HP Proliant Dl360 Generation 5 Server User Guide

 
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Hard drives must be SFF types. 
• Drives should be the same capacity to provide the  greatest storage space efficiency when drives are 
grouped together into the same drive array. 
 
Removing hard drive blanks 
   CAUTION:   To prevent improper cooling and thermal damag e, do not operate the server unless all bays 
are populated with either a component or a blank.  
  
Removing hard drive bezel blanks 
   CAUTION:   To prevent improper cooling and thermal dama...

 
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Removing a hot-plug SAS or SATA hard drive 
  CAUTION:   To prevent improper cooling and thermal damag e, do not operate the server unless all bays 
are populated with either a component or a blank.  
  
Installing a hot-plug SAS or SATA hard drive 
1.  Remove one of the following: 
• Hard drive blank ( Removing hard drive blanks  on page 41) 
• Hot-plug hard drive ( Removing a hot-plug SA S or SATA hard drive on page 42) 
2. Prepare the hard drive. 
  

 
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3.
 
Install the hot-plug hard drive. 
 
4. Determine the status of the hot-plug hard drive by observing the drive LEDs ( SAS and SATA hard 
drive LED combinations  on page 16). 
5. Resume normal server operations.  
Multibay device options 
Several multibay devices can be installed in the server . For a list of supported multibay devices, refer to 
the QuickSpecs on the HP website ( http://www.hp.com/support
). 
To install the component: 
1.  Power down the server...

 
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  CAUTION:   To prevent improper cooling and thermal damag e, do not operate the server unless all bays 
are populated with either a component or a blank.  
 
   IMPORTANT:   After removing a blank,  save it for future use. 
3. Install the multibay device fully into the bay until it clicks. 
  
Redundant hot-plug power supply option 
  CAUTION:   To prevent improper cooling and thermal damag e, do not operate the server unless all bays 
are populated with either a...

 
Hardware options  installation 45 
2.
 
Remove the power supply blank. 
 
3. Remove the protective cover from the  connector pins on the power supply. 
 
  WARNING:  To reduce the risk of electric  shock or damage to the equipment, do not 
connect the power cord to the power supply until the power supply is installed.   

 
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Install the redundant power supply into the bay until it clicks. 
 
5.  Connect the power cord to the power supply. 
6. Use the strain relief clip from the server  hardware kit to secure the power cord. 
 
7. Route the power cord through the cable management solution. 
8. Connect the power cord to the power source.  
9. Be sure that the power supply LED is green ( Rear panel LEDs and buttons on page 10). 
10.  Be sure that the front panel ex ternal health LED is...

 
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  NOTE:  If the expansion slot is populated with the standar d PCI-X storage controller card, it should not be 
converted to PCI Express. 
To install the component: 
1. Power down the server (on page  18). 
2. Extend the server from the rack (on page  19). 
3. Remove the access panel (on page  20). 
4. Remove the PCI riser board assembly. 
5.  Remove the expansion slot cover from the PCI riser board assembly. 
  IMPORTANT:   If the expansion board ships with an...

 
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5.
 
Remove the expansion board from the slot, if installed. 
 
6. Remove the full-length PCI Express rise r board from the riser board assembly. 
  

 
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7.
 
Install the PCI-X riser board on the riser board assembly. 
 
8. Install a PCI-X expansion board ( Installing an expansion board on page 46). 
9. Install the PCI riser board assembly (on page  21). 
10.  Install the access panel (on page  20). 
11.  Slide the server into the rack. 
12. Power up the server (on page  18).  
HP Smart Array controller options 
The server supports two integrated Smart Array cont rollers. Upgrade options exist for both integrated...

 
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Using a PCI array controller and the HP Smart Array  P400i Controller to support six hard drives (on 
page  62) 
The Battery-Backed Write Cache Enabler, also called th e battery pack, works with the cache module to 
provide transportable data protection, increase overal l controller performance, and maintain any cached 
data for up to 72 hours. The NiMH batteries in th e battery pack are continuously recharged through a 
trickle-charging process whenever the...