HP ProLiant XL230a Gen9 User manual

HP ProLiant XL230a Gen9 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: 752036-001
September 2014
Edition: 1

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Contents 3
Contents
Component identification............................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components................................................................................................................................6
Front panel LEDs and buttons.........................................................................................................................7
Power fault LEDs.................................................................................................................................8
System board components ............................................................................................................................8
DIMM slot locations............................................................................................................................9
System maintenance switch .................................................................................................................9
Drive numbering ........................................................................................................................................10
Hot-plug drive LED definitions ......................................................................................................................11
I/O module bay numbering ........................................................................................................................11
I/O module slot definitions................................................................................................................12
Operations................................................................................................................................. 13
Power down the server ...............................................................................................................................13
Removing a drive blank ..............................................................................................................................13
Remove the drive........................................................................................................................................14
Remove the server ......................................................................................................................................14
Remove the processor air baffle...................................................................................................................15
Remove the PCI riser board assembly...........................................................................................................15
Remove the drive cage assembly .................................................................................................................16
Install the processor air baffle......................................................................................................................18
Install the PCI riser board assembly..............................................................................................................19
Install the server .........................................................................................................................................19
Setup......................................................................................................................................... 21
Setup overview ..........................................................................................................................................21
Installing the chassis into a rack...................................................................................................................21
Installing hardware options .........................................................................................................................21
Installing I/O modules and connecting them to the network ............................................................................21
Installing a server .......................................................................................................................................22
Powering up the chassis..............................................................................................................................23
Installing the operating system .....................................................................................................................24
Installing the system software.......................................................................................................................24
Registering the server..................................................................................................................................24
Hardware options installation....................................................................................................... 25
Introduction ...............................................................................................................................................25
Drives .......................................................................................................................................................25
Drive guidelines ...............................................................................................................................25
Installing a hot-plug drive ..................................................................................................................25
I/O module FlexibleLOM adapter options.....................................................................................................26
HP Ethernet Dual 1Gb 1-port 364i Adapter option ........................................................................................28
Memory options.........................................................................................................................................30
HP SmartMemory .............................................................................................................................31
Memory subsystem architecture .........................................................................................................31
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs .................................................................................................31
DIMM identification..........................................................................................................................32

Contents 4
Memory configurations .....................................................................................................................32
General DIMM slot population guidelines ...........................................................................................33
Installing a DIMM.............................................................................................................................34
PCIe expansion board options.....................................................................................................................35
Processor option.........................................................................................................................................36
HP Trusted Platform Module option ..............................................................................................................40
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board .......................................................................................41
Retaining the recovery key/password.................................................................................................42
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module.................................................................................................42
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 44
Internal server cabling ................................................................................................................................44
Drive cabling...................................................................................................................................44
Front panel LED board assembly cabling ............................................................................................45
SUV cable connectors.................................................................................................................................45
Software and configuration utilities ............................................................................................... 46
Server mode ..............................................................................................................................................46
Product QuickSpecs....................................................................................................................................46
HP iLO ......................................................................................................................................................46
Active Health System ........................................................................................................................47
HP RESTful API .................................................................................................................................48
Integrated Management Log..............................................................................................................48
Intelligent Provisioning ......................................................................................................................49
HP Insight Remote Support ................................................................................................................50
HP Insight Online .............................................................................................................................50
Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux.............................................................................................51
HP Service Pack for ProLiant........................................................................................................................51
HP Smart Update Manager ...............................................................................................................51
HP UEFI System Utilities...............................................................................................................................52
Using HP UEFI System Utilities ...........................................................................................................52
Flexible boot control .........................................................................................................................52
Restoring and customizing configuration settings .................................................................................53
Secure Boot configuration .................................................................................................................53
Embedded UEFI shell........................................................................................................................53
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID.............................................................................54
Utilities and features ...................................................................................................................................54
HP Smart Storage Administrator.........................................................................................................54
ROMPaq utility.................................................................................................................................55
Automatic Server Recovery................................................................................................................55
USB support ....................................................................................................................................55
Redundant ROM support...................................................................................................................55
Keeping the system current..........................................................................................................................56
Access to HP Support Materials .........................................................................................................56
Drivers ............................................................................................................................................56
Software and firmware .....................................................................................................................56
HP operating systems and virtualization software support for ProLiant servers .........................................57
HP Technology Service Portfolio.........................................................................................................57
Change control and proactive notification ..........................................................................................57
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................... 58
Troubleshooting resources ...........................................................................................................................58
Battery replacement .................................................................................................................... 59

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Regulatory information ................................................................................................................ 61
Safety and regulatory compliance................................................................................................................61
Belarus Kazakhstan Russia marking..............................................................................................................61
Turkey RoHS material content declaration .....................................................................................................62
Ukraine RoHS material content declaration ...................................................................................................62
Warranty information .................................................................................................................................62
Electrostatic discharge................................................................................................................. 63
Preventing electrostatic discharge ................................................................................................................63
Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge....................................................................................63
Specifications............................................................................................................................. 64
Environmental specifications........................................................................................................................64
Server specifications...................................................................................................................................64
Support and other resources ........................................................................................................ 65
Before you contact HP ................................................................................................................................65
HP contact information................................................................................................................................65
Customer Self Repair ..................................................................................................................................65
Acronyms and abbreviations........................................................................................................ 73
Documentation feedback ............................................................................................................. 75
Index......................................................................................................................................... 76

Component identification 6
Component identification
Front panel components
Item Description
1 Drive box 1, drive bay 2
2 Drive box 1, drive bay 1
3 SUV connector
4
Drive box 2, drive bay 2
5 Drive box 2, drive bay 1
6
Server tray release lever
7 Server tray release latch
8 Serial label pull tab

Component identification 7
Front panel LEDs and buttons
Item Description Status
1 UID button/LED* Solid blue = Activated
Flashing blue (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Remote
management or firmware upgrade 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 amber = System degraded
Flashing red (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = System critical
Fast-flashing red (4 Hz/cycles per sec) = Power fault
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 8)."
**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.

Component identification 8
Power fault LEDs
When the front panel LEDs are flashing simultaneously, a power fault has occurred. The following table
provides a list of power fault LEDs, and the subsystems that are affected. Not all power faults are used by all
servers.
Subsystem LED behavior
System board 1 flash
Processor 2 flashes
Memory
3 flashes
Riser board PCIe slots 4 flashes
FlexibleLOM 5 flashes
Removable HP Flexible Smart Array
controller/Smart SAS HBA controller
6 flashes
System board PCIe slots 7 flashes
Power backplane or storage backplane 8 flashes
Power supply 9 flashes
For more information, see "Front panel LEDs and buttons (on page 7)."
System board components
Item Description
1 PCIe riser board connector
2 TPM connector
3 System battery
4 Processor 2
5 Processor 2 DIMMs
6 Processor 1 DIMMs
7 Processor 1

Component identification 9
Item Description
8 Rear I/O connector
9 Processor 1 DIMMs
10
MicroSD card slot riser
11 Processor 2 DIMMs
12 SATA connector drive box 2
13 SATA connector drive box 1
14 System maintenance switch
15 Backplane power connector drive box 1
16 Backplane power connector drive box 2
17 Front panel LED board cable connector
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.
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.

Component identification 10
Position Default Function
S6 Off Off = No function.
On = ROM reads system configuration
as invalid.
S7 Off Off = Set default boot mode to UEFI.
On = Set default boot mode to legacy.
S8 — Reserved
S9 — Reserved
S10 — Reserved
S11 — Reserved
S12 — Reserved
To access the redundant ROM, set S1, S5, and S6 to on.
When the system maintenance switch position 6 is set to the On position, the system is prepared to erase all
system configuration settings from both CMOS and NVRAM.
CAUTION: Clearing CMOS and/or NVRAM deletes configuration information. Be sure to
properly configure the server or data loss could occur.
Drive numbering
Item Description
1 Drive box 1, drive bay 1
2 Drive box 1, drive bay 2

Component identification 11
Item Description
3 Drive box 2, drive bay 1
4 Drive box 2, drive bay 2
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.
I/O module bay numbering
I/O modules are specific to each server and are installed in the rear of the chassis.

Component identification 12
The chassis has ten I/O module bays located in the rear of the chassis.
For more information about product features, specifications, options, configurations, and compatibility, see
the product QuickSpecs on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/qs).
I/O module slot definitions
Item Slot description
1 PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 2, 1)
2 PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 2, 1)

Operations 13
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.
Removing a drive blank
Remove the component as indicated.
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless
all bays are populated with either a component or a blank.

Operations 14
Remove the drive
1. Determine the status of the drive from the drive LED definitions ("Hot-plug drive LED definitions" on page
11).
2. Back up all data on the drive.
3. Remove the drive.
Remove the server
IMPORTANT: When removing a server from an even numbered bay that remains unoccupied by
another server for an extended period of time, the performance of the server installed in the bay
to the immediate left may be impacted.

Operations 15
Remove the processor air baffle
1. Power down the server (on page 13).
2. Disconnect all peripheral cables from the server.
3. Remove the server (on page 14).
4. Release the two tabs on each side of the server.
5. Remove the processor air baffle.
Remove the PCI riser board assembly
1. Power down the server (on page 13).

Operations 16
2. Disconnect all peripheral cables from the server.
3. Remove the server (on page 14).
4. Place the server on a flat, level work surface.
IMPORTANT: Both T-10 and T-15 screws are required for this procedure. When replacing the
component, be sure to install the screws in the proper location. Failure to do so will cause the
server to not install properly into the chassis.
5. Using a T-10 Torx screwdriver, remove the PCI riser board assembly.
6. Disconnect all cables connected to existing expansion boards.
Remove the drive cage assembly
1. Back up all server data on the drive.
2. Power down the server (on page 13).
3. Disconnect all peripheral cables from the server.
4. Remove the server (on page 14).
5. Place the server on a flat, level work surface.
6. Remove the PCI riser board assembly (on page 15).

Operations 17
7. Disconnect all cables from the drive cage backplane.
8. Disconnect the front panel LED board assembly cables.
9. Remove all drives ("Remove the drive" on page 14).

Operations 18
10. Using a T-10 Torx screwdriver, remove the drive cage assembly.
To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.
Install the processor air baffle
1. Install the processor air baffle.
IMPORTANT: If the DIMM latches are not fully closed, the baffle will not sit properly.
2. Install the server into the chassis ("Install the server" on page 19).
3. Connect all peripheral cables to the server.
4. Press the Power On/Standby button.

Operations 19
The server exits standby mode and applies full power to the system. The system power LED changes
from amber to green.
Install the PCI riser board assembly
1. Connect all cables to existing expansion boards.
2. Align the PCI riser board with the corresponding connector on the system board, and then press down
the riser cage.
3. Using a T-10 Torx screwdriver, install the PCI riser board assembly.
4. Install the server (on page 19).
5. Connect all peripheral cables to the server.
6. Press the Power On/Standby button.
The server exits standby mode and applies full power to the system. The system power LED changes
from amber to green.
Install the server
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the chassis unless
all bays are populated with a component or a blank.
When installing servers in the chassis, observe the following guidelines to ensure proper air flow:
•Always populate the enclosure from right to left, beginning with bay 10.
•Operate servers only when the open side of the server is enclosed by either another server, a divider,
or the chassis wall.

Operations 20
To install the component:
1. Prepare the server for installation.
2. Install the server. When seated properly, the server will be flush with the front of the chassis and the
release lever will close completely without resistance.
3. Press the Power On/Standby button.
The server powers down and enters standby mode. The system power LED changes from green to
amber. Power is still applied to the server.