HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Plus User manual

HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Plus Server User
Guide
Part Number: P18880-001a
Published: January 2020
Edition: 2
Abstract
This document is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems.
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Contents
Component identification................................................................................................ 7
Front panel components..............................................................................................................................................................................................7
Serial number/iLO information pull tab............................................................................................................................................ 8
Front panel LEDs and buttons.................................................................................................................................................................................8
LFF drive model...............................................................................................................................................................................................8
SFF drive model...............................................................................................................................................................................................9
UID button functionality..........................................................................................................................................................................11
Front panel LED power fault codes..................................................................................................................................................11
Rear panel components............................................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Rear panel LEDs............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12
System board components..................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
System maintenance switch descriptions.....................................................................................................................................14
DIMM slot locations....................................................................................................................................................................................15
DIMM label identification........................................................................................................................................................................15
Processor and socket components................................................................................................................................................... 17
Drive box identification.............................................................................................................................................................................................17
Drive bay numbering.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Drive LEDs and buttons............................................................................................................................................................................................20
Low profile LFF drive LED definitions............................................................................................................................................ 20
Hot-plug drive LED definitions........................................................................................................................................................... 21
uFF drive components and LEDs.......................................................................................................................................................22
PCIe expansion slot definitions.............................................................................................................................................................................23
PCIe4 slot description................................................................................................................................................................................................ 24
Riser board components...........................................................................................................................................................................................25
Fan bay numbering......................................................................................................................................................................................................26
Operations........................................................................................................................ 27
Removing the bezel.....................................................................................................................................................................................................27
Powering up the server............................................................................................................................................................................................. 27
Powering down the server.......................................................................................................................................................................................28
Accessing the product rear panel....................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Extending the server from the rack................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Removing the server from the rack....................................................................................................................................................................31
Removing the inner rack rails................................................................................................................................................................................32
Installing the inner rack rails.................................................................................................................................................................................. 33
Removing the access panel.....................................................................................................................................................................................33
Installing the access panel.......................................................................................................................................................................................34
Removing the outer drive cage............................................................................................................................................................................ 35
Installing the outer drive cage.............................................................................................................................................................................. 39
Removing an inner drive cage...............................................................................................................................................................................42
Installing an inner drive cage.................................................................................................................................................................................43
Removing the air bale............................................................................................................................................................................................. 45
Installing the air bale............................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Removing a riser cage................................................................................................................................................................................................47
Installing a riser cage..................................................................................................................................................................................................48
Removing a riser blank.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 49
Removing the media bay blank............................................................................................................................................................................ 51
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Setup..................................................................................................................................53
Optional service.............................................................................................................................................................................................................53
Initial system installation..........................................................................................................................................................................................53
HPE Installation Service.......................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Setting up the server.................................................................................................................................................................................54
Operational requirements........................................................................................................................................................................................58
Space and airflow requirements.........................................................................................................................................................58
Temperature requirements................................................................................................................................................................... 58
Power requirements.................................................................................................................................................................................. 59
Electrical grounding requirements....................................................................................................................................................59
Server warnings and cautions............................................................................................................................................................................... 59
Rack warnings.................................................................................................................................................................................................................60
Electrostatic discharge.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 61
Installing the server into the rack........................................................................................................................................................................61
POST screen options.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 63
Operating system......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 63
Installing the operating system with Intelligent Provisioning.......................................................................................... 64
Installing or deploying an operating system...............................................................................................................................64
Hardware options installation...................................................................................... 65
Introduction......................................................................................................................................................................................................................65
Installing the bezel.......................................................................................................................................................................................................65
Drive options................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Drive guidelines............................................................................................................................................................................................66
Installing a hot-plug SAS/SATA or NVMe drive........................................................................................................................66
Installing a uFF drive and SCM drive carrier............................................................................................................................... 69
Drive cage options....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 71
Installing a 2SFF SAS/SATA, NVMe, or uFF drive cage........................................................................................................71
Upgrading 4LFF to 8LFF........................................................................................................................................................................73
Upgrading 8SFF to 16SFF..................................................................................................................................................................... 74
Riser cage options........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 76
Installing the secondary low profile PCIe riser cage............................................................................................................... 76
Installing the secondary full height PCIe riser cage................................................................................................................77
Storage controller options.......................................................................................................................................................................................79
Installing a Smart Array type-a modular controller................................................................................................................ 79
Installing a Smart Array PCIe plug-in controller....................................................................................................................... 81
Configuring an HPE Smart Array Gen10 controller................................................................................................................84
Energy pack options................................................................................................................................................................................................... 85
HPE Smart Storage Battery.................................................................................................................................................................. 85
Installing an energy pack........................................................................................................................................................................85
Expansion board options..........................................................................................................................................................................................87
Installing an expansion board..............................................................................................................................................................87
Installing the HPE 12GB SAS expander card..............................................................................................................................90
Installing the M.2 SSD enablement option.....................................................................................................................................................91
ODD options.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 92
Installing the ODD in LFF....................................................................................................................................................................... 92
Installing the ODD in SFF....................................................................................................................................................................... 95
Fan option......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 97
Fan population..............................................................................................................................................................................................97
Fan mode behavior.....................................................................................................................................................................................98
Installing a fan...............................................................................................................................................................................................99
Memory options..........................................................................................................................................................................................................100
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DIMM population information...........................................................................................................................................................100
Memory speed tables.............................................................................................................................................................................100
Installing a DIMM......................................................................................................................................................................................100
Installing the chassis intrusion detection switch.....................................................................................................................................101
Installing the serial port cable............................................................................................................................................................................ 103
Power supply options..............................................................................................................................................................................................104
Hot-plug power supply calculations............................................................................................................................................. 104
Installing a redundant hot-plug power supply........................................................................................................................104
Installing rack rails.....................................................................................................................................................................................................106
Installing the cable management arm........................................................................................................................................................... 106
Cabling............................................................................................................................ 107
Cabling guidelines..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 107
Cable routing: 4/8LFF drive model................................................................................................................................................................. 108
Cable routing: 8/16/20 SFF SAS/SATA drive model............................................................................................................................110
Cable routing: 8/16 NVMe drive model........................................................................................................................................................114
Cable routing: 2SFF/2 + 2SFF SAS/SATA/uFF drives......................................................................................................................... 115
Cable routing: 2NVMe/2 + 2NVMe drives.................................................................................................................................................. 117
Cable routing: Optical drive................................................................................................................................................................................. 118
Cable routing: Front I/O......................................................................................................................................................................................... 119
Cable routing: Serial port.......................................................................................................................................................................................120
Cable routing: Chassis intrusion detection switch..................................................................................................................................121
Cable routing: M.2 enablement board........................................................................................................................................................... 121
Cable routing: Controller backup power cable......................................................................................................................................... 121
Cable routing: Energy pack..................................................................................................................................................................................122
Software and configuration utilities......................................................................... 123
Server mode..................................................................................................................................................................................................................123
Product QuickSpecs................................................................................................................................................................................................. 123
Active Health System Viewer............................................................................................................................................................................. 123
Active Health System............................................................................................................................................................................ 123
HPE iLO 5.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................124
iLO Federation........................................................................................................................................................................................... 125
iLO Service Port........................................................................................................................................................................................ 125
iLO RESTful API........................................................................................................................................................................................ 126
RESTful Interface Tool..........................................................................................................................................................................126
iLO Amplifier Pack...................................................................................................................................................................................126
Integrated Management Log..............................................................................................................................................................................126
Intelligent Provisioning.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 126
Intelligent Provisioning operation..................................................................................................................................................127
Management Security............................................................................................................................................................................................. 128
Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux.................................................................................................................................................... 128
UEFI System Utilities............................................................................................................................................................................................... 128
Selecting the boot mode .....................................................................................................................................................................129
Secure Boot..................................................................................................................................................................................................129
Launching the Embedded UEFI Shell ..........................................................................................................................................130
HPE Smart Storage Administrator.................................................................................................................................................................. 130
HPE InfoSight for servers ....................................................................................................................................................................................131
USB support..................................................................................................................................................................................................................131
External USB functionality..................................................................................................................................................................131
Redundant ROM support...................................................................................................................................................................................... 131
Safety and security benefits.............................................................................................................................................................. 132
Keeping the system current................................................................................................................................................................................ 132
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Updating firmware or system ROM...............................................................................................................................................132
Drivers.............................................................................................................................................................................................................134
Software and firmware..........................................................................................................................................................................134
Operating system version support................................................................................................................................................ 135
HPE Pointnext Portfolio.......................................................................................................................................................................135
Proactive notifications...........................................................................................................................................................................135
System battery replacement...................................................................................... 136
System battery information.................................................................................................................................................................................136
Removing and replacing the system battery............................................................................................................................................ 136
Troubleshooting............................................................................................................138
NMI functionality........................................................................................................................................................................................................138
Troubleshooting resources..................................................................................................................................................................................138
Specifications.................................................................................................................139
Environmental specifications..............................................................................................................................................................................139
Mechanical specifications......................................................................................................................................................................................140
Power supply specifications................................................................................................................................................................................ 140
HPE 500W Flex Slot Platinum Hot-plug Low Halogen Power Supply..................................................................... 140
HPE 800W Flex Slot Platinum Hot-plug Low Halogen Power Supply..................................................................... 141
HPE 800W Flex Slot Titanium Hot-plug Low Halogen Power Supply..................................................................... 142
HPE 800W Flex Slot Universal Hot-plug Low Halogen Power Supply.................................................................... 143
HPE 800W Flex Slot -48VDC Hot-plug Low Halogen Power Supply....................................................................... 144
HPE 1600W Flex Slot Platinum Hot-plug Low Halogen Power Supply.................................................................. 145
Websites......................................................................................................................... 146
Support and other resources...................................................................................... 147
Accessing Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support..................................................................................................................................... 147
Accessing updates.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 147
Remote support..........................................................................................................................................................................................................148
Warranty information..............................................................................................................................................................................................148
Regulatory information.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 148
Documentation feedback......................................................................................................................................................................................149
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Component identification
Front panel components
LFF drive model
Item Description
1 Optical drive (optional, for short chassis only)
2Serial label pull tab
3 iLO service port
4 USB 30 port
5 LFF drive bays (up to 12 LFF drives)
SFF SAS/SATA/NVMe drive model
Item Description
1Serial label pull tab
2 Optical drive cage (optional, for short chassis only)
3 2SFF SAS/SATA/NVMe drive cage (optional, for short chassis only)
4 2SFF dual uFF M.2 drive cage (optional, for short chassis only)
Table Continued
Component identification 7

Item Description
5 Media bay blank
6 USB 30 port
7 iLO service port
8 SFF drive bays (up to 24 SAS/SATA/NVMe drives)
Serial number/iLO information pull tab
The serial number/iLO information pull tab is double-sided. One side shows the server serial number and the customer
asset tag label. The other side shows the default iLO account information and QR code label.
Use a mobile device to scan the QR code label to display the server mobile product page (https://www.hpe.com/qref/
dl325gen10plus). This page contains links to server setup information, spare part numbers, QuickSpecs, troubleshooting
resources, and other useful product links.
Front panel LEDs and buttons
LFF drive model
Item Description Status
1 UID button/LED Solid blue = Activated
Flashing blue:
• 1 flash per second = Remote management or firmware
upgrade in progress
• 4 flashes per second = iLO manual reboot sequence
initiated
• 8 flashes per second = iLO manual reboot sequence in
progress
O = Deactivated
2NIC status LED Solid green = Link to network
Flashing green (1 flash per second) = Network active
O = No network activity
Table Continued
8Component identification

Item Description Status
3 Health LED Solid green = Normal
Flashing green (1 flash per second) = iLO is rebooting
Flashing amber = System degraded1
Flashing red (1 flash per second) = System critical1
4 Power On/Standby button and
system power LED Solid green = System on
Flashing green (1 flash per second) = Performing power on
sequence
Solid amber = System in standby
O = No power present 2
1 If the health LED indicates a degraded or critical state, review the system Integrated Management Log (IML) or use HPE iLO to review
the system health status.
2 If the system power LED is o, verify the following conditions:
• Facility power is present.
• The power supply is installed and is working correctly.
• The power cord is attached and is connected to a power source.
• The front I/O cable is connected.
If all LEDs described in this table flash simultaneously, a power fault has occurred. For more information, see "Power fault
LEDs".
SFF drive model
Component identification 9

Item Description Status
1 Power On/Standby button and
system power LED Solid green = System on
Flashing green (1 flash per second) = Performing power on
sequence
Solid amber = System in standby
O = No power present 1
2 Health LED Solid green = Normal
Flashing green (1 flash per second) = iLO is rebooting
Flashing amber = System degraded2
Flashing red (1 flash per second) = System critical2
3 NIC status LED Solid green = Link to network
Flashing green (1 flash per second) = Network active
O = No network activity
4 UID button/LED Solid blue = Activated
Flashing blue:
• 1 flash per second = Remote management or firmware
upgrade in progress
• 4 flashes per second = iLO manual reboot sequence
initiated
• 8 flashes per second = iLO manual reboot sequence in
progress
O = Deactivated
1 If the system power LED is o, verify the following conditions:
• Facility power is present.
• The power supply is installed and is working correctly.
• The power cord is attached and is connected to a power source.
• The front I/O cable is connected.
2 If the health LED indicates a degraded or critical state, review the system Integrated Management Log (IML) or use HPE iLO to review
the system health status.
If all LEDs described in this table flash simultaneously, a power fault has occurred. For more information, see "Power fault
LEDs".
10 Component identification

UID button functionality
The UID button can be used to display the Server Health Summary when the server will not power on. For more
information, see the iLO user guide on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website (https://www.hpe.com/support/ilo-
docs).
Front panel LED power fault codes
The following table provides a list of power fault codes, and the subsystems that are aected. 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 Smart Array SR Gen10 controller 6 flashes
System board PCIe slots 7 flashes
Power backplane or storage backplane 8 flashes
Power supply 9 flashes
Rear panel components
Item Description
1 Slot 1 PCIe4 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1)1
2 Slot 2 PCIe4 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1)1
3 Slot 3 PCIe4 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1)1(optional)
4 Flex Slot power supply 2 (hot-plug, optional)
5 Flex Slot power supply 1 (hot-plug)
6 Serial port (optional)
7 USB 30 ports (2)
8 iLO Management port
9 Video port
10 Small OCP NIC 30 slot (optional)
Component identification 11

1 For more information, see PCIe expansion slot definitions.
Rear panel LEDs
Item LED Status Definition
1 NIC link Green Network link
O No network link
2 NIC status Solid Green Linked to network
Flashing green Network active
O No network activity
3 UID Solid blue Activated
Flashing blue 1 flash per sec = Remote management or
firmware upgrade in progress
4 flashes per sec = iLO manual reboot
sequence initiated
8 flashes per sec = iLO manual reboot
sequence in progress
O Deactivated
4 Power supply Solid green Normal
O System is o or power supply has failed.
12 Component identification

System board components
Item Description
1 Serial port connector
2 Secondary PCIe riser connector
3 System maintenance switch
4 Storage controller backup power connector 2
5 GPU power connector 2
6 Primary PCIe riser connector
7 System battery
8 NVMe port 6A
9 OCP NIC 30 connector
10 OCP X16 upgrade connector
11 Internal USB 30 connector
12 Storage controller backup power connector 1
13 Energy pack connector
14 NVMe/SATA port 9A
Table Continued
Component identification 13

Item Description
15 NVMe port 4A
16 NVMe/SATA port 8A
17 NVMe port 5A
18 Front I/O connector
19 Fan connector 8
20 GPU power connector 1
21 Fan connector 7
22 Fan connector 6
23 TPM connector
24 Fan connector 5
25 Fan connector 4
26 NVMe port 3A
27 NVMe port 1A
28 Fan connector 3
29 NVMe port 2A
30 Fan connector 2
31 Fan connector 1
32 Smart Array modular controller connector/NVMe port 7A
33 Drive backplane power connector 3
34 Drive backplane power connector 2
35 Chassis intrusion detection switch connector
36 Drive backplane power connector 1
System maintenance switch descriptions
Position Default Function
S11O O = iLO security is enabled.
On = iLO security is disabled.
S2 O Reserved
S3 O Reserved
S4 O Reserved
S51O O = Power-on password is enabled.
On = Power-on password is disabled.
Table Continued
14 Component identification

Position Default Function
S61, 2, 3O O = No function
On = Restore default manufacturing settings
S7 O Reserved
S8 — Reserved
S9 — Reserved
S10 — Reserved
S11 — Reserved
S12 — Reserved
1 To access the redundant ROM, set S1, S5, and S6 to On.
2 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.
3 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.
DIMM slot locations
DIMM slots are numbered sequentially (1 through 16). The supported Advance Memory Protection (AMP) modes use the
letter assignments for population guidelines.
The arrow points to the front of the server.
DIMM label identification
To determine DIMM characteristics, see the label attached to the DIMM. The information in this section helps you to use
the label to locate specific information about the DIMM.
Component identification 15

Item Description Example
1 Capacity 8 GB
16 GB
32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
256 GB
2 Rank 1R = Single rank
2R = Dual rank
4R = Quad rank
8R = Octal rank
3 Data width on DRAM x4 = 4-bit
x8 = 8-bit
4 Memory generation PC4 = DDR4
5 Maximum memory speed 3200 MT/s
6 CAS latency AA = CAS 22-22-22
AA = CAS 26-22-22 (for 3DS LRDIMM)
7 DIMM type R = RDIMM (registered)
L = LRDIMM (load reduced)
For more information about product features, specifications, options, configurations, and compatibility, see the HPE DDR4
SmartMemory QuickSpecs on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website (https://www.hpe.com/support/
DDR4SmartMemoryQS).
16 Component identification

Processor and socket components
Item Description
1 Pin field
2 Rail frame
3 Carrier frame
4 Processor
5 Force frame
6 Captive screws (Torx T-20)
Drive box identification
• LFF drive model
◦Short chassis
◦Long chassis
Component identification 17

Item Description
1 Box 1
2 Box 21
3 Box 31
1 Optional
• SFF drive model
◦Short chassis
◦Long chassis
NOTE: 2SFF drive cage is not supported in long chassis configuration.
18 Component identification

Item Description
1 Box 1
2 Box 21
3 Box 31
4 Box 41
5 Box 51
1 Optional
Drive bay numbering
• LFF drive model
Box 1
Box 2/Box 3
• SFF drive model
Short Chassis - Box 1/Box 2
Drive numbering color Description
Green 8SFF SAS/SATA/NVMe drives
Orange 2SFF SAS/SATA/NVMe drives (optional)
Blue Dual uFF M.2 drives (optional)
Short Chassis - Box 3/Box 4
Component identification 19

Drive numbering color Description
Green 8SFF SAS/SATA/NVMe drives
Orange 2SFF SAS/SATA/NVMe drives (optional)1
Blue Dual uFF M.2 drives (optional)
1 If 8NVMe drives are installed in box 3, only 2NVMe drives are supported in box 4 using 1-port NVMe adapter due to the cabling
limitation.
Long chassis - Box 1
Drive numbering color Description
Green 8SFF SAS/SATA/NVMe drives
Long chassis - Box 3/Box 5
Drive numbering color Description
Green 8SFF SAS/SATA/NVMe drives
Drive LEDs and buttons
Low profile LFF drive LED definitions
20 Component identification