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Contents
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components ................................................................................................................................ 6
Front panel LEDs and buttons ......................................................................................................................... 6
Drive LED definitions ..................................................................................................................................... 7
System board components ............................................................................................................................ 8
System maintenance switch ................................................................................................................. 8
Mezzanine connector definitions ......................................................................................................... 9
DIMM slot locations ............................................................................................................................ 9
DIMM tool location .......................................................................................................................... 10
HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable ....................................................................................................................... 10
Operations................................................................................................................................. 12
Power up the server blade ........................................................................................................................... 12
Power down the server blade ...................................................................................................................... 12
Remove the server blade ............................................................................................................................. 13
Remove the access panel ............................................................................................................................ 14
Install the access panel ............................................................................................................................... 14
Remove the front panel/hard drive cage assembly ........................................................................................ 14
Remove the DIMM baffle ............................................................................................................................. 14
Remove the SAS controller .......................................................................................................................... 16
Install the SAS controller ............................................................................................................................. 16
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 18
Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 18
Installing an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure ............................................................................................. 18
Installing server blade options ..................................................................................................................... 18
Installing interconnect modules .................................................................................................................... 18
Interconnect bay numbering and device mapping ................................................................................ 19
Connecting to the network........................................................................................................................... 20
Installing a server blade .............................................................................................................................. 21
Completing the configuration....................................................................................................................... 22
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 23
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 23
Drive option ............................................................................................................................................... 23
Processor option......................................................................................................................................... 24
Memory options ......................................................................................................................................... 28
HP SmartMemory ............................................................................................................................. 29
Memory subsystem architecture ......................................................................................................... 29
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ................................................................................................. 30
DIMM identification .......................................................................................................................... 31
Memory configurations ..................................................................................................................... 31
General DIMM slot population guidelines ........................................................................................... 33
Installing a DIMM ............................................................................................................................. 34
Mezzanine card option .............................................................................................................................. 35
FBWC capacitor pack ................................................................................................................................ 37
HP Trusted Platform Module option .............................................................................................................. 39