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Contents
Component identification............................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 6
Front panel LEDs ....................................................................................................................................... 6
System board components.......................................................................................................................... 7
Mezzanine connector definitions ....................................................................................................... 8
System maintenance switch............................................................................................................... 8
System maintenance switch procedures .............................................................................................. 8
HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable..................................................................................................................... 10
Operations................................................................................................................................. 11
Power up the server blade ........................................................................................................................ 11
Power down the server blade.................................................................................................................... 11
Remove the server blade .......................................................................................................................... 12
Remove the access panel.......................................................................................................................... 13
Install the access panel............................................................................................................................. 13
Setup......................................................................................................................................... 14
Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 14
Installing an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure ........................................................................................... 14
Installing server blade options................................................................................................................... 14
Installing interconnect modules .................................................................................................................. 14
Interconnect bay numbering and device mapping.............................................................................. 15
Connecting to the network........................................................................................................................ 17
Installing a server blade ........................................................................................................................... 17
Completing the configuration.................................................................................................................... 19
Hardware options installation....................................................................................................... 20
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 20
Hard drive option.................................................................................................................................... 20
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 21
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 22
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 22
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 22
Memory configurations................................................................................................................... 23
General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 25
Installing DIMMs ........................................................................................................................... 28
Processor option...................................................................................................................................... 29
Mezzanine card option............................................................................................................................ 33
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 35
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 35
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 36
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module............................................................................................... 37
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 38
Hard drive cabling .................................................................................................................................. 38
Using the HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable ...................................................................................................... 38
Connecting locally to a server blade with video and USB devices.................................................................. 38
