Table Of Contents - HP ProLiant BL490c User Manual

Server blade

Table of Contents

Contents

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

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

Front panel LEDs ....................................................................................................................................... 6

System board components .......................................................................................................................... 7

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

System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................... 8

System maintenance switch procedures .............................................................................................. 8

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

Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 14

Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 14

Installing an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure ........................................................................................... 14

Installing server blade options ................................................................................................................... 14

Installing interconnect modules .................................................................................................................. 14

Interconnect bay numbering and device mapping .............................................................................. 15

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

Installing a server blade ........................................................................................................................... 17

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

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

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

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

Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 21

Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 22

Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 22

DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 22

Memory configurations ................................................................................................................... 23

General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 25

Installing DIMMs ........................................................................................................................... 27

Processor option ...................................................................................................................................... 29

Mezzanine card option ............................................................................................................................ 35

HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 36

Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 37

Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 38

Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 38

Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 40

Hard drive cabling .................................................................................................................................. 40

Using the HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable ...................................................................................................... 40

Connecting locally to a server blade with video and USB devices .................................................................. 40

Accessing a server blade with local KVM ......................................................................................... 41

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