HP ProLiant SL210t Gen8 User manual

HP ProLiant SL210t Gen8 Server
User Guide
Abstract
This document is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems. HP assumes you are qualified in the
servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels.
Part Number: 746805-005
June 2014
Edition: 5

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Contents 3
Contents
Component identification............................................................................................................... 6
Chassis front panel components.....................................................................................................................6
Chassis front panel LEDs and buttons..............................................................................................................7
Node rear panel components........................................................................................................................8
Node rear panel LEDs and buttons...............................................................................................................10
System board components ..........................................................................................................................12
DIMM slots......................................................................................................................................12
NMI functionality .............................................................................................................................13
System maintenance switch ...............................................................................................................14
Drive bay numbering..................................................................................................................................14
Hot-plug drive LED definitions ......................................................................................................................16
Operations................................................................................................................................. 17
Power up the nodes....................................................................................................................................17
Power down the node.................................................................................................................................17
Remove the node from the chassis................................................................................................................17
Remove the 1U cable guard........................................................................................................................18
Install the 1U cable guard...........................................................................................................................19
Remove the PCI riser cage...........................................................................................................................20
Install the PCI riser cage..............................................................................................................................21
Remove the 2U adapter board bracket.........................................................................................................22
Install the 2U adapter board bracket............................................................................................................23
Remove the Mini-SAS cable.........................................................................................................................23
Connect the Mini-SAS cable........................................................................................................................24
Remove the 2U air baffle ............................................................................................................................26
Install the 2U air baffle ...............................................................................................................................26
Remove the 1U air baffle ............................................................................................................................27
Install the 1U air baffle ...............................................................................................................................28
Setup......................................................................................................................................... 29
Optional installation services.......................................................................................................................29
Rack planning resources .............................................................................................................................29
Configuring the chassis...............................................................................................................................29
Installing hardware options .........................................................................................................................30
Installing a node into the chassis..................................................................................................................30
Powering on and selecting boot options .......................................................................................................30
Installing the system software.......................................................................................................................31
Registering the server..................................................................................................................................31
Hardware options installation....................................................................................................... 32
Introduction ...............................................................................................................................................32
Processor option.........................................................................................................................................32
Memory options.........................................................................................................................................37
DIMM identification..........................................................................................................................37
Single-rank and dual-rank DIMMs ......................................................................................................37
Memory subsystem architecture .........................................................................................................38
Memory configurations .....................................................................................................................38

Contents 4
Memory population guidelines ..........................................................................................................39
Installing a DIMM.............................................................................................................................41
Expansion board options ............................................................................................................................42
Installing an expansion board ...........................................................................................................42
GPU power cable option ............................................................................................................................43
Smart Array controller cable options ............................................................................................................45
Installing the Mini-SAS P222 cable in a 1U node ................................................................................45
Installing the Mini-SAS P222 cable in a 2U node ................................................................................46
Installing the Mini-SAS P430 cable in a 1U node ................................................................................47
Installing the Mini-SAS P430 cable in a 2U node ................................................................................48
Installing the Mini-SAS P420 SFF cable in a 1U node ..........................................................................49
Installing the Mini-SAS P420 SFF cable in a 2U node ..........................................................................50
Installing the Mini-SAS P420 LFF cable in a 1U node...........................................................................51
Installing the Mini-SAS P420 LFF cable in a 2U node...........................................................................52
Installing the Mini-SAS P830 cable in a 2U node ................................................................................53
Controller options.......................................................................................................................................54
Installing the FBWC capacitor pack ...................................................................................................54
HP Trusted Platform Module option ..............................................................................................................55
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board.......................................................................................56
Retaining the recovery key/password.................................................................................................57
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module.................................................................................................58
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 59
Cabling overview.......................................................................................................................................59
Power cabling............................................................................................................................................59
FBWC capacitor pack cabling.....................................................................................................................60
System board Mini-SAS cabling...................................................................................................................61
1U node configuration......................................................................................................................61
2U node configuration......................................................................................................................62
GPU power cabling....................................................................................................................................63
Mini-SAS P222 cabling ..............................................................................................................................63
Mini-SAS P420 LFF cabling.........................................................................................................................64
Mini-SAS P420 SFF cabling ........................................................................................................................65
Mini-SAS P430 cabling ..............................................................................................................................67
Mini-SAS P830 cabling ..............................................................................................................................68
Software and configuration utilities ............................................................................................... 70
Server mode..............................................................................................................................................70
HP product QuickSpecs ..............................................................................................................................70
HP iLO Management ..................................................................................................................................70
HP iLO ............................................................................................................................................70
Intelligent Provisioning ......................................................................................................................72
Erase Utility .....................................................................................................................................73
HP Insight Remote Support software ...................................................................................................74
HP Insight Online .............................................................................................................................74
Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux.............................................................................................74
HP Service Pack for ProLiant........................................................................................................................74
HP Smart Update Manager...............................................................................................................75
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ........................................................................................................................75
Using RBSU .....................................................................................................................................75
Boot options ....................................................................................................................................76
Configuring AMP modes...................................................................................................................76
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID.............................................................................76
Utilities and features ...................................................................................................................................77

Contents 5
HP Smart Storage Administrator.........................................................................................................77
ROMPaq utility.................................................................................................................................77
Automatic Server Recovery................................................................................................................77
USB support ....................................................................................................................................78
Redundant ROM support...................................................................................................................78
Keeping the system current..........................................................................................................................78
Drivers ............................................................................................................................................78
Software and firmware .....................................................................................................................79
Version control.................................................................................................................................79
HP operating systems and virtualization software support for ProLiant servers.........................................79
HP Technology Service Portfolio.........................................................................................................79
Change control and proactive notification ..........................................................................................80
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................... 81
Troubleshooting resources...........................................................................................................................81
System battery............................................................................................................................ 82
Regulatory information ................................................................................................................ 84
Safety and regulatory compliance................................................................................................................84
Belarus Kazakhstan Russia marking..............................................................................................................84
Turkey RoHS material content declaration.....................................................................................................85
Ukraine RoHS material content declaration ...................................................................................................85
Warranty information.................................................................................................................................85
Electrostatic discharge................................................................................................................. 86
Preventing electrostatic discharge ................................................................................................................86
Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge....................................................................................86
Specifications............................................................................................................................. 87
Environmental specifications........................................................................................................................87
Mechanical specifications ...........................................................................................................................87
Support and other resources ........................................................................................................ 88
Before you contact HP ................................................................................................................................88
HP contact information................................................................................................................................88
Customer Self Repair ..................................................................................................................................88
Acronyms and abbreviations........................................................................................................ 96
Documentation feedback ........................................................................................................... 100
Index....................................................................................................................................... 101

Component identification 6
Component identification
Chassis front panel components
•8-drive bay LFF drive configuration
Item Description
1
Left bezel ear
2 LFF drives
3 Right bezel ear
•24-drive bay SFF drive configuration
Item Description
1 Left bezel ear
2 SFF drives
3 Right bezel ear

Component identification 7
Chassis front panel LEDs and buttons
Item Description Status
1 Power button/LED for node 2 Green = Node 2 is powered on.
Amber = Node 2 is off and has standby power.
Off = Node 2 has no power.
2 Health LED for node 2 Green = Node 2 is operating normally.
Amber = Non-critical error has occurred.
Red = Critical error has occurred.
Off = Node 2 is off.
3 Power button/LED for node 1 Green = Node 1 is powered on.
Amber = Node 1 is off and has standby power.
Off = Node 1 has no power.
4 Health LED for node 1 Green = Node 1 is operating normally.
Amber = Non-critical error has occurred.
Red = Critical error has occurred.
Off = Node 1 is off.
5 Health LED for node 4 Green = Node 4 is operating normally.
Amber = Non-critical error has occurred.
Red = Critical error has occurred.
Off = Node 4 is off.
6 Health LED for node 3 Green = Node 3 is operating normally.
Amber = Non-critical error has occurred.
Red = Critical error has occurred.
Off = Node 3 is off.
7 Power button/LED for node 4 Green = Node 4 is powered on.
Amber = Node 4 is off and has standby power.
Off = Node 4 has no power.
8 UID button/LED Blue = Activated
Flashing = System is being managed remotely.
Off = Deactivated
9 Power button/LED for node 3 Green = Node 3 is powered on.
Amber = Node 3 is off and has standby power.
Off = Node 3 has no power.

Component identification 8
Node rear panel components
•1U node rear panel
Item Description
1
RCM module
2 Power supply 1
3 Power supply 2
4 Node 4
5 Node 3
6
Node 2
7 Node 1
•2U node rear panel
Item Description
1
RCM module
2 Power supply 1
3 Power supply 2
4 Node 3
5 Node 1

Component identification 9
•1U node rear panel components
Item Description
1 PCI slot cover
2 FlexibleLOM slot cover
3 NIC 2 port
4 NIC 1 port
5 Serial number/iLO information pull tab
6 iLO connector
7 SUV connector (1 serial/ 2 USB 2.0/ 1 video)
8 Serial connector (RJ45)
•2U node rear panel components
Item Description
1 PCI slot cover
2 FlexibleLOM slot cover
3 NIC 1 port
4 NIC 2 port
5 Serial number/iLO information pull tab
6 iLO connector

Component identification 10
Item Description
7 SUV connector (1 serial/ 2 USB 2.0/ 1 video)
8 Serial connector (RJ45)
Node rear panel LEDs and buttons
•1U node
Item Description Status
1 Node power
button/LED
Green = Node is powered on.
Amber = Node is off and has standby power.
Off = Node has no power.
2 Health LED Green = Normal.
Flashing amber = Node degraded.
Flashing red = Node critical.
3 UID LED Blue = Activated.
Flashing blue = Node is being managed
remotely, or firmware update is in progress.
Off = Deactivated.
4 NIC status LED Green = Activity exists.
Flashing green = Activity exists.
Off = No activity exists.
5 NIC link LED Green = Link exists.
Off = No link exists.

Component identification 11
•2U node
Item Description Status
1 Node power
button/LED
Green = Node is powered on.
Amber = Node is off and has standby power.
Off = Node has no power.
2 Health LED Green = Normal.
Flashing amber = Node degraded.
Flashing red = Node critical.
3 UID LED Blue = Activated.
Flashing blue = Node is remotely being
managed, or firmware update is in progress.
Off = Deactivated.
4 NIC status LED Green = Activity exists.
Flashing green = Activity exists.
Off = No activity exists.
5 NIC link LED Green = Link exists.
Off = No link exists.

Component identification 12
System board components
Item Description
1 Serial 2 connector (RJ45)
2 PCIe slot
3 TPM connector
4
System maintenance switch
5 Processor 1
6 Processor 1 DIMM slots
7 Processor 2
8 Processor 2 DIMM slots
9 RPS connector
10 Power connector
11 System battery
12 SAS connector 2
13 SAS connector 1
14 FelxibleLOM slot
15 NMI header
16 NIC connector 2
17
NIC connector 1
18 iLO connector
19 SUV connector (1 serial/ 2 USB 2.0/ 1 video)
DIMM slots
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.

Component identification 13
The HP ProLiant SL210t Gen8 Server supports 2DPC using 1600 MHz DIMMs.
The HP ProLiant SL210t Gen8 Server supports 1DPC using 1866 MHz DIMMs.
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.
•Short the NMI header ("System board components" on page 12).

Component identification 14
For more information, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support/NMI).
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 — Reserved
S8 — Reserved
S9 — Off = PCIe 64-bit BAR function (large
BAR) is disabled.
On = PCIe 64-bit BAR function (large
BAR) is enabled.
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.
Drive bay numbering
•Drive bay numbering for four 1U nodes
In an 8-drive bay LFF drive configuration, drives are numbered from top to bottom in each box.
oDrives in the first box correspond to node 1.
oDrives in the second box correspond to node 2.
oDrives in the third box correspond to node 3.
oDrives in the fourth box correspond to node 4.
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the chassis unless
all bays are populated with a component or a blank.

Component identification 15
In a 24-drive bay SFF drive configuration, drives are numbered from left to right in each box.
oDrives in the first box correspond to node 1.
oDrives in the second box correspond to node 2.
oDrives in the third box correspond to node 3.
oDrives in the fourth box correspond to node 4.
•Drive bay numbering for two 2U nodes
In an 8-drive bay LFF drive configuration, drives are numbered from top to bottom in each box.
oDrives in the first and second box correspond to node 1.
oDrives in the third and fourth box correspond to node 3.
In a 24-drive bay SFF drive configuration, drives are numbered from left to right in each box.
oDrives in the first box correspond to node 1.

Component identification 16
oDrives in the second box correspond to node 3.
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.

Operations 17
Operations
Power up the nodes
The SL Chassis Firmware initiates an automatic power-up sequence when the nodes are installed. If the
default setting is changed, use one of the following methods to power up each node:
•Use a virtual power button selection through iLO.
•Press and release the Power On/Standby button.
When the node goes from the standby mode to the full power mode, the node power LED changes from
amber to green.
For more information about iLO, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/ilo).
Power down the node
Before powering down the node for any upgrade or maintenance procedures, perform a backup of critical
server data and programs.
IMPORTANT: When the node is in standby mode, auxiliary power is still being provided to the
system.
To power down the node, 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 node enters standby
mode.
•Press and hold the Power On/Standby button for more than 4 seconds to force the node to enter
standby mode.
This method forces the node 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 node enters
standby mode.
Before proceeding, verify the node is in standby mode by observing that the system power LED is amber.
Remove the node from the chassis
CAUTION: To avoid damage to the node, always support the bottom of the node when removing
it from the chassis.
1. Power down the node (on page 17).
2. Disconnect all peripheral cables from the node.

Operations 18
3. Remove the node from the chassis:
a. Press the release button.
b. Lower the handle.
c. Remove the node.
Removing a 1U node
Removing a 2U node
CAUTION: To avoid damage to the device, do not use the removal handle to carry it.
4. Place the node on a flat, level surface.
Remove the 1U cable guard
1. Power down the node (on page 17).

Operations 19
2. Disconnect all peripheral cables from the node.
3. Remove the node from the chassis (on page 17).
4. Remove the 1U cable guard:
a. Press the release latches on each side of the cable guard.
b. Lift the cable guard out of the node.
Install the 1U cable guard
1. Install the 1U cable guard:
a. Position the 1U cable guard.
b. Press the 1U cable guard downward into locked position.
2. Install the node into the chassis ("Installing a node into the chassis" on page 30).
3. Connect all peripheral cables to the node.

Operations 20
4. Power up the node ("Power up the nodes" on page 17).
Remove the PCI riser cage
1. Power down the node (on page 17).
2. Disconnect all peripheral cables from the node.
3. Remove the node from the chassis (on page 17).
4. (1U node only) Remove the PCI riser cage:
a. Remove the screw securing the riser cage.
b. Press the PCI riser cage release latch.
c. Lift the PCI riser cage out of the node.
5. (2U node only) Remove the PCI riser cage:
a. If a GPU is installed, disconnect the 2U adapter cable from the GPU power cable.