Contents 4
Memory overview ................................................................................................................................... 58
General memory configuration requirements ..................................................................................... 59
Single- and dual-rank DIMMs .......................................................................................................... 59
Advanced ECC memory ................................................................................................................. 60
Online spare memory .................................................................................................................... 61
Hot-plug mirrored memory .............................................................................................................. 61
Hot-plug RAID memory ................................................................................................................... 63
Configuring the memory................................................................................................................. 63
Memory boards and DIMMs ........................................................................................................... 64
Diagnostic tools .......................................................................................................................... 69
SmartStart software ................................................................................................................................. 69
SmartStart Scripting Toolkit....................................................................................................................... 69
HP Instant Support Enterprise Edition.......................................................................................................... 69
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ....................................................................................................... 70
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ..................................................................................................................... 70
ROMPaq utility........................................................................................................................................ 70
System Online ROM flash component utility ................................................................................................ 71
Integrated Management Log ..................................................................................................................... 71
Integrated Lights-Out 2 technology............................................................................................................. 71
Automatic Server Recovery ....................................................................................................................... 72
HP Systems Insight Manager..................................................................................................................... 72
HP Insight Diagnostics.............................................................................................................................. 72
USB support ........................................................................................................................................... 73
Troubleshooting the system using port 85 codes .......................................................................................... 73
Processor-related port 85 codes....................................................................................................... 73
Memory-related port 85 codes ........................................................................................................ 74
Expansion board-related port 85 codes............................................................................................ 75
Miscellaneous port 85 codes .......................................................................................................... 76
Server component identification.................................................................................................... 77
Front panel components ........................................................................................................................... 77
Front panel LEDs and buttons .................................................................................................................... 78
Memory board components and LEDs ........................................................................................................ 79
Processor module LEDs............................................................................................................................. 81
Rear panel components............................................................................................................................ 82
Rear panel LEDs and buttons..................................................................................................................... 83
Power supply LEDs................................................................................................................................... 84
System board components........................................................................................................................ 85
System maintenance switch............................................................................................................. 86
Boot device selector switch ............................................................................................................. 86
Setting the switch to view port 85 codes........................................................................................... 87
Systems Insight Display LEDs..................................................................................................................... 87
DIMM slot locations................................................................................................................................. 89
SATA or SAS drive numbers ..................................................................................................................... 90
SAS and SATA hard drive guidelines ............................................................................................... 90
SATA or SAS hard drive LEDs ................................................................................................................... 91
SAS and SATA hard drive LED combinations .............................................................................................. 91
Fan locations .......................................................................................................................................... 92
Hot-plug fan LEDs .................................................................................................................................... 94
Server cabling ............................................................................................................................ 95
Storage device cabling guidelines ............................................................................................................. 95
PCI-X Hot Plug mezzanine cabling............................................................................................................. 95