HP ProLiant DL360 Gen9 User manual

HPE ProLiant DL360 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: 767927-008
November 2016
Edition: 8

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Contents 3
Contents
Component identification ..........................................................................................................................7
Front panel components...........................................................................................................................................7
Front panel LEDs and buttons..................................................................................................................................8
UID button functionality .................................................................................................................................9
Power fault LEDs.........................................................................................................................................10
Systems Insight Display LEDs ...............................................................................................................................10
Systems Insight Display LED combinations ...........................................................................................................11
Rear panel components .........................................................................................................................................12
Rear panel LEDs and buttons ................................................................................................................................13
System board components.....................................................................................................................................14
System maintenance switch ........................................................................................................................15
NMI jumper..................................................................................................................................................15
DIMM slots...................................................................................................................................................16
NVDIMM LEDs ............................................................................................................................................16
PCIe riser board slot definitions...................................................................................................................16
Device numbers .....................................................................................................................................................17
Hot-plug SATA/SAS drive LED definitions ..................................................................................................18
NVMe SSD components..............................................................................................................................19
Hot-plug fans ..........................................................................................................................................................19
Operations ..............................................................................................................................................21
Powering up the server ..........................................................................................................................................21
Power down the server...........................................................................................................................................21
Extend the server from the rack .............................................................................................................................21
Remove the server from the rack ...........................................................................................................................22
Remove the access panel ......................................................................................................................................22
Install the access panel ..........................................................................................................................................22
Remove the hot-plug fan ........................................................................................................................................22
Remove the PCI riser cage ....................................................................................................................................23
Install the PCI riser cage ........................................................................................................................................24
Removing the 8 SFF drive backplane ....................................................................................................................25
Setup ......................................................................................................................................................26
Optional services....................................................................................................................................................26
Optimum environment ............................................................................................................................................26
Space and airflow requirements ..................................................................................................................26
Temperature requirements..........................................................................................................................27
Power requirements ....................................................................................................................................27
Electrical grounding requirements...............................................................................................................28
Connecting a DC power cable to a DC power source .................................................................................28
Rack warnings........................................................................................................................................................29
Identifying the contents of the server shipping carton ............................................................................................29
Installing hardware options.....................................................................................................................................30
Installing the server into the rack............................................................................................................................30
Powering on and selecting boot options in UEFI Boot Mode .................................................................................31
Installing the operating system...............................................................................................................................32
Registering the product ..........................................................................................................................................32
Hardware options installation..................................................................................................................33
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................33
High-performance fan option..................................................................................................................................33
Processor and fan option .......................................................................................................................................35
High performance heatsink ....................................................................................................................................40
Memory options......................................................................................................................................................41
Memory-processor compatibility information...............................................................................................42

Contents 4
SmartMemory..............................................................................................................................................44
Memory subsystem architecture..................................................................................................................45
DIMM ranks .................................................................................................................................................45
Identifying DIMM and NVDIMMs .................................................................................................................45
Memory configurations ................................................................................................................................47
General DIMM and NVDIMM-N slot population guidelines .........................................................................48
Identifying the processor type......................................................................................................................50
Memory installation......................................................................................................................................50
Drive options ..........................................................................................................................................................53
Removing the hard drive blank....................................................................................................................54
Installing a hot-plug SAS or SATA drive......................................................................................................54
Removing a hot-plug SAS or SATA drive....................................................................................................55
Installing the NVMe drives...........................................................................................................................55
2SFF SAS/SATA drive cage assembly option .......................................................................................................57
2SFF Express Bay drive backplane .......................................................................................................................59
4LFF Universal Media Bay option ..........................................................................................................................62
8SFF Universal Media Bay option..........................................................................................................................65
10SFF (6 NVMe + 4 SAS/SATA) Express Bay drive backplane ............................................................................68
GPU riser and cable option ....................................................................................................................................70
Secondary riser options..........................................................................................................................................72
Full height PCIe x16 riser cage assembly option ........................................................................................72
Low-profile PCIe slot riser cage option........................................................................................................75
HPE Smart Storage Battery ...................................................................................................................................76
HPE Smart Array P440ar Controller option............................................................................................................77
HPE Smart Array P440 Controller option ...............................................................................................................79
HPE Smart Array P840ar Controller option............................................................................................................81
HPE Smart Array P840 Controller board option.....................................................................................................82
Systems Insight Display module ............................................................................................................................85
FlexibleLOM option ................................................................................................................................................88
Serial cable option..................................................................................................................................................90
Expansion board options........................................................................................................................................91
Removing the expansion slot blanks...........................................................................................................91
Installing an expansion board......................................................................................................................93
Location discovery services ear option ..................................................................................................................94
M.2 SSD Enablement Board option .....................................................................................................................100
Installing an SSD module on the M.2 SSD Enablement Board.................................................................100
Installing an M.2 SSD Enablement Board .................................................................................................101
Dual 8Gb microSD Enterprise Midline USB device..............................................................................................104
750 W Flex Slot Hot Plug Battery Backup Module ...............................................................................................104
Flex slot battery backup module configuration load support .....................................................................104
Installing the FSBBU .................................................................................................................................105
Flex slot battery backup module LEDs and buttons ..................................................................................106
Trusted Platform Module option ...........................................................................................................................107
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board............................................................................................108
Retaining the recovery key/password........................................................................................................109
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ......................................................................................................110
Cabling..................................................................................................................................................111
Cabling overview ..................................................................................................................................................111
2SFF embedded SATA backplane cabling ..........................................................................................................111
4LFF Universal Media Bay cabling.......................................................................................................................112
8SFF Universal Media Bay cabling ......................................................................................................................113
10SFF (6 NVMe + 4 SAS/SATA) Express Bay Enablement Option cabling ........................................................114
HPE Smart Array P440ar controller cabling .........................................................................................................115
HPE Smart Array P440 Controller cabling ...........................................................................................................116
HPE Smart Array P840ar controller cabling .........................................................................................................117
HPE Smart Array P840 Controller cabling ...........................................................................................................118
Embedded SATA cabling .....................................................................................................................................119
M.2 SSD Enablement Board option cabling .........................................................................................................120
Software and configuration utilities .......................................................................................................121
Server mode.........................................................................................................................................................121

Contents 5
Product QuickSpecs.............................................................................................................................................121
HPE iLO ...............................................................................................................................................................121
Active Health System ................................................................................................................................121
iLO RESTful API support...........................................................................................................................122
Integrated Management Log .....................................................................................................................123
Intelligent Provisioning .........................................................................................................................................123
Insight Diagnostics ....................................................................................................................................123
Insight Diagnostics survey functionality.....................................................................................................124
Erase Utility ...............................................................................................................................................124
Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux ..............................................................................................................124
Service Pack for ProLiant.....................................................................................................................................125
Smart Update Manager .............................................................................................................................125
UEFI System Utilities............................................................................................................................................125
Using UEFI System Utilities.......................................................................................................................126
Flexible boot control ..................................................................................................................................126
Restoring and customizing configuration settings .....................................................................................126
Secure Boot configuration .........................................................................................................................127
Embedded UEFI shell................................................................................................................................127
Embedded Diagnostics option...................................................................................................................127
iLO RESTful API support for UEFI ............................................................................................................128
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ...............................................................................128
Utilities and features.............................................................................................................................................128
HPE Smart Storage Administrator.............................................................................................................128
Automatic Server Recovery.......................................................................................................................129
USB support ..............................................................................................................................................129
Redundant ROM support...........................................................................................................................130
Keeping the system current..................................................................................................................................130
Updating firmware or System ROM...........................................................................................................130
Drivers .......................................................................................................................................................132
Software and firmware...............................................................................................................................132
Operating System Version Support...........................................................................................................132
Version control...........................................................................................................................................132
Operating systems and virtualization software support for ProLiant servers.............................................133
HPE Technology Service Portfolio ............................................................................................................133
Change control and proactive notification .................................................................................................133
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................................135
Troubleshooting resources...................................................................................................................................135
Battery replacement..............................................................................................................................136
Warranty and regulatory information.....................................................................................................137
Warranty information ............................................................................................................................................137
Regulatory information .........................................................................................................................................137
Safety and regulatory compliance .............................................................................................................137
Belarus Kazakhstan Russia marking.........................................................................................................137
Turkey RoHS material content declaration................................................................................................138
Ukraine RoHS material content declaration ..............................................................................................138
Electrostatic discharge..........................................................................................................................139
Preventing electrostatic discharge .......................................................................................................................139
Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge ........................................................................................139
Specifications........................................................................................................................................140
Environmental specifications................................................................................................................................140
Server specifications ............................................................................................................................................140
Power supply specifications .................................................................................................................................141
HPE 500W Flex Slot Platinum Hot-plug Power Supply .............................................................................141
HPE 800W Flex Slot Platinum Hot-plug Power Supply .............................................................................142
HPE 800W Flex Slot Titanium Plus Hot-plug Power Supply .....................................................................142
HPE 800W Flex Slot Universal Hot-plug Power Supply ............................................................................143
HPE 800W Flex Slot -48VDC Hot-plug Power Supply ..............................................................................143

Contents 6
HPE 1400W Flex Slot Platinum Plus Hot-plug Power Supply ...................................................................144
Hot-plug power supply calculations......................................................................................................................145
Support and other resources ................................................................................................................146
Accessing Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support...................................................................................................146
Information to collect .................................................................................................................................146
Accessing updates ...............................................................................................................................................146
Websites...............................................................................................................................................................146
Customer Self Repair ...........................................................................................................................................147
Remote support....................................................................................................................................................154
Acronyms and abbreviations.................................................................................................................155
Documentation feedback ......................................................................................................................159
Index .....................................................................................................................................................160

Component identification 7
Component identification
Front panel components
•8SFF
Item Description
1
Serial label pull tab
2
Front video connector (optional)
3
USB 2.0 connector (optional)
4
Optical drive (optional)
5
Systems Insight Display (optional)
6
USB 3.0 connector
7
SAS/SATA/SSD drive bays
•4LFF
Item
Description
1
Optical drive (optional)
2
Serial label pull tab
3
Front video connector (optional)
4
USB 2.0 connector (optional)
5
Systems Insight Display (optional)
6
USB 3.0 connector
7
SAS/SATA/SSD drive bays

Component identification 8
Front panel LEDs and buttons
•8SFF
Item
Description
Status
1
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 in standby
Off = No power present**
2
Health LED*
Solid green = Normal
Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = iLO is rebooting.
Flashing amber = System degraded
Flashing red (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = System critical†
3
NIC status LED*
Solid green = Link to network
Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Network active
Off = No network activity
4
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
*When all four LEDs described in this table flash simultaneously, a power fault has occurred. For more information,
see "Power fault LEDs (on page 10)."
**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.
†If the health LED indicates a degraded or critical state, review the system IML or use iLO to review the system health
status.

Component identification 9
•4LFF
Item
Description
Status
1
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
2
NIC status LED*
Solid green = Link to network
Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Network active
Off = No network activity
3
Health LED*
Solid green = Normal
Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = iLO is rebooting.
Flashing amber = System degraded
Flashing red (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = System critical†
4
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 in standby
Off = No power present**
*When all four LEDs described in this table flash simultaneously, a power fault has occurred. For more information,
see "Power fault LEDs (on page 10)."
**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.
†To identify components in a degraded or critical state, see the Systems Insight Display LEDs, check iLO/BIOS logs,
and reference the server troubleshooting guide.
UID button functionality
The UID button can be used to display the HPE ProLiant Pre-boot Health Summary when the server will
not power on. For more information, see the HPE iLO 4 User Guide on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise
website (http://www.hpe.com/info/ilo/docs).

Component identification 10
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
Systems Insight Display LEDs
The Systems Insight Display LEDs represent the system board layout. The display provides status for all
internal LEDs and enables diagnosis with the access panel installed. To view the LEDs, access the
Systems Insight Display.
Description
Status
Processor LEDs
Off = Normal
Amber = Failed processor
DIMM LEDs
Off = Normal
Amber = Failed DIMM or configuration issue
Fan LEDs
Off = Normal
Amber = Failed fan or missing fan

Component identification 11
Description
Status
NIC LEDs
Off = No link to network
Solid green = Network link
Flashing green = Network link with activity
If power is off, the front panel LED is not active. For
status, see "Rear panel LEDS and buttons (on page
13)."
Power supply
LEDs
Off = Normal
Solid amber = Power subsystem degraded, power
supply failure, or input power lost.
PCI riser LED
Off = Normal
Amber = Incorrectly installed PCI riser cage
Over temp LED
Off = Normal
Amber = High system temperature detected
Amp Status LED
Off = AMP modes disabled
Solid green = AMP mode enabled
Solid amber = Failover
Flashing amber = Invalid configuration
Power cap LED
Off = System is in standby, or no cap is set.
Solid green = Power cap applied
For more information, see "Systems Insight Display LED combinations (on page 11)."
Systems Insight Display LED combinations
When the health LED on the front panel illuminates either amber or red, the server is experiencing a
health event. Combinations of illuminated Systems Insight Display LEDs, the system power LED, and the
health LED indicate system status.
Systems Insight
Display LED and
color
Health LED System power
LED
Status
Processor (amber)
Red
Amber
One or more of the following conditions may
exist:
•
Processor in socket X has failed.
•
Processor X is not installed in the
socket.
•
Processor X is unsupported.
•
ROM detects a failed processor during
POST.
Processor (amber)
Amber
Green
Processor in socket Xis in a pre-failure
condition.
DIMM (amber)
Red
Green
One or more DIMMs have failed.
DIMM (amber)
Amber
Green
DIMM in slot Xis in a pre-failure condition.
Over temp (amber)
Amber
Green
The Health Driver has detected a cautionary
temperature level.
Over temp (amber)
Red
Amber
The server has detected a hardware critical
temperature level.
PCI riser (amber)
Red
Green
The PCI riser cage is not seated properly.
Fan (amber)
Amber
Green
One fan has failed or has been removed.
Fan (amber)
Red
Green
Two or more fans have failed or been
removed.
Power supply (amber)
Red
Amber
One or more of the following conditions may
exist:
•Only one power supply is installed and

Component identification 12
Systems Insight
Display LED and
color
Health LED System power
LED
Status
that power supply is in standby.
•
Power supply fault
•
System board fault
Power supply (amber)
Amber
Green
One or more of the following conditions may
exist:
•
Redundant power supply is installed
and only one power supply is functional.
•
AC power cord is not plugged into
redundant power supply.
•
Redundant power supply fault
•
Power supply mismatch at POST or
power supply mismatch through
hot-plug addition
Power cap (off)
—
Amber
Standby
Power cap (green)
—
Flashing green
Waiting for power
Power cap (green)
—
Green
Power is available.
Power cap (flashing
amber)
—
Amber
Power is not available.
IMPORTANT: If more than one DIMM slot LED is illuminated, further troubleshooting is
required. Test each bank of DIMMs by removing all other DIMMs. Isolate the failed DIMM by
replacing each DIMM in a bank with a known working DIMM.
Rear panel components
Item
Description
1
Slot 1 PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1)
2
Slot 2 PCIe 3 x8 ( 8, 4, 1)
3
Slot 3 PCIe 3 x16 ( 16, 8, 4, 1)*
4
Power supply 2
5
Power supply 1
6
Video connector
7
NIC connector 4
8
NIC connector 3
9
NIC connector 2
10
NIC connector 1

Component identification 13
Item
Description
11
iLO 4 connector
12
Serial connector (optional)
13
USB 3.0 connectors
14
FlexibleLOM bay
*The slot 3 PCIe 3 riser is optional and requires a second processor before installation.
Rear panel LEDs and buttons
Item
Description
Status
1
UID LED
Solid blue = Identification is activated.
Flashing blue = System is being managed
remotely.
Off = Identification is deactivated.
2L
iLO 4/standard NIC
activity LED
Solid green = Activity exists.
Flashing green = Activity exists.
Off = No activity exists.
2R
iLO 4/standard NIC
link LED
Solid green = Link exists.
Off = No link exists.
3
Power supply 2
LED
Solid green = Normal
Off = One or more of the following conditions
exists:
•
AC power unavailable
•
Power supply failed
•
Power supply in standby mode
•
Power supply exceeded current limit
4
Power supply 1
LED
Solid green = Normal
Off = One or more of the following conditions
exists:
•AC power unavailable

Component identification 14
Item
Description
Status
•
Power supply failed
•
Power supply in standby mode
•
Power supply exceeded current limit
System board components
Item
Description
1
FlexibleLOM connector
2
Primary (processor 1) PCI riser connector
3
NMI jumper
4
System maintenance switch
5
Front VGA/USB 2.0 connector
6
x4 SATA port 1
7
x4 SATA port 2
8
Backplane presence detect connector
9
Optical/SATA port 5
10
SATA port 4
11
Front power/USB 3.0 connector
12
HPE Smart Storage Battery connector
13
Optional Location Discovery Services connector
14
Drive backplane power connector
15
microSD card slot
16
Dual internal USB 3.0 connector
17
Smart Array/HBA connector
18
Secondary (processor 2) PCI riser connector

Component identification 15
Item
Description
19
System battery
20
TPM connector
21
Optional serial port connector
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.
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 = Restore default manufacturing
settings
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
*You can access the redundant ROM by setting S1, S5, and S6 to On.
**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.
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 Secure Boot configuration (on page 127).
IMPORTANT:
Before using the S7 switch to change to Legacy BIOS Boot Mode, be sure the
HPE Dynamic Smart Array B140i Controller is disabled. Do not use the B140i controller when
the server is in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode.
NMI jumper
The NMI jumper allows administrators to perform a memory dump before performing a hard reset. Crash
dump analysis is an essential part of eliminating reliability problems, such as hangs or crashes in OSs,
device drivers, and applications. Many crashes can freeze a system, requiring you to do a hard reset.
Resetting the system erases any information that would support root cause analysis.
Systems running Microsoft® Windows® experience a blue-screen trap when the OS crashes. When this
happens, Microsoft® recommends that system administrators perform an NMI event by temporarily
shorting the NMI header with a jumper. The NMI event enables a hung system to become responsive
again.

Component identification 16
DIMM slots
DIMM slots are numbered sequentially (1 through 12) for each processor. The supported AMP modes use
the letter assignments for population guidelines.
NVDIMM LEDs
When the server boots up, all LEDs flash three times. Any LED activity not described in this section
indicates a possible error.
Item
LED definitions
1
•
Fast-flashing blue = A backup is in progress. Do not remove the
NVDIMM.
•
Slow-flashing blue (1 flash/15 seconds) = Normal operation.
2
Reserved
3
•
Solid or flashing green = Power is available to the NVDIMM. Do not
remove the NVDIMM.
•
Off = Power is not available to the NVDIMM.
PCIe riser board slot definitions
Primary riser cage connector, connected to processor 1
PCIe 3-slot riser cage PCIe 2-slot x16 riser cage*

Component identification 17
PCIe 3-slot riser cage PCIe 2-slot x16 riser cage*
1 - 3/4L/FH
PCIe3 x16 (16, 8,4,2,1)
PCIe3 x16 (16,8,4,2,1)
2 - LP
PCIe3 x8 (8,4,2,1)
PCIe3* x8 (8,4,2,1)
3 - LP/3/4L/FH
PCIe3 x16 (16, 8,4,2,1)**
—
*The server ships with one PCIe3 riser cage installed in the primary riser cage connector.
**The x16 PCIe3 riser cage is optional and can be converted to a FH riser. This conversion requires a
second processor to be installed.
Notes:
•"Primary" denotes the riser cage is installed in the primary riser connector.
•"Secondary" denotes the riser cage is installed in the secondary riser connector.
•Installing the riser cages listed in the table above in either the primary or secondary riser connectors
determines the form factor of the PCI cards supported by those riser cages.
•FL/FH denotes full-length, full-height. HL/FH denotes half-length, full-height. LP denotes low profile.
Device numbers
•4LFF configuration
•8SFF configuration

Component identification 18
•10SFF configurations
With the 10SFF (6 NVMe + 4 SAS/SATA) Express Bay Enablement Option, the server supports
SAS, SATA, and PCIe-based NVMe drives in the following locations:
oBays 1 through 4 support SFF SAS and SATA drives only
oBays 5 through 10 support SFF PCIe-based NVMe drives only
Hot-plug SATA/SAS 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 19
NVMe SSD components
The NVMe SSD is a PCIe bus device. A device attached to a PCIe bus cannot be removed without
allowing the device and bus to complete and cease the signal/traffic flow.
CAUTION: Do not remove an NVMe SSD from the drive bay while the Do Not Remove
button LED is flashing. The
Do Not Remove button LED flashes to indicate the device is still in
use. Removal of the NVMe SSD before the device has completed and ceased signal/traffic
flow can cause loss of data.
Item Description
1
Release lever
2
Activity ring
3
Do Not Remove button
4
Power button
Hot-plug fans
CAUTION:
To avoid damage to server components, fan blanks must be installed in fan bays
1 and 2 in a single-processor configuration.
The only two valid fan configurations are listed in the following table.
Configuration Fan bay 1 Fan bay 2 Fan bay 3 Fan bay 4 Fan bay 5 Fan bay 6 Fan bay 7
1 processor
Fan blank
Fan blank
Fan
Fan
Fan
Fan
Fan
2 processors
Fan
Fan
Fan
Fan
Fan
Fan
Fan

Component identification 20
For a single-processor configuration, five fans and two blanks are required in specific fan bays for
redundancy.
For a dual-processor configuration, seven fans are required for redundancy. A fan failure or missing fan
causes a loss of redundancy. A second fan failure or missing fan causes an orderly shutdown of the
server.
The high performance fan option might be necessary for the following installations:
•LR DIMM configuration
•ASHRAE compliant configurations
For more information, see the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website
(http://www.hpe.com/servers/ASHRAE).
The server supports variable fan speeds. The fans operate at minimum speed until a temperature change
requires a fan speed increase to cool the server. The server shuts down during the following
temperature-related scenarios:
•At POST and in the OS, iLO 4 performs an orderly shutdown if a cautionary temperature level is
detected. If the server hardware detects a critical temperature level before an orderly shutdown
occurs, the server performs an immediate shutdown.
•When the Thermal Shutdown feature is disabled in RBSU, iLO 4 does not perform an orderly
shutdown when a cautionary temperature level is detected. Disabling this feature does not disable
the server hardware from performing an immediate shutdown when a critical temperature level is
detected.
CAUTION: A thermal event can damage server components when the Thermal Shutdown
feature is disabled in RBSU.