Contents
Component identification................................................................................................ 7
Front panel components..............................................................................................................................................................................................7
Front panel LEDs and buttons.................................................................................................................................................................................8
Front panel LED power fault codes..................................................................................................................................................... 9
Rear panel components................................................................................................................................................................................................9
Rear panel LEDs and button.................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
UID button functionality..........................................................................................................................................................................11
System board components..................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
System maintenance switch descriptions.....................................................................................................................................14
DIMM label identification........................................................................................................................................................................14
DIMM slot locations....................................................................................................................................................................................16
PCIe slot description..................................................................................................................................................................................16
Drives...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................17
Low-profile LFF drive LED definitions............................................................................................................................................17
Hot-plug drive LED definitions........................................................................................................................................................... 18
Drive bay numbering.................................................................................................................................................................................19
Fans.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................21
Fan locations..................................................................................................................................................................................................22
Fan mode behavior.....................................................................................................................................................................................22
HPE NS204i-p NVMe OS Boot Device components................................................................................................................................ 23
HPE NS204i-p NVMe OS Boot Device LED definitions......................................................................................................................... 23
Operations........................................................................................................................ 24
Power up the server.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Power down the server..............................................................................................................................................................................................24
Remove the server from the rack........................................................................................................................................................................24
Position the tower server for hardware configuration............................................................................................................................26
Remove the access panel.........................................................................................................................................................................................26
Install the access panel..............................................................................................................................................................................................28
Remove the front bezel.............................................................................................................................................................................................28
Install the front bezel..................................................................................................................................................................................................29
Remove the PCI air
bale.........................................................................................................................................................................................30
Install the PCI air
bale............................................................................................................................................................................................. 31
Remove the system air bale................................................................................................................................................................................ 32
Install the system air
bale.....................................................................................................................................................................................33
Setup..................................................................................................................................35
Optional service.............................................................................................................................................................................................................35
Initial server installation............................................................................................................................................................................................35
HPE Installation Service.......................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Setting up the server.................................................................................................................................................................................36
Operational requirements........................................................................................................................................................................................39
Space and airflow requirements.........................................................................................................................................................39
Temperature requirements................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Power requirements.................................................................................................................................................................................. 40
Electrical grounding requirements....................................................................................................................................................40
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