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HP Blade Server bh7800
Site Preparation Guide
June 2002
Manufacturing Part Number:
Version: Third Edition
USA
© Copyright 2002
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Legal Notices The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this manual, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be held liable for errors contained herein or direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. Restricted Rights
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Contents 1. HP Blade Server bh7800 Overview Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 System Backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Cord Set Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 C. Conversion Factors and Formulas Conversion Factors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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Figures Figure 1-1. LCD Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Figure 1-2. bh7800 Backplane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Figure 1-3. bh7800 Power Supplies (Chassis Rear View) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Figure 1-4. HP Server bc1100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Tables Table 1. Publication History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Table 1-1. bh7800 Server Weights and Dimensions as Shipped on a Pallet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Table 2-1. Floor Loading Terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Table 3-1. Server Chassis Power Cords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Preface Before preparing your site for the HP Blade Server bh7800, familiarize yourself with the components that comprise the bh7800. Use the following reference to determine where to start.
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Book Layout • Chapter 1 – provides an overview of the bh7800 components, cooling air flow, shipping dimensions and weight and CFM value. Chapter 2 – provides specific information ensuring the site is ready when the bh7800 arrives. Voltage fluctuations, grounding and floor loading are some of the topics covered. Chapter 3 – covers how to power up the bh7800 and how to power down the bh7800. Power distribution information and power cords required are specified. Appendix A – provides speci
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1 HP Blade Server bh7800 Overview The HP Blade Server bh7800 provides customers with a single chassis that can house up to 16 functionally separate servers, controlled by one management blade. The form factor for all the blades uses the CompactPCI standard. The chassis mounts in a standard 19-inch EIA rack, in either a two column or four 11 Chapter 1
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HP Blade Server bh7800 Overview column style rack. Hewlett-Packard Company offers kits for either type rack. The chassis provides slots in the front and rear for installation of server blades, and network blades. Each side accommodates 18 blades and can house up to eight server blades per side. This chapter provides a high level overview of the various components that comprise the blade server. It is not the intention of this chapter to cover how to operate the blade server. 12 Chapter 1
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HP Blade Server bh7800 Overview Display Panel Display Panel The bh7800 display panel provides the controls and indicators commonly used when operating the bh7800. There are two LCD display assemblies on the bh7800. Remote control over a network is another method used to operate the bh7800. One display is in the front, just above the card cage. The other is in the rear, just above the card cage. Both show identical data and are visible regardless of which side of the product you are on. The r
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HP Blade Server bh7800 Overview System Backplane System Backplane The passive system backplane is centrally located in the bh7800 to accommodate front and rear card cages. 18 CompactPCI slots are available on each side with up to five connectors per slot. For the CompactPCI standard, the lower two connectors are used for CompactPCI standard connections, and the upper three connectors are for custom user applications. Additionally, the rear of the backplane has four power connections (two for
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HP Blade Server bh7800 Overview Power Supplies Power Supplies Each power supply uses two DC connectors that plug into the backplane, and an AC connector brings line power into the unit. Two power supplies and two power cords ship with the system. Each supply contains an internal fan for cooling. In the rear of each supply are two insertion/extraction handles and latch assemblies for ease of inserting or removing each power supply. Two captive screws secure each power supply to the system ch
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HP Blade Server bh7800 Overview HP Server bc1100 HP Server bc1100 Up to 16 1 slot IA-32 server blades can be inserted in the bh7800 chassis. The 1 slot, 1way IA-32 blade server is a self-contained system. It includes all memory, processor, firmware, I/O adapters, and core I/O required to install the operating system. The board is CompactPCI and hot plug compliant and operates as a CompactPCI master in the host slot. It is also Network Equipment Building Standards (NEBS) compliant. Some I/O c
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HP Blade Server bh7800 Overview Network Blade Network Blade The network blade is a 24-port 10/100 switch with a gigabit uplink connection. The blade provides 16 of the 24 ports to the backplane, and 8 remaining ports out to the bulkhead. In addition, the network blade comes in three uplink options: Tx (copper), Sx (short-wave optical), or Lx (long-wave optical). The bh7800 system must contain one network blade, but can optionally contain two. The backplane actually contains two separate LAN
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HP Blade Server bh7800 Overview Management LAN Blade Management LAN Blade The two Rear Transition Modules (RTMs) are unique in the bh7800 product. The RTM is a pseudo standard CompactPCI solution. Each RTM is a 3U blade rather than a 6U blade. CompactPCI card format and the bulkhead is not a CompactPCI standard. A custom carrier holds each PCA in the bh7800 backplane. The custom card guide is inserted in a dedicated location in the rear card cage. The RTM is more commonly referred to as the
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HP Blade Server bh7800 Overview Management Blade Management Blade The bh7800 includes a management blade that allows remote and local management of the individual server and network blades. The blade monitors the chassis environment such as power, temperature, and overall server blade health. The blade can be accessed via a serial connection on the chassis or it can be accessed via the control and management LAN. The blade provides management support for the console LAN management signals. P
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HP Blade Server bh7800 Overview Fan Modules Fan Modules There are two fan module assemblies in the bh7800. They are hot swap modules. Each fan module has an LED to indicate fan failure. Also, each fan can go into the fan module only one way due to the length and location of the fan cable with its blind mate connector. Once each fan module is securely seated in the chassis, two screws are tightened to secure each fan and prevent it from backing out of the chassis due to vibration. Figure 1-8 b
