HP ProLiant SL250s Gen8 User manual

HP ProLiant SL250s Gen8 Server
User Guide
Abstract
This document provides detailed instructions to configure and use the HP ProLiant SL250s Gen8 Server.
Part Number: 666298-004a
January 2015
Edition: 5

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Contents
Component identification............................................................................................................... 7
Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 7
Front panel LEDs and buttons ...................................................................................................................... 8
Rear panel components.............................................................................................................................. 9
Rear panel LEDs and buttons..................................................................................................................... 10
System board components........................................................................................................................ 10
DIMM slot locations ....................................................................................................................... 11
System maintenance switch............................................................................................................. 12
NMI functionality........................................................................................................................... 13
Drive numbering ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Hot-plug drive LED definitions.................................................................................................................... 14
Operations................................................................................................................................. 16
Power down the server............................................................................................................................. 16
Remove the server from the chassis ............................................................................................................ 16
Remove the front GPU cage...................................................................................................................... 17
Install the front GPU cage......................................................................................................................... 17
Remove the interposer board .................................................................................................................... 18
Install the interposer board ....................................................................................................................... 19
Remove the front GPU bracket .................................................................................................................. 19
Install the front GPU bracket...................................................................................................................... 20
Remove the processor air baffle ................................................................................................................ 21
Install the processor air baffle ................................................................................................................... 21
Removing the SFF hot-plug drive cage ........................................................................................................ 22
Installing the SFF hot-plug drive cage ......................................................................................................... 23
Remove the PCI riser cage ........................................................................................................................ 23
Install the PCI riser cage ........................................................................................................................... 24
Remove the FlexibleLOM riser cage ........................................................................................................... 25
Install the FlexibleLOM riser cage .............................................................................................................. 25
Setup......................................................................................................................................... 27
Optional installation services .................................................................................................................... 27
Optimum environment.............................................................................................................................. 27
Space and airflow requirements ...................................................................................................... 27
Temperature requirements............................................................................................................... 28
Power requirements ....................................................................................................................... 29
Electrical grounding requirements .................................................................................................... 29
Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................ 29
Contents of the server shipping carton........................................................................................................ 30
Installing the chassis ................................................................................................................................ 30
Installing options ..................................................................................................................................... 30
Installing the components ......................................................................................................................... 31
Installing the server into the chassis............................................................................................................ 31
Powering up the chassis ........................................................................................................................... 32
Configuring the chassis ............................................................................................................................ 32
Powering on and selecting boot options ..................................................................................................... 32
Installing the system software .................................................................................................................... 34

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Registering the server............................................................................................................................... 34
Hardware options installation....................................................................................................... 35
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 35
Processor option...................................................................................................................................... 35
Memory options...................................................................................................................................... 39
HP SmartMemory .......................................................................................................................... 40
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 40
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 40
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 41
Memory protection modes .............................................................................................................. 41
General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 43
Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 44
Drive guidelines ...................................................................................................................................... 45
Installing a hot-plug drive................................................................................................................ 46
Installing SFF quick-release drive cages ............................................................................................ 46
Installing a quick-release drive......................................................................................................... 51
Controller options.................................................................................................................................... 52
Installing the FBWC module and capacitor pack ............................................................................... 53
Smart Array enablement Mini-SAS cable option ................................................................................ 56
Expansion board options.......................................................................................................................... 58
Installing an expansion board ......................................................................................................... 58
GPU installation ...................................................................................................................................... 60
Large BAR setting for GPU installation .............................................................................................. 60
GPU population rules..................................................................................................................... 61
Installing GPU brackets .................................................................................................................. 61
Connecting the SUV cable........................................................................................................................ 69
Redundant hot-plug power supply option.................................................................................................... 69
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 71
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 72
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 74
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module............................................................................................... 74
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 75
Cabling overview.................................................................................................................................... 75
Power cabling......................................................................................................................................... 75
System board power cabling .......................................................................................................... 75
SFF hot-plug drive cage.................................................................................................................. 76
Front quick-release cage................................................................................................................. 76
Rear quick-release drive cage ......................................................................................................... 77
Front GPU .................................................................................................................................... 78
Rear GPU ..................................................................................................................................... 79
Mini-SAS cabling .................................................................................................................................... 80
SFF hot-plug drive cage.................................................................................................................. 80
Front quick-release drive cage......................................................................................................... 80
Rear quick-release drive cage ......................................................................................................... 81
FBWC capacitor pack cabling .................................................................................................................. 82
Software and configuration utilities ............................................................................................... 84
Server mode ........................................................................................................................................... 84
Product QuickSpecs................................................................................................................................. 84
HP iLO................................................................................................................................................... 84
Active Health System...................................................................................................................... 85
Integrated Management Log ........................................................................................................... 86

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HP Insight Remote Support software ................................................................................................. 86
Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux........................................................................................... 87
Intelligent Provisioning ............................................................................................................................. 87
HP Insight Diagnostics.................................................................................................................... 88
Erase Utility .................................................................................................................................. 88
HP Service Pack for ProLiant ..................................................................................................................... 89
HP Smart Update Manager............................................................................................................. 89
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ..................................................................................................................... 89
Using RBSU .................................................................................................................................. 90
Auto-configuration process.............................................................................................................. 90
Boot options ................................................................................................................................. 91
Configuring AMP modes ................................................................................................................ 91
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ........................................................................... 91
Utilities and features ................................................................................................................................ 92
Array Configuration Utility.............................................................................................................. 92
HP Smart Storage Administrator ...................................................................................................... 93
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ............................................................................................. 93
ROMPaq utility.............................................................................................................................. 93
Automatic Server Recovery ............................................................................................................. 94
USB support.................................................................................................................................. 94
Redundant ROM support ................................................................................................................ 94
Keeping the system current ....................................................................................................................... 95
Access to HP Support Materials....................................................................................................... 95
Drivers ......................................................................................................................................... 95
Software and firmware................................................................................................................... 95
Version control.............................................................................................................................. 95
HP operating systems and virtualization software support for ProLiant servers ........................................ 96
HP Technology Service Portfolio ...................................................................................................... 96
Change control and proactive notification ........................................................................................ 96
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 98
Troubleshooting resources ........................................................................................................................ 98
System battery ........................................................................................................................................ 98
Regulatory information .............................................................................................................. 100
Safety and regulatory compliance ........................................................................................................... 100
Belarus Kazakhstan Russia marking ......................................................................................................... 100
Turkey RoHS material content declaration................................................................................................. 101
Ukraine RoHS material content declaration ............................................................................................... 101
Warranty information ............................................................................................................................ 101
Electrostatic discharge............................................................................................................... 102
Preventing electrostatic discharge ............................................................................................................ 102
Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge................................................................................ 102
Specifications........................................................................................................................... 103
Environmental specifications ................................................................................................................... 103
Server specifications .............................................................................................................................. 103
Hot-plug power supply calculations.......................................................................................................... 103
Support and other resources ...................................................................................................... 104
Before you contact HP............................................................................................................................ 104
HP contact information........................................................................................................................... 104
Customer Self Repair ............................................................................................................................. 104

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Acronyms and abbreviations...................................................................................................... 112
Documentation feedback ........................................................................................................... 116
Index....................................................................................................................................... 117

Component identification 7
Component identification
Front panel components
Item Description
1 Hot-plug drive, Box 1 drive 1
2 Hot-plug drive, Box 1 drive 2
3 Option bay 1, PCI riser
4 Hot-plug drive, Box 1 drive 3
5 Hot-plug drive, Box 1 drive 4
6 Option bay 1, FlexibleLOM riser
7 SUV connector
8 Serial connector
9 NIC 1 connector
10 NIC 2 connector
11 iLO 4 connector

Component identification 8
Front panel LEDs and buttons
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 amber = System degraded
Flashing red (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = System critical
Fast-flashing red (4 Hz/cycles per sec) = Power fault**
3 UID button/LED Solid blue = Activated
Flashing blue (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Remote management or
firmware upgrade in progress
Off = Deactivated
4 NIC 1/iLO 4 speed LED Green = LAN connection using a GbE link
Amber = LAN connection using a 10 Mbps/100 Mbps link
Off = No link exists
5 NIC 1/iLO 4 status LED Solid green = Link to network
Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Network active
Off = No network activity
6
NIC 2 speed LED
Green = LAN connection using a GbE link
Amber = LAN connection using a 10 Mbps/100 Mbps link
Off = No link exists
7 NIC 2 status LED Solid green = Link to network
Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Network active
Off = No network activity
8 iLO 4 status LED Solid green = Link to network
Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Network active
Off = No network activity
9 iLO 4 speed LED Green = LAN connection using a GbE link
Amber = LAN connection using a 10 Mbps/100 Mbps link
Off = No link exists

Component identification 9
* 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 iLO/BIOS logs and the server troubleshooting guide.
Rear panel components
Item Description
1 Fan 8
2 Fan 7
3 HP APM interface
4 Power supply 4
5
Fan 4
6 Fan 3
7 Fan 1
8 Fan 2
9 Power supply 1
10 Power supply 2
11 Power supply 3
12 Fan 5
13 Fan 6

Component identification 10
Rear panel LEDs and buttons
Item Description Status
1-2, 4-7,
12-13
System fan LEDs Off = Normal
Amber = Fan has failed
3 UID button/LED Solid blue = Activated
Flashing blue (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Remote management or firmware
upgrade in progress
Off = Deactivated
8-11 Power supply LEDs Solid green = Normal
Off = One or more of the following conditions exists:
•
Power is unavailable
•
Power supply failed
•
Power supply is in standby mode
•
Power supply error
System board components

Component identification 11
Item Description
1 Cache module connector
2 PCIe x24 riser connector
3 SATA connector 2
4 SATA connector 1
5 System battery
6 Processor socket 2
7 Processor 2 DIMM slots
8 12-pin system board power connector
9 24-pin RPS connector
10 Processor 1 DIMM slots
11 Processor socket 1
12 Mini-SAS connector 2i
13 Mini-SAS connector 1i
14 microSD card slot
15 Hot-plug drive backplane sideband connector
16 FlexibleLOM x16 riser connector
17
System maintenance switch
18 TPM connector
19 NMI header
NOTE: This server supports PCIe Gen3 in the front LP PCIe slot and FlexibleLOM slot.
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.

Component identification 12
The arrow points to the front of the server.
System maintenance switch
Position Default Function
S1
Off
Off = iLO 4 security is enabled.
On = iLO 4 security is disabled.
S2 Off Off = System configuration can be
changed.
On = System configuration is locked.
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.

Component identification 13
CAUTION: Clearing CMOS and/or NVRAM deletes configuration information. Be sure to
properly configure the server or data loss could occur.
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 10).
For more information, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support/NMI).
Drive numbering
•Front hot-plug drive bay numbers (box 1)

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•Rear SFF drive bay numbers (box 0)
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.

Component identification 15
Item LED Status Definition
Off The drive is not configured by a RAID controller.

Operations 16
Operations
Power down the server
Before powering down the server for any upgrade or maintenance procedures, perform a backup of critical
server data and programs.
IMPORTANT: When the server is in standby mode, auxiliary power is still being provided to the
system.
To power down the server, use one of the following methods:
•Press and release the Power On/Standby button.
This method initiates a controlled shutdown of applications and the OS before the server enters standby
mode.
•Press and hold the Power On/Standby button for more than 4 seconds to force the server to enter
standby mode.
This method forces the server to enter standby mode without properly exiting applications and the OS.
If an application stops responding, you can use this method to force a shutdown.
•Use a virtual power button selection through iLO 4.
This method initiates a controlled remote shutdown of applications and the OS before the server enters
standby mode.
Before proceeding, verify the server is in standby mode by observing that the system power LED is amber.
Remove the server from the chassis
1. Power down the server (on page 16).
2. Disconnect all peripheral cables from the server.
CAUTION: To avoid damage to the server, always support the bottom of the server when
removing it from the chassis.
3. Remove the server from the chassis:
a. Press the release button on the front of the server, and then extend the tray handle.
b. Press the release button on the side of the server.

Operations 17
c. Use the tray handle to pull the server out of the chassis.
4. Place the server on a flat, level work surface.
Remove the front GPU cage
1. Power down the server (on page 16).
2. Disconnect all peripheral cables from the server.
3. Remove the server from the chassis (on page 16).
4. Remove the front GPU cage.
Install the front GPU cage
1. Align the GPU cage with the guiding pins, and then tighten the thumbscrews.

Operations 18
oLeft node
oRight node
2. Install the server into the chassis ("Installing the server into the chassis" on page 31).
3. Connect all peripheral cables to the server.
4. Power up the server.
Remove the interposer board
1. Power down the server (on page 16).
2. Disconnect all peripheral cables from the server.
3. Remove the server from the chassis (on page 16).
4. Remove the front GPU cage (on page 17).

Operations 19
5. Remove the interposer board.
Install the interposer board
1. Install the interposer board.
2. Install the front GPU cage (on page 17).
3. Install the server into the chassis ("Installing the server into the chassis" on page 31).
4. Connect all peripheral cables to the server.
5. Power up the server.
Remove the front GPU bracket
1. Power down the server (on page 16).
2. Disconnect all peripheral cables from the server.

Operations 20
3. Remove the server from the chassis (on page 16).
4. Remove the front GPU cage (on page 17).
5. Remove the interposer board assembly ("Remove the interposer board" on page 18).
6. Remove the front GPU bracket.
Install the front GPU bracket
1. Install the front GPU bracket into the server, and then tighten the thumbscrews.
2. Install the interposer board (on page 19).
3. Install the front GPU cage (on page 17).
4. Install the server into the chassis ("Installing the server into the chassis" on page 31).
5. Connect all peripheral cables to the server.
6. Power up the server.