HP Apollo a6000 User Manual

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Contents
Planning the installation ............................................................................................................................ 5
Safety and regulatory compliance ............................................................................................................................ 5
Configuration guidelines ........................................................................................................................................... 5
Determine power and cooling configurations ........................................................................................................... 5
Power requirements ...................................................................................................................................... 5
HPE Apollo Platform Manager....................................................................................................................... 5
Hot-plug power supply calculations ............................................................................................................... 5
Compiling the documentation ................................................................................................................................... 6
Warnings and cautions ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Space and airflow requirements ............................................................................................................................... 7
Temperature requirements ....................................................................................................................................... 7
Grounding requirements ........................................................................................................................................... 8
Identifying components and LEDs ............................................................................................................ 9
System components ................................................................................................................................................. 9
Server tray bay numbering ..................................................................................................................................... 10
Rear panel components ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Fan assembly bay numbering ..................................................................................................................... 11
Fan LED ...................................................................................................................................................... 11
Management module components .............................................................................................................. 12
Management module LEDs and buttons ..................................................................................................... 13
I/O module bay numbering .......................................................................................................................... 13
Power shelf rear panel components ....................................................................................................................... 13
Power supply LEDs ................................................................................................................................................ 14
Installing the chassis ............................................................................................................................... 15
Installation overview ............................................................................................................................................... 15
Unpacking the system ............................................................................................................................................ 15
Determining the chassis rack spacing .................................................................................................................... 15
Installing the rack rails ............................................................................................................................................ 15
Installing the chassis in the rack ............................................................................................................................. 15
Installing the system components .......................................................................................................................... 17
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 management module.............................................................................................................. 22
Installing the power shelf ........................................................................................................................................ 23
Cabling .................................................................................................................................................... 27
Cabling requirements ............................................................................................................................................. 27
Cabling the chassis ................................................................................................................................................ 27
Connecting the chassis to a power shelf ..................................................................................................... 27
Connecting the chassis to the top-of-rack switch ........................................................................................ 30
Connecting the optional HPE APM module ................................................................................................. 31
Connecting power cables and applying power to the chassis ..................................................................... 32
Configuring the system ........................................................................................................................... 33
Power capping ........................................................................................................................................................ 33
Power capping modes ................................................................................................................................. 33
Configuring a power cap ........................................................................................................................................ 34
Setting the chassis power cap mode with the PPIC utility ........................................................................... 34
Setting the chassis power cap mode with APM........................................................................................... 34

HP Apollo a6000 Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	Apollo a6000
Category	Chassis
Language	English