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Contents
Component identification............................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components................................................................................................................................ 6
Front panel LEDs and buttons......................................................................................................................... 7
System board components ............................................................................................................................ 8
System maintenance switch ................................................................................................................. 8
HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable ......................................................................................................................... 9
Operations................................................................................................................................. 10
Power up the server blade...........................................................................................................................10
Power down the server blade ......................................................................................................................10
Remove the server blade.............................................................................................................................11
Remove the access panel ............................................................................................................................11
Install the access panel ...............................................................................................................................11
Setup......................................................................................................................................... 12
Overview ..................................................................................................................................................12
Installing an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure .............................................................................................12
Installing server blade options .....................................................................................................................12
Installing interconnect modules ....................................................................................................................12
Interconnect bay numbering and device mapping................................................................................13
Connecting to the network...........................................................................................................................14
Installing a server blade..............................................................................................................................14
Completing the configuration.......................................................................................................................16
Hardware options installation....................................................................................................... 17
Introduction ...............................................................................................................................................17
Hard drive option.......................................................................................................................................17
Processor option.........................................................................................................................................21
Memory options.........................................................................................................................................29
Advanced ECC memory....................................................................................................................29
DIMM installation guidelines .............................................................................................................29
Installing DIMMs ..............................................................................................................................30
Mezzanine card option ..............................................................................................................................31
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 33
Hard drive cabling.....................................................................................................................................33
Using the HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable.........................................................................................................33
Connecting locally to a server blade with video and USB devices ...................................................................33
Accessing a server blade with local KVM ...........................................................................................34
Accessing a server blade with local media devices..............................................................................34
Configuration and utilities............................................................................................................ 36
Server blade deployment tools.....................................................................................................................36
Software drivers and additional components.......................................................................................36
HP BladeSystem c-Class Advanced management .................................................................................36
Network-based PXE deployment ........................................................................................................37
Deployment methods ........................................................................................................................39
Configuration tools.....................................................................................................................................42
