HP 9000 rp8420 Server - User Service Guide, Fifth Edition

Removing the Side Cover...........................................................................................................51
Installing the Side Cover............................................................................................................51
Power Distribution Unit........................................................................................................................51
3 Installing Accessories...................................................................................................53
Installing Add-On Products..................................................................................................................53
Embedded Disks..............................................................................................................................53
PCI/PCI-X Card Cage Assembly I/O Cards..........................................................................................54
4 Cabling and Power Up................................................................................................59
Voltage Check ......................................................................................................................................59
Voltage Check (Additional Procedure).................................................................................................61
Connecting AC Input Power.................................................................................................................62
Applying Power to the HP 9000 rp8420 server...............................................................................65
Installing the Line Cord Anchor (rack mounted servers)...............................................................65
Four Cell Server Installation (rp8400, rp8420, rp8440, rx8620, rx8640)......................................65
MP Core I/O Connections.....................................................................................................................66
Setting Up the CE Tool (PC) .................................................................................................................67
Setting CE Tool Parameters.............................................................................................................67
Connecting the CE Tool to the Local RS-232 Port on the MP .........................................................68
Turning On Housekeeping Power and Logging In to the MP..............................................................68
Configuring LAN Information for the MP...........................................................................................71
Accessing the Management Processor through a Web Browser..........................................................73
Verifying Presence of the Cell Boards...................................................................................................75
Configuring AC Line Status.................................................................................................................75
Booting the HP 9000 rp8420 server ......................................................................................................76
Selecting a Boot Partition Using the Management Processor .........................................................77
Verifying the System Configuration Using Boot Console Handler................................................77
Booting HP-UX Using Boot Console Handler.................................................................................77
Adding Processors with Instant Capacity On Demand.......................................................................78
Using the Checklist...............................................................................................................................78
5 Troubleshooting............................................................................................................81
Common Installation Problems............................................................................................................81
The Server Does Not Power On.......................................................................................................81
The Server Powers On but Then Shuts Down with a Fault Light...................................................81
The Server Powers On but Fails Power-On Self Test.......................................................................82
HP 9000 rp8420 server LED Indicators.................................................................................................82
Front Panel LEDs.............................................................................................................................82
BPS LEDs.........................................................................................................................................83
PCI Power Supply LEDs..................................................................................................................83
System and I/O Fan LEDs................................................................................................................84
OL* LEDs.........................................................................................................................................85
PCI OL* Card Divider LEDs............................................................................................................86
Core I/O LEDs..................................................................................................................................87
Core I/O Buttons..............................................................................................................................89
Interlock Switches............................................................................................................................90
Disk Drive LEDs..............................................................................................................................90
Server Management Subsystem Hardware Overview.........................................................................91
Server Management Overview.............................................................................................................92
Server Management Behavior...............................................................................................................92
Thermal Monitoring........................................................................................................................92
Fan Control......................................................................................................................................93
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