HP (Hewlett-Packard) BL2X220C manuale d’uso

HP Pr oL ian t BL2x2 20c G7 Serv er Blade Us er Gui de Part Number 6 14090 - 001 August 2010 (First Editi on)[...]

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Con tents Component identification ............................................................................................................... 6 Front panel co mponents ............................................................................................................................. 6 Front panel LEDs ................................[...]

SmartStart Scr ipting To olkit ............................................................................................................. 34 HP ROM - Based Setup Utility ............................................................................................................ 34 HP Insight Control server deployment (formerly RDP) .............[...]

Regulatory complian ce notices ..................................................................................................... 62 Regulatory compliance identification numbers ............................................................................................. 62 Federal Comm unicatio ns Commissio n notice ............................[...]

Component ident ification 6 C om ponen t i dentif i cati on F ront panel comp onents Item Description 1 Server B Power On/Standby button 2 Server B serial la bel pull tab 3 Server blade release lever 4 Server A serial label pull tab 5 Server A Power On/Standby button F ront panel LEDs Item Descri ption Status 1 Server B system power LED Green = On [...]

Co mponent identificati on 7 Item Descri ption Status Off = No active remote mana gement 3 Server B health LED Green = Norma l Flashing = Booting Amber = Degrad ed condition Red = Critical c ondition 4 Server B NIC/IB link and activity LE D* Green = Network linked Green flashing = Network activity Off = No link o r activity 5 Server A NIC/IB link a[...]

Component ident ification 8 Item Description 3 Processor socket 2 (populated) 4 Server A system board serial number label 5 System battery 6 Processor socket 1 (populated) 7 Signal connect or 8 Enclosure conne ctor 9 Power connector 10 System maintenance switch 11 DIMM slots (processor 1) 12 Internal USB connector S erver B system board components [...]

Component ident ification 9 S erver A DIMM slots S erver B DIMM slots S ystem mainten ance switch Position Function Default 1 iLO 3 security ove rride Off 2 Configuration l ock Off 3 Reserved Off 4 Reserved Off 5 Password disabled Off 6 Reset configura tion Off[...]

Component ident ification 10 Position Function Default 7 Reserved Off 8 Reserved Off When the system maintenance switch position 6 is set to the On posi tion, the system is prepared to erase all system configuration settings from both CMOS and NVRAM. CAUTION: Clearing CMOS and/or NVRAM deletes configuration i nformation. Be sure to properly configu[...]

Operations 11 Oper ati ons P ower up the server blade The Onboard Adminis trator initiates an automatic power - up sequenc e when the server blade is installed . If the defaul t setting is chan ged, use one of the foll owing methods to power up the server blade: • Use an iLO 3 virtual pow er button selection for serv er A and server B. • Press [...]

Operations 12 R emove the server bla de To remove the component: 1. Identify the proper server blade. 2. Power down the serv er blade (on page 11 ). 3. Remove the s erver blade. 4. Pl ace the serv er blade on a flat, level work surfa ce. WARNING: To reduce the risk of persona l injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and th e internal system com[...]

Operations 13 2. Remove the serve r blade (on page 12 ). 3. Place the serv er blad e on a flat, level work surfa ce with the bezel facing away fro m you. CAUTION: The jackscrews control the unseati ng and seating of critical system connectors. Failure to use the jac kscr ews to remove a nd install the serv er B assembly can cause the system boards [...]

Operations 14 CAUTION: The jackscrews control the unseati ng and seating of critical system connectors. Failure to use the jac kscrews to remove a nd in stall the server B ass embly can cau se the system boards to fail. 4. Engage the threads on jackscrew 1 and tighten six tu rns clockwise. 5. Engage the threads on jackscrew 2 and tighten ful ly. 6.[...]

Setup 15 Setup O verview To install a se rver blade, co mplete the foll owing steps: 1. Install and configu re an HP BladeSystem c - Class enclos ure. 2. Install any server blade options. 3. Install interconnect modules in the enclosur e. 4. Connect the interconnect modules to the networ k. 5. Install a server bl ade. 6. Complete th e server blade [...]

Setup 16 1. Remove the device bay blank. 2. Remove the e nclosure conn ector cover. 3. Install the s erver blade.[...]

Setup 17 C onnecting to the n etwork To connect the HP BladeSystem to a ne twork, each enclosure must be configured with network interconn ect devices to ma nage signals bet ween the serv er blades and the ext ernal network. Two types of interconnect modules are ava i lable for HP BladeSys tem c - Class enclosure s: Pass - thru modules and switch m[...]

Setup 18 Server blade sign al c7000 interconne ct bay Interconnect bay labe ls Server B 10G Ethernet 7 For detailed port m apping information, see the HP BladeSystem enclosure in stallation poster or th e HP BladeSyst em enclosure set u p and installation guide on the HP website ( http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation ). C ompleting the co[...]

Hardware options installation 19 H ar d w ar e optio ns ins tallati on Introduction If more than one opt ion is being installed, read the installation instr uctions for all the hard ware options and identify similar steps to streamline the installa tion process. WARNING: To reduce the risk of persona l injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and[...]

Hardware options installation 20 o To remove the hard drive carr ier from the server A assembly, rem ove the T - 10 hard drive carri er screw and loosen the two system board thumbscrews. Then, slide the system board toward the rear of the enclo sure and remove th e hard drive car rier. o To remove the hard drive carr ier from the server B assembly,[...]

Hardware options in stallation 21 6. Prepare the hard drive carrier. 7. Install the hard drive in the carrier. 8. Install the hard drive assembly:[...]

Hardware options installation 22 o To install the hard drive assembly in server A, sli de the hard drive assembly into position on the hard drive connector, slide the system board into posi tion in the enclosure, and tighten the sys tem board thumbscrews. T he n, install the hard drive carrier rete ntion screw. o To install the hard drive assembly [...]

Hardware options installation 23 The memory s ubsystem in th is server blade can support RDIMMs o r UDIMMs. Bot h types are referr ed to as DIMMs when t he informatio n applies to both t ypes. When specif ied as RDIMM or UD IMM, the information applies to that type only. All memo ry installed in the server blade must be the same type . The server b[...]

Hardware options installation 24 D IMM identification To determine DIMM character istics, u se the label attached to the DIMM and the following il lustration and table. Item Description Definition 1 Size — 2 Rank 1R = Single - ra nk 2R = Dual - ra nk 4R = Quad - rank 3 Data width x4 = 4 - bit x8 = 8 - bit 4 Voltage rating L = Low voltage (1.35v) [...]

Hardware options installation 25 • Lockstep — pr ovides enhanced pr otection while making a ll installed memory availa ble to the operating system. The server blade can continue to function if a single - or multi - bit memory failure within a singl e DRAM device occ urs. Adv anced Memory Protection options are configured in RBSU. If the request[...]

Hardware options installation 26 Rank Speeds supported (MH z) Quad - rank 1066 A dvanc ed ECC po pulation guidelines For Advanced ECC mode c onfigurations, observe t he following guideline s: • Observe the general DIMM slot popula tion guidelines (on page 25 ). • DIMMs may be instal led individually. Mu lti - process or Advanced ECC popu lation[...]

Hardware options installation 27 S D card adapter option The SD card adapter option enables the use of a permanently installed SD card. WARNING: To reduce the risk of persona l injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and th e internal system components to cool before touchi ng them. To install the component: 1. Power down the serv er blade (on p[...]

Software and conf iguration util ities 28 S o f t w ar e and conf i gur atio n utiliti e s S erver blade deploy ment tools H P BladeSystem c - Class Advanced management iLO 3 is a standard c omponent of Pr oLiant c - Class serv er blades that pro vides server hea lth and remote server blad e manageabilit y. Its features are accessed from a network [...]

Software and conf igu ration util ities 29 D eployment overview When a PXE - enabled target se rver blade boots, i t obtains an IP address from a DHCP server . The target server blad e obtains the na me of the NBP from the a ppropriate boot server. Then, the target serve r blade uses TFTP to d ownload the NBP from the boot serv er and executes t he[...]

Software and conf iguration util ities 30 o 64 MB of R AM o 64 MB of free hard drive s pace o 10 - Mb/s network adapter • PXE deployment server (storing boot images) o AMD Athlon™ XP p rocessor (700 MHz or greater re commended), AMD Athlon ™ 64 processor, or Intel® Pentium® II I or higher processor (500 MH z recommended) o 256 MB of RAM o 1[...]

Software and conf iguration util ities 31 NICs can be config ured to boot PXE. For more informa tion, see " Network - based PXE deployment (on page 28 )." Actual NIC numeration depends on several fac tors, including the OS installed on the se rver blade. HP recommends usin g one of the following m ethods for PXE deploymen t: • HP Insigh[...]

Software and conf iguration util ities 32 iLO virtual CD - ROM To deploy with a boot CD: 1. Do one of the following: o Insert the boot CD into the client PC using t he iLO 3 Remote Console. o Use iLO 3 to create an im age file of the boot CD. o Copy the image of the boot CD to a locatio n on the network or the client PC hard drive . 2. Remotely ac [...]

Software and conf iguration util ities 33 i LO virtual flop py To deploy with a boot diskette: 1. Do one of the following: o Insert the boot diskette into the client PC using the iLO 3 R emote Console. o Use iLO 3 to creat e an image file of t he boot diskett e. o Copy the image of the boot diskette to a location on th e network or the client PC h [...]

Software and conf iguration util ities 34 S martStart Scripting Toolkit The SmartStart Scri pting Toolkit is a s erver deployment produ ct that allows y ou to build an unattende d automated insta llation for high - volume server blade deploy ments. The SmartStart Sc ripting Tool k it is designed to support ProLiant BL, ML, DL, and SL servers. The t[...]

Software and conf iguration util ities 35 A uto - configuration process The auto - configuration proces s automatically runs when you boot the s erver for the first time. During the power - up sequence, the system ROM automatically configures the entire system without needing any intervention. During this process, the ORCA utility, in mos t cases, [...]

Software and conf iguration util ities 36 Config uring AMP modes Not all ProLiant serv ers support all AMP modes. RBSU provides menu option s only for the modes supported by the se rver. Advanced memory pro tection within RBSU e nables the followi ng advanced memory. • Advanced ECC Mode — Provides memory protection beyond St andard ECC. All sin[...]

Software and conf iguration util ities 37 should only be used by qualified service personnel. This value should always match the serial number sticker located on the chassis. 4. Press the Enter key to clear the warning. 5. Enter the serial number and press the Enter key. 6. Select Product ID . 7. Enter the product ID and pr ess the Enter key. 8. Pr[...]

Software and conf iguration util ities 38 In addition to remote management features, iLO 3 is a lso responsib le for managin g the health of th e ProLiant serv er. The intellig ence of iLO 3 m anages the Sea of S ensors thermal cont rol, directs th e Dynamic Power Capping technology, and monitors the health of se rver components. The iLO 3 subsyst [...]

Software and conf iguration util ities 39 IMPORTANT: You must install and use HP SIM to benefit from the Pre - Failure Warranty for processors, SAS and SAT A hard drives, and memory modules. For additional information, refer to the Management CD in the HP ProL iant Essentials Foundation P ack or the HP SIM websit e ( http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim ). M[...]

Software and conf iguration util ities 40 • Reducing the risk of security threats by automating t he acquisition, scheduling the deployme nt, and ensuring that the patches remain in place continuously enforcing the per sistence (desired state) of patches. The Vulnerability an d Patch Manageme nt Pack and HP SIM can be installed on a s ingle serve[...]

Software and conf iguration util ities 41 consistently. Once installed, Insight Control Environment suites deliver enhanced infrastructure stability by improving c ontrol over IT a ssets, increasi ng responsiv eness to busine ss needs through flexible de ployment and optimization of c ompute resources, and p roviding tangible savings th rough impro[...]

Software and conf iguration util ities 42 U SB support and functionality U SB support HP provides both stan dard USB 2.0 support and legacy USB 2.0 su pport. Standard su pport is provided by the OS through the appropriate USB devi ce drivers. Before the O S loads, HP provide s support for USB devices thro ugh legacy USB support, which is enabled by[...]

Software and conf iguration util ities 43 Survey functionality is installed wit h every SmartStart - assisted HP Insight Dia g nostics installation, or it can be installed through the HP PSP (" ProLiant Suppo rt Packs " on page 44 ). NOTE: The current version of SmartStart provides the memory spare part numbers f or the server blad e. To [...]

Software and conf iguration util ities 44 Insight Manager. A dedicated server is reco mmended to host both HP Systems Insight Manager and HP Insight R emote Suppor t Advanc ed. Details for both ve rsions are available o n the HP website ( http://www.hp.com/go/insightremotesupport ). To download the soft ware for free, go to Software Depot ( http://[...]

Software and conf iguration util ities 45 • Automatically che cks for hardware, firmware , and operating sys tem dependencies, and instal ls only the correct ROM u pgrades required by eac h target server For more informa tion, see the HP Smart Update Manage r User Guide . The gu ide and the HP Smart Update Manager utili ty are available from the [...]

Troubleshootin g 46 T r o uble shooting T roubleshooting resources The HP ProLiant Serv ers Troubleshooting Gui de provid es procedures for resolvin g common problems and comprehensiv e courses of action for fault isola tion and identificati on, error message interpr etation, issue resolution, and software m aintenance on ProLiant serv ers and serv[...]

Troubleshootin g 47 Important safety information Before servicing this product, read the Import ant Safety Informati on document provid ed with the serv er. S ymbols on equipment The following sym bols may be placed on equipment to indicate the presence of potentially hazardous conditions. This symbol in dicates the pr esence of hazar dous energy c[...]

Troubleshootin g 48 WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment, be sure that: • The levelin g feet are exten ded to the floor. • The full weight of th e rack rests on the lev eling feet. • The stabilizi ng feet are atta ched to the rack i f it is a single - rack installation. • The racks are c oupled together [...]

Troubleshootin g 49 o HP recommen ds you have acces s to the server do cumentation fo r server - specific in formation. o HP recommends you have access to the Smart Start CD for val ue - added soft ware and drivers required during the troubleshooting process. Download the cu rrent version of SmartStart from the HP website ( http://www.hp.com/serv e[...]

Troubleshootin g 50 S tart diagnosis flowchart Use the following flowchart to start the diagnos tic process. Item Refer to 1 " General dia gnosis flowchart (on page 51 )" 2 " Power - on prob lems fl owchart (" Server blade power - on probl ems flowchart " on page 52 )" 3 " POST problems flowchart (on page 54 )&quo[...]

Troubleshootin g 51 G eneral diagnosis flowchart The General diagnosis f lowchart p rovides a generic app roach to troubleshooting. If you are unsure of the problem, or if th e other flowcharts do not fix the pr oblem, use the followin g flowchart. Item See 1 " Symptom infor mation (on page 48 )" 2 " Loose co nnections (on page 49 )&[...]

Troubleshootin g 52 S erver blade power - on problems flowchar t Symptoms: • The server d oes not power o n. • The system po wer LED is off or a mber.[...]

Troubleshootin g 53 • The health LED is red or amber. NOTE: For the lo cation of server LE Ds and informa tion on their stat uses, refer to th e server documentation. Possible caus es: • Improperly seated or f aulty power su pply • Loose or f ault y power cord • Power source problem • Power on circuit prob lem • Improperly sea ted compo[...]

Troubleshootin g 54 P OST problems flowchart Symptoms: • Server does not co mplete POST NOTE: The se rver has completed P OST when the syst em attempts to access the boot dev ice. • Server comp letes POST with errors Possible problems : • Improperly seated or f aulty internal component • Faulty KVM device • Faulty video devic e[...]

Troubleshootin g 55 Item Refer to 1 Server blade power - on problems flowchart (on page 52 ) 2 " POST error messages and beep codes (on page 60 )" 3 "Video proble ms" in the HP ProLiant Servers T roubleshootin g Guide located on the Documentation CD or on the HP website ( http://www.hp.com/support ) 4 " Symptom infor mation[...]

Troubleshootin g 56 OS boot problems flowchart There are two ways to use SmartStart when diagnosing OS boot probl ems on a server bl ade: • Use iLO to attach vi rtual devices re motely to mount the Smart Start CD on the se rver blade. • Use an HP c - Class Bl ade SUV Cable and drive to con nect to the server blade, an d then restart the server [...]

Troubleshootin g 57 • Server does not boot Smar tStart Possible caus es: • Corrupted OS • Hard drive subsyst em problem • Incorrect boot order setting in RBSU Item S ee 1 HP ROM - Based Setup Utility User Guide ( http://www.hp.com/servers/smartstart ) 2 " POST problems flowchart (on page 54 )" 3 • "Hard drive pr oblems"[...]

Troubleshootin g 58 * See the server blade OS boot problems flowcha rt (on page 56 ) S erver fault indications flowchart Symptoms: • Server boots, but a f ault event is reported by Insight Manage ment Agents (on page 39 ) • Server boots, but the internal health LED, external he alth LED, or component health LED is red or amber[...]

Troubleshootin g 59 NOTE: For the lo cation of server LE Ds and informa tion on their stat uses, refer to th e server documentation. Possible caus es: • Improperly sea ted or faulty internal or externa l component • Unsupported c omponent installed • Redunda ncy failure • System overtemperatu re condition Item See 1 " Management agents[...]

Troubleshootin g 60 P OST error messages and beep codes For a complet e listing of error messages, refer to the "POST error m essages" in the HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooti ng Guide located on the Documentation CD or on the HP website ( http://www.hp.com/support ). WARNING: To avoid pote ntial problems , ALWAYS read the warnings and ca[...]

Battery replacement 61 B at ter y r e pl acement HP recommen ds replacing the b attery on both serv er A and server B when either ba ttery is replaced. If the server bla de no longer automatically d isplays the corr ect date and time, you may need to repl ace the battery that provides power to the real - time clock. Under normal use, battery life i[...]

Regulatory comp liance notices 62 R egulator y com pliance n oti ce s R egulatory comp liance ident ification n umbers For the purpose of reg ulatory compliance certi fications and identifi cation, this product has been assigned a unique regulatory mo del number. The reg ulatory model number can be f ound on the produc t nameplate l abel, along wit[...]

Regulatory comp liance notices 63 to radio communi cations. Howeve r, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does caus e harmful interference to rad io or television recept ion, which can be determin ed by turning th e equipment off a nd on, the user is enc ouraged to try to correct th[...]

Regulatory comp liance notices 64 C anadian notice (Avis Canadien) Class A equipment This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of t he Canadian Interfe rence - Causing Equipment Regul ations . Cet appareil numérique de la classe A res pecte toutes les exigen ces du Règlemen t sur le matéri el brouilleur du Canada. Class B equipment T[...]

Regulatory comp liance notices 65 D isposal of waste eq uipment by u sers in private households in th e European Union This symbol on the product or on its packaging i ndicates that this product must not be disposed of with y our other household waste. Instea d, it is your responsibilit y to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a d[...]

Regulatory comp liance notices 66 C hinese notice Class A equipment K orean noti ce Class A equipment Class B equipment L aser compl iance This product may be pro vided with an opti cal storage devic e (that is, CD or DVD dri ve) and/or fiber optic transceiver. Each of these d evices contain s a laser that is clas sified as a Class 1 La ser Product[...]

Regulatory comp liance notices 67 WAR NING: The computer contai ns an internal l ithium manganese diox ide, a vanadium pentoxide, or an alkaline battery pack. A risk of fire and burns exists if the battery pack is not properly handled. To reduce the risk of personal in jury: • Do not attempt to recharge the battery. • Do not expose the battery [...]

Electrostatic dis charge 68 E lectr os tati c disc har ge P reventing elect rostatic d ischarge To prevent da maging the system , be aware of the p recautions you n eed to follow when setting up the system or handling parts. A dischar ge of static electric ity from a finger or o ther conductor may damag e system board s or other stati c - sensitive[...]

Specifications 69 S pec if icati ons E nvironmental spec ifications Specification Value Temperature range* — Operating 10 ° C to 35 ° C (50 ° F t o 95 ° F) Non - operating - 30 ° C to 60 ° C ( - 22 ° F to 140 ° F) Relative humidity (noncondensing)** — Operating 10% to 90% @ 28 ° C (82.4 ° F) Non - operating 5% to 95% @ 38.7 ° C (101.[...]

Technical su pport 70 T ec hni cal suppo r t B efore you contact HP Be sure to have the follo wing information available before you call HP : • Technical support registration numbe r (if applicable) • Product seri al number • Product model name and n umber • Product identification number • Applicable er r or messa ges • Add - on boards [...]

Technical su pport 71 • Optional — Parts for which customer self r epair is option al. These parts a re also designed f or customer se lf repair. If, h owever, you req uire that HP replace them for you , there may or may not be additional charges , depending on the type of warranty service designated for your pr oduct. NOTE: Some HP parts a re [...]

Technical su pport 72 Pour plus d'informat ions sur le programme CSR de HP, contactez vot re Mainteneur Agrée local . Pour plus d'informat ions sur ce progr amme en Amériq ue du Nord, consu ltez le site Web HP ( http://www.h p.com/go/selfrepair ). R ipar a zi one da parte del c lie nt e Per a bbreviare i tempi d i riparazione e garantir[...]

Technical su pport 73 HINWEIS : Einige Teile sin d nicht für Custom er Self Repair ausgelegt. U m den Garantieansp ruch des Kunden zu erf üllen, muss da s Teil von einem HP Servicepartne r ersetzt werden. Im illustriert en Teilekatal og sind diese Tei le mit „No“ bzw. „Nein“ gekenn zeichnet. CSR - Teile werden abhängig von der Verfügbar[...]

Technical su pport 74 el caso de to das sustitucio nes que lleve a cab o el cliente, HP se h ará cargo de tod os los gastos de env ío y devolución de co mponentes y escogerá la empr esa de transpor te que se utilice para di cho servicio. Para obtener más info rmación acerca del programa de Reparaciones de l propio client e de HP, póngase en [...]

Technical su pport 75 Opcional – Peças cujo reparo feito pelo cliente é opcional. Essas pe ças também são proj etadas para o reparo feito pel o cliente. No entanto , se desejar que a HP as s ubstitua, pode have r ou não a cobranç a de taxa adicional, de pendendo do tipo de serviço de garanti a destinado ao produ to. OBSERVAÇÃ O: Algumas[...]

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Acronyms and abbrevia tions 78 A c r on y ms and abbr e v iati ons CSR Customer Self Re pair DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol IB InfiniBand iLO 3 Integrated Lights - Out 3 IML Integrated Management Log NBP Network Bootst rap Program ORCA Option ROM Confi guration for Arrays POST Power - On Self Test PXE Preboot Execution Environment RBSU RO[...]

Acronyms and abbrevia tions 79 SIM Systems In sight Manager UID unit identification USB universal serial bus[...]

Index 80 A access components 10 accessing internal components 12 Advanced ECC memor y 25, 26, 36 ASR (Automatic Se rver Recovery) 37 auto - configuration proc ess 35 Automatic Server R ecovery (ASR) 37 B battery 66 battery replacemen t notice 66 beep codes 60 BIOS Serial Consol e 35 BIOS upgrade 37 boot options 35 BSMI notice 65 buttons 6 C cables [...]

Index 81 HP Insight Se rver Migration Pack software for ProLiant 40 HP ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack 38 HP ProLiant E ssentials Perfo rmance Manag ement Pack 40 HP ProLiant Essenti als Rapid Deployment Pack 36 HP ProLiant Essentials Virtualization Management Software 39 HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack 39 HP Smar[...]

Index 82 SD card module 27 serial number 36 series number 62 server B assemb ly, installing 13 server B assembly, remo ving 12 server blade options, installing 15, 19 server blad e release lever 6, 12 server blad es, installing 15 server fault indicat ions flowchart 58 server feat ures and options 19 service notific ations 49 SmartStart autorun me [...]