HPE ProLiant ML150 Gen9 User manual

HPE ProLiant ML150 Gen9 Server
User Guide
Abstract
This document is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems. Hewlett Packard Enterprise
assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy
levels.
Part Number: 781743-005
Octorber 2017
Edition: 6

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Contents 3
Contents
Component identification ..........................................................................................................................6
Front panel components...........................................................................................................................................6
Front panel LEDs and buttons..................................................................................................................................7
Rear panel components ...........................................................................................................................................8
Rear panel LEDs ......................................................................................................................................................9
System board components.....................................................................................................................................10
System maintenance switch ........................................................................................................................11
NMI functionality..........................................................................................................................................11
DIMM slot locations .....................................................................................................................................12
Fan locations ..........................................................................................................................................................13
Drive numbering .....................................................................................................................................................14
Hot-plug drive LED definitions................................................................................................................................15
Operations ..............................................................................................................................................17
Power down the server...........................................................................................................................................17
Power up the server ...............................................................................................................................................17
Remove the tower bezel.........................................................................................................................................17
Install the tower bezel.............................................................................................................................................18
Remove the access panel ......................................................................................................................................18
Install the access panel ..........................................................................................................................................19
Remove the PCI air baffle ......................................................................................................................................20
Installing the PCI air baffle .....................................................................................................................................21
Remove the system air baffle.................................................................................................................................22
Install the system air baffle.....................................................................................................................................22
Remove the fans ....................................................................................................................................................23
Install the fans ........................................................................................................................................................24
Setup ......................................................................................................................................................26
Optional services....................................................................................................................................................26
Optimum environment ............................................................................................................................................26
Space and airflow requirements ..................................................................................................................26
Temperature requirements..........................................................................................................................27
Power requirements ....................................................................................................................................27
Electrical grounding requirements...............................................................................................................28
Server warnings and cautions ................................................................................................................................28
Identifying tower server shipping carton contents ..................................................................................................29
Installing hardware options.....................................................................................................................................29
Setting up a tower server .......................................................................................................................................29
Installing the server into a rack...............................................................................................................................29
Rack warnings........................................................................................................................................................31
Powering on and selecting boot options in UEFI Boot Mode .................................................................................31
Installing the operating system...............................................................................................................................31
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................................32
Hardware options installation..................................................................................................................33
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................33
Second processor option........................................................................................................................................33
Drive options ..........................................................................................................................................................39
Installing a hot-plug drive.............................................................................................................................39
Installing a non-hot-plug drive .....................................................................................................................40
Memory options......................................................................................................................................................44
Memory-processor compatibility information...............................................................................................44
SmartMemory..............................................................................................................................................46
Memory subsystem architecture..................................................................................................................46
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs..........................................................................................................47

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DIMM identification......................................................................................................................................47
Memory configurations ................................................................................................................................48
General DIMM slot population guidelines....................................................................................................49
Identifying the processor type......................................................................................................................50
Installing a DIMM.........................................................................................................................................50
Expansion board ....................................................................................................................................................51
GPU enablement kit ...............................................................................................................................................53
PCI air baffle option................................................................................................................................................57
Storage controller options ......................................................................................................................................58
Installing a storage controller.......................................................................................................................58
Dedicated iLO port management module option....................................................................................................60
Enabling the dedicated iLO management module.......................................................................................61
Redundant power supply option.............................................................................................................................62
Installing the redundant power supply option ..............................................................................................62
HPE Smart Storage Battery holder option..............................................................................................................67
Optical drive option.................................................................................................................................................69
Mini-SAS H240 cable option ..................................................................................................................................72
Mini-SAS P440/P840 cable option .........................................................................................................................74
Eight-bay SFF hot-plug drive cage option ..............................................................................................................76
Four-bay LFF non-hot-plug drive cage option ........................................................................................................79
Four-bay LFF hot-plug drive cage option ...............................................................................................................82
LFF drive enablement option..................................................................................................................................85
HP Trusted Platform Module option .......................................................................................................................88
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board..............................................................................................88
Retaining the recovery key/password..........................................................................................................90
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ........................................................................................................90
Cabling....................................................................................................................................................91
Front panel cabling.................................................................................................................................................91
Storage cabling ......................................................................................................................................................92
Hot-plug SFF drive cabling..........................................................................................................................92
Hot-plug LFF drive cabling ..........................................................................................................................94
Non-hot plug LFF drive cabling ...................................................................................................................96
Power cabling.........................................................................................................................................................97
HPE 550 W Power Supply cabling (non-hot-plug).......................................................................................97
Redundant Power Supply backplane cabling..............................................................................................98
System board power cabling .......................................................................................................................98
Cache module backup power cabling..........................................................................................................99
HPE Smart Storage Battery cabling ............................................................................................................99
Graphic card power cabling.......................................................................................................................100
Optical drive cabling .............................................................................................................................................100
Fan cabling...........................................................................................................................................................101
Software and configuration utilities .......................................................................................................102
Server mode.........................................................................................................................................................102
Product QuickSpecs.............................................................................................................................................102
HPE iLO ...............................................................................................................................................................102
Active Health System ................................................................................................................................103
RESTful API support for iLO......................................................................................................................104
Integrated Management Log .....................................................................................................................104
Intelligent Provisioning .........................................................................................................................................104
HPE Insight Diagnostics ............................................................................................................................105
HPE Insight Diagnostics survey functionality ............................................................................................105
Erase Utility ...............................................................................................................................................105
Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux ..............................................................................................................106
Service Pack for ProLiant.....................................................................................................................................106
HP Smart Update Manager .......................................................................................................................106
HPE UEFI System Utilities ...................................................................................................................................106
Using UEFI System Utilities.......................................................................................................................107
Flexible boot control ..................................................................................................................................107
Restoring and customizing configuration settings .....................................................................................108
Secure Boot configuration .........................................................................................................................108

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Embedded UEFI shell................................................................................................................................108
Embedded Diagnostics option...................................................................................................................109
RESTful API support for UEFI ...................................................................................................................109
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ...............................................................................109
Utilities and features.............................................................................................................................................109
HPE Smart Storage Administrator.............................................................................................................109
Automatic Server Recovery.......................................................................................................................110
USB support ..............................................................................................................................................110
Redundant ROM support...........................................................................................................................110
Keeping the system current..................................................................................................................................111
Access to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Materials .........................................................................111
Updating firmware or System ROM...........................................................................................................111
Drivers .......................................................................................................................................................113
Software and firmware...............................................................................................................................113
Operating System Version Support...........................................................................................................113
Version control...........................................................................................................................................113
Operating systems and virtualization software support for ProLiant servers.............................................114
HPE Technology Service Portfolio ............................................................................................................114
Change control and proactive notification .................................................................................................114
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................................115
Troubleshooting resources...................................................................................................................................115
System battery replacement .................................................................................................................116
Warranty and regulatory information.....................................................................................................118
Warranty information ............................................................................................................................................118
Regulatory information .........................................................................................................................................118
Safety and regulatory compliance .............................................................................................................118
Belarus Kazakhstan Russia marking.........................................................................................................118
Turkey RoHS material content declaration................................................................................................119
Ukraine RoHS material content declaration ..............................................................................................119
GS Gloss declaration.................................................................................................................................119
Specifications........................................................................................................................................120
Environmental specifications................................................................................................................................120
Server specifications ............................................................................................................................................120
Power supply specifications .................................................................................................................................121
Hot-plug power supply calculations......................................................................................................................121
Support and other resources ................................................................................................................122
Accessing Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support...................................................................................................122
Information to collect .................................................................................................................................122
Accessing updates ...............................................................................................................................................122
Websites...............................................................................................................................................................122
Customer Self Repair ...........................................................................................................................................123
Remote support....................................................................................................................................................130
Acronyms and abbreviations.................................................................................................................131
Documentation feedback ......................................................................................................................135
Index .....................................................................................................................................................136

Component identification 6
Component identification
Front panel components
Item
Description
1
Media bays (2)
2
Slim optical disk drive (optional)
3
USB 3.0 connectors
4
Box 2
5
Box 1

Component identification 7
Front panel LEDs and buttons
Item
Description
Status
1
Health LED
Solid green = Normal1
Flashing green (1 flash per second) = iLO is rebooting
Flashing amber = System degraded
Flashing red (1 flash per second) = System critical
2
NIC status LED
Solid green = Link to network
Flashing green (1 flash per second) = Network active
Off = No network activity
3
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
Off = No power present2
1To identify components in a degraded or critical state, review the system IML or use iLO to review the system health
status.
2Facility 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
Rear panel components
Item
Description
1
Video connector
2
USB 3.0 connectors
3
USB 2.0 connectors
4
Slot 1 PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1), for Processor 2
5
Slot 2 PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1), for Processor 1
6
Slot 3 PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1), for Processor 2
7
Slot 4 PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1), for Processor 1
8
Slot 5 PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1), for Processor 1
9
Slot 6 PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1), for Processor 1
10
Power supply
11
Padlock slot
12
NIC connector 1
13
NIC connector 2
14
Kensington security slot
15
Dedicated iLO port (optional)

Component identification 9
Rear panel LEDs
Item Description Status
1
Power supply LED
Green = System on
Off = No power present
2
NIC link LED
Green = Linked to network
Off = No network connection
3
NIC activity LED
Green or flashing green = Network activity
Off = No network activity
4
iLO link LED
Green = Linked to network
Off = No network connection
5
iLO activity LED
Green or flashing green = Network activity
Off = No network activity
6
UID LED
Solid blue = Activated
Flashing blue
1 flash per second = Remote management or firmware upgrade in
progress
4 flashes per second = iLO manual soft reboot sequence initiated
8 flashes per second = iLO manual hard reboot sequence in progress
Off = Deactivated

Component identification 10
System board components
Item
Description
1
4-pin power supply connector
2
DIMM slots for processor 2
3
Processor 2
4
10-pin RPS connector
5
24-pin power supply connector
6
Processor 1
7
DIMM slots for processor 1
8
Power supply sideband signal connector
9
10-pin power supply connector
10
8-pin power supply connector
11
Fan connector 3
12
Front I/O connector
13
Front USB connector
14
SATA connector 1
15
Mini-SAS connector 1
16
Mini-SAS connector 2
17
SATA connector 2
18
TPM connector
19
Fan connector 1
20
HPE Smart Storage Battery connector
21
Storage backup power connectors
22
GPU power connectors
23
Internal USB 2.0 connector
24
Internal USB 3.0 connector

Component identification 11
Item
Description
25
System maintenance switch
26
Fan connector 2
27
System battery
28
NMI header
29
microSD slot
30
Dedicated iLO port connector
31
Slot 6 PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1) for Processor 1
32
Slot 5 PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1) for Processor 1
33
Slot 4 PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1) for Processor 1
34
Slot 3 PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1) for Processor 2
35
Slot 2 PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1) for Processor 1
36
Slot 1 PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1) for Processor 2
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
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 system maintenance switch S6 is set to the On position, the system is prepared to erase all system
configuration settings from both CMOS and NVRAM.
IMPORTANT:
Before using the S7 switch to change to Legacy BIOS Boot Mode, be sure the
HPE Dynamic Smart Array B140i Controller is disabled. Do not use the B140i controller when
the server is in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode.
NMI 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

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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.
For more information, see the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website
(http://www.hpe.com/support/NMI-CrashDump).
DIMM slot locations
DIMM slots are numbered sequentially (1 through 8) for each processor. The supported AMP modes use
the letter assignments for population guidelines.
NOTE: The arrow indicates the front of the server.

Component identification 13
Fan locations
•Single-processor configuration
Item
Description
1
Fan 1
2
Fan 2
•Two-processor configuration
Item
Description
1
Fan 1
2
Fan 2
3
Fan 3

Component identification 14
Drive numbering
If only one drive cage is installed, it must be installed in box 2. With optional drive cages installed, the
server supports up to 16 SFF hot-plug drives, up to 10 non-hot-plug LFF drives, or up to 8 LFF hot-plug
drives. The server does not support mixing SFF and LFF drives.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends that you populate drive bays starting with the lowest SAS or
SATA device number. Drives are numbered from left to right in each component box.
The following images show the drive numbering for each of the supported drive configurations. For drive
box numbering information, see "Front panel components (on page 6)."
•LFF non-hot-plug drive model
•SFF hot-plug drive model

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•LFF hot-plug drive model
Hot-plug drive LED definitions
When a drive is configured as a part of an array and connected to a powered-up controller, the drive LEDs
indicate the condition of the drive.
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.

Component identification 16
Item
LED
Status
Definition
Solid amber
The drive has failed.
Off
The drive is not configured by a RAID controller.

Operations 17
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.
Power up the server
1. Unlock and remove the tower bezel ("Remove the tower bezel" on page 17).
2. Connect each power cord to the server.
3. Connect each power cord to the power source.
4. Press the Power On/Standby button.
5. The server exits standby mode and applies full power to the system. The system power LED
changes from amber to green.
Remove the tower bezel
1. Using the key provided with the server, unlock the bezel with a clockwise turn.

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2. Remove the tower bezel.
Install the tower bezel
1. Install the bezel.
2. Using the key provided with the server, lock the bezel with a counterclockwise turn.
Remove the access panel
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and the
internal system components to cool before touching them.
CAUTION: For proper cooling do not operate the server without the access panel, baffles,
expansion slot covers, or blanks installed.
1. Unlock and remove the tower bezel ("Remove the tower bezel" on page 17).

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2. Power down the server (on page 17).
3. If a Kensington security cable is installed, disconnect it from the rear panel. See the security cable
documentation for instructions.
4. Place the server on its side.
5. Remove all power:
a. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
b. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
6. Place the server on its side.
7. Remove the access panel:
a. Loosen the access panel thumbscrews.
b. Lift the access panel and remove it from the server.
Install the access panel
1. Install the access panel:
a. Place the access panel on the chassis, and slide it towards the front of the server.

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b. Tighten the thumbscrews.
2. Return the server to an upright position.
3. If a Kensington security cable was removed, connect it to the rear panel. See the security cable
documentation for instructions.
4. Connect each power cord to the server.
5. Connect each power cord to the power source.
6. Power up the server (on page 17).
7. Install and lock the tower bezel ("Install the tower bezel" on page 18).
Remove the PCI air baffle
1. Unlock and remove the tower bezel ("Remove the tower bezel" on page 17).
2. Power down the server (on page 17).
3. Remove all power:
a. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
b. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
4. Place the server on its side.
5. Remove the access panel (on page 18).