HP ProLiant BL420c Gen8 Server Blade - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 6
Front panel LEDs and buttons ...................................................................................................................... 7
Drive LED definitions .................................................................................................................................. 7
System board components .......................................................................................................................... 8
System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................... 9
Mezzanine connector definitions ....................................................................................................... 9
DIMM slot locations ....................................................................................................................... 10
Tool locations ................................................................................................................................ 10
HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable..................................................................................................................... 11
Operations ................................................................................................................................. 12
Power up the server blade ........................................................................................................................ 12
Power down the server blade .................................................................................................................... 12
Remove the server blade .......................................................................................................................... 13
Remove the access panel.......................................................................................................................... 14
Install the access panel............................................................................................................................. 14
Remove the SAS controller ........................................................................................................................ 14
Install the SAS controller ........................................................................................................................... 15
Remove the front panel/drive cage assembly .............................................................................................. 15
Remove the DIMM baffle .......................................................................................................................... 16
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 18
Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 18
Installing an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure ........................................................................................... 18
Installing server blade options ................................................................................................................... 18
Installing interconnect modules .................................................................................................................. 18
Interconnect bay numbering and device mapping .............................................................................. 19
Connecting to the network ........................................................................................................................ 20
Installing a server blade ........................................................................................................................... 21
Completing the configuration .................................................................................................................... 22
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 23
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 23
Drive option ........................................................................................................................................... 23
Processor option ...................................................................................................................................... 24
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 28
HP SmartMemory .......................................................................................................................... 29
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 29
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 30
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 31
Memory configurations ................................................................................................................... 31
General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 33
Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 34
Mezzanine card option ............................................................................................................................ 35
SAS controller option ............................................................................................................................... 37
FBWC capacitor pack option .................................................................................................................... 40