HP ProLiant BL420c Gen8 Server Blade User Manual

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Contents

Component identification ............................................................................................................... 6

Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 6

Front panel LEDs and buttons ...................................................................................................................... 7

Drive LED definitions .................................................................................................................................. 7

System board components .......................................................................................................................... 8

System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................... 9

Mezzanine connector definitions ....................................................................................................... 9

DIMM slot locations ....................................................................................................................... 10

Tool locations ................................................................................................................................ 10

HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable..................................................................................................................... 11

Operations ................................................................................................................................. 12

Power up the server blade ........................................................................................................................ 12

Power down the server blade .................................................................................................................... 12

Remove the server blade .......................................................................................................................... 13

Remove the access panel.......................................................................................................................... 14

Install the access panel............................................................................................................................. 14

Remove the SAS controller ........................................................................................................................ 14

Install the SAS controller ........................................................................................................................... 15

Remove the front panel/drive cage assembly .............................................................................................. 15

Remove the DIMM baffle .......................................................................................................................... 16

Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 18

Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 18

Installing an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure ........................................................................................... 18

Installing server blade options ................................................................................................................... 18

Installing interconnect modules .................................................................................................................. 18

Interconnect bay numbering and device mapping .............................................................................. 19

Connecting to the network ........................................................................................................................ 20

Installing a server blade ........................................................................................................................... 21

Completing the configuration .................................................................................................................... 22

Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 23

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 23

Drive option ........................................................................................................................................... 23

Processor option ...................................................................................................................................... 24

Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 28

HP SmartMemory .......................................................................................................................... 29

Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 29

Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 30

DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 31

Memory configurations ................................................................................................................... 31

General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 33

Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 34

Mezzanine card option ............................................................................................................................ 35

SAS controller option ............................................................................................................................... 37

FBWC capacitor pack option .................................................................................................................... 40

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