HP ProLiant SL270s Gen8 SE Server - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 6
Front panel LEDs and buttons ...................................................................................................................... 7
Rear panel components .............................................................................................................................. 8
Rear panel LEDs and buttons ....................................................................................................................... 9
System board components ........................................................................................................................ 10
DIMM slot locations ....................................................................................................................... 10
System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................. 11
NMI functionality ........................................................................................................................... 12
Drive numbering ..................................................................................................................................... 12
GPU numbering ...................................................................................................................................... 13
Hot-plug drive LED definitions .................................................................................................................... 13
Operations ................................................................................................................................. 15
Power up the server ................................................................................................................................. 15
Power down the server ............................................................................................................................. 15
Remove the server from the chassis ............................................................................................................ 15
Remove the hot-plug SFF drive cage ........................................................................................................... 16
Install the hot-plug SFF drive cage .............................................................................................................. 17
Remove the shipping brackets and shipping plates ...................................................................................... 17
Install the shipping brackets and shipping plates ......................................................................................... 19
Remove the GPU cage ............................................................................................................................. 20
Install the GPU cage ................................................................................................................................ 23
Remove the processor air baffle ................................................................................................................ 24
Install the processor air baffle ................................................................................................................... 25
Remove the PCI/FlexibleLOM riser cage .................................................................................................... 25
Install the PCI/FlexibleLOM riser cage........................................................................................................ 26
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 28
Optional installation services .................................................................................................................... 28
Optimum environment .............................................................................................................................. 28
Space and airflow requirements ...................................................................................................... 28
Temperature requirements ............................................................................................................... 29
Electrical grounding requirements .................................................................................................... 30
Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................ 30
Contents of the server shipping carton ........................................................................................................ 30
Installing the chassis ................................................................................................................................ 31
Installing the chassis components ............................................................................................................... 31
Installing the server into the chassis ............................................................................................................ 31
Powering up the chassis ........................................................................................................................... 32
Configuring the chassis ............................................................................................................................ 32
Powering on and selecting boot options ..................................................................................................... 33
Installing the system software .................................................................................................................... 33
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................... 33
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 34
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 34