Document Outline

• HP ProLiant DL385 Server User Guide
• Notice
• Contents
• Server component identification
  • Front panel components
  • Front panel LEDs and buttons
  • Rear panel components
  • Rear panel LEDs and buttons
  • System board components
    • System maintenance switch
    • NMI jumper
    • DIMM slots
  • SCSI backplane components
  • SAS backplane components
  • System board LEDs
  • System LEDs and internal health LED combinations
  • SCSI backplane LEDs
  • Hot-plug SCSI hard drive LEDs
  • Hot-plug SCSI hard drive LED combinations
  • Hot-plug SAS hard drive LEDs
  • Hot-plug SAS hard drive LED combinations
  • PCI riser cage LED
  • Remote management connector
  • Identifying hot-plug fans
  • Hot-plug fan LED
  • Power converter module LED
  • Battery-backed write cache LEDs
  • Battery-backed write cache LED statuses
• Server operations
  • Power up the server
  • Power down the server
  • Extend the server from the rack
  • Removing the access panel
  • Installing the access panel
  • Access the product rear panel
    • Cable management arm with left-hand swing
    • Cable management arm with right-hand swing
  • Removing the PCI riser cage
  • Installing the PCI riser cage
  • Front fan bracket
• Server 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
  • Powering up and configuring the server
  • Installing the operating system
  • Registering the server
• Hardware options installation
  • Introduction
  • Processor option
  • Memory options
    • DIMM installation guidelines
    • Installing DIMMs
  • Hot-plug SCSI hard drive options
    • SCSI IDs
    • Removing a SCSI hard drive blank
    • Installing a hot-plug SCSI hard drive
    • Removing a hot-plug SCSI hard drive
  • Hot-plug SAS hard drive options
    • SAS drive numbers
    • Installing a hot-plug SAS hard drive
    • Removing a hot-plug SAS hard drive
  • Installing a diskette drive
  • Hot-plug tape drive option
  • Redundant hot-plug fans
    • Hot-plug fan installation requirements
    • Identifying hot-plug fans
    • Installing redundant hot-plug fans
  • Battery-backed write cache option
  • Redundant hot-plug AC power supply option
  • Expansion board options
  • External simplex SCSI cable option
• Server cabling
  • Cabling
  • SAS model cabling
    • SAS hard drive cabling
    • USB cabling
    • DVD/CD-ROM drive cabling
    • Diskette drive cabling
    • Power button/LED cabling
    • RILOE cabling (SAS)
    • Internal power cabling
  • SCSI model cabling
    • Embedded simplex SCSI cabling
    • Embedded duplex SCSI cabling
    • PCI simplex SCSI cabling
    • PCI duplex SCSI cabling
    • Mixed duplex SCSI cabling
    • External simplex SCSI cabling
    • Installing the SCSI terminator board
    • Removing the SCSI terminator board
    • USB cabling
    • DVD/CD-ROM drive cabling
    • Diskette drive cabling
    • Power button/LED cabling
    • RILOE cabling (SCSI)
    • Internal power cabling
• Server software and configuration utilities
  • Configuration tools
    • SmartStart software
      • SmartStart Scripting Toolkit
      • Configuration Replication Utility
    • ROM-based enhancements overview
    • HP ROM-Based Setup Utility
      • Using RBSU
      • Auto-configuration process
      • Boot options
      • BIOS Serial Console
    • Array Configuration Utility
    • Option ROM Configuration for Arrays
    • HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack
    • Re-entering the server serial number and product ID
  • Management tools
    • Automatic Server Recovery
    • ROMPaq utility
    • System Online ROM flash component utility
    • Integrated Lights-Out technology technology
    • Erase Utility
    • StorageWorks library and tape tools
    • Management Agents
    • HP Systems Insight Manager
    • Redundant ROM support
      • Safety and security benefits
      • Access to redundant ROM settings
    • System maintenance menu
    • iLO ROM-Based Setup Utility
    • USB support
  • Diagnostic tools
    • Survey Utility
    • Array Diagnostic Utility
    • HP Insight Diagnostics
    • Integrated Management Log
  • Keeping the system current
    • Drivers
    • Resource Paqs
    • 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
  • Loose connections
  • Service notifications
  • 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
    • Introduction to POST error messages
      • Node Interleaving disabled - Invalid memory configuration
      • Processor Reduced Power Mode Enabled in RBSU
      • Processor Not Started (Processor Stalled)
      • Processor Not Started (Stepping Does Not Match)
      • Processor Not Started (Unsupported Processor Stepping)
      • Processor Not Supported (Unsupported Core Speed)
      • There must be a first DIMM in pair if second DIMM in pair is populated. Second DIMM in pair ignored
      • Unsupported DIMM(s) found in system. - DIMM(s) may not be used
      • Unsupported PCI Card Detected Remove PCI Card from Slot
      • Unsupported Processor Configuration (Processor Required in Slot #1)
      • WARNING - Mixed Feature Processors Were Detected
      • WARNING - Resetting Corrupted CMOS
      • WARNING - Resetting Corrupted NVRAM
      • WARNING - Resetting Corrupted System Environment
      • WARNING - Restoring Default Configurations as Requested
      • 207 - Invalid Memory Configuration Detected. DIMMs installed when no corresponding processor is detected
• Battery replacement
• Electrostatic discharge
  • Preventing electrostatic discharge
  • Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge
• Regulatory compliance notices
  • 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
  • Laser compliance
  • Battery replacement notice
  • Taiwan battery recycling notice
  • Power cord statement for Japan
• Server specifications
  • Environmental specifications
  • Server specifications
• Technical support
  • Related documents
  • Before you contact HP
  • HP contact information
  • Customer self repair
• Acronyms and abbreviations
• Index