HP ProLiant t2500 Chassis Setup and Installation Guide
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Contents
Planning the installation ................................................................................................................. 5
Warnings and cautions .............................................................................................................................. 5
Space and airflow requirements .................................................................................................................. 6
Temperature requirements .......................................................................................................................... 6
Power requirements ................................................................................................................................... 6
Grounding requirements ............................................................................................................................. 7
Component and LED identification .................................................................................................. 8
Chassis front panel components .................................................................................................................. 8
Chassis front panel LEDs and buttons ........................................................................................................... 9
Node rear panel components ................................................................................................................... 10
Node rear panel LEDs and buttons ............................................................................................................ 12
Drive bay numbering ............................................................................................................................... 13
RCM module .......................................................................................................................................... 15
Hot-plug drive LED definitions .................................................................................................................... 15
Power supply LED .................................................................................................................................... 16
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 17
Installation overview ................................................................................................................................ 17
Preparing the chassis ............................................................................................................................... 17
Installing the chassis ................................................................................................................................ 20
Component installation ............................................................................................................................ 22
Installing a node into the chassis ..................................................................................................... 22
Installing a drive ............................................................................................................................ 22
Installing the power supplies ........................................................................................................... 24
Installing the RCM module .............................................................................................................. 25
Chassis options ....................................................................................................................................... 26
Security bezel option ..................................................................................................................... 26
Node blank option ........................................................................................................................ 26
LFF drive blank option .................................................................................................................... 26
SFF drive blank option ................................................................................................................... 27
Cabling and powering up the chassis ........................................................................................... 28
Cabling the chassis ................................................................................................................................. 28
Power up the nodes ................................................................................................................................. 28
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 29
Important safety information ...................................................................................................................... 29
Symbols on equipment ................................................................................................................... 29
Troubleshooting resources ........................................................................................................................ 30
Electrostatic discharge ................................................................................................................. 31
Preventing electrostatic discharge .............................................................................................................. 31
Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge .................................................................................. 31
Specifications ............................................................................................................................. 32
Environmental specifications ..................................................................................................................... 32
Mechanical specifications ........................................................................................................................ 32
Power supply specifications ...................................................................................................................... 32










