Document Outline

• HP ProLiant BL280c G6 Server Blade User Guide
• Abstract
• Notice
• Contents
• Component identification
  • Front panel components
  • Front panel LEDs and buttons
  • System board components
    • Mezzanine connector definitions
    • DIMM slot locations
    • Hard drive connector identification
    • System maintenance switch
  • HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable
• Operations
  • Power up the server blade
  • Power down the server blade
  • Remove the server blade
  • Remove the access panel
  • Install the access panel
  • Remove the air baffle
  • Install the air baffle
• Setup
  • Overview
  • Installing an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure
  • Installing server blade options
  • Installing interconnect modules
    • Interconnect bay numbering and device mapping
  • Connecting to the network
  • Installing a server blade
  • Completing the configuration
• Hardware options installation
  • Introduction
  • Hard drive option
  • 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
    • Configuring the air baffle for DIMM installation
      • Air baffle configuration for 8-GB DIMMs or larger
      • Air baffle configuration for all other DIMMs
    • Installing a DIMM
  • Mezzanine card option
  • HP Smart Array P712m Controller option
  • HP Trusted Platform Module option
    • Installing the Trusted Platform Module board
    • Retaining the recovery key/password
    • Enabling the Trusted Platform Module
• Cabling
  • SATA hard drive cabling
  • Optional SAS hard drive cabling
  • Using the HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable
  • Connecting locally to a server blade with video and USB devices
    • Accessing a server blade with local KVM
    • Accessing a server blade with local media devices
• Software and configuration utilities
  • Server blade deployment tools
    • Software drivers and additional components
    • HP BladeSystem c-Class Advanced management
    • Network-based PXE deployment
      • Deployment overview
      • Deployment infrastructure
    • Deployment methods
      • PXE deployment
        • SmartStart Scripting Toolkit
      • CD-ROM deployment
        • iLO virtual CD-ROM
        • USB CD-ROM
      • Diskette image deployment
        • Creating a boot diskette
        • iLO virtual floppy
      • SAN configuration
  • Configuration tools
    • SmartStart software
    • 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
      • External 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
    • HP Smart Update Manager
    • Change control and proactive notification
    • Care Pack
• Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshooting resources
  • Pre-diagnostic steps
    • Important safety information
      • Symbols on equipment
      • Warnings
    • 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 blade 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
• Electrostatic discharge
  • Preventing electrostatic discharge
  • Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge
• Specifications
  • Environmental specifications
  • Server blade specifications
• Technical support
  • Before you contact HP
  • HP contact information
  • Customer Self Repair
• Acronyms and abbreviations
• Index