Hardware options installation, Introduction, Processor option – HP ProLiant BL620c G7 Server-Blade User Manual
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Hardware options installation
Introduction
If more than one option is being installed, read the installation instructions for all the hardware options and
identify similar steps to streamline the installation process.
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:
To prevent damage to electrical components, properly ground the server before
beginning any installation procedure. Improper grounding can cause electrostatic discharge.
Processor option
The base configuration for an HP ProLiant BL620c G7 Server Blade is one processor. When installing an
optional processor, install the second processor in processor socket 2.
The server blade ships with one of two different system boards that each support specific processors:
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Intel® Xeon® E7 family processors (E7-2800 family and the E7-8867L low-voltage processor)
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Intel Xeon 6500/7500 series processors
A server blade that originally ships with Intel Xeon E7 family processors supports only Intel Xeon processor
E7 family processors. A server blade that originally ships with Intel Xeon 6500 or 7500 series processors
supports only Intel Xeon 6500 or 7500 series processors. All installed processors must be identical.
You can use one of four methods to determine what processor shipped with the server blade:
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Use HP Insight Control and the Systems Insight Manager management console configured with WBEM.
For more information, see the documentation on the HP website
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Use the operating system, for example, the System Properties for Windows®.
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View the server POST start-up screen data.
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Press F10 at boot to run the Inspect Utility, and then view the system management BIOS page.
HP recommends that all installed processors have at least two identical DIMMs installed in the associated
DIMM sockets. For more information, see "DIMM installation guidelines (on page
)."
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:
To prevent possible server blade malfunction and damage to the equipment,
multiprocessor configurations must contain processors with the same part number.