HP ProLiant BL660c Gen9 User manual

HP ProLiant BL660c Gen9 Server Blade
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 and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels.
Part Number: 798293-001
June 2015
Edition: 1

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Contents 3
Contents
Component identification............................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 6
Front panel LEDs and buttons ...................................................................................................................... 6
Power fault LEDs.............................................................................................................................. 7
Drive numbering ....................................................................................................................................... 7
Hot-plug drive LED definitions...................................................................................................................... 8
System board components.......................................................................................................................... 9
System maintenance switch............................................................................................................. 10
Mezzanine connector definitions ..................................................................................................... 10
DIMM slot locations ....................................................................................................................... 11
HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable..................................................................................................................... 11
Operations................................................................................................................................. 12
Power up the server blade ........................................................................................................................ 12
Power down the server blade.................................................................................................................... 12
Remove the server blade .......................................................................................................................... 13
Remove the access panel.......................................................................................................................... 14
Remove a hard drive blank....................................................................................................................... 14
Remove a drive....................................................................................................................................... 14
Removing DIMM baffles ........................................................................................................................... 14
Remove the center DIMM baffle....................................................................................................... 15
Remove the left DIMM baffle ........................................................................................................... 15
Remove the right DIMM baffle......................................................................................................... 16
Remove the storage controller ................................................................................................................... 17
Remove the front panel/drive cage assembly.............................................................................................. 18
Remove the mezzanine assembly .............................................................................................................. 19
Remove the FlexibleLOM .......................................................................................................................... 20
Install the storage controller ...................................................................................................................... 20
Install the access panel............................................................................................................................. 22
Setup......................................................................................................................................... 23
Installing an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure ........................................................................................... 23
Preparing the enclosure.................................................................................................................. 23
Installing interconnect modules .................................................................................................................. 26
Interconnect bay numbering and device mapping.............................................................................. 27
Connecting to the network........................................................................................................................ 28
Installing server blade options................................................................................................................... 28
Installing a server blade ........................................................................................................................... 28
Assembling a full height blank .................................................................................................................. 29
Completing the configuration .................................................................................................................... 30
Hardware options installation....................................................................................................... 31
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 31
Drive option ........................................................................................................................................... 31
Processor option...................................................................................................................................... 32
Storage controller option.......................................................................................................................... 38
HP Smart Storage Battery option ............................................................................................................... 40

Contents 4
Memory options...................................................................................................................................... 42
HP SmartMemory .......................................................................................................................... 43
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 43
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 44
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 44
Memory configurations................................................................................................................... 45
General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 46
Installing a DIMM.......................................................................................................................... 48
Mezzanine card option............................................................................................................................ 51
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 53
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 54
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 57
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module............................................................................................... 57
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 59
Cabling overview.................................................................................................................................... 59
HP Smart Storage Battery cabling.............................................................................................................. 59
Direct connect SATA cabling .................................................................................................................... 60
SAS cabling ........................................................................................................................................... 61
Using the HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable ...................................................................................................... 61
Connecting locally to a server blade with video and USB devices.................................................................. 61
Accessing a server blade with local KVM ......................................................................................... 61
Accessing local media devices ........................................................................................................ 62
Software and configuration utilities ............................................................................................... 64
Server mode ........................................................................................................................................... 64
Product QuickSpecs................................................................................................................................. 64
HP iLO................................................................................................................................................... 64
Active Health System...................................................................................................................... 65
HP RESTful API support for HP iLO ................................................................................................... 66
Integrated Management Log ........................................................................................................... 66
HP Insight Remote Support.............................................................................................................. 67
Intelligent Provisioning ............................................................................................................................. 68
HP Insight Diagnostics .................................................................................................................... 68
Erase Utility .................................................................................................................................. 68
Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux..................................................................................................... 69
HP Service Pack for ProLiant ..................................................................................................................... 69
HP Smart Update Manager............................................................................................................. 69
HP UEFI System Utilities............................................................................................................................ 70
Using HP UEFI System Utilities ......................................................................................................... 70
Flexible boot control ...................................................................................................................... 71
Restoring and customizing configuration settings ............................................................................... 71
Secure Boot configuration............................................................................................................... 71
Embedded UEFI shell ..................................................................................................................... 72
Embedded Diagnostics option......................................................................................................... 72
HP RESTful API support for UEFI....................................................................................................... 72
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ........................................................................... 72
Utilities and features ................................................................................................................................ 73
HP Smart Storage Administrator ...................................................................................................... 73
Automatic Server Recovery ............................................................................................................. 73
USB support.................................................................................................................................. 73
Redundant ROM support ................................................................................................................ 74
Keeping the system current ....................................................................................................................... 75
Access to HP Support Materials....................................................................................................... 75

Contents 5
Updating firmware or System ROM ................................................................................................. 75
Drivers ......................................................................................................................................... 77
Software and firmware................................................................................................................... 77
Operating System Version Support .................................................................................................. 77
Version control.............................................................................................................................. 77
HP operating systems and virtualization software support for ProLiant servers ........................................ 78
HP Technology Service Portfolio ...................................................................................................... 78
Change control and proactive notification ........................................................................................ 78
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 79
Troubleshooting resources ........................................................................................................................ 79
Battery replacement .................................................................................................................... 80
Regulatory information ................................................................................................................ 81
Safety and regulatory compliance ............................................................................................................. 81
Belarus Kazakhstan Russia marking ........................................................................................................... 81
Turkey RoHS material content declaration................................................................................................... 82
Ukraine RoHS material content declaration ................................................................................................. 82
Warranty information .............................................................................................................................. 82
Electrostatic discharge................................................................................................................. 83
Preventing electrostatic discharge .............................................................................................................. 83
Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge.................................................................................. 83
Specifications............................................................................................................................. 84
Environmental specifications ..................................................................................................................... 84
Server blade specifications ....................................................................................................................... 84
Support and other resources ........................................................................................................ 85
Before you contact HP.............................................................................................................................. 85
HP contact information............................................................................................................................. 85
Customer Self Repair ............................................................................................................................... 85
Acronyms and abbreviations........................................................................................................ 93
Documentation feedback ............................................................................................................. 96
Index......................................................................................................................................... 97

Component identification 6
Component identification
Front panel components
Item Description
1 HP c-Class Blade SUV cable connector* (behind the serial label pull
tab)
2 Serial label pull tab
3 Drive bay 1
4
Drive bay 2
5 External USB
6 Drive Bay 3
7 Drive Bay 4
8 Server blade release lever
9 Server blade release button
*The SUV connector and the HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable are used for some server blade configuration and diagnostic
procedures.
Front panel LEDs and buttons
Item Description Status
1 Health status LED
bar*
Solid Green = Normal (System is powered on.)
Flashing Green = Power On/Standby button service is being initialized.

Component identification 7
Item Description Status
Flashing Amber = Degraded condition
Flashing Red = Critical condition
Off = Normal (System is in standby.)
2 Power On/Standby
button and system
power LED*
Solid green = System on
Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Performing power on sequence
Solid amber = System is in standby.
Off = No power present**
3 UID button/LED* Solid blue = Activated
Flashing blue:
•
1 Hz/cycle per sec = Remote management or firmware upgrade in progress
•
4 Hz/cycle per sec = iLO manual reboot sequence initiated
•
8 Hz/cycle per sec = iLO manual reboot sequence in progress
Off = Deactivated
4 NIC activity LED* Solid green = Link to network
Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Network active
Off = No network activity
* When all four LEDs described in this table flash simultaneously, a power fault has occurred. For more information, see
"Power fault LEDs (on page 7)."
** Facility power is not present, power cord is not attached, no power supplies are installed, power supply failure has
occurred, or the power button 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 HP 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
Drive numbering

Component identification 8
Item Description
1 Drive bay 1
2 Drive bay 2
3 Drive bay 3
4 Drive bay 4
Hot-plug 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.

Component identification 9
System board components
Item Description
1 Solid state device connector (M.2)
2 HP Smart Storage Battery connector
3 Processor 3 DIMM slots (8)
4 Processor 3
5 SAS controller connector
6 Processor 1 DIMM slots (8)
7 Processor 1
8 Board mounting screws (3)
9 Enclosure connectors (2)
10 Mezzanine connector 1 (Type A mezzanine only)
11 Mezzanine connector 2 (Type A or Type B mezzanine)
12 FlexibleLOM 2 connectors (2)
13 MicroSD connector
14 FlexibleLOM 1 connectors (2)
15 Mezzanine connector 3 (Type A or Type B mezzanine)
16 Processor 2
17 Processor 2 DIMM slots (8)
18 Processor 4
19 Processor 4 DIMM slots (8)
20 System maintenance switch
21 Server blade release lever
22 TPM module connector
23 Internal USB connector
24 Direct Connect SATA connections (2)
25 System battery
26 SUV connector

Component identification 10
The symbols correspond to the symbols located on the interconnect bays. For more information, see the
HP ProLiant BL660c Gen9 Server Blade Installation Instructions on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support).
System maintenance switch
Position Default Function
S1 Off Off = iLO security is enabled.
On = iLO security is disabled.
S2 Off Off = System configuration can be
changed.
On = System configuration is locked.
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 switch position 6 is set to the On position, the system is prepared to erase all
system configuration settings from both CMOS and NVRAM.
CAUTION: Clearing CMOS and/or NVRAM deletes configuration information. Be sure to
properly configure the server or data loss could occur.
Mezzanine connector definitions
A PCIe x8 mezzanine connector supports x16 cards at up to x8 speeds.
Item PCIe
Mezzanine connector 1 x8, Type A mezzanine card only
Mezzanine connector 2 x16, Type A or B mezzanine card
Mezzanine connector 3 x16, Type A or B mezzanine card

Component identification 11
DIMM slot locations
DIMM slots are numbered sequentially (1 through 8) for each processor. The supported AMP modes use the
alpha assignments for population order, and the slot numbers designate the DIMM slot ID for spare
replacement.
HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable
Item Connector Description
1 Server blade For connecting to the SUV connector on the
server blade front panel
2 Serial For trained personnel to connect a null modem
serial cable and perform advanced diagnostic
procedures
3 USB For connecting up to two USB devices
4 Video For connecting a video monitor

Operations 12
Operations
Power up the server blade
The Onboard Administrator initiates an automatic power-up sequence when the server blade is installed. If
the default setting is changed, use one of the following methods to power up the server blade:
•Use a virtual power button selection through iLO.
•Press and release the Power On/Standby button.
When the server blade goes from the standby mode to the full power mode, the system power LED changes
from amber to solid green. The health status LED bar flashes green when the Power On/Standby Button
service is being initialized. For more information about the system power LED status, see "Front panel LEDs
and buttons."
For more information about the Onboard Administrator, see the enclosure setup and installation guide on the
HP website (http://www.hp.com/support/oa).
For more information about iLO, see "HP iLO (on page 64)."
Power down the server blade
Before powering down the server blade for any upgrade or maintenance procedures, perform a backup of
critical server data and programs.
IMPORTANT: When the server blade is in standby mode, auxiliary power is still being provided
to the system.
Depending on the Onboard Administrator configuration, use one of the following methods to power down
the server blade:
•Press and release the Power On/Standby button.
This method initiates a controlled shutdown of applications and the OS before the server blade enters
standby mode.
•Press and hold the Power On/Standby button for more than 4 seconds to force the server blade to enter
standby mode.
This method forces the server blade 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.
This method initiates a controlled remote shutdown of applications and the OS before the server blade
enters standby mode.
•Use the Onboard Administrator CLI to execute one of the following commands:
opoweroff server [bay number]
This command initiates a controlled shutdown of applications and the OS before the server blade
enters standby mode.

Operations 13
opoweroff server [bay number] force
This form of the command forces the server blade to enter standby mode without properly exiting
applications and the OS. If an application stops responding, this method forces a shutdown.
•Use the Onboard Administrator GUI to initiate a shutdown:
a. Select the Enclosure Information tab.
b. In the Device Bays item, select the Overall checkbox.
c. From the Virtual Power menu, initiate a shutdown of applications and the OS:
—For a controlled shutdown, select Momentary Press.
—For an emergency shutdown, select Press and Hold.
Before proceeding, verify the server blade is in standby mode by observing that the system power LED is
amber.
Remove the server blade
1. Identify the proper server blade ("Front panel components" on page 6).
2. Power down the server blade (on page 12).
3. Remove the server blade.
4. Place the server blade on a flat, level work surface.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and the
internal system components to cool before touching them.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to electrical components, properly ground the server blade
before beginning any installation procedure. Improper grounding can cause ESD damage.

Operations 14
Remove the access panel
To remove the component:
1. Power down the server blade (on page 12).
2. Remove the server blade (on page 13).
3. Place the server blade on a flat, level work surface.
4. Press the access panel release button.
5. Slide the access panel towards the rear of the server blade, and then lift to remove the panel.
Remove a hard drive blank
Remove the component as indicated.
Remove a drive
1. Back up all server blade data on the drive.
2. Remove the drive.
Removing DIMM baffles
CAUTION: To avoid damage to the server blade and the enclosure, install all DIMM baffles in
the proper location after adding or replacing DIMMs. DIMM baffles that are missing or installed
incorrectly can compromise server blade and enclosure cooling.
The server blade contains three DIMM baffles.

Operations 15
Remove the center DIMM baffle
To remove the component:
1. Power down the server blade (on page 12).
2. Remove the server blade (on page 13).
3. Place the server blade on a flat, level work surface.
4. Remove the access panel (on page 14).
5. Disconnect any cables that may be routed across the DIMM baffle.
6. Remove the center DIMM baffle.
Remove the left DIMM baffle
To remove the component:
1. Power down the server blade (on page 12).
2. Remove the server blade (on page 13).
3. Place the server blade on a flat, level work surface.
4. Remove the access panel (on page 14).
5. Disconnect any cables that may be routed across the DIMM baffle.
IMPORTANT: When removing the left DIMM baffle, leave the HP Smart Storage Battery installed
on the baffle. Use the blue pull tab to disconnect the HP Smart Storage Battery cable from the
system board.

Operations 16
6. Remove the left DIMM baffle.
Remove the right DIMM baffle
To remove the component:
1. Power down the server blade (on page 12).
2. Remove the server blade (on page 13).
3. Place the server blade on a flat, level work surface.
4. Remove the access panel (on page 14).
5. Disconnect any cables that may be routed across the DIMM baffle.
6. Remove the right DIMM baffle.

Operations 17
Remove the storage controller
1. Power down the server blade (on page 12).
2. Remove the server blade (on page 13).
3. Place the server blade on a flat, level work surface.
4. Remove the access panel (on page 14).
5. Disconnect the SAS cable from the storage controller and the drive backplane.
6. Prepare the storage controller for removal.

Operations 18
7. Remove the storage controller.
Remove the front panel/drive cage assembly
1. Power down the server blade (on page 12).
2. Remove the server blade (on page 13).
3. Place the server blade on a flat, level work surface.
4. Remove the access panel (on page 14).
5. Do one of the following:
oRemove the storage controller (on page 17).
oDisconnect the direct connect SATA cables ("Direct connect SATA cabling" on page 60).
6. Remove all drives ("Remove a drive" on page 14).
7. Remove all drive blanks ("Remove a hard drive blank" on page 14).
8. Remove all DIMM baffles ("Removing DIMM baffles" on page 14).

Operations 19
9. Extend the serial label pull tab.
10. Remove the front panel/drive cage assembly.
Remove the mezzanine assembly
1. Power down the server blade (on page 12).
2. Remove the server blade (on page 13).
3. Place the server blade on a flat, level work surface.
4. Remove the access panel (on page 14).

Operations 20
5. Remove the mezzanine assembly.
Remove the FlexibleLOM
1. Power down the server blade (on page 12).
2. Remove the server blade (on page 13).
3. Place the server blade on a flat, level work surface.
4. Remove the access panel (on page 14).
5. Remove the mezzanine assembly (on page 19).
6. Use the FlexibleLOM handle to remove the FlexibleLOM from the system board.
Install the storage controller
1. Power down the server blade (on page 12).