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HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide February 2004 (Fourth Edition) Part Number 316079-004...
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The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
Battery-Backed Write Cache Enabler ....................2-24 Processor Fan Assembly ........................2-26 Ethernet Pass-through Board ......................2-28 PCI-X Mezzanine Board........................2-29 NIC I/O Board ..........................2-30 SCSI Backplane ..........................2-31 I/O Pass-through Board........................2-33 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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LEDs ................................4-6 ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Front Panel..................4-6 Hot-Plug SCSI Hard Drives ........................4-7 Switches ..............................4-9 System Switches..........................4-9 Chapter 5 Port 84 Codes Determining Port 84 Codes........................5-1 Defining Port 84 Codes..........................5-6 Index HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
Improper repairs can create conditions that are hazardous. Audience Assumptions This guide is for service technicians. HP assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazard in products with hazardous energy levels and are familiar with weight and stability precautions for rack installations.
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CAUTION: The computer is designed to be electrically grounded (earthed). To ensure proper operation, plug the AC power cord into a properly grounded AC outlet only. NOTE: Any indications of component replacement or printed wiring board modifications may void any warranty. HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
HP ProLiant BL System Common Procedures Guide • HP ProLiant BL p-Class System Setup and Installation Guide • HP ProLiant BL p-Class System Hardware Installation and Configuration Poster • HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide • Altiris eXpress Deployment Server for ProLiant Servers User Guide •...
Illustrated Parts Catalog This chapter provides illustrated parts and spare parts lists for the HP ProLiant BL40p server blade components. Table 1-1 lists the referenced spare parts. HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
Illustrated Parts Catalog ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Components Mechanical Exploded View Figure 1-1: ProLiant BL40p server blade mechanical components HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
Illustrated Parts Catalog System Exploded View Figure 1-2: ProLiant BL40p server blade system components HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
Processor fan cage assembly 303480-001 Miscellaneous Plastics and kit 314455-001 PCI-X latch assembly * PCI-X retainer guide * SCSI fan baffle * System board tray assembly ejector latch * *Not shown continued HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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Hot-plug SCSI hard drive, 36 GB, 15K * 289241-001 Hot-plug SCSI hard drive, 72 GB, 10K * 289042-001 Hot-plug SCSI hard drive, 72 GB, 15K * 289243-001 Hot-plug SCSI hard drive, 146 GB, 10K* 289044-001 *Not shown continued HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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DIMM, 512-MB, registered, PC2100 ECC DDR * 300700-001 DIMM, 1-GB, registered, PC2100 ECC DDR * 300701-001 DIMM, 2-GB, registered, PC2100 ECC DDR * 300702-001 Options Battery-Backed Write Cache Enabler, with cable 260740-001 * Not shown HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
Do not remove the server blade access panel and then install the server blade into the server blade enclosure. HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
115 kg (253 lb), is over 2.1 m (7 ft) tall, and may become unstable when being moved on its casters. Do not stand in front of the rack as it rolls down the ramp from the pallet, but handle the rack from both sides. HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
Any RJ-45 receptacle marked with these symbols indicates a Network Interface Controller (NIC). WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or damage to the equipment, do not plug telephone or telecommunications connectors into this receptacle. HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
Removal and Replacement Procedures Server Blade Components Use the procedures in this section to perform service events on ProLiant BL40p server blades. NOTE: Slate blue components denote serviceable parts. Server Blade Preparation To service any internal server blade component, you must power down the server blade and remove it from the server blade enclosure.
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CAUTION: To avoid damaging the equipment, be sure to unplug any fibre channel host-bus adapter card cables from the rear of the server blade before removing the server blade from the server blade enclosure. HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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Figure 2-3: Removing the server blade from the server blade enclosure 4. Place the server blade on a flat, level surface. HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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On/Standby button or iLO Virtual Power Button feature to power up the server blade. For more information about iLO, refer to the HP Integrated Lights-Out User Guide. If you are not installing the server blade into either of the end bays, you will need to remove the locking handle at the back of the server blade before installing it into the server blade enclosure.
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3. Slide the access panel about 1.3 cm (0.5 in) toward the rear of the unit and lift the panel to remove it (2). Figure 2-5: Removing the server blade access panel Reverse steps 1 through 3 to replace the access panel. HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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SCSI cables Disconnect from system board and SCSI backplane board 1. Remove the access panel. Refer to Figure 2-5 in this chapter. 2. Remove any installed PCI-X expansion boards. HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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4. Remove the DC power converter from the system board. Refer to the label on the DC power converter for details. 5. Disconnect the RJ-45 cables from the PCI-X mezzanine board. 2-10 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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SCSI backplane board. Be sure to pinch the cable clips before pulling the cables out. Figure 2-8: Disconnecting the SCSI I2C cable and the SCSI backplane cable 2-11 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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NOTE: Numbers 3 and 4 in Figure 2-10 reference ports A (short cable). Numbers 1 and 2 reference ports B (long cable). Crossing the cables can result in incorrect data presentation. Figure 2-10: Disconnecting the SCSI cables 2-12 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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11. When the system board tray lever is completely forward, slide the system board tray out of the chassis. Figure 2-12: Removing the system board tray To replace the system board tray, reverse steps 1 through 11. 2-13 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
Removal and Replacement Procedures Host-Bus Adapter Cards The ProLiant BL40p server blade PCI-X expansion slots support only fibre channel host-bus adapter cards. To install a host-bus adapter card into a PCI-X slot: 1. Power down the server blade and remove it from the server blade enclosure. Refer to “Server Blad e Preparation”...
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10. Reinstall the access panel. 11. Install the server blade into the server blade enclosure. 12. Cable the host-bus adapter card as necessary. Refer to the documentation included with the host-bus adapter card. 2-15 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
To replace the hard drive blank, slide the blank into the bay until it locks into place. 2-16 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
To assess hard drive status, observe the hot-plug SCSI hard drive status LEDs. For a detailed explanation of these LEDs, refer to Chapter 4, “Connectors, LEDs, and Switches.” CAUTION: Read the section on hot-plug hard drive replacement in the HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide before removing a hard drive.
4. Remove the DIMM from the slot (2). Figure 2-17: Removing a DIMM CAUTION: For proper DIMM configuration, refer to the setup and installation guide. CAUTION: Use only HP DIMMs. DIMMs from other sources may adversely affect data integrity. IMPORTANT: Always install DIMMs in identical pairs.
Removal and Replacement Procedures Power Modules The ProLiant BL40p server blade has two system board power modules and one PCI-X mezzanine power module. Refer to Figure 4-3 and Table 4-2 for locations. To remove a power module: 1. Power down the server blade and remove it from the server blade enclosure. Refer to the “Server Blad e Preparation”...
Removal and Replacement Procedures Processors The ProLiant BL40p server blade has the capability of up to four Xeon processors. To remove a processor: 1. Power down the server blade and remove it from the server blade enclosure. Refer to “Server Blad e Preparation” in this chapter.
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Figure 2-20: Removing the processor cage 6. Lift the processor-locking lever to release the processor assembly (1). 7. Lift the processor assembly away from the processor socket (2). Figure 2-21: Removing the processor assembly 2-21 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
IMPORTANT: To remove PPMs for processors 2 and 3, pull the processor fan cage open to access the release levers. Refer to Figure 2-26 for instructions on how to open the processor fan cage. 2-22 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
6. Lift out the memory module at a 45° angle (2). Figure 2-23: Removing the Smart Array Plus memory module Reverse steps 1 through 6 to replace the Smart Array Plus memory module. 2-23 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
IMPORTANT: If the data in the Smart Array 5i Battery-Backed Write Cache Enabler needs to be saved, do not disconnect the battery module cable. Figure 2-24: Disconnecting the Battery-Backed Write Cache Enabler 2-24 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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5. Turn the standoffs to release the Battery-Backed Write Cache Enabler (1), and lift it off the system board (2). Figure 2-25: Removing the Battery-Backed Write Cache Enabler Reverse steps 1 through 5 to replace the Battery-Backed Write Cache Enabler. 2-25 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
5. Press the release levers on the front of the fan assembly (1), and slide the tray to the open position (2). Figure 2-26: Disconnecting the processor fan assembly 2-26 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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7. To remove an individual fan, squeeze the port-colored levers on either side of the fan (3), and lift the fan out (4). Figure 2-27: Removing the processor fan assembly Reverse steps 1 through 6 to replace the processor fan assembly. 2-27 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
4. Turn the thumbscrew to release the Ethernet pass-through board (1) and pull the board out of the chassis (2). Figure 2-28: Removing the Ethernet pass-through board Reverse steps 1 through 4 to replace the Ethernet pass-through board. 2-28 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
6. Lift the PCI-X mezzanine board off of the system board (2). Figure 2-29: Removing the PCI-X mezzanine board Reverse steps 1 through 6 to replace the PCI-X mezzanine board. 2-29 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
Reverse steps 1 through 5 to replace the NIC I/O board. CAUTION: To avoid damaging the NIC I/O board pins, be sure to use caution when aligning it back into the system board. 2-30 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
All cables must be disconnected from the SCSI backplane board before removing it. Figure 2-31: Opening the SCSI backplane doors 2-31 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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7. Turn the thumbscrew to release the SCSI backplane (1) and lift it out (2). Figure 2-32: Removing the SCSI backplane Reverse steps 1 through 7 to replace the SCSI backplane. 2-32 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
3. Squeeze both tabs on either side of the I/O pass-through board (1) and pull it away from the system board (2). 4. Disconnect the I/O pass-through cable from the board (3). Figure 2-33: Removing I/O pass-through board and cable 2-33 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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7. Disconnect I/O pass-through cable from the LED/power switch board (3). Figure 2-34: Removing the LED/power switch board and cables Reverse steps 1 through 7 to replace the I/O pass-through board. 2-34 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
(1). 4. Lift the power button/LED board off the chassis (2). Figure 2-35: Removing the power button/LED board Reverse steps 1 through 4 to replace the power button/LED board. 2-35 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
5. Lift the LED/power switch board off the chassis (4). Figure 2-36: Removing the LED/power switch board with I/O pass- through Reverse steps 1 through 5 to replace the LED/power switch board. 2-36 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
IMPORTANT: Run the System Utility to configure the system after replacing the battery. Refer to the HP ProLiant BL p-Class System Setup and Installation Guide for more information. To remove the system board battery: 1. Power down the server blade and remove it from the server blade enclosure. Refer to the “Server Blad e Preparation”...
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5. Lift the battery away from the battery holder (2). Figure 2-37: Removing the battery from the system board Reverse steps 1 through 5 to replace the system board battery. 2-38 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
9. Remove the NIC I/O board. Refer to the “N IC I/O Board” section in this chapter. 10. Remove all cables connected to the system board. 11. Loosen the system board thumbscrew. Figure 2-38: Loosening the system board thumbscrew 2-39 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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13. Using the handles on the processor cages and the PCI-X support handle, lift the system board out of the chassis (2). Figure 2-39: Disengaging the system board Reverse steps 1 through 13 to replace the system board. 2-40 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
To replace a server blade blank, align the blank with the empty bay and slide it in until the blank is fully seated. 2-41 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
Diagnostic Tools This chapter is an overview of software and firmware diagnostic tools that are available for configuring, monitoring, and managing the system. Refer to the HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Setup and Installation Guide on the Documentation CD, or to www.hp.com...
Table 3-1: Diagnostic Tools Tool Description How to run the tool Array Diagnostics Utility ADU is designed to run on all HP systems that For a list of HP systems that (ADU) support HP array controllers. ADU collects support ADU, visit the HP...
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ESS. Syslog file The syslog file implies a Linux OS and records View the syslog file through server blade activity. /var/log messages continued HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
Configure ports and IRQs, if required. • Firmware Upgrades for Management Modules For information about upgrading server blade management module or power management module firmware, refer to the HP website: www.hp.com HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
This chapter explains the location and function of system connectors, internal and external LEDs, and switches. Connectors Use the following sections to identify connectors on the ProLiant BL40p server blade. Front Panel Connectors The server blade has one front panel connector, a port that accepts either the diagnostic cable or local I/O cable, depending on the server model, for configuration and troubleshooting purposes.
Connectors, LEDs, and Switches System Components and Connectors Use Figure 4-3 and Table 4-2 to identify ProLiant BL40p system components and connectors. Figure 4-3: ProLiant BL40p system components and connectors Table 4-2: System Components and Connectors Item Component Item Component...
I/O cable. If the port has no icon, use the diagnostic cable. Refer to Figure 4-4 and Table 4-3 to identify the I/O icon and the diagnostic and local I/O cable connectors. HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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RJ-45 (10/100 Ethernet) connector *The l/O cable is labeled with the I/O icon. The diagnostic cable has no label. **The kernel debug connector does not function as a serial port. HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
Six LEDs on the front of the server blade indicate server status. Use Figure 4-5 and Table 4-4 to identify LED locations and functions. Figure 4-5: ProLiant BL40p server blade front panel LEDs Table 4-4: ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Front Panel LEDs...
Connectors, LEDs, and Switches continued Table 4-4: ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Front Panel LEDs Item LED Description Status External health Green = Normal (when server blade is powered on) Off = Normal (when server blade is on standby) Amber = Redundant fan failed...
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OK to replace the drive online if a predictive failure flashing alert is received, provided that the array is configured for fault tolerance, and all other drives in the array are online. The drive is online and being accessed. HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
Table 4-6 to identify switch locations and functions. Figure 4-7: Server blade system switches Table 4-6: Server Blade System Switches Item Description System ID switch (SW1) NMI switch System maintenance switch (SW3) HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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On = ROM treats the system configuration as invalid. Interlock Disable Off = Normal. On = Disable interlock. Hot Spare Boot Disable Off = Hot spare boot is enabled. On = Hot spare boot functionality is disabled. 4-10 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
• Use the diagnostic station to power up the server blade outside the rack, and remove the access panel to view the port 84 LEDs. Refer to the HP ProLiant BL p-Class System Diagnostic Station User Guide for instructions. IMPORTANT: iLO port 84 codes may differ from port 84 LED codes. Table 5-4 defines port 84 codes for the system board port 84 LEDs only.
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Port 84 Codes Figure 5-1: Port 84 location on the system board HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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When determining the port 84 code: • A green LED indicates 1. • An off LED indicates 0. Therefore, each LED will be assigned either 0 or 1. HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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Refer to Table 5-2 to determine how to read the code from the LED pattern. Table 5-2: Port 84 Code Translations LED pattern Character 0000 0001 0010 0011 0100 0101 0110 0111 1000 1001 1010 1011 1100 1101 1110 1111 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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Figure 5-3: Sample port 84 reading Table 5-3: Sample Port 84 Code MSB LED LSB LED Status Code Using the code translation from Table 5-2, the resulting code would be 56. HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
Disable RTC interrupts Check battery power CMOS Battery has lost power Clear CMOS_DIAGS Test base memory (first 128K) Clear and init base memory Unused Test the system ROM (not used in E12) continued HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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CMOS checksum valid/check battery power Check for communication adapters Check for serial ports Check/initialize parallel printer ports Initialize port and comm timeouts Flush keyboard buffer init kbd queue Unused Unused continued HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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Base memory error during CPR reset Start VDU option ROM search Vector to VDU option ROMs Ready to replace E000 ROM Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused continued HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused High order address test failure Entered cache controller test Programming memory cacheability Copy System ROM to high RAM Start of 8042 test Do 8042 self-test continued HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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8237 (DMA Controller) Init complete SMI init SMI init – Secondary Processor SMI occurred Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Start of POWER ON diskette tests Unused Unused Unused continued 5-10 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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Drive error, retry booting Unused Unused EISA NVRAM check_sum Init mem map, copy ROM 2 RAM EISA IRQ initialization EISA DMA initialization PCI and EISA slot inits EISA display config error msgs continued 5-11 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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Finished programming IDE timing Start of check CD code End of check CD code Unused Unused Unused Unused Exit from ATA code Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused continued 5-12 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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Table 5-4: Port 84 Codes Defined Port 84 Code Description Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused Unused 5-13 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
HP ProLiant BL p-Class System Setup and buttons, Power On/Standby 2-4 Installation Guide 3-2 HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide 3-2 cables and cabling Battery-Backed Write Cache Enabler 2-23, 2-24 disconnecting system board 2-9 Index-1 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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Power On/Standby button, pressing 2-4 plastics and hardware, server blade 1-4 powering down, server blade 2-4 return, server blade 1-6 PPM See processor power module (PPM) processor assembly removing 2-20 replacing 2-22 Index-2 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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1-6 removing 2-26 ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) replacing 2-27 access 3-4 system ID switch 4-10 description 3-4 system maintenance switch 4-10 ROMPaq Utility access 3-2 description 3-2 Index-3 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment VRM See processor power module (PPM) Pack 3-3 Insight Manager 7 3-2 Integrated Lights-Out ROM-Based Setup Utility (iLO RBSU) 3-3 warranty vi nteventlog file 3-4 Index-4 HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide...
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