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Contents
Component identification
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Server blade components ..................................................................................................................... 7
Front panel LEDs...................................................................................................................... 8
Front panel components.......................................................................................................... 10
Hot-plug SCSI hard drive LED combinations ........................................................................ 10
Rear panel components........................................................................................................... 12
Internal components ............................................................................................................... 12
System maintenance switch .................................................................................................... 16
Local I/O cable................................................................................................................................... 17
Server blade enclosure bay numbering .............................................................................................. 17
iLO connections ................................................................................................................................. 18
Server blade enclosure compatibility ................................................................................................. 19
Operations 21
Power up the server blade .................................................................................................................. 21
Power down the server blade ............................................................................................................. 22
Remove the server blade .................................................................................................................... 22
Setup 25
Installing the HP BladeSystem components ...................................................................................... 25
Verifying system components............................................................................................................ 25
Connecting to the network ................................................................................................................. 26
Installing server blade options ........................................................................................................... 26
Installing a server blade ..................................................................................................................... 26
Completing the configuration ............................................................................................................ 27
Hardware options installation
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Processor option................................................................................................................................. 29
Processor installation guidelines............................................................................................. 29
Removing a processor blank and 1P enabler board ................................................................ 30
Processor installation .............................................................................................................. 31
Memory option................................................................................................................................... 34
DIMM guidelines ................................................................................................................... 34
Single- and dual-rank DIMMs................................................................................................ 35
DIMM numbering................................................................................................................... 35
Installing DIMMs ................................................................................................................... 37
Hard drive option ............................................................................................................................... 38