HP ProLiant SL270s Gen8 SE Server User Guide Abstract This document provides detailed instructions to configure and use the HP ProLiant SL270s Gen8
Component identification 10 System board components Item Description 1 Cache module connector 2 PCIe x24 riser connector 3 SATA connector 2 4 SAT
Acronyms and abbreviations 100 Acronyms and abbreviations ABEND abnormal end ACU Array Configuration Utility ADM Advanced Data Mirroring AMP Adva
Acronyms and abbreviations 101 HDD hard drive HP SIM HP Systems Insight Manager HP SUM HP Smart Update Manager IEC International Electrotechnical
Acronyms and abbreviations 102 RDP Rapid Deployment Pack RPS redundant power supply SAS serial attached SCSI SATA serial ATA SDDC Single Device
Acronyms and abbreviations 103 UID unit identification USB universal serial bus VCA Version Control Agent VCRM Version Control Repository Manager
Index 104 Documentation feedback HP is committed to providing documentation that meets your needs. To help us improve the documentation, send any er
Index 105 A Advanced ECC memory 61, 62, 81 airflow requirements 28, 29 AMP modes 60, 81 ASR (Automatic Server Recovery) 82 authorized resell
Index 106 hard drives, determining status of 13 hardware options 34 hardware options installation 34 health driver 82 health LEDs 6 hot-pl
Index 107 registering the server 33 regulatory compliance notices 89 removing PCI riser cage 25 removing server from chassis 15 requirements
Component identification 11 The arrow points to the front of the server. System maintenance switch Position Default Function S1 Off Off = iLO 4
Component identification 12 CAUTION: Clearing CMOS and/or NVRAM deletes configuration information. Be sure to properly configure the server or dat
Component identification 13 GPU numbering • Left node • Right node Hot-plug drive LED definitions Item LED Status Definition 1 Locate
Component identification 14 Item LED Status Definition 3 Do not remove Solid white Do not remove the drive. Removing the drive causes one or mo
Operations 15 Operations Power up the server To power up the server, press the Power On/Standby button. Power down the server Before powering down
Operations 16 3. Remove the server from the chassis. Remove the hot-plug SFF drive cage To remove the component: 1. Power down the server (on pag
Operations 17 Install the hot-plug SFF drive cage 1. Install the hot-plug SFF drive cage. 2. Connect the cables to the drive cage backplane. 3.
Operations 18 4. Remove the shipping brackets. 5. Remove the shipping plates.
Operations 19 Install the shipping brackets and shipping plates 1. Install the shipping brackets. 2. Install the shipping plates. o Front shippi
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Operations 20 — NVIDIA Tesla K10, K20, K20X, K40 and Intel Xeon Phi 5110P and 7120P o Rear shipping plates 3. Install the server into the chass
Operations 21 5. Remove the SFF hot-plug drive cage ("Remove the hot-plug SFF drive cage" on page 16). 6. Disconnect the GPU cage power c
Operations 22 b. Remove the cage from the chassis. 9. Disconnect the GPU cage power cable.
Operations 23 Install the GPU cage 1. Connect the power cable. 2. Install the GPU cage. 3. Connect the GPU cage power cables. 4. Install the S
Operations 24 Remove the processor air baffle To remove the component: 1. Power down the server (on page 15). 2. Disconnect all peripheral cables
Operations 25 Install the processor air baffle 1. Install the processor air baffle. 2. Install the GPU cage (on page 23) 3. Install the SFF hot-
Operations 26 o Left node o Right node Install the PCI/FlexibleLOM riser cage 1. Install the PCI/FlexibleLOM riser cage.
Operations 27 o Left node o Right node 2. Install the GPU cage (on page 23). 3. Install the SFF hot-plug drive cage ("Install the hot-plug
Setup 28 Setup Optional installation services Delivered by experienced, certified engineers, HP Care Pack services help you keep your servers up and
Setup 29 • Leave a minimum clearance of 63.5 cm (25 in) in front of the rack. • Leave a minimum clearance of 76.2 cm (30 in) behind the rack. • L
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Setup 30 Electrical grounding requirements The server must be grounded properly for proper operation and safety. In the United States, you must inst
Setup 31 • Hardware options • Operating system or application software Installing the chassis The chassis can be installed either in a rack or ra
Setup 32 2. Rotate the tray handle to lock. 3. Connect peripheral devices to the server. WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock, fire,
Setup 33 Powering on and selecting boot options 1. Connect the Ethernet cable between the network connector on the server and a network jack. 2. P
Hardware options installation 34 Hardware options installation Introduction If more than one option is being installed, read the installation instru
Hardware options installation 35 Drive options The embedded storage controller supports SATA drive installation. For SAS drive installation, install
Hardware options installation 36 3. Install the drive. 4. Determine the status of the drive from the drive LED definitions ("Hot-plug drive L
Hardware options installation 37 IMPORTANT: The battery pack might have a low charge when installed. In this case, a POST error message is display
Hardware options installation 38 o Install the cache module in the SAS cache module connector on the system board. For connector locations, see &quo
Hardware options installation 39 o Left node o Right node
Contents 4 Connecting the SUV cable ...
Hardware options installation 40 13. Install the FBWC capacitor pack into the holder mounted in the server tray. 14. Install the GPU cage (on page
Hardware options installation 41 8. Remove the expansion slot cover from the PCI/FlexibleLOM riser cage. IMPORTANT: If the expansion board ship
Hardware options installation 42 10. Connect all internal or external cabling to the installed board. 11. Install the GPU cage (on page 23). 12
Hardware options installation 43 a. Disconnect all cables from the drive cage backplane. b. Disconnect the existing Mini-SAS cables from the syste
Hardware options installation 44 8. Connect the common end of the Mini-SAS Y-cable to the controller option. 9. Install the storage controller (&q
Hardware options installation 45 c. To prevent interference with the DIMMs and heatsink, bend the Mini-SAS Y-cable upwards, and then tuck it underne
Hardware options installation 46 The minimum system requirement for the system board embedded HP Dynamic Smart Array B320i Controller to support lar
Hardware options installation 47 • Left node • Right node CAUTION: For proper cooling, be sure that all slots in the GPU cage are occupied b
Hardware options installation 48 6 Yes Yes Yes GPU blank GPU blank Yes Yes Yes 7 Yes Yes Yes GPU blank Yes Yes Yes Yes 8 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hardware options installation 49 c. Remove the GPU blank. 7. To determine power specification, see the documentation that came with the coprocesso
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Hardware options installation 50 — Front GPU cage — Rear GPU cage 10. If installing a 300 W coprocessor, connect the power Y-cable included in
Hardware options installation 51 b. Secure the power Y-cable in the cable clip, and then connect the common end of the cable to the GPU cage power c
Hardware options installation 52 GPU enablement option 1. Power down the server (on page 15). 2. Disconnect all peripheral cables from the server.
Hardware options installation 53 7. Install the GPU into the server. 8. Connect the preinstalled GPU power cable and the GPU power capping cable t
Hardware options installation 54 10. Install the extended shipping plate. 11. Install the shipping brackets and shipping plates (on page 19). 12.
Hardware options installation 55 CAUTION: To prevent possible server overheating, always populate processor socket 2 with a processor and a heatsi
Hardware options installation 56 11. Install the processor. Verify that the processor is fully seated in the processor retaining bracket by visually
Hardware options installation 57 13. Press and hold the processor retaining bracket in place, and then close each processor locking lever. Press onl
Hardware options installation 58 a. Position the heatsink on the processor backplate. b. Tighten one pair of diagonally opposite screws halfway, an
Hardware options installation 59 HP SmartMemory HP SmartMemory, introduced for Gen8 servers, authenticates and unlocks certain features available on
Component identification 6 Component identification Front panel components Item Description 1 Hot-plug drive 1 2 Hot-plug drive 2 3 Hot-plug driv
Hardware options installation 60 three LRDIMMs per memory channel, providing for up to 50% greater memory capacity and higher memory operating speed
Hardware options installation 61 • Online Spare Memory—Provides protection against failing or degraded DIMMs. Certain memory is reserved as spare,
Hardware options installation 62 Maximum capacity DIMM type DIMM rank One processor Two processors RDIMM Single-rank 64GB 128 GB RDIMM Dual-ra
Hardware options installation 63 • Observe the general DIMM slot population guidelines. • Each channel must have a valid online spare configuratio
Hardware options installation 64 8. Install the DIMM. 9. Install the processor air baffle (on page 25). 10. Install the GPU cage (on page 23) 11.
Hardware options installation 65 • Do not remove an installed TPM. Once installed, the TPM becomes a permanent part of the system board. • When in
Hardware options installation 66 7. Install the TPM board. Press down on the connector to seat the board ("System board components" on pag
Hardware options installation 67 To help ensure maximum security, observe the following guidelines when retaining the recovery key/password: • Alwa
Cabling 68 Cabling Cabling overview This section provides guidelines that help you make informed decisions about cabling the server and hardware opt
Cabling 69 • GPU cage cabling Front drive cage cabling • Front drive cabling to system board and power • Front drive cabling to controller car
Component identification 7 Front panel LEDs and buttons Item Description Status 1 iLO 4 speed LED Green = LAN connection using a GbE link Amber
Cabling 70 o Left node o Right node FBWC capacitor pack cabling • Left node
Cabling 71 • Right node • Capacitor pack to FBWC on controller card cabling: o Left node
Cabling 72 o Right node Personality board cabling • Left node Item Description 1 System board power cable 2 RPS cable
Cabling 73 • Right node Item Description 1 System board power cable 2 RPS cable
Software and configuration utilities 74 Software and configuration utilities Server mode The software and configuration utilities presented in this
Software and configuration utilities 75 iLO 4 enables and manages the Active Health System (on page 75) and also features Agentless Management. All
Software and configuration utilities 76 The Active Health System log, in conjunction with the system monitoring provided by Agentless Management or
Software and configuration utilities 77 This functionality supports operating systems that are supported by the server. For operating systems suppor
Software and configuration utilities 78 HP Insight Online HP Insight Online is a new capability of the HP Support Center portal. Combined with HP In
Software and configuration utilities 79 • Dependency checking, which ensures appropriate installation order and dependency checking between compone
Component identification 8 * To identify components in a degraded or critical state, see the iLO/BIOS logs and the server troubleshooting guide. **
Software and configuration utilities 80 IMPORTANT: RBSU automatically saves settings when you press the Enter key. The utility does not prompt you
Software and configuration utilities 81 Configuring AMP modes Not all HP ProLiant servers support all AMP modes. RBSU provides menu options only for
Software and configuration utilities 82 Some HP SSA features include the following: • Supports online array capacity expansion, logical drive exten
Software and configuration utilities 83 ASR increases server availability by restarting the server within a specified time after a system hang. At t
Software and configuration utilities 84 If you do not use Intelligent Provisioning to install an OS, drivers for some of the new hardware are requir
Software and configuration utilities 85 to an HP software product or a supported third-party software product and cannot be resolved by applying kno
Troubleshooting 86 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting resources The HP ProLiant Gen8 Troubleshooting Guide, Volume I: Troubleshooting provides procedur
System battery 87 System battery If the server no longer automatically displays the correct date and time, you might have to replace the battery tha
System battery 88 To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure. For more information about battery replacement or proper disposal, contac
Regulatory information 89 Regulatory information Safety and regulatory compliance For safety, environmental, and regulatory information, see Safety
Component identification 9 Rear panel LEDs and buttons Item Description Status 1 Fan 8/16 power LED Off—Normal Amber—Fan has failed. 2 Fan 7/15
Electrostatic discharge 90 Electrostatic discharge Preventing electrostatic discharge To prevent damaging the system, be aware of the precautions yo
Specifications 91 Specifications Environmental specifications Specification Value Temperature range* Operating 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) Ship
Support and other resources 92 Support and other resources Before you contact HP Be sure to have the following information available before you call
Support and other resources 93 providers or service partners) identifies that the repair can be accomplished by the use of a CSR part, HP will ship
Support and other resources 94 Pour plus d'informations sur le programme CSR de HP, contactez votre Mainteneur Agrée local. Pour plus d'in
Support and other resources 95 HINWEIS: Einige Teile sind nicht für Customer Self Repair ausgelegt. Um den Garantieanspruch des Kunden zu erfüllen,
Support and other resources 96 sustituciones que lleve a cabo el cliente, HP se hará cargo de todos los gastos de envío y devolución de componentes
Support and other resources 97 Opcional – Peças cujo reparo feito pelo cliente é opcional. Essas peças também são projetadas para o reparo feito pel
Support and other resources 98
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