HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen11

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3 Energy pack

4 NS204i-u device

5 Flexible Slot power supply (2)

6 Tertiary riser

7 Secondary riser cage

8 Primary riser cage

9 Box 3

10 Box 2

11 Box 1

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Riser board componentsRiser board components

PCIe5 4 x8 riser componentsPCIe5 4 x8 riser components

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1 Storage controller backup power connectors

2 PCIe5 x16 (8, 4, 1) slots

PCIe5 2 x16 riser componentsPCIe5 2 x16 riser components

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HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen11 Server User Guide 22

Main Page

Component identification8
Front panel components8
- LFF drive configuration8
- SFF drive configuration9
iLO Service Port11
Front panel LEDs and button11
Server UID LED12
Using the UID button to view the Server Health Summary12
- Prerequisites12
- About this task12
- Procedure13
Front panel LED power fault codes13
Rear panel components13
Display device setup15
Rear panel LEDs15
System board components16
System maintenance switch descriptions18
DIMM label identification19
DIMM slot numbering20
Heatsink and processor socket components20
Internal components21
Riser board components22
- PCIe5 4 x8 riser components22
- PCIe5 2 x16 riser components22
- Tertiary riser components23
PCIe5 slot description23
Riser slot numbering24
HPE Basic Drive LED definitions25
- LFF low-profile drive carrier25
- SFF basic drive carrier26
Drive bay numbering27
LFF drive bay numbering27
- Tower orientation27
- Rack orientation28
SFF drive bay numbering28
- Tower orientation28
- Rack orientation29
Mixed drive bay numbering29
- 4 LFF + 8 SFF29
- 4 LFF + 16 SFF30
Drive backplane naming31
Fan bay numbering32
Media device screws33
Trusted Platform Module 2.033
Trusted Platform Module 2.0 guidelines34
BitLocker recovery key/password retention guidelines34
HPE NS204i-u Boot Device components34
HPE NS204i-u Boot Device LED definitions35
Setup36
Operational requirements36
Space and airflow requirements37
Temperature requirements37
Power requirements37
Electrical grounding requirements38
Rack warnings and cautions38
Server warnings and cautions39
Electrostatic discharge40
Initial system installation40
HPE Installation Service40
Setting up the server41
- Prerequisites41
- Procedure42
Removing the shipping brackets43
- Prerequisites43
- About this task43
- Procedure43
Operations43
Power down the server44
Extend the server from the rack44
- Prerequisites44
- Procedure44
Remove the server from the rack45
- Prerequisites45
- Procedure45
Remove the front bezel47
- About this task47
- Procedure47
Position the tower server for hardware configuration48
- Procedure48
Remove the access panel49
- Prerequisites49
- About this task49
- Procedure49
Remove the fan cage50
- Procedure50
Remove the primary riser cage52
- Procedure52
Remove the secondary riser cage53
- Procedure53
Remove the HPE NS204i Boot Device55
- Procedure55
Install the primary/secondary riser cage56
- Procedure56
Install the fan cage58
- Procedure58
Install the access panel59
- Prerequisites59
- Procedure59
Position the tower server for operation60
- Procedure60
Install the front bezel60
- Procedure61
Install the server into the rack61
- Prerequisites61
- Procedure62
Power up the server64
- About this task64
Hardware options installation64
Server data backup65
Hardware option installation guidelines66
Drive options66
Drive installation guidelines66
Installing a hot-plug SAS, SATA, or NVMe drive67
- About this task67
- Procedure67
- Results70
Power supply options70
Hot-plug power supply calculations70
Power supply warnings and cautions70
Installing an AC power supply70
- Prerequisites70
- About this task70
- Procedure71
- Results73
Tower-to-rack conversion kit73
- Kit contents73
Installing the tower-to-rack conversion kit74
- About this task74
- Procedure74
- Results74
Install the rack rails and server tray75
- About this task75
- Procedure75
Install the server into the rack77
- Prerequisites77
- Procedure78
Install the cable management arm80
- About this task80
- Procedure80
- Results83
Installing the shipping hardware83
- Prerequisites83
- About this task83
- Procedure83
- Results86
Drive cage options86
Installing the 4 LFF drive cage86
- Prerequisites86
- About this task86
- Procedure87
- Results88
Installing the 8 SFF drive cage88
- Prerequisites88
- About this task88
- Procedure89
- Results90
Media device options90
USB RDX backup system option91
Installing a USB RDX docking station91
- Prerequisites91
- About this task91
- Procedure91
- Results94
Enable the increased cooling function94
- About this task94
- Procedure94
Optical drive option95
Installing an optical drive95
- Prerequisites95
- About this task95
- Procedure95
- Results98
Transceiver option98
Transceiver warnings and cautions99
Installing a transceiver99
- Prerequisites99
- Procedure99
- Results100
Fan options100
Fan population100
Fan redundancy support101
Fan mode behavior101
Installing a fan101
- About this task101
- Procedure101
- Results103
Memory option103
HPE SmartMemory speed and population information103
DIMM installation guidelines103
Installing a DIMM104
- Prerequisites104
- About this task104
- Procedure104
- Results106
Secondary riser cage and tertiary riser options106
Installing the secondary riser cage106
- Prerequisites106
- Procedure106
- Results108
Installing the tertiary riser108
- Prerequisites108
- Procedure108
- Results110
Storage controller options110
Preparing the server for storage controller installation110
- Prerequisites110
- Procedure110
Installing a type-p storage controller110
- Prerequisites110
- About this task111
- Procedure111
- Results112
Installing a type-o storage controller112
- Prerequisites112
- About this task113
- Procedure113
- Results114
Energy pack options114
HPE Smart Storage Battery114
HPE Smart Storage Hybrid Capacitor114
Minimum firmware versions115
Installing an energy pack115
- Prerequisites115
- Procedure115
- Results116
Expansion card options116
Installing an expansion card on the primary/secondary riser cage117
- Prerequisites117
- About this task117
- Procedure117
- Results119
Installing an expansion card on the tertiary riser119
- Prerequisites119
- About this task119
- Procedure119
- Results123
Processor heatsink assembly option123
Processor cautions123
Installing the processor heatsink assembly123
- Prerequisites123
- About this task123
- Procedure123
- Results133
HPE NS204i Boot Device option133
Installing the HPE NS204i Boot Device134
- Prerequisites134
- Procedure134
- Results138
OCP NIC 3.0 adapter option139
OCP slot population rules139
Installing the OCP NIC 3.0 adapter140
- Prerequisites140
- About this task140
- Procedure140
- Results142
Chassis intrusion detection switch option142
Installing the chassis intrusion detection switch142
- Procedure142
- Results143
Serial port option143
Installing the serial port143
- Prerequisites143
- About this task143
- Procedure144
- Results145
Internal USB device options145
Installing an internal USB device146
- Procedure146
- Results146
Cabling147
Cabling guidelines147
- Before connecting cables147
- When connecting cables147
- When disconnecting cables148
Cabling diagrams148
Internal cabling management149
Storage cabling150
Storage controller cabling150
- 4/8/12 LFF drive onboard SATA cabling150
- 8 SFF drive onboard SATA cabling151
- 8 SFF NVMe x4 drive direct attach cabling151
- 4/8/12 LFF SAS/SATA drive controller cabling: type-o controller in Slot 14152
- 4/8/12 LFF SAS/SATA drive controller cabling: Type-p controller in the primary riser152
- 8/16 SFF SAS/ NVNe x1 drive controller cabling: Type-o controller in Slot 14153
- 8 SFF SAS/ NVMe x1 drive controller cabling: Type-p controller in the primary riser154
- 16 SFF SAS/ NVMe x1 drive controller cabling: Type-p controller in the primary riser154
- 8 SFF NVMe x4 drive controller cabling155
- 4 LFF + 8 SFF / 4 LFF + 16 SFF drive controller cabling156
Drive power cabling157
Energy pack cabling157
Storage controller backup power cabling158
- Storage controller backup power cabling from type-o storage controller in Slot 14158
- Storage controller backup power cabling from type-p storage controller in the primary riser159
Media device cabling159
USB RDX docking station cabling160
Optical drive cabling160
Fan cabling161
HPE NS204i Boot Device cabling161
OCP upgrade cabling162
- OCP bandwidth upgrade cabling162
- Dual OCP slot upgrade cabling for single-processor server163
Serial port cabling163
Tertiary riser signal cabling164
Chassis intrusion detection switch cabling165
Front I/O cabling165
Configuration resources166
Updating firmware or system ROM167
Configuring the server167
Configuring storage controllers168
Managing the HPE NS204i Boot Device169
Deploying an OS169
Configuring security169
Optimizing the server170
Server management170
Managing Linux-based high performance compute clusters170
Troubleshooting171
NMI functionality171
Troubleshooting resources171
System battery replacement171
System battery information172
Removing and replacing the system battery172
- Prerequisites172
- Procedure172
- Results173
Safety, warranty, and regulatory information174
Regulatory information174
- Additional regulatory information174
Notices for Eurasian Economic Union174
Turkey RoHS material content declaration175
Ukraine RoHS material content declaration175
Warranty information175
Specifications175
Environmental specifications176
- Standard operating support176
- Extended ambient operating support176
Limited operating inlet ambient temperature requirements177
Limited operating inlet ambient temperature requirements for DDR5 4800 256 GB DIMM177
Limited operating inlet ambient temperature requirements for HPE InfiniBand HDR100 / Ethernet 100GB 2-port QSFP56 PCIe4 x16 Adapter177
Limited operating inlet ambient temperature requirements for HPE NS204i Boot Device178
Mechanical specifications178
- Tower orientation178
- Rack orientation178
Power supply specifications179
HPE 500 W Flex Slot Platinum Hot-plug Low Halogen Power Supply179
HPE 800 W Flex Slot Platinum Hot-plug Low Halogen Power Supply180
HPE 1000 W Flex Slot Titanium Hot-plug Power Supply180
HPE 1600 W Flex Slot Platinum Hot-plug Low Halogen Power Supply181
Websites181
- General websites182
- Product websites182
Support and other resources182
Accessing Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support182
- Information to collect182
Accessing updates182
Customer self repair183
Remote support183
Documentation feedback183

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