HP Proliant Dl580 Generation 5 User Guide

							
 
Acronyms and abbreviations  101 
Acronyms and abbreviations 
ABEND 
abnormal end  
ACU 
Array Configuration Utility  
ADU 
Array Diagnostics Utility  
AMP 
Advanced Memory Protection  
ASR 
Automatic Server Recovery  
BBWC 
battery-backed write cache  
BIOS 
Basic Input/Output System  
CSA 
Canadian Standards Association  
DOS 
disk operating system  
DRAM 
dynamic random access memory  
ECC 
error checking and correcting  
ESD 
electrostatic discharge   
						

							
 
Acronyms and abbreviations  102 
FBDIMM 
fully buffered DIMM  
IEC 
International Electrotechnical Commission  
iLO 2 
Integrated Lights-Out 2  
IML 
Integrated Management Log  
ISEE 
Instant Support Enterprise Edition  
KVM 
keyboard, video, and mouse  
LED 
light-emitting diode  
NFPA 
National Fire Protection Association  
NIC 
network interfac e controller  
NVRAM 
non-volatile memory  
ORCA 
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays  
OS 
operating system  
PCI 
peripheral component interface  
PCI-X 
peripheral component interconnect extended   
						

							
 
Acronyms and abbreviations  103 
PDU 
power distribution unit  
POST 
Power-On Self Test  
PPM 
processor power module  
PSP 
ProLiant Support Pack  
RAID 
redundant array of inexpensive (or independent) disks  
RBSU 
ROM-Based Setup Utility  
RDP 
Rapid Deployment Pack  
RILOE II 
Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition II   
ROM 
read-only memory  
SAS 
serial attached SCSI  
SCSI 
small computer system interface  
SDRAM 
synchronous dynamic RAM  
SFF 
small form-factor  
SIM 
Systems Insight Manager   
						

							
 
Acronyms and abbreviations  104 
SNMP 
Simple Network Management Protocol  
SPI 
system peripheral interface  
TMRA 
recommended ambient operating temperature  
UID 
unit identification  
UPS 
uninterruptible power system  
USB 
universal serial bus  
VCA 
Version Control Agent  
						

							
 
Index 105 
A  
access panel   23 
ACU (Array Configuration Utility)   69 
additional information   75 
ADU (Array Diagnostic Utility)   73 
Advanced Memory Protection (AMP)   39, 40, 41, 
42 
airflow requirements   27 
Altiris Deployment Solution   68 
Altiris eXpress Deployment Server   68 
Array Configuration Utility (ACU)   69 
Array Diagnostic Utility (ADU)   73 
ASR (Automatic Server Recovery)   70 
authorized reseller   100 
auto-configuration process   67 
Automatic Server Recovery (ASR)   70 
Autorun menu   65 
B  
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)   68, 70, 80 
batteries, replacing   95 
battery   14, 95 
battery pack LEDs   18 
battery replacement notice   95 
battery-backed write cache (BBWC)   14, 18, 53, 61 
battery-backed write cache battery pack   53 
battery-backed write cache cabling   61 
BBWC (battery-backed write cache)   14, 18, 53, 61 
beep codes   90 
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)   68, 70, 80 
BIOS Serial Console   68 
BIOS upgrade   70 
board, SPI (System Peripher al Interface)   13, 14 
boot options   68 
BSMI notice   94 
buttons, front panel   7, 8 
buttons, rear panel   11 
C  
cables   61, 78, 92 
cabling, BBWC   61 
cabling, DVD drive   63  cabling, hard drive backplane   62 
cabling, SATA DVD drive   63 
cabling, tape drive   49, 63 
Canadian notice   93 
Care Pack   26, 74 
Change Control   74 
class A equipment   91 
class B equipment   91 
component identification   7 
components, front panel   7, 9 
components, rear   10 
components, SPI board   14 
components, system board   13, 14 
configuration of system   31, 32, 65 
configuration tools   65 
configuration utilities   65 
connection problems   78 
connector, iLO 2   10 
connector, keyboard   10 
connector, mouse   10 
connector, NIC   10 
connector, serial   10 
connector, three slot option card   13 
connector, USB   7, 10 
connector, video   7, 10 
contacting HP   100 
creating a disk image   68 
customer self repair (CSR)   100 
D
 
Declaration of Conformity   92 
deployment software   68 
diagnosing problems   75, 78 
diagnostic tools   65, 68, 70, 72 
diagnostics utility   72 
diskette image creation   68 
drivers   74 
DVD drive   63 
E 
electrical grounding requirements   28 
electrostatic discharge   33, 97 
environmental requirements   27, 98 
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Index 106 
environmental specifications   98 
error messages   90 
European Union notice   93 
expansion boards   57, 58, 59 
expansion slots   10, 13, 57, 58, 59 
extending server from rack   21 
external health LED   8 
F  
fans   20, 56 
FBDIMM configuration requirements   39, 40, 41, 
42, 43 
FBDIMM slot locations   15 
FCC rating label   91 
features   7 
Federal Communicatio ns Commission (FCC) 
notice   91, 92 
flowcharts   79, 80, 82, 85, 86, 88 
front panel buttons   8 
front panel components   7, 9 
front panel LEDs   8 
G  
general diagnosis flowchart   80 
grounding methods   97 
grounding requirements   28 
H 
hard drive backplane   45, 62 
hard drive bays   7, 16 
hard drive LEDs   17 
hard drives, installing   44 
hardware options   33 
hardware options installation   29, 33 
health driver   70 
help resources   100 
HP Insight Diagnostics   72 
HP Instant Support Enterprise Edition   73 
HP ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack   32, 71 
HP ProLiant Essentials R apid Deployment Pack   68 
HP Systems Insight Manager, overview   71 
HP technical support   100 
I  
identification number   91 
iLO 2 (Integrated Lights-Out 2)   71 
iLO 2 connector   10 
IML (Integrated Management Log)   73  Important Safety Information document   75 
Insight Diagnostics   72, 74 
installation services   26 
installation, server options   29, 33 
installing operating system   32 
installing server   31 
Instant Support Enterprise Edition   73 
Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2)   71 
Integrated Management Log (IML)   73 
internal health LED   8 
internal USB functionality   72 
J
 
Japanese notice   94 
K  
keyboard connector   10 
Korean notices   94 
L 
laser compliance   95 
laser devices   95 
LED, external health   8 
LED, internal health   8 
LED, power button   8 
LEDs, battery pack   18 
LEDs, front panel   8 
LEDs, hard drive   17 
LEDs, NIC   8, 11 
LEDs, power supply   12 
LEDs, rear panel   11 
LEDs, SAS hard drive   17 
LEDs, troubleshooting   75 
LEDs, unit identification (UID)   8 
loose connections   78 
M  
Management Agents   71 
management tools   70 
memory   15, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 66, 67 
memory expansion boards   15, 43 
memory overview   39 
memory, Advanced ECC   40 
memory, configuring   66 
memory, installing   42 
memory, mirrored   42, 67, 69 
memory, online spare   41, 66 
mirrored memory   42, 69  
						

							
 
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modifications, FCC notice   92 
mouse connector   10 
N  
NIC connectors   10 
NIC LEDs   11 
NVRAM, clearing   14 
O  
Online ROM Flash Component Utility   70 
online spare memory   41, 66 
operating systems   32, 74 
operations   21 
optimum environment   27 
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays (ORCA)   68 
options installation   29, 33 
ORCA (Option ROM Configuration for Arrays)   68 
OS boot problems flowchart   86 
P 
PCI (peripheral component interface)   102 
PCI Express x8 three slot option card   58 
peripheral component interface (PCI)   102 
phone numbers   100 
POST error messages   90 
POST problems flowchart   85 
power button   8 
power button LED   8 
power cord   76, 96 
power distribution unit (PDU)   28 
Power On/Standby button   8, 21, 31 
power requirements   28 
power supply   10, 52 
power supply LEDs   12 
powering down   21 
powering up   21, 66 
power-on problems flowchart   82 
PPM (processor power module)   33, 35 
pre-diagnostic steps   75 
preparation procedures   78 
problem diagnosis   75 
processor memory module   33 
Processor Power Module (PPM)   33, 35 
processors   33, 35 
ProLiant Support Pack (PSP)   74 
PSP (ProLiant Support Pack)   74 
PSPs, overview   74 
R  
rack installation   26, 29, 31 
rack mounting hardware   29 
rack resources   26 
rack stability   76 
rack warnings   29, 76 
rack, extending server from   21 
RBSU (ROM-Based Setup Utility)   66 
RBSU configuration   66 
rear panel buttons   11 
rear panel components   10 
rear panel LEDs   11 
recommended ambient operating temperature 
(TMRA)   27 
redundant ROM   72 
registering the server   32 
regulatory compliance identification numbers   91 
regulatory compliance notices   91, 93 
Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition II (RILOE II)   70 
remote support and analysis tools   73 
required information   100 
requirements, airflow   27 
requirements, electrical grounding   28 
requirements, environmental   27, 98 
requirements, power   28 
requirements, site   27 
requirements, space   27 
requirements, temperature   27 
RILOE II (Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition II)   70 
ROM redundancy   72 
ROM, updating   70 
ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU)   66 
ROMPaq utility   70, 72 
S  
safety considerations   29, 75 
safety information   72 
SAS backplane   44 
SAS device numbers   16 
SAS hard drive   44 
SAS hard drive LEDs   17 
SATA DVD drive   63 
scripted installation   65 
serial connector   10 
serial number   69 
series number   91 
server asset text   69 
server fault indications flowchart   88 
server features and options   33  
						

							
 
Index 108 
server options, installing   29, 33 
server specifications   98 
server, installation   31 
service notifications   79 
shipping carton contents   29 
site requirements   27 
SmartStart autorun menu   65 
SmartStart Scripting Toolkit   65 
SmartStart software   32 
SmartStart, overview   65 
space requirements   27 
specifications, environmental   98 
specifications, server   98 
SPI (System Peripheral In terface) board   13, 14 
start diagnosis flowchart   79 
static electricity   97 
status lights, battery pack   18 
StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools (L&TT)   71 
support   73, 100 
support packs   65 
supported operating systems   74 
switch, system maintenance   13 
symbols on equipment   76 
symptom information   77 
system battery   14 
system board   69 
system board components   13, 14 
system board switches   14 
system configuration settings   32, 65 
system maintenance switch   13, 14 
system power LED   8, 18 
system, keeping current   74 
Systems Insight Display   7, 9 
Systems Insight Display, ejecting   24 
Systems Insight Manager   71 
T  
Taiwan battery recycling notice   96 
tape drive blank   7, 49 
tape drive cabling   63 
tape drives   49 
technical support   100 
telephone numbers   100 
temperature requirements   27 
three slot option card connectors   13 
three slot option card, installing   57, 59 
TMRA (recommended ambient operating 
temperature)   27 
Torx screwdriver   10 
tower server, setting up   30  troubleshooting flowcharts   79 
troubleshooting resources   75 
U
 
UID LED   8, 11 
uninterruptible power supply (UPS)   28 
universal serial bus (USB)   7, 10, 72 
updating the system ROM   72 
UPS (uninterruptible power supply)   28 
USB connectors   7, 10 
USB drive key   72 
USB support   72 
utilities, deployment   65, 66, 68 
V 
ventilation   27 
video connector   7, 10 
W  
website, HP   100