HP Apollo 4200 Gen9 User manual

HPE Apollo 4200 Gen9 Server
User Guide
Abstract
This document is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems. Hewlett Packard Enterprise
assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy
levels.
Part Number: 807315-002
April 2016
Edition: 2

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Contents 3
Contents
Component identification ..........................................................................................................................7
Front panel components...........................................................................................................................................7
Front panel LEDs and buttons..................................................................................................................................7
Power fault LEDs...........................................................................................................................................8
Front drive thermal LED ................................................................................................................................9
Rear panel components ...........................................................................................................................................9
Rear panel LEDs ....................................................................................................................................................11
System board components.....................................................................................................................................12
DIMM slot locations .....................................................................................................................................13
System maintenance switch ........................................................................................................................13
NMI functionality..........................................................................................................................................14
Drive numbering .....................................................................................................................................................15
Drive LEDs .............................................................................................................................................................16
LFF drive LED definitions ............................................................................................................................16
SFF drive LED definitions............................................................................................................................17
Fan locations ..........................................................................................................................................................18
Operations ..............................................................................................................................................19
Power up the server ...............................................................................................................................................19
Power down the server...........................................................................................................................................19
Remove the security bezel .....................................................................................................................................19
Extend the front drive cages out of the chassis......................................................................................................20
Slide the front drive cages into the chassis ............................................................................................................22
Remove a drive from the front drive cages ............................................................................................................22
Remove a drive from the rear drive cage ...............................................................................................................23
Remove a power input module...............................................................................................................................24
Remove the server from the rack ...........................................................................................................................28
Remove the access panel ......................................................................................................................................29
Install the access panel ..........................................................................................................................................30
Remove the air baffle .............................................................................................................................................30
Install the air baffle .................................................................................................................................................32
Open the cable management holder ......................................................................................................................32
Close the cable management holder......................................................................................................................34
Remove the PCI riser cage ....................................................................................................................................34
Install the PCI riser cage ........................................................................................................................................36
Remove a rear drive cage ......................................................................................................................................37
Setup ......................................................................................................................................................39
Optional services....................................................................................................................................................39
Optimum environment ............................................................................................................................................39
Space and airflow requirements ..................................................................................................................39
Temperature requirements..........................................................................................................................40
Power requirements ....................................................................................................................................40
Electrical grounding requirements...............................................................................................................41
Connecting a DC power cable to a DC power source .................................................................................41
Server warnings and caution..................................................................................................................................42
Rack warnings and caution ....................................................................................................................................43
Identifying the contents of the server shipping carton ............................................................................................43
Removing the shipping screws from the front drive cages.....................................................................................44
Installing hardware options.....................................................................................................................................45
Installing the server into the rack............................................................................................................................45
Install the server into the rack......................................................................................................................45
Installing the operating system...............................................................................................................................49
Powering on and selecting boot options in UEFI Boot Mode .................................................................................49
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................................50

Contents 4
Hardware options installation..................................................................................................................51
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................51
Security bezel option ..............................................................................................................................................51
Drive options ..........................................................................................................................................................51
Drive installation guidelines .........................................................................................................................52
Installing a hot-plug drive in the front drive cage 1......................................................................................52
Installing a hot-plug drive in front drive cage 2............................................................................................54
Installing a hot-plug drive in the rear drive cage..........................................................................................56
Drive cage options..................................................................................................................................................58
Drive cage installation cautions...................................................................................................................58
Four-bay LFF hot-plug rear drive cage option .............................................................................................58
Two-bay SFF hot-plug rear drive cage and two-slot PCI riser cage options ...............................................62
Six-bay SFF hot-plug rear drive cage option...............................................................................................66
Drive cable options.................................................................................................................................................77
H240 Smart HBA Mini-SAS cable option for rear drive cage ......................................................................77
Smart Array P440 Controller Mini-SAS Y-cable option for rear drive cage .................................................84
Storage controller options ......................................................................................................................................91
Storage controller option population guidelines ..........................................................................................92
Installing the storage controller and FBWC module options........................................................................92
Installing the Smart Storage Battery............................................................................................................95
M.2 SSD enablement board option ........................................................................................................................96
Installing the M.2 SSD enablement board...................................................................................................96
Installing an SSD module on the M.2 SSD enablement board..................................................................101
Processor option ..................................................................................................................................................103
Processor installation cautions..................................................................................................................103
Install the processor option .......................................................................................................................103
Redundant fan option ...........................................................................................................................................110
Fan population guidelines..........................................................................................................................110
Install the fan option ..................................................................................................................................111
Memory options....................................................................................................................................................112
Memory-processor compatibility information.............................................................................................112
SmartMemory............................................................................................................................................114
Memory subsystem architecture................................................................................................................114
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs........................................................................................................114
DIMM identification....................................................................................................................................115
Memory configurations ..............................................................................................................................115
General DIMM slot population guidelines..................................................................................................116
Identifying the processor type....................................................................................................................117
Installing a DIMM.......................................................................................................................................117
Expansion board options......................................................................................................................................118
FlexibleLOM adapter option .................................................................................................................................120
Dedicated iLO management module option .........................................................................................................122
Enabling the dedicated iLO management module.....................................................................................123
Dual 8Gb microSD Enterprise Midline USB device..............................................................................................124
Redundant power supply option...........................................................................................................................124
Installing a hot-plug AC power input module.............................................................................................125
Installing a hot-plug DC power input module.............................................................................................126
HP Trusted Platform Module option .....................................................................................................................132
HP Trusted Platform Module installation guidelines..................................................................................133
HP Trusted Platform Module requirements ...............................................................................................134
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board............................................................................................134
Retaining the recovery key/password........................................................................................................136
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ......................................................................................................136
Cabling..................................................................................................................................................138
Cabling overview ..................................................................................................................................................138
Storage cabling ....................................................................................................................................................138
24-bay LFF hot-plug SAS/SATA front drive cabling ..................................................................................138
48-bay SFF hot-plug SAS/SATA front drive cabling..................................................................................139
Four-bay LFF hot-plug SAS/SATA rear drive cabling................................................................................140
Two-bay SFF hot-plug SAS/SATA rear drive cabling................................................................................143

Contents 5
Six-bay SFF hot-plug SAS/SATA rear drive cabling..................................................................................147
M.2 SSD cabling........................................................................................................................................150
FBWC module backup power cabling ..................................................................................................................151
Smart Storage Battery cabling .............................................................................................................................152
Fan assembly cabling...........................................................................................................................................153
Ambient temperature sensor cabling....................................................................................................................153
Front panel cabling...............................................................................................................................................154
Software and configuration utilities .......................................................................................................155
Server mode.........................................................................................................................................................155
Product QuickSpecs.............................................................................................................................................155
HPE iLO ...............................................................................................................................................................155
Active Health System ................................................................................................................................156
RESTful API support for iLO......................................................................................................................157
Integrated Management Log .....................................................................................................................157
Intelligent Provisioning .........................................................................................................................................157
HPE Insight Diagnostics ............................................................................................................................158
HPE Insight Diagnostics survey functionality ............................................................................................158
Erase Utility ...............................................................................................................................................158
Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux ..............................................................................................................159
Service Pack for ProLiant.....................................................................................................................................159
HP Smart Update Manager .......................................................................................................................159
HPE UEFI System Utilities ...................................................................................................................................159
Using UEFI System Utilities.......................................................................................................................160
Flexible boot control ..................................................................................................................................160
Restoring and customizing configuration settings .....................................................................................161
Secure Boot configuration .........................................................................................................................161
Embedded UEFI shell................................................................................................................................161
Embedded Diagnostics option...................................................................................................................162
RESTful API support for UEFI ...................................................................................................................162
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ...............................................................................162
Utilities and features.............................................................................................................................................162
HPE Smart Storage Administrator.............................................................................................................162
Automatic Server Recovery.......................................................................................................................163
USB support ..............................................................................................................................................163
Redundant ROM support...........................................................................................................................164
Keeping the system current..................................................................................................................................164
Access to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Materials .........................................................................164
Updating firmware or System ROM...........................................................................................................164
Drivers .......................................................................................................................................................166
Software and firmware...............................................................................................................................166
Operating System Version Support...........................................................................................................167
Version control...........................................................................................................................................167
Operating systems and virtualization software support for ProLiant servers.............................................167
HPE Technology Service Portfolio ............................................................................................................167
Change control and proactive notification .................................................................................................167
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................................168
Troubleshooting resources...................................................................................................................................168
System battery replacement .................................................................................................................169
System battery information...................................................................................................................................169
Replace the system battery..................................................................................................................................169
Warranty and regulatory information.....................................................................................................171
Warranty information ............................................................................................................................................171
Regulatory information .........................................................................................................................................171
Safety and regulatory compliance .............................................................................................................171
Belarus Kazakhstan Russia marking.........................................................................................................171
Turkey RoHS material content declaration................................................................................................172
Ukraine RoHS material content declaration ..............................................................................................172

Contents 6
Electrostatic discharge..........................................................................................................................173
Preventing electrostatic discharge .......................................................................................................................173
Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge ........................................................................................173
Specifications........................................................................................................................................174
Environmental specifications................................................................................................................................174
Mechanical specifications.....................................................................................................................................174
Power supply specifications .................................................................................................................................175
Hot-plug power supply calculations......................................................................................................................175
Support and other resources ................................................................................................................176
Accessing Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support...................................................................................................176
Information to collect .................................................................................................................................176
Accessing updates ...............................................................................................................................................176
Websites...............................................................................................................................................................176
Customer Self Repair ...........................................................................................................................................177
Remote support....................................................................................................................................................184
Acronyms and abbreviations.................................................................................................................185
Documentation feedback ......................................................................................................................189
Index .....................................................................................................................................................190

Component identification 7
Component identification
Front panel components
•LFF chassis
Item Description
1
LFF hot-plug drives
2
USB 2.0 connector
•SFF chassis
Item Description
1
SFF hot-plug drives
2
USB 2.0 connector
Front panel LEDs and buttons

Component identification 8
Item Description Status
1
Health LED1
Solid green = Normal
Flashing green (1 flash per sec) = iLO is rebooting
Flashing amber = System degraded2
Flashing red (1 flash per sec) = System critical2
2
NIC status LED1
Solid green = Link to network
Flashing green (1 flash per second) = Network active
Off = No network activity
3
Front drive
health/thermal LED
Solid green = Drives supported by the SAS expander are functional.3
Solid amber = Failure or predictive failure of one or more drives supported
by the SAS expander.3
Flashing amber (1 flash per sec) = The temperature sensor in one or more
front drives is about to reach the thermal threshold. Immediately slide the
front drive cages back into the chassis and keep them there until the LED
turns green.4
Off = No power present5
4
Power On/Standby
button and system
power LED1
Solid green = System on
Flashing green (1 flash per second) = Performing power on sequence
Solid amber = System in standby
Off = No power present 5
5
UID button/LED1
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
1When these four LEDs flash simultaneously, a power fault has occurred. For more information, see "Power fault
LEDs (on page 8)."
2If the health LED indicates a degraded or critical state, review the system IML or use iLO to review the system health
status.
3This LED behavior applies to all front drives, as well as to the rear drives connected to the front drive cage 2
backplane.
4This LED behavior depends on the iLO 08-HD Max sensor reading. For more information, see "Front drive thermal
LED (on page 9)."
5Facility 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.
Power fault LEDs
The following table provides a list of power fault LEDs, 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
Removable HPE Flexible Smart Array
controller/Smart SAS HBA controller
6 flashes
System board PCIe slots
7 flashes
Power backplane or storage backplane
8 flashes
Power supply
9 flashes

Component identification 9
Front drive thermal LED
The thermal warning function of the front drive health/thermal LED depends on the iLO 08-HD Max sensor
reading. This function is disabled under these conditions:
•There are no drives in the front drive cages 1 and 2.
•The temperature sensor in one or more front drives has failed.
Under these conditions, iLO shows the 08-HD Max sensor reading as N/A. To view temperature sensor
data, log in to iLO 4 web interface and navigate to the Information → System Information → Temperatures
page.
If the 08-HD Max sensor reading shows N/A, observe the following when extending the front drive cage:
•Do not keep the drive cages out of the chassis for more than 140 sec.
•Keep the drive cages inside the chassis for at least 300 sec before extending them out again.
Rear panel components
•Rear panel with the four-bay LFF hot-plug rear drive cage option
Item
Description
1
PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1) slot 7 for low-profile, standup expansion
board1
2
PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1) slot 6 for low-profile, standup expansion board1
3
PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1) slot 5 for low-profile, standup expansion
board1
4
LFF hot-plug drives
5
PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1) slot 2 for low-profile, standup expansion
board or riser cage options2
6
PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1) slot 1 for low-profile, standup expansion board2
7
FlexibleLOM slot2
8
Hot-plug power supply bay 1
9
Hot-plug power supply bay 2
10
USB 3.0 connectors
11
NIC 1/shared iLO connector
12
NIC connector 2
13
Video connector
14
Dedicated iLO management connector (optional)
1 The PCIe expansion slots 5-7 are associated with processor 2.
2 The PCIe expansion slots 1-4 and the FlexibleLOM slot are associated with processor 1.

Component identification 10
•Rear panel with the two-bay SFF hot-plug rear drive cage and two-slot PCI riser cage options
Item Description
1
PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1) slot 7 for low-profile, standup expansion
board1
2
PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1) slot 6 for low-profile, standup expansion board1
3
PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1) slot 5 for low-profile, standup expansion
board1
4
SFF hot-plug drives
5
PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1) riser slot 4 for full-height, half-length expansion
board2
6
PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1) riser slot 3 for full-height, half-length expansion
board2
7
PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1) slot 2 for low-profile, standup expansion
board or riser cage options2
8
PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1) slot 1 for low-profile, standup expansion board2
9
FlexibleLOM slot2
10
Hot-plug power supply bay 1
11
Hot-plug power supply bay 2
12
USB 3.0 connectors
13
NIC 1/shared iLO connector
14
NIC connector 2
15
Video connector
16
Dedicated iLO management connector (optional)
1 The PCIe expansion slots 5-7 are associated with processor 2.
2 The PCIe expansion slots 1-4 and the FlexibleLOM slot are associated with processor 1.
•Rear panel with the six-bay SFF hot-plug rear drive cage option
Item Description
1
PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1) slot 7 for low-profile, standup expansion
board1
2
PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1) slot 6 for low-profile, standup expansion board1

Component identification 11
Item
Description
3
PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1) slot 5 for low-profile, standup expansion
board1
4
SFF hot-plug drives
5
PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1) slot 2 for low-profile, standup expansion
board or riser cage options2
6
PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1) slot 1 for low-profile, standup expansion board2
7
FlexibleLOM slot2
8
Hot-plug power supply bay 1
9
Hot-plug power supply bay 2
10
USB 3.0 connectors
11
NIC 1/shared iLO connector
12
NIC connector 2
13
Video connector
14
Dedicated iLO management connector (optional)
1 The PCIe expansion slots 5-7 are associated with processor 2.
2 The PCIe expansion slots 1-4 and the FlexibleLOM slot are associated with processor 1.
Rear panel LEDs
Item
Description
Status
1
Dedicated iLO
activity LED
Solid green = Link to network
Flashing green = Network active
Off = No network activity
2
Dedicated iLO link
LED
Green = Network link
Off = No network link
3
NIC activity LED
Solid green = Link to network
Flashing green = Network active
Off = No network activity
4
NIC link LED
Green = Network link
Off = No network link
5
UID LED
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

Component identification 12
Item
Description
Status
6
Power supply LED
Solid green = Normal
Off = One or more of the following conditions
exists:
•
Power is unavailable
•
Power supply failed
•
Power supply is in standby mode
•
Power supply error
System board components
The components shown in this section are associated with the HPE ProLiant XL420 Gen9 Server system
board.
Item
Description
1
FlexibleLOM slot1
2
PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1) slot 1 for low-profile, standup expansion board1
3
PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1) slot 2 for low-profile, standup expansion
board or riser cage options1
4
microSD card slot
5
TPM connector
6
Flexible Smart Array Controller slot
7
Dedicated iLO management module connector
8
System maintenance switch
9
PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1) slot 5 for low-profile, standup expansion
board2
10
PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1) slot 6 for low-profile, standup expansion board2
11
PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1) slot 7 for low-profile, standup expansion
board2
12
NMI header
13
Storage backup power connectors for expansion slots 3–7
14
Front I/O connector

Component identification 13
Item
Description
15
Processor 2 DIMM slots
16
Processor 1 DIMM slots
17
System battery
18
Fan signal connector
19
Smart Storage Battery connector
20
Rear SFF drive backplane detection connector
21
Fan power connector
22
Front drive cage 2 backplane power connector
23
Front drive cage 1 backplane power connector
24
Storage backup power connector for expansion slots 1–2
25
SATA 6Gb/s connector 4
26
SATA 6Gb/s connector 5
27
Power pass-through board connector
28
Internal USB 3.0 connector
29
SATA x4 connector 1
30
Rear drive cage backplane power connector
31
Front USB 2.0 connector
32 6 SFF backplane sideband connector
1The PCIe expansion slots 1-4 and the FlexibleLOM slot are associated with processor 1.
2The PCIe expansion slots 5-7 are associated with processor 2.
DIMM slot locations
DIMM slots are numbered sequentially (1 through 8) for each processor. The supported AMP modes use
the letter assignments for population guidelines.
The arrow points to the front of the server.
System maintenance switch
Position Default Function
S1
Off
Off = iLO 4 security is enabled.
On = iLO 4 security is disabled.
S2
Off
Off = System configuration can be
changed.
On = System configuration is locked.

Component identification 14
Position
Default
Function
S3
Off
Reserved
S4
Off
Reserved
S5
Off
Off = Power-on password is enabled.
On = Power-on password is disabled.
S6
Off
Off = No function
On = ROM reads system
configuration as invalid.
S7
Off
Off = Set default boot mode to UEFI.
On = Set default boot mode to legacy.
S8
—
Reserved
S9
—
Reserved
S10
—
Reserved
S11
—
Reserved
S12
—
Reserved
To access the redundant ROM, set S1, S5, and S6 to On.
When the system maintenance S6 switch is set to the On position, the system will erase all system
configuration settings from both CMOS and NVRAM on the next reboot.
CAUTION: Clearing CMOS and/or NVRAM deletes configuration information. Be sure to
properly configure the server or data loss could occur.
Before using the S7 switch to change the boot mode to Legacy BIOS Mode, you must first disable the
Dynamic Smart Array B140i Controller.
To disable the Dynamic Smart Array B140i Controller:
1. Reboot the server.
The server restarts and the POST screen appears.
2. Press F9.
The System Utilities screen appears.
3. Select System Configuration →BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) →System Options →
SATA Controller Options →Embedded SATA Configuration, and then press Enter.
4. Select Enable SATA AHCI Support, and then press Enter.
5. Press F10 to save the selection.
6. Press Yto save the changes.
The Change saved confirmation prompt appears.
7. Select Exit and resume system boot, and press Enter.
The server continues the normal boot process.
NMI functionality
An NMI crash dump creates a crash dump log before resetting a system which is not responding.
Crash dump log analysis is an essential part of diagnosing reliability problems, such as failures of
operating systems, device drivers, and applications. Many crashes freeze a system, and the only
available action for administrators is to restart the system. Resetting the system erases any information
which could support problem analysis, but the NMI feature preserves that information by performing a
memory dump before a system reset.
To force the system to invoke the NMI handler and generate a crash dump log, do one of the following:
•Use the iLO Virtual NMI feature.

Component identification 15
•Short the NMI header ("System board components" on page 12).
For more information, see the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website
(http://www.hpe.com/support/NMI-CrashDump).
Drive numbering
•24-bay LFF hot-plug front drive numbering
•48-bay SFF hot-plug front drive numbering
•Four-bay LFF hot-plug rear drive numbering
•Two-bay SFF hot-plug rear drive numbering

Component identification 16
•Six-bay SFF hot-plug rear drive numbering
Drive LEDs
LFF and SFF drives have different sets of LEDs to reflect the drive status.
LFF drive LED definitions
Item
Definition
1
Fault/UID (amber/blue)
2
Online/Activity (green)
Online/Activity
LED (green)
Fault/UID LED
(amber/blue)
Definition
On, off, or
flashing
Alternating
amber and blue
One or more of the following conditions exist:
•
The drive has failed.
•
A predictive failure alert has been received for this drive.
•
The drive has been selected by a management application.
On, off, or
flashing
Solid blue
One or both of the following conditions exist:
•
The drive is operating normally.
•
The drive has been selected by a management application.
On
Flashing amber
A predictive failure alert has been received for this drive. Replace
the drive as soon as possible.
On
Off
The drive is online but is not currently active.
1 flash per
second
Flashing amber
Do not remove the drive. Removing the drive might terminate the
current operation and cause data loss.
The drive is part of an array that is undergoing capacity expansion or
stripe migration, but a predictive failure alert has been received for
this drive. To minimize the risk of data loss, do not remove the drive
until the expansion or migration is complete.
1 flash per
second
Off
Do not remove the drive. Removing the drive might terminate the
current operation and cause data loss.
The drive is rebuilding, erasing, or is part of an array that is
undergoing capacity expansion or stripe migration.
4 flashes per
second
Flashing amber
The drive is active but a predictive failure alert has been received for
this drive. Replace the drive as soon as possible.

Component identification 17
Online/Activity
LED (green)
Fault/UID LED
(amber/blue)
Definition
4 flashes per
second
Off
The drive is active and is operating normally.
Off
Solid amber
A critical fault condition has been identified for this drive and the
controller has placed it offline. Replace the drive as soon as
possible.
Off
Flashing amber
A predictive failure alert has been received for this drive. Replace
the drive as soon as possible.
Off
Off
The drive is offline, a spare, or not configured as part of an array.
SFF drive LED definitions
Item
LED
Status
Definition
1
Locate
Solid blue
The drive is being identified by a host application.
Flashing blue
The drive carrier firmware is being updated or requires an
update.
2
Activity ring
Rotating green
Drive activity
Off
No drive activity
3
Do not remove
Solid white
Do not remove the drive. Removing the drive causes one or
more of the logical drives to fail.
Off
Removing the drive does not cause a logical drive to fail.
4
Drive status
Solid green
The drive is a member of one or more logical drives.
Flashing green
The drive is rebuilding or performing a RAID migration, strip size
migration, capacity expansion, or logical drive extension, or is
erasing.
Flashing
amber/green
The drive is a member of one or more logical drives and predicts
the drive will fail.
Flashing amber
The drive is not configured and predicts the drive will fail.
Solid amber
The drive has failed.
Off
The drive is not configured by a RAID controller.
The blue Locate LED is behind the release lever and is visible when illuminated.

Component identification 18
IMPORTANT: The Dynamic Smart Array B140i Controller is only available in UEFI Boot
Mode. It cannot be enabled in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode. If the B140i controller is disabled,
drives connected to the system board Mini-
SAS connectors operate in AHCI or Legacy mode.
Under this condition:
•The drives cannot be a part of a hardware RAID or a logical drive.
•The Locate, Drive status, and Do not remove LEDs of the affected drives are disabled.
Use BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) in the UEFI System Utilities ("HPE UEFI System
Utilities" on page 159) to enable or disable the B140i controller (System Configuration →
BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) →System Options →SATA Controller Options →
Embedded SATA Configuration).
Fan locations

Operations 19
Operations
Power up the server
To power up the server, press the Power On/Standby button.
Power down the server
Before powering down the server for any upgrade or maintenance procedures, perform a backup of
critical server data and programs.
IMPORTANT: When the server is in standby mode, auxiliary power is still being provided to
the system.
To power down the server, use one of the following methods:
•Press and release the Power On/Standby button.
This method initiates a controlled shutdown of applications and the OS before the server enters
standby mode.
•Press and hold the Power On/Standby button for more than 4 seconds to force the server to enter
standby mode.
This method forces the server to enter standby mode without properly exiting applications and the
OS. If an application stops responding, you can use this method to force a shutdown.
•Use a virtual power button selection through iLO 4.
This method initiates a controlled remote shutdown of applications and the OS before the server
enters standby mode.
Before proceeding, verify the server is in standby mode by observing that the system power LED is
amber.
Remove the security bezel
To access the front panel components, unlock and then remove the security bezel.

Operations 20
Extend the front drive cages out of the chassis
The front drive cages are secured to the chassis by shipping screws upon product delivery. The location
and number of these shipping screws depend on how the server was shipped during product delivery.
Remove these shipping screws before extending the front drive cages for the first time.
•For a server that was already mounted on a rack during product delivery, there are two screws
located on the rack ears. Do the following to remove these screws:
a. If installed, remove the security bezel (on page 19).
b. Remove the shipping screws on the rack ears.
•For a server that was delivered in a shipping carton, the shipping screws should have been removed
before the server was first installed in the rack. See "Removing the shipping screws from the front
drive cages (on page 44)."
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment, adequately
stabilize the rack before extending a component outside the rack. Extend only one component
at a time. A rack may become unstable if more than one component is extended.