User guide

Contents 3
Contents
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 6
Front panel LEDs ....................................................................................................................................... 6
System board components .......................................................................................................................... 7
Mezzanine connector definitions ....................................................................................................... 8
System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................... 8
System maintenance switch procedures .............................................................................................. 8
HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable..................................................................................................................... 10
Operations ................................................................................................................................. 11
Power up the server blade ........................................................................................................................ 11
Power down the server blade .................................................................................................................... 11
Remove the server blade .......................................................................................................................... 12
Remove the access panel.......................................................................................................................... 13
Install the access panel............................................................................................................................. 13
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 14
Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 14
Installing an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure ........................................................................................... 14
Installing server blade options ................................................................................................................... 14
Installing interconnect modules .................................................................................................................. 14
Interconnect bay numbering and device mapping .............................................................................. 15
Connecting to the network ........................................................................................................................ 17
Installing a server blade ........................................................................................................................... 17
Completing the configuration .................................................................................................................... 19
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 20
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 20
Hard drive option .................................................................................................................................... 20
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 21
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 22
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 22
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 22
Memory configurations ................................................................................................................... 23
General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 25
Installing DIMMs ........................................................................................................................... 27
Processor option ...................................................................................................................................... 29
Mezzanine card option ............................................................................................................................ 35
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 36
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 37
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 38
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 38
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 40
Hard drive cabling .................................................................................................................................. 40
Using the HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable ...................................................................................................... 40
Connecting locally to a server blade with video and USB devices .................................................................. 40
Accessing a server blade with local KVM ......................................................................................... 41