HP ProLiant BL280c G6 Server-Blade User Manual

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Contents

Component identification ............................................................................................................... 6

Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 6

Front panel LEDs and buttons ...................................................................................................................... 7

System board components .......................................................................................................................... 8

Mezzanine connector definitions ....................................................................................................... 8

DIMM slot locations ......................................................................................................................... 9

Hard drive connector identification .................................................................................................... 9

System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................... 9

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 air baffle ............................................................................................................................... 13

Install the air baffle .................................................................................................................................. 13

Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 15

Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 15

Installing an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure ........................................................................................... 15

Installing server blade options ................................................................................................................... 15

Installing interconnect modules .................................................................................................................. 15

Interconnect bay numbering and device mapping .............................................................................. 16

Connecting to the network ........................................................................................................................ 17

Installing a server blade ........................................................................................................................... 18

Completing the configuration .................................................................................................................... 19

Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 20

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 20

Hard drive option .................................................................................................................................... 20

Processor option ...................................................................................................................................... 22

Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 27

Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 28

Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 28

DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 28

Memory configurations ................................................................................................................... 29

General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 31

Configuring the air baffle for DIMM installation ................................................................................. 33

Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 35

Mezzanine card option ............................................................................................................................ 36

HP Smart Array P712m Controller option ................................................................................................... 37

HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 43

Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 44

Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 45

Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 45

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