HPE ProLiant Gen9

Fan Installation Requirements
Use this option to configure how the server reacts when all required fans are not installed. Operating the
server without the required fans can result in damage to the hardware components. By default, the server
displays messages and log events to the IML when required fans are not installed. The server can still boot
and operate.
Setting fan installation requirements messaging
Procedure
1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > BIOS/Platform Configuration
(RBSU) > Advanced Options > Fan and Thermal Options > Fan Installation Requirements and press
Enter.
2. Select a setting and press Enter.
a. Enable Messaging
—The server displays messages and log events to the IML when required fans are not installed. The
server can still boot and operate. This setting is the recommended setting.
b. Disable Messaging—The server does not display message and log events when required fans are not
installed. All indications that the server is operating without required fans are removed.
3. Press F10.
Fan Failure Policy
Use this option to configure how the server reacts when fans fail, resulting in the server not having required
fans in operation.
NOTE:
Operating a server without the required fans installed and operating is not recommended and can impact the
ability for the system to cool components properly. It can also result in damage to hardware components.
Setting the fan failure policy
Procedure
1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > BIOS/Platform Configuration
(RBSU) > Advanced Options > Fan and Thermal Options > Fan Failure Policy and press Enter.
2. Select a setting and press Enter.
a. Shutdown/Halt on Critical Fan Failures—The server cannot boot or operate if it does not have
required fans operating due to one or more fan failures. This setting is the recommended setting.
b. Allow Operation with Critical Fan Failures—The server can boot and operate if it does not have
required fans operating due to one or more fan failures.
3. Press F10.
122 Fan Installation Requirements