................................................................................................................... 17
Remove a non-hot-plug drive ....................................................................................................................... 17
Remove the server ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Install the server ......................................................................................................................................... 18
Remove a server blank ................................................................................................................................ 19
Install a server blank ................................................................................................................................... 20
Remove the processor air baffle ................................................................................................................... 20
Install the processor air baffle ...................................................................................................................... 21
Remove the PCIe riser board assembly ......................................................................................................... 22
Install the PCIe riser board assembly ............................................................................................................ 22
Remove the drive cage assembly ................................................................................................................. 23
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 26
Setup overview .......................................................................................................................................... 26
Installing the chassis into a rack ................................................................................................................... 26
Installing hardware options ......................................................................................................................... 26
Installing I/O modules and connecting them to the network ............................................................................ 26
Installing a server ....................................................................................................................................... 26
Powering up the chassis .............................................................................................................................. 27
Installing the operating system ..................................................................................................................... 27
Installing the system software ....................................................................................................................... 27
Registering the server.................................................................................................................................. 28
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 29
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 29
Drives ....................................................................................................................................................... 29
Drive guidelines ............................................................................................................................... 29
Installing a hot-plug drive .................................................................................................................. 29
Installing a non-hot-plug drive ............................................................................................................ 30
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I/O module riser options ............................................................................................................................. 31
Dual FlexibleLOM riser options .......................................................................................................... 31
PCIe/FlexibleLOM riser options ......................................................................................................... 33
HP Ethernet Dual 1Gb 1-port 364i Adapter option .............................................................................. 37
Memory options ......................................................................................................................................... 39
HP SmartMemory ............................................................................................................................. 40
Memory subsystem architecture ......................................................................................................... 40
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ................................................................................................. 40
DIMM identification .......................................................................................................................... 41
Memory configurations ..................................................................................................................... 41
General DIMM slot population guidelines ........................................................................................... 42
Installing a DIMM ............................................................................................................................. 43
PCIe expansion board options ..................................................................................................................... 44
Cache module ........................................................................................................................................... 45
Processor option......................................................................................................................................... 48
HP Trusted Platform Module option .............................................................................................................. 52
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ....................................................................................... 53
Retaining the recovery key/password ................................................................................................. 54
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ................................................................................................. 54
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 56
Internal server cabling ................................................................................................................................ 56
Drive cabling ................................................................................................................................... 56
HP Smart Storage Battery cabling ...................................................................................................... 59
Front panel LED board assembly cabling ............................................................................................ 60
SUV cable connectors ................................................................................................................................. 60
Software and configuration utilities ............................................................................................... 61
Server mode .............................................................................................................................................. 61
Product QuickSpecs .................................................................................................................................... 61
HP iLO ...................................................................................................................................................... 61
Active Health System ........................................................................................................................ 62
HP RESTful API support for HP iLO ..................................................................................................... 63
Integrated Management Log .............................................................................................................. 63
HP Insight Remote Support ................................................................................................................ 64
Intelligent Provisioning ................................................................................................................................ 64
HP Insight Diagnostics ...................................................................................................................... 65
Erase Utility ..................................................................................................................................... 65
Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux ....................................................................................................... 66
HP Service Pack for ProLiant ........................................................................................................................ 66
HP Smart Update Manager ............................................................................................................... 66
HP UEFI System Utilities............................................................................................................................... 66
Using HP UEFI System Utilities ........................................................................................................... 67
Flexible boot control ......................................................................................................................... 67
Restoring and customizing configuration settings ................................................................................. 68
Secure Boot configuration ................................................................................................................. 68
Embedded UEFI shell ........................................................................................................................ 68
Embedded Diagnostics option ........................................................................................................... 69
HP RESTful API support for UEFI ......................................................................................................... 69
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ............................................................................. 69
Utilities and features ................................................................................................................................... 69
HP Smart Storage Administrator ......................................................................................................... 69
Automatic Server Recovery ................................................................................................................ 70
USB support .................................................................................................................................... 70
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Redundant ROM support ................................................................................................................... 71
Keeping the system current .......................................................................................................................... 71
Access to HP Support Materials ......................................................................................................... 71
Updating firmware or System ROM .................................................................................................... 71
Drivers ............................................................................................................................................ 73
Software and firmware ..................................................................................................................... 74
Operating System Version Support ..................................................................................................... 74
Version control ................................................................................................................................. 74
HP operating systems and virtualization software support for ProLiant servers ......................................... 74
HP Technology Service Portfolio ......................................................................................................... 74
Change control and proactive notification .......................................................................................... 75
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 76
Troubleshooting resources ........................................................................................................................... 76
Battery replacement .................................................................................................................... 77
Regulatory information ................................................................................................................ 79
Safety and regulatory compliance ................................................................................................................ 79
Belarus Kazakhstan Russia marking .............................................................................................................. 79
Turkey RoHS material content declaration ..................................................................................................... 80
Ukraine RoHS material content declaration ................................................................................................... 80
Warranty information ................................................................................................................................. 80
Electrostatic discharge ................................................................................................................. 81
Preventing electrostatic discharge ................................................................................................................ 81
Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge .................................................................................... 81
Specifications ............................................................................................................................. 82
Environmental specifications ........................................................................................................................ 82
Server specifications ................................................................................................................................... 82
Support and other resources ........................................................................................................ 83
Before you contact HP ................................................................................................................................ 83
HP contact information ................................................................................................................................ 83
Customer Self Repair .................................................................................................................................. 83
Acronyms and abbreviations ........................................................................................................ 91
Documentation feedback ............................................................................................................. 92
Index ......................................................................................................................................... 93
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Component identification
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Front panel components
Item Description
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
*For more information about drive bay numbering, see "Drive numbering (on page 10)."
Drive bay*
Drive bay*
SUV connector
Drive bay*
Drive bay*
Server tray release lever
Server tray release latch
Serial label pull tab
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Front panel LEDs and buttons
Item Description Status
1
2
3
4
*When all four LEDs described in this table flash simultaneously, a power fault has occurred. For more information, see
"Front panel LED power fault codes (on page 8)."
**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.
UID button/LED* Solid blue = Activated
Flashing blue (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Remote
management or firmware upgrade in progress
Off = Deactivated
NIC status LED* Solid green = Link to network
Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Network active
Off = No network activity
Health LED* Solid green = Normal
Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = iLO is
rebooting
Flashing amber = System degraded
Flashing red (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = System critical
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**
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Front panel LED power fault codes
Memory
1
The following table provides a list of power fault codes, and the subsystems that are affected. Not all power
faults are used by all servers.
Subsystem Front panel LED behavior
System board
Processor
Riser board PCIe slots
FlexibleLOM
Removable HP Flexible Smart Array
controller/Smart SAS HBA controller
System board PCIe slots
Power backplane or storage backplane
Power supply
1 flash
2 flashes
3 flashes
4 flashes
5 flashes
6 flashes
7 flashes
8 flashes
9 flashes
For more information, see "Front panel LEDs and buttons (on page 7)."
System board components
Item Description
PCIe riser board connector
2
3
4
5
6
7
TPM connector
System battery
Processor 2
Processor 2 DIMMs
Processor 1 DIMMs
Processor 1
8
9
Rear I/O connector
Processor 1 DIMMs
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Item Description
16
10
11
12
13
14
15
17
*This connector is required only on the 6-GB drive backplane configuration.
MicroSD card slot riser
Processor 2 DIMMs
SATA connector 1
SATA connector 2
System maintenance switch
Backplane power connector
Backplane power connector*
Front panel LED board cable connector
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.
The arrow indicates the front of the server.
System maintenance switch
Position Default Function
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
Off Off = iLO security is enabled.
On = iLO security is disabled.
Off Off = System configuration can be
changed.
On = System configuration is locked.
Off Reserved
Off Reserved
Off Off = Power-on password is enabled.
On = Power-on password is disabled.
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On = ROM reads system configuration
Position Default Function
S6
S7
S8
S9
S10
S11
S12
Off Off = No function.
as invalid.
Off Off = Set default boot mode to UEFI.
On = Set default boot mode to legacy.
— 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.
Drive numbering
Depending on the server configuration, the drive bay numbering for the server varies. For more information,
see the section that represents your server configuration:
• Hot-plug drive numbering (single 12G drive backplane) (on page 11)
• Hot-plug drive numbering (dual 6G drive backplanes) (on page 12)
• Non-hot-plug drive numbering (on page 13)
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Hot-plug drive numbering (single 12G drive backplane)
2
Item Description
1
3
4
Drive bay 1
Drive bay 2
Drive bay 3
Drive bay 4
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Hot-plug drive numbering (dual 6G drive backplanes)
2
Item Description
1
3
4
Drive box 1, drive bay 1
Drive box 1, drive bay 2
Drive box 2, drive bay 1
Drive box 2, drive bay 2
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Non-hot-plug drive numbering
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Item Description
1
3
4
Drive bay 1
Drive bay 2
Drive bay 3
Drive bay 4
Hot-plug drive LED definitions
Item LED Status Definition
1
2
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
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Item LED Status Definition
rebuilding or performing a RAID migration, strip size
3
Do not remove Solid white Do not remove the drive. Removing the drive causes one or more of
4
Drive status Solid green The drive is a member of one or more logical drives.
Off No drive activity
the logical drives to fail.
Off Removing the drive does not cause a logical drive to fail.
Flashing green The drive is
migration, capacity expansion, or logical drive extension, or is
erasing.
Flashing
amber/green
Flashing amber The drive is not configured and predicts the drive will fail.
Solid amber The drive has failed.
Off The drive is not configured by a RAID controller.
The drive is a member of one or more logical drives and predicts
the drive will fail.
I/O module bay numbering
I/O modules are specific to each server and are installed in the rear of the chassis.
The chassis has ten I/O module bays located in the rear of the chassis.
For more information about product features, specifications, options, configurations, and compatibility, see
the product QuickSpecs on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/qs).
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