Contents
Planning the installation ............................................................................................................................ 5
Configuration guidelines ........................................................................................................................................... 5
Power requirements ...................................................................................................................................... 5
HPE Apollo Platform Manager....................................................................................................................... 5
Compiling the documentation ................................................................................................................................... 6
Warnings and cautions ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Space and airflow requirements ............................................................................................................................... 7
Temperature requirements ....................................................................................................................................... 7
Grounding requirements ........................................................................................................................................... 8
System components ................................................................................................................................................. 9
Server tray bay numbering ..................................................................................................................................... 10
Rear panel components ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Fan assembly bay numbering ..................................................................................................................... 11
Fan LED ...................................................................................................................................................... 11
Management module components .............................................................................................................. 12
I/O module bay numbering .......................................................................................................................... 13
Power supply LEDs ................................................................................................................................................ 14
Installing the chassis ............................................................................................................................... 15
Installation overview ............................................................................................................................................... 15
Unpacking the system ............................................................................................................................................ 15
Installing the rack rails ............................................................................................................................................ 15
Installing a server tray blank ........................................................................................................................ 17
Installing a server ........................................................................................................................................ 18
Installing an I/O module ............................................................................................................................... 19
Installing the fans......................................................................................................................................... 20
Installing a power cage ................................................................................................................................ 20
Installing the power shelf ........................................................................................................................................ 23
Cabling .................................................................................................................................................... 27
Cabling requirements ............................................................................................................................................. 27
Cabling the chassis ................................................................................................................................................ 27
Configuring the system ........................................................................................................................... 33
Power capping ........................................................................................................................................................ 33
Power capping modes ................................................................................................................................. 33
Configuring a power cap ........................................................................................................................................ 34
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