Hitachi HA825 G3 Series User manual

Hitachi Advanced Server HA825 G3 Series
User Guide
This document is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage
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trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels.
MK-90HAS8034-00
December 2023

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Hitachi Advanced Server HA825 G3 User Guide 2

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Contents
Component identification. ............................................................... 7
Front panel components................................................................................................................................................... 7
iLO Service Port............................................................................................................................................................. 9
Front panel LEDs and buttons......................................................................................................................................... 9
Server UID LED................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Using the UID button to view the Server Health Summary............................................................................ 11
Front panel LED power fault codes.................................................................................................................. 11
Rear panel components............................................................................................................................................................ 12
Display device setup. ........................................................................................................................................ 14
Rear panel LEDs........................................................................................................................................................................ 14
System board components............................................................................................................................................. 15
System maintenance switch descriptions........................................................................................................ 17
DIMM label identification................................................................................................................................... 18
DIMM slot numbering. ....................................................................................................................................... 19
Processor and socket components............................................................................................................................ 19
Riser board components. ............................................................................................................................................... 20
PCIe5 slot description................................................................................................................................................................ 22
Riser slot numbering....................................................................................................................................................... 22
Drive bay numbering....................................................................................................................................................... 24
LFF drive bay numbering.................................................................................................................................. 24
SFF drive bay numbering............................................................................................................................................ 25
Drive backplane naming................................................................................................................................................. 27
Basic Drive LED definitions....................................................................................................................................................... 28
DSC-25 2-port SFP28 card ports and LEDs................................................................................................................. 30
Fan numbering. ............................................................................................................................................. 31
Fan and heatsink requirements..................................................................................................................................... 31
Trusted Platform Module 2.0.................................................................................................................................................. 32
Trusted Platform Module 2.0 guidelines.......................................................................................................... 33
BitLocker recovery key/password retention guidelines.................................................................................. 33
NS204i-u Boot Device components............................................................................................................................... 34
NS204i-u Boot Device LED definitions.......................................................................................................................... 34
Setup............................................................................... 36
Initial system installation................................................................................................................................................. 36
Installation Service. ........................................................................................................................................... 36
Setting up the server. ........................................................................................................................................ 36
Operational requirements............................................................................................................................................... 38
Space and airflow requirements....................................................................................................................... 38
Temperature requirements............................................................................................................................... 39
Power requirements. .................................................................................................................................. 39
Electrical grounding requirements.................................................................................................................... 39
Rack warnings and cautions..................................................................................................................................................... 39
Server warnings and cautions........................................................................................................................................ 40
Electrostatic discharge.................................................................................................................................................... 41

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Operations........................................................................ 43
Power up the server........................................................................................................................................................ 43
Power down the server................................................................................................................................................... 43
Open the cable management arm.................................................................................................................................... 43
Types of air baffles.......................................................................................................................................................... 44
Remove the air baffle........................................................................................................................................ 45
Install the air baffle............................................................................................................................................. 46
Extend the server out of the rack................................................................................................................................... 47
Remove the server from the rack. ................................................................................................................................. 48
Remove the front bezel................................................................................................................................................... 50
Remove the access panel......................................................................................................................................................... 51
Remove the fan cage...................................................................................................................................................... 52
Remove the LFF drive backplane bracket.................................................................................................................... 53
Remove the midwall bracket.......................................................................................................................................... 55
Remove the midplane drive cage.................................................................................................................................. 57
Remove the rear 4 LFF drive cage................................................................................................................................ 59
Remove the riser cage.................................................................................................................................................... 61
Install the access panel............................................................................................................................................................. 63
Install the LFF drive backplane bracket........................................................................................................................ 64
Install the riser cage........................................................................................................................................................ 65
Install the midwall bracket. ............................................................................................................................................. 67
Install the rear 4 LFF drive cage.................................................................................................................................... 68
Install the fan cage.......................................................................................................................................................... 70
Hardware options installation................................................................ 71
Server data backup......................................................................................................................................................... 71
Hardware option installation guidelines......................................................................................................................... 71
Rack mounting options................................................................................................................................................... 72
Rail identification markers................................................................................................................................. 72
Rack mounting interfaces. ................................................................................................................................ 74
Rack rail options.......................................................................................................................................................... 74
Installing the server into the rack. .................................................................................................................... 80
Installing the rack rail hook-and-loop strap...................................................................................................... 82
Installing the cable management arm................................................................................................................ 83
Installing the front bezel option...................................................................................................................................... 88
Universal media bay options.......................................................................................................................................... 89
Installing the universal media bay in the LFF chassis.................................................................................... 89
Installing the universal media bay in the SFF chassis. .................................................................................. 91
Optical drive option. ........................................................................................................................................................ 94
Installing the optical disc drive in the LFF universal media bay. ..................................................................... 94
Installing the optical disc drive in the SFF universal media bay...................................................................... 97
Power supply options.................................................................................................................................................... 100
Power supply warnings and cautions. ........................................................................................................... 100
DC power supply warnings and cautions..................................................................................................... 100
Connecting a DC power cable to a DC power source................................................................................. 101
Installing a DC power supply.......................................................................................................................... 102
Installing an AC power supply........................................................................................................................ 107
Installing the power supply cage.................................................................................................................... 109
Expansion card options. .............................................................................................................................................. 112
Installing an expansion card........................................................................................................................... 112
Installing the expansion card in the NS204i-u Boot Device riser cage....................................................... 114
Installing an expansion card on the three-slot riser cage............................................................................. 117
Processor and heatsink options................................................................................................................................... 119

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Processor cautions..................................................................................................................................................... 119
Installing a processor heatsink assembly...................................................................................................... 119
Drive options.................................................................................................................................................................. 127
Drive installation guidelines............................................................................................................................ 127
Installing a hot-plug LFF/SFF SAS, SATA or NVMe drive........................................................................... 128
Installing a hot-plug SAS, SATA or NVMe drive in the midplane drive cage............................................. 130
Drive cage options. ....................................................................................................................................................... 132
Installing the front 2 SFF side-by-side drive cage. ....................................................................................... 132
Installing the front 2 SFF stacked drive cage................................................................................................ 135
Installing the front 8 SFF drive cage.............................................................................................................. 138
Installing the midplane drive cage.................................................................................................................. 140
Installing the rear 2 SFF drive cage over the power supplies...................................................................... 146
Fan options................................................................................................................................................................................ 149
Fan mode behavior..................................................................................................................................................... 150
Installing a high performance fan. .................................................................................................................... 150
Riser and riser cage options.................................................................................................................................................. 151
Installing the secondary riser cage................................................................................................................. 152
Installing a stacking riser................................................................................................................................. 155
Memory option............................................................................................................................................................... 157
SmartMemory speed and population information......................................................................................... 157
Installing a DIMM............................................................................................................................................. 158
OCP NIC 3.0 adapter option. ....................................................................................................................................... 160
OCP slot population rules............................................................................................................................... 160
Installing the OCP NIC 3.0 adapter................................................................................................................ 161
NS204i Boot Device option. ......................................................................................................................................... 163
Installing the boot device security cover in a preconfigured server. ........................................................... 164
Installing the NS204i-u Boot Device on the secondary low-profile riser cage............................................ 167
Installing the NS204i Boot Device on the secondary riser cage. ............................................................... 173
Installing the NS204i Boot Device on top of the power supply cage. ......................................................... 178
Storage controller options. ........................................................................................................................................... 183
Preparing the server for storage controller installation................................................................................. 183
Installing a type-p storage controller in the 4 LFF drive configuration........................................................ 183
Installing a type-p storage controller in the three-slot riser cage................................................................. 186
Installing a type-o controller............................................................................................................................ 188
Transceiver option......................................................................................................................................................... 191
Transceiver warnings and cautions. ............................................................................................................. 191
Installing a transceiver..................................................................................................................................... 191
Energy pack options. .................................................................................................................................................... 192
Smart Storage Battery.............................................................................................................................................. 192
Smart Storage Hybrid Capacitor. .................................................................................................................. 192
Installing an energy pack................................................................................................................................ 192
Serial port option........................................................................................................................................................... 194
Installing the serial port................................................................................................................................... 194
Chassis intrusion detection switch option................................................................................................................... 196
Installing the chassis intrusion detection switch. .......................................................................................... 196
Installing the System Insight Display module............................................................................................................. 198
Internal USB device option........................................................................................................................................... 201
Installing an internal USB device.................................................................................................................... 201
Cabling............................................................................ 204
Cabling guidelines. ..................................................................................................................................... 204
Internal cabling management...................................................................................................................................... 206
Cabling diagrams. ......................................................................................................................................................... 206
Storage cabling.............................................................................................................................................................. 210

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Drive power cabling......................................................................................................................................... 210
Storage controller cabling............................................................................................................................... 213
Energy pack cabling....................................................................................................................................... 230
Stacking riser cabling................................................................................................................................................... 231
NS204i Boot Device cabling......................................................................................................................................... 233
System Insight Display cabling................................................................................................................................... 234
Chassis intrusion switch cabling.................................................................................................................................. 235
Universal media bay cabling. ...................................................................................................................................... 235
DisplayPort cabling. ...................................................................................................................................................... 236
Front I/O cabling............................................................................................................................................................ 236
Serial port cabling. ........................................................................................................................................................ 237
Optical drive cabling...................................................................................................................................................... 237
OCP bandwidth upgrade cabling................................................................................................................................ 238
Configuration resources...................................................................... 240
Updating firmware or system ROM................................................................................................................................. 240
Configuring the server. ................................................................................................................................................. 241
Configuring storage controllers.................................................................................................................................... 242
Managing the NS204i Boot Device............................................................................................................................. 242
Deploying an OS................................................................................................................................................................... 242
Configuring security...................................................................................................................................................... 243
Optimizing the server.................................................................................................................................................... 243
Server management............................................................................................................................................ 244
Managing Linux-based high performance compute clusters.................................................................................... 244
System battery replacement................................................................ 245
System battery information........................................................................................................................................... 245
Replace the system battery.......................................................................................................................................... 245
Safety, warranty, and regulatory information. ......................................... 247
Regulatory information.................................................................................................................................................. 247
Notices for Eurasian Economic Union. .......................................................................................................... 247
Warranty information..................................................................................................................................................... 247
Specifications. .................................................................. 248
Environmental specifications. ...................................................................................................................... 248
Mechanical specifications. ............................................................................................................................ 249
Power supply specifications........................................................................................................................................ 249
800W Flex Slot Platinum Hot-plug Low Halogen Power Supply................................................................ 249
1600W Flex Slot Platinum Hot-plug Low Halogen Power Supply.............................................................. 250
1600 W Flex Slot -48 VDC Hot-plug Power Supply...................................................................................... 251

Preface
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Preface
Hitachi Advanced Server HA825 G3 User Guide

Component identification 7
Component identification
Front panel components
8 LFF drive configuration
Item Description
1 Serial number/iLO information pull tab
1
2 2 SFF side-by-side drives (optional)
2
3 Optical drive (optional)
4 DisplayPort 1.1a (optional)
5 iLO service port
6 USB 3.2 Gen 1 port
7 LFF drives
3
1
The serial number/iLO information pull tab is double-sided. One side shows the server serial number and the customer asset tag label.
The other side shows the default iLO account information.
2
The 2 SFF side-by-side drive cage option supports SAS, SATA, or U.3 NVMe drives.
3
The server supports LFF SAS or SATA drives.
12 LFF drive configuration
Item Description
1 Serial number/iLO information pull tab
1
2 iLO service port
3 USB 3.2 Gen 1 port
4 LFF drives
2

Component identification 8
1
The serial number/iLO information pull tab is double-sided. One side shows the server serial number and the customer asset tag label.
The other side shows the default iLO account information.
2
The server supports LFF SAS or SATA drives.
16 SFF drive model with options
Item Description
1 Serial number/iLO information pull tab
1
2 Optical drive (optional)
3 SFF drive bays
2
4 iLO service port
5 USB 3.2 Gen 1 port (optional)
6 System Insight Display (optional)
7 USB 2.0 port
8 DisplayPort 1.1a (optional)
9 Front 2 SFF stacked drives (optional)
1
The serial number/iLO information pull tab is double-sided. One side shows the server serial number and the customer asset tag label.
The other side shows the default iLO account information.
2
The 8 SFF drive cage supports the following drive types: SATA, SAS and U.3 NVMe drives.
24 SFF drive configuration
Item Description
1 Serial number/iLO information pull tab
1
2 SFFdrives
2
3 iLO service port
4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 port
5 System Insight Display (optional)

Component identification 9
1
The serial number/iLO information pull tab is double-sided. One side shows the server serial number and the customer asset tag label.
The other side shows the default iLO account information.
2
Depending on the type of drive backplane installed , the server supports SFF SAS, SATA, or U.3 NVMe drives.
iLO Service Port
When you have physical access to a server, you can use the Service Port to do the following:
• Download the Active Health System Log to a supported USB flash drive.
When you use this feature, the connected USB flash drive is not accessible by the host operating system.
• Connect a client (such as a laptop) with a supported USB to Ethernet adapter to access the following:
◦
iLO web interface
◦
Remote console
◦
iLO RESTful API
◦
CLI
When you use the iLO Service Port:
• Actions are logged in the iLO event log.
• The server UID flashes to indicate the Service Port status.
You can also retrieve the Service Port status by using a REST client and the iLO RESTful API.
• You cannot use the Service Port to boot any device within the server, or the server itself.
• You cannot access the server by connecting to the Service Port.
• You cannot access the connected device from the server.
Front panel LEDs and buttons

Component identification 10
Item
Description
Status
Definition
1
Power On/Standby button and
Solid green
System on
system power LED
1
Flashing green Performing power-on sequence
Solid amber System in standby
Off
No power present
2
2 Health LED
1
Solid green Normal
Flashing green iLO is rebooting
Flashing amber System degraded
3
Flashing red
System critical
3
3 NIC status LED
1
Solid green Linked to network
Flashing green Network active
Off No network activity
4 UID button/LED
1
Solid blue Activated
Flashing blue • 1 flash per second—Remote
management or firmware upgrade in
progress
• 4 flashes per second—iLO manual
reboot sequence initiated
• 8 flashes per second—iLO manual
reboot sequence in progress
Off Deactivated
1
When all LEDs flash simultaneously, a power fault has occurred. For more information, see Front panel LED power fault codes .
2
Facility power is not present, power cord is not attached, no power supplies are installed, power supply failure has occurred, or the front
I/O cable is disconnected.
3
If the health LED indicates a degraded or critical state, use iLO to review the system health status.
Server UID LED
The UID LED is used to locate a particular server when it is deployed in a dense rack with other equipment. Activating the
UID LED helps an on-site technician to quickly identify a server for maintenance tasks.

Component identification 11
Using the UID button to view the Server Health Summary
Prerequisites
• An external monitor is connected.
• In the iLO web interface, the Show Server Health on External Monitor feature is enabled on the Access Settings
page.
About this task
You can use the UID button to display the iLO Server Health Summary screen on an external monitor. This function
works both when the server is powered on or off. Use this feature for troubleshooting if the server will not start up.
CAUTION: Press and release the UID button. Holding it down at any time for more than five seconds initiates
a graceful iLO reboot or a hardware iLO reboot. Data loss or NVRAM corruption might occur during a
hardware iLO reboot.
Procedure
1. Press and release the UID button.
The Server Health Summary screen is displayed on the external monitor. For more information, see the iLO
troubleshooting guide:
iLO 6 Troubleshooting Guide from the https://knowledge.hitachivantara.com/Documents/Servers .
2. Press the UID button again to close the Server Health Summary screen.
Front panel LED power fault codes
The following table provides a list of power fault codes, and the subsystems that are affected. Not all power faults are
used by all servers.
Subsystem
LED behavior
System board 1 flash
Processor 2 flashes
Memory 3 flashes
Riser board PCIe slots 4 flashes
FlexibleLOM 5 flashes
Storage controller 6 flashes
System board PCIe slots 7 flashes
Power backplane 8 flashes
Storage backplane 9 flashes
Power supply 10 flashes
PCIe expansion cards installed in riser board 11 flashes
Chassis 12 flashes
GPU card 13 flashes

Component identification 12
Rear panel components
Rear panel components with options
Item Description
1 Slot 1 PCIe5 x16 stacking riser (optional)
1
2 Slot 2 PCIe5 x16 stacking riser (optional)
1
3 Slot 3 PCIe5 x16 base riser
1
4 Slot 4 PCIe5 x16 stacking riser (optional)
2
5 Slot 5 PCIe5 x16 stacking riser (optional)
2
6 Slot 6 PCIe5 x16 base riser (optional)
2
7 Rear 2 SFF stacked drives (optional)
8 NS204i-u boot device (optional)
9 Flexible Slot power supply 1
10 Flexible Slot power supply 2 (optional)
11 VGA port
12 Slot 22 OCP PCIe5 x8
13 Serial port (optional)
14 iLO management port
15 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
16 Slot 21 OCP PCIe5 x8
1
These riser slots are in a primary riser cage.
2
These riser slots are in a secondary riser cage.
Rear panel components with the tertiary riser

Component identification 13
Item Description
1 1-3 PCIe5 x16 slots (primary riser, slot 1 and 2 are optional)
2 4-6 PCIe5 x16 slots (secondary riser, optional)
3 7-8 PCIe5 x16 slots (tertiary riser, optional)
4 Flexible Slot power supply 1
5 Flexible Slot power supply 2 (optional)
6 VGA port
7 Slot 22 OCP PCIe5 x8
8 Serial port (optional)
9 iLO management port
10 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
11 Slot 21 OCP PCIe5 x8
Rear panel components with rear 4 LFF drives
Item Description
1 LFF drives (optional)
2 Slot 21 OCP PCIe5 x8
3 Slot 3 PCIe5 x16 base riser1
1
4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
5 iLO management port
6 Serial port (optional)
7 NS204i-u boot device (optional)
8 Slot 22 OCPPCIe5 x8
9 Slot 6 PCIe5 x16 in low-profile riser (optional)
2
10 VGA port
11 Flexible Slot power supply 2 (optional)
12 Flexible Slot power supply 1
1
This riser slot is in a primary riser cage.
2
This riser slot is in a secondary riser cage.

Component identification 14
Display device setup
This server supports both VGA port and Display port 1.1a. Before connecting a display device to this server, review the
information below.
• Whenever possible, use the same display connection type. For example, if your PC or monitor only has a VGA output,
connect it to the server VGA port. Use of any kind of adapter or converter cable or dongle might lead to decreased
display quality or a lag over the connection.
• DisplayPort connection: When connecting an HDMI or DVI display to the DisplayPort, use an active type adapter.
Passive type adapter—marked with the DP++ symbol—is not supported.
• Display output modes:
◦
If you connect two display devices to the VGA port and DisplayPort, the same image is shown on both devices—
screen mirroring mode.
◦
The embedded video controller in the iLO 6 chipset does not support dual display or screen extension mode. To
enable dual display mode, install a compatible graphics card that supports this feature in the expansion slot.
Rear panel LEDs
Item
LED
Status
Definition
1 Power supply Solid green The power supply is operating normally.
Off One or more of the following conditions exists:
• Power is unavailable
• Power supply failure
• Power supply is in standby mode
• Power supply error
• The front I/O cable is disconnected.
2 iLO status Solid green Lined to network
Flashing green Network active
Off No network activity
3 iLO link Solid green Network link
Off No network link
4 UID Solid blue Activated
Table Continued

Component identification 15
Item
LED
Status
Definition
Flashing blue
• 1 flash per sec—Remote management or firmware
upgrade in progress
• 4 flashes per sec—iLO manual reboot sequence
• 8 flashes per sec—iLO manual reboot sequence in
progress
Off Deactivated
System board components
Item
Description
1 Serial port connector
2 Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 port
3 Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 port
4 NVMe/SATA port 1A
Table Continued

Component identification 16
Item
Description
5
Primary riser connector
6 OCP slot 21 backup power connector
7 NVMe port 7A
8 OCP slot 21 x16 upgrade connector
9 System battery
10 Front I/O connector
11 Front DisplayPort/USB 2.0 connector
12 SID connector
13 NVMe port 6A
14 ODD/2SFF power connector
15 NVMe port 4A
16 NVMe/SATA port 9A
17 NS204i-u signal connector
18 GPU riser power connector
19 Fan connector 6
20 Fan connector 5
21 NVMe port 2A
22 Drive backplane power connector 3
23 Fan connector 4
24 NVMe port 3A
25 Fan connector 3
26 NVMe port 2B
27 Fan connector 2
28 Drive backplane power connector 2
29 NVMe port 3B
30 Drive backplane power connector 1
31 Fan connector 1
32 GPU riser power connector
33 Energy pack connector
34 GPU/Backplane/switch board power connector
35 Free-height riser power connector
36 Free-height riser sideband connector
37 Backplane power connector
Table Continued

Component identification 17
Item Description
38 Chassis intrusion detection switch connector
39 NVMe port 7B
40 NVMe port 6B
41 NVMe port 4B
42 NVMe port 5B
43 Secondary riser connector
44 NVMe/SATA port 9B
45 NVMe/SATA port 8B
46 Smart NIC mode 2 power connector
47 OCP slot 22 backup power connector
48 OCP slot 22 port 1
49 OCP slot 22 port 2
X System maintenance switch
System maintenance switch descriptions
Position
Default
Function
S11Off • Off—iLO 6 security is enabled.
• On—iLO 6 security is disabled.
S2 Off Reserved
S3 Off Reserved
S4 Off Reserved
S51Off • Off—Power-on password is enabled.
• On—Power-on password is disabled.
S6
1,2 3
Off • Off—No function
• On—Restore default manufacturing settings
S7 Off Reserved
S8 Off Reserved
S9 Off Reserved
S10 Off Reserved
S11 Off Reserved
S12 Off Reserved
1
To access the redundant ROM, set S1, S5, and S6 to On.

Component identification 18
2
When the system maintenance switch position 6 is set to the On position, the system is prepared to restore all configuration settings to
their manufacturing defaults.
3
When the system maintenance switch position 6 is set to the On position and Secure Boot is enabled, some configurations cannot be
restored. For more information, see
Configuring the Server .
DIMM label identification
To determine DIMM characteristics, see the label attached to the DIMM. The information in this section helps you to use
the label to locate specific information about the DIMM.
Item Description Example
1 Capacity
16 GB
32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
256 GB
2
Rank 1R—Single rank
2R—Dual rank
4R—Quad
rank 8R—
Octal rank
3 Data width on DRAM
x4—4-bit
x8—8-bit
4 Memory generation PC5—DDR5
5 Maximum memory speed 4800 MT/s
Table Continued

Component identification 19
Item Description Example
6 CAS latency
B—42-42-42
B—50-42-42 (for 128 GB and 256 GB capacities)
7
DIMM type R—RDIMM (registered)
DIMM slot numbering
The arrow points to the front of the server.
Processor and socket components