Specifications
Table Of Contents
- HP Integrity BL860c Server Blade User Service Guide
- Contents
- About This Document
- 1 Overview
- 2 General Site Preparation Guidelines
- 3 Installing the Server Blade Into the Enclosure
- Safety Information
- Installation Sequence and Checklist
- Unpacking and Inspecting the Server Blade
- Installing Additional Components
- Installing and Powering On the Server Blade
- Accessing the Integrated Lights Out 2 Management Processor
- Configuring the iLO 2 MP
- Accessing EFI or the OS from iLO 2 MP
- Server Blade to Enclosure Interface
- LAN / NIC Configuration
- Configuring the HP 2 Internal Port SAS Host Bus Adapter
- Verify and Install the Latest Firmware
- 4 Booting and Shutting Down the Operating System
- 5 Troubleshooting
- Methodology
- Troubleshooting Tools
- Errors and Error Logs
- Supported Configurations
- Troubleshooting Processors/Memory/SBA
- Enclosure Information
- Cooling Subsystem
- Troubleshooting Communications Modules
- Troubleshooting Management Subsystem
- Firmware
- Troubleshooting the Server Interface (System Console)
- Troubleshooting the Environment
- Reporting Your Problems to HP
- 6 Removing and Replacing Components
- Service Tools Required
- Removing and Replacing a Hot-Plug SAS Disk Drive
- Preparing the Server Blade for Servicing
- Removing and Replacing the Server Blade from the Enclosure
- Removing and Replacing the Server Blade Access Panel
- Removing and Replacing Internal Components
- Removing and Replacing DIMMs
- Removing and Replacing a Processor
- Removing and Replacing the SAS Backplane
- Removing and Replacing the Front Display Assembly
- Removing and Replacing the Server Battery
- Removing and Replacing the Mezzanine Cards
- Removing and Replacing a Cache Module
- Removing and Replacing the Low Profile Battery Backed Write Cache (BBWC) Battery
- Removing and Replacing the Trusted Platform Module
- Removing and Replacing the System Board
- A Parts Information
- B Server Upgrades
- C Utilities
- NVRAM Backup Utility
- Extensible Firmware Interface
- EFI/POSSE Commands
- Specifying Parameters
- Using the Boot Option Maintenance Menu
- Integrated Lights Out 2 Management Processor
- Index

About This Document
This document provides information and instructions on servicing the HP Integrity BL860c server
blade.
The document publishing date and part number indicate the document’s current edition. The
publishing date changes when a new edition is updated. The document part number changes
when extensive changes are made.
Document updates may be issued between editions to correct errors or document product changes.
To ensure that you receive the updated or new editions, you should subscribe to the appropriate
product support service. See your HP sales representative for details.
The latest version of this document can be found on line at http://www.hp.com/go/Blades-docs.
Intended Audience
This document is intended to provide technical product and support information for authorized
service providers, system administrators, and HP support personnel.
This document is not a tutorial.
New and Changed Information in This Edition
• Updated URLs
• Updated system battery replacement instructions.
Publishing History
The publishing history below identifies the edition dates of this manual. Updates are made to this
publication on an unscheduled, as needed, basis.
Table 1 Publishing History Details
Publication DateSupported Product VersionsOperating Systems SupportedDocument Manufacturing
Part Number
January 2007BL860cHP-UXAD217-9007A
June 2007BL860c
HP-UX, OpenVMS, Linux, Windows®
AD217-9012A
December 2007BL860cHP-UX, OpenVMS, Linux, WindowsAD217-9012B
July 2008BL860cHP-UX, OpenVMS, Linux, WindowsAD217-9016B
October 2008BL860cHP-UX, OpenVMS, Linux, WindowsAD217-9016B_ed5
February 2009BL860cHP-UX, OpenVMS, Linux, WindowsAD217-9016B_ed6
March 2009BL860cHP-UX, OpenVMS, Linux, WindowsAD217-9016B_ed7
July 2009BL860cHP-UX, OpenVMS, Linux, WindowsAD217-9016B_ed8
October 2009BL860cHP-UX, OpenVMS, Linux, WindowsAD217-9016B_ed9
October 2010BL860cHP-UX, OpenVMS, Linux, WindowsAD217-9016B_ed10
November 2011BL860cHP-UX, OpenVMS, Linux, WindowsAD217-9016C
Document Organization
This guide is divided into the following chapters and appendices.
Chapter 1 Overview Use this chapter to learn about the features and specifications of the
HP Integrity BL860c server blade.
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