Hot-Plug Fan Operation - HP ProLiant DL385 G6 User Manual

Hot-plug fan operation

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and 6 in a single-processor configuration.
The only two valid fan configurations are listed in the following table.
Configuration
1 processor
2 processors
For a single-processor configuration, four fans and two blanks are required in specific fan bays for
redundancy. A fan failure or missing fan causes all fans to spin at high speed. A second fan failure or
missing fan causes an orderly shutdown of the server.
Installing more than the required number of fans in a single-processor configuration is not a thermally
supported configuration.
For a dual-processor configuration, six fans are required for redundancy. A fan failure or missing fan
causes all fans to spin at high speed. A second fan failure or missing fan causes an orderly shutdown of
the server.
The server supports variable fan speed and the fans operate at minimum speed until a temperature
change requires a fan speed increase to cool the server. The server shuts down during the following
temperature-related scenarios:
•
At POST and in the OS, iLO 2 performs an orderly shutdown if a cautionary temperature level is
detected. If the server hardware detects a critical temperature level before an orderly shutdown
occurs, the server performs an immediate shutdown.
•
When the Thermal Shutdown feature is disabled in RBSU, iLO 2 does not perform an orderly
shutdown when a cautionary temperature level is detected. Disabling this feature does not disable
the server hardware from performing an immediate shutdown when a critical temperature level is
detected.
To avoid damage to server components, fan blanks must be installed in fan bays 5
Fan bay 1 Fan bay 2 Fan bay 3
Fan Fan
Fan Fan
Fan bay 4 Fan bay 5 Fan bay 6
Fan Fan
Fan Fan
Fan blank Fan blank
Fan Fan
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