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HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 Server
User Guide
Abstract
This document is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems. HP assumes you are qualified in the
servicing of computer equipment an tdrained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy lev els.
Part Number: 661848-005a
August 2013
Edition: 5
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© Copyright 2012, 2013 Hewlet -Ptackard Development Company, L.P . The information contained herein is subject to change without cen. T otihe only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an ad w diatirorn aa nlty. HP shall not be liable for technicalr o editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows Server® are U.S. r
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Contents Component identification ............................................................................................................... 7 Front panel component s............................................................................................................................. 7 Front panel LEDs and butto n...................................................................................................................... s 9 Access the Systems Insight Displa ..........
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Installing the operating system ................................................................................................................... 40 Powering on and selecting boot optio ..................................................................................................... ns 40 Registering the server ............................................................................................................................... 41 Hardware options installation ...............
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HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ................................................................................................................... 103 Using RBSU ................................................................................................................................ 103 Auto-configuration process ............................................................................................................ 104 Boot options ...................................................
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Acronyms and abbreviations ...................................................................................................... 128 Documentation feedback ........................................................................................................... 131 Index ....................................................................................................................................... 132 Contents 6
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Component identification Front panel component s • SFF model (8dr - ive) Item Description Video connector 1 SATA optical drive bay 2 Drive bays 3 Systems Insight Display 4 USB connectors (2) 5 • SFF model with optional hard drive cage -(1 dr6 ive) Item Description Video connector 1 Drive bays (box 1 ) 2 Drive bays (box 2 ) 3 Systems Insight Display 4 USB connectors (2) 5 Component identification 7
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• SFF model (25dr - ive) Item Description Video connector 1 Quick release levers (2 ) 2 Drive bays 3 USB connector 4 • LFF model (8dr - ive) Item Description Video connector 1 SATA optical drive bay 2 Drive bays 3 Systems Insight Display 4 USB connectors (2) 5 Component identification 8
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• LFF model (12-drive) Item Description Video connector 1 Quick-release levers (2 ) 2 Drive bays 3 USB connector 4 Front panel LEDs and butto ns Item Description Status Power On/Standby button Solid green = System o n 1 and system power LE D Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Performing power on sequence Solid amber = System in stand by Off = No power presen t* Component identification 9
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Item Description Status Health LED Solid green = Norma l 2 Flashing amber = System degraded Flashing red (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = System cri tical Fast-flashing red (4 Hz/cycles per sec) = Power faul t** NIC status LED Solid green = Link to network 3 Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Network ac tive Off = No network activit y UID button/LED Solid blue = Activated 4 Flashing blue (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Remma ote nagement or firmware upgrade in progres s Off = Deactivated *Facility
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Systems Insight Display LED s The HP Systems Insight Dispyla LEDs represent the system board layout. The display enables diagnosis with the access panel installed . Item Description Status Power cap Off = System is in standby, or no cap i s set. 1 Solid green = Power cap appli ed NIC link/activity Off = No link to network. If the power is off, 2 view the rear panel RJ -45 LEDs for statu s ("Rear panel LEDs and butto" o ns n page 14). Flashing green = Network link and activit y Solid
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Systems Insight Display LED combinations When the health LED on the front panel illuminates either amber or red, the server is experiencing a health event. Combinations of illuminated Systems Insight Display LEDs, the system power LED, and the health LED indicate system status . Systems Insight Display Health LED System power Status LED and color LED Red Amber One or more of the following conditions may Processor (amber) exist: • Processor in socket X has failed. • Processor X
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IMPORTANT: If more than one DIMM slot LED is illuminated, further troubleshooting is required. Test each bank of DIMMs by removing all other DIMMs. Isolate the failed DIMM by replacing each DIMM in a bank with a known working DI MM. Rear panel component s Item Description PCIe slots 1–3 (top to bottom ) 1 PCIe slots 4–6 (top to bottom ) 2 Power supply 1 (PS1) 3 PS1 power connector 4 PS2 power connector 5 Power supply 2 (PS2) 6 USB connectors (4) 7 Video connector 8
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Rear panel LEDs and butto ns Item Description Status UID LED/button Off = Deactivated 1 Solid blue = Activated Flashing blue = System being managed remot ely Power supply 2 Off = System is off or power supply has fa iled. 2 LED Solid green = Norma l Power supply 1 Off = System is off or power supply has fai led. 3 LED Solid green = Norma l NIC link LED Off = No network lin k 4 Green = Network lin k NIC activity LED Off = No network activit y 5 Solid green = Link to network Flashin
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*The server ships with one PCIe3 riser cage installed in the primary riser cage con nector. **These slots can run 8 GT/s signaling rate in either PCIe2 or PCIe3 mode, depending on the capability of the installed processor . †PCIe slot 3 is connected to the southbridge and runs at the Gen2 signaling rate. Notes: • "Primary" denotes the riser cage is installed in the primary riser conn ector. • "Secondary" denotes the riser cage is installed in the secondary riser conne ctor. • Installing the
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Item Description Fan connector 6 1 Systems Insight Display connecto r 2 Fan connector 5 3 Processor 1 DIMM slo ts 4 Fan connector 4 5 Front I/O connector 6 Front USB connector 7 Fan connector 3 8 First drive cage, box 2 power connec tor 9 Fan connector 2 10 Processor 2 DIMM slo ts 11 Second drive cage, box 1 power connec tor 12 Fan connector 1 13 Discovery services connector 14 Front video connector 15 USB connector 16 Power supply backplane connector 17 SATA op
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Position Default Function Off Off = Powe-ron password is enabled. S5 On = Powe-ron password is disabled. Off Off = No function S6 On = ROM reads system configuration as invalid. — Reserved S7 — Reserved S8 — Reserved S9 — Reserved S10 — Reserved S11 — Reserved S12 To access the redundant ROM, set S1, S5, and S6 t o on. When the system maintenance switch position 6 is set to the On position, the system is prepared to erase all system configuration settings from both CMOS
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DIMM slot location s DIMM slots are numbered sequentially (1 through 12) for each processor. The supported AMP modes use the letter assignments for population guideline s. SAS and SATA device numbers • SFF 8de - vice bay numbering • Optional SFF 16de - vice bay numbering • SFF 25de - vice bay numbering Component identification 18
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• LFF 8d - evice bay numbering • LFF 12-device bay numbering Hot-plug drive LED definitions Item LED Status Definition Locate Solid blue The drive is being identified by a host applicat ion. 1 Flashing blue The drive carrier firmware is being updated or requires an upd ate. Activity ring Rotating green Drive activity 2 Off No drive activity Component identification 19
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Item LED Status Definition Do not remove Solid white Do not remove the drive. Removing the drive causes one or more of 3 the logical drives to fa il. Off Removing the drive does not cause a logical drive to f ail. Drive status Solid green The drive is a member of one or more logical d rives. 4 Flashing green The drive is rebuilding or performing a RAID migration, strip size migration, capacity expansion, or logical drive extension, or is erasing. Flashing The drive is a member of
