Document Outline

• HP ProLiant DL380 G6 Server User Guide
• Abstract
• Notice
• Contents
• Component identification
  • Front panel components
  • Front panel LEDs and buttons
  • Systems Insight Display LEDs
  • Systems Insight Display LED combinations
  • Rear panel components
  • Rear panel LEDs and buttons
  • Non-hot-plug PCI riser board slot definitions
  • System board components
    • System maintenance switch
    • NMI functionality
    • DIMM slot locations
  • SAS and SATA device numbers
  • SAS and SATA hard drive LEDs
  • SAS and SATA hard drive LED combinations
  • PCI riser cage LEDs
  • Battery pack LEDs
  • Hot-plug fans
• Operations
  • Power up the server
  • Power down the server
  • Extend the server from the rack
  • Remove the access panel
  • Install the access panel
  • Access the product rear panel
    • Cable management arm with left-hand swing
    • Cable management arm with right-hand swing
  • Remove the PCI riser cage
  • Install the PCI riser cage
  • Remove the air baffle
• Setup
  • Optional installation services
  • Rack planning resources
  • Optimum environment
    • Space and airflow requirements
    • Temperature requirements
    • Power requirements
    • Electrical grounding requirements
  • Rack warnings
  • Identifying the contents of the server shipping carton
  • Installing hardware options
  • Installing the server into the rack
  • Installing the operating system
  • Powering up and configuring the server
  • Registering the server
• Hardware options installation
  • Introduction
  • Processor option
  • Memory options
    • Memory subsystem architecture
    • Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs
    • DIMM identification
    • Memory configurations
      • RDIMM maximum memory configurations
      • UDIMM maximum memory configurations
      • Advanced ECC memory configuration
      • Mirrored memory configuration
      • Lockstep memory configuration
    • General DIMM slot population guidelines
      • Advanced ECC population guidelines
        • Single-processor Advanced ECC population order
        • Multi-processor Advanced ECC population order
      • Mirrored Memory population guidelines
        • Single-processor Mirrored Memory population order
        • Multi-processor Mirrored Memory population order
      • Lockstep Memory population guidelines
        • Single-processor Lockstep population order
        • Multi-processor Lockstep population order
    • Installing a DIMM
  • Hot-plug SAS hard drive options
    • Installing a hot-plug SAS hard drive
    • Removing a hot-plug SAS hard drive
  • Optical drive option
  • Redundant hot-plug power supply option
  • Expansion board options
    • Removing expansion slot covers
    • Installing a half-length expansion board
    • Installing a full-length expansion board
  • PCI riser board option
  • Hard drive cage option
  • HP Trusted Platform Module option
    • Installing the Trusted Platform Module board
    • Retaining the recovery key/password
    • Enabling the Trusted Platform Module
• Cabling
  • SAS hard drive cabling
  • Optical drive cabling
  • BBWC battery cabling
• Configuration and utilities
  • Configuration tools
    • SmartStart software
      • SmartStart Scripting Toolkit
      • Configuration Replication Utility
    • HP ROM-Based Setup Utility
      • Using RBSU
      • Auto-configuration process
      • Boot options
      • BIOS Serial Console
      • Configuring mirrored memory
      • Configuring lockstep memory
    • Array Configuration Utility
    • Option ROM Configuration for Arrays
    • Re-entering the server serial number and product ID
  • Management tools
    • Automatic Server Recovery
    • ROMPaq utility
    • Integrated Lights-Out 2 technology
    • Erase Utility
    • Redundant ROM support
      • Safety and security benefits
    • USB support and functionality
      • USB support
      • Internal USB functionality
    • Internal SD support
  • Diagnostic tools
    • HP Insight Diagnostics
    • HP Insight Diagnostics survey functionality
    • Integrated Management Log
  • Remote support and analysis tools
    • HP Insight Remote Support software
  • Keeping the system current
    • Drivers
    • ProLiant Support Packs
    • Operating System Version Support
    • Change control and proactive notification
    • Care Pack
• Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshooting resources
  • Pre-diagnostic steps
    • Important safety information
      • Symbols on equipment
      • Warnings and cautions
    • Symptom information
    • Prepare the server for diagnosis
      • Performing processor procedures in the troubleshooting process
      • Breaking the server down to the minimum hardware configuration
  • Loose connections
  • Service notifications
  • Server health LEDs
  • Troubleshooting flowcharts
    • Start diagnosis flowchart
    • General diagnosis flowchart
    • Server power-on problems flowchart
    • POST problems flowchart
    • OS boot problems flowchart
    • Server fault indications flowchart
  • POST error messages and beep codes
• Battery replacement
• Regulatory compliance notices
  • Regulatory compliance identification numbers
  • Federal Communications Commission notice
    • FCC rating label
    • Class A equipment
    • Class B equipment
  • Declaration of conformity for products marked with the FCC logo, United States only
  • Modifications
  • Cables
  • Canadian notice (Avis Canadien)
  • European Union regulatory notice
  • Disposal of waste equipment by users in private households in the European Union
  • Japanese notice
  • BSMI notice
  • Korean notice
  • Chinese notice
  • Laser compliance
  • Battery replacement notice
  • Taiwan battery recycling notice
  • Power cord statement for Japan
• Electrostatic discharge
  • Preventing electrostatic discharge
  • Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge
• Specifications
  • Environmental specifications
  • Mechanical specifications
  • Power supply specifications
• Technical support
  • Before you contact HP
  • HP contact information
  • Customer Self Repair
• Acronyms and abbreviations
• Index