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Contents
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 7
Front panel components and LEDs .................................................................................................................. 7
SAS and SATA hard drive LEDs ..................................................................................................................... 8
SAS and SATA hard drive LED combinations .................................................................................................. 8
System board components ............................................................................................................................ 9
System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................... 10
System maintenance switch procedures .............................................................................................. 10
DIMM slot locations .................................................................................................................................... 12
HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable ....................................................................................................................... 12
Operations................................................................................................................................. 14
Power up the server blade ........................................................................................................................... 14
Power down the server blade ...................................................................................................................... 14
Remove the server blade ............................................................................................................................. 15
Remove the access panel ............................................................................................................................ 16
Install the access panel ............................................................................................................................... 16
Remove a hot-plug SAS or SATA hard drive .................................................................................................. 16
Remove the left DIMM baffle ....................................................................................................................... 17
Remove the right DIMM baffle ..................................................................................................................... 18
Remove the front panel/hard drive cage assembly ........................................................................................ 19
Remove the battery pack ............................................................................................................................. 19
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 21
Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 21
Installing an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure ............................................................................................. 21
Preparing the enclosure .................................................................................................................... 21
Installing interconnect modules .......................................................................................................... 26
Connecting to the network................................................................................................................. 27
Installing server blade options ..................................................................................................................... 28
Installing a server blade .............................................................................................................................. 28
Completing the configuration....................................................................................................................... 29
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 30
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 30
Processor option......................................................................................................................................... 30
Memory option .......................................................................................................................................... 36
Memory overview ............................................................................................................................ 36
Low Voltage DIMMs ......................................................................................................................... 36
Dual- and quad-rank DIMMs.............................................................................................................. 37
DIMM identification .......................................................................................................................... 37
DIMM installation guidelines ............................................................................................................. 38
Memory subsystem architecture ......................................................................................................... 39
Hemisphere mode ............................................................................................................................ 41
Memory performance optimization .................................................................................................... 42
Memory RAS ................................................................................................................................... 43
Advanced ECC memory population guidelines .................................................................................... 44
Double Device Data Correction ......................................................................................................... 44
