Fan Mode Behavior; Installing A Fan - HPE ProLiant DL160 Gen10 User Manual

Fan mode behavior

• In nonredundant fan mode, a fan failure or a missing fan causes:
◦ The system Health LED to flash amber.
◦ The operating system to orderly shutdown.
• In redundant fan mode:
◦ A fan rotor failure will switch the system to nonredundant fan mode.
This change is indicated by the Health LED flashing amber. The system continues to operate normally in this
mode.
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A second fan rotor failure or a missing fan causes the operating system to orderly shutdown.

Installing a fan

CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless all bays are
populated with either a component or a blank.
Procedure
1. Back up all server data.
2. If installed, remove the front bezel.
3. Power down the server.
4. Remove all power:
a. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
b. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
5. Disconnect all peripheral cables from the server.
6.
Do one of the following:
• Extend the server from the rack.
Remove the server from the rack.
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7. Remove the access panel.
8. To determine which fan blanks to remove to install the additional fans, see Fan population guildlines on page 57.
9. Remove the fan blank.
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