HP ProLiant BL280c - G6 Server - Table of Contents

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Contents
Component identification............................................................................................................... 7
Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 7
Front panel LEDs and buttons ...................................................................................................................... 8
System board components.......................................................................................................................... 9
Mezzanine connector definitions ....................................................................................................... 9
DIMM slot locations ....................................................................................................................... 10
Hard drive connector identification .................................................................................................. 10
System maintenance switch............................................................................................................. 10
HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable..................................................................................................................... 11
Operations................................................................................................................................. 13
Power up the server blade........................................................................................................................ 13
Power down the server blade.................................................................................................................... 13
Remove the server blade .......................................................................................................................... 14
Remove the access panel.......................................................................................................................... 15
Install the access panel............................................................................................................................. 15
Remove the air baffle............................................................................................................................... 15
Install the air baffle.................................................................................................................................. 15
Setup......................................................................................................................................... 17
Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 17
Installing an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure ........................................................................................... 17
Installing server blade options................................................................................................................... 17
Installing interconnect modules.................................................................................................................. 17
Interconnect bay numbering and device mapping.............................................................................. 18
Connecting to the network........................................................................................................................ 19
Installing a server blade ........................................................................................................................... 20
Completing the configuration.................................................................................................................... 21
Hardware options installation....................................................................................................... 22
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 22
Hard drive option.................................................................................................................................... 22
Processor option...................................................................................................................................... 24
Memory options...................................................................................................................................... 29
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 29
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 30
DIMM identification....................................................................................................................... 30
Memory configurations................................................................................................................... 31
General DIMM slot population guidelines.........................................................................................33
Configuring the air baffle for DIMM installation................................................................................. 36
Installing a DIMM.......................................................................................................................... 37
Mezzanine card option............................................................................................................................ 38
HP Smart Array P712m Controller option ................................................................................................... 39
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 45
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 46
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 47
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module............................................................................................... 47