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Contents
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 6
Front panel LEDs and buttons ...................................................................................................................... 6
Drive LED definitions .................................................................................................................................. 7
System board components .......................................................................................................................... 8
System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................... 8
Mezzanine connector definitions ....................................................................................................... 9
DIMM slot locations ......................................................................................................................... 9
DIMM tool location ........................................................................................................................ 10
HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable..................................................................................................................... 10
Operations ................................................................................................................................. 11
Power up the server blade ........................................................................................................................ 11
Power down the server blade .................................................................................................................... 11
Remove the server blade .......................................................................................................................... 12
Remove the access panel.......................................................................................................................... 13
Install the access panel............................................................................................................................. 13
Remove the front panel/hard drive cage assembly ...................................................................................... 13
Remove the DIMM baffle .......................................................................................................................... 13
Remove the SAS controller ........................................................................................................................ 15
Install the SAS controller ........................................................................................................................... 15
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 17
Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 17
Installing an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure ........................................................................................... 17
Preparing the enclosure .................................................................................................................. 17
Installing server blade options ................................................................................................................... 17
Installing interconnect modules .................................................................................................................. 18
Interconnect bay numbering and device mapping .............................................................................. 18
Connecting to the network ........................................................................................................................ 19
Installing a server blade ........................................................................................................................... 20
Completing the configuration .................................................................................................................... 21
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 22
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 22
Drive option ........................................................................................................................................... 22
Processor option ...................................................................................................................................... 23
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 27
HP SmartMemory .......................................................................................................................... 28
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 29
Single-, dual-, three- and quad-rank DIMMs ....................................................................................... 29
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 30
Memory configurations ................................................................................................................... 30
General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 32
Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 33
Mezzanine card option ............................................................................................................................ 34
FBWC capacitor pack ............................................................................................................................. 36
