HP ProLiant DL585 G7 Server User Guide Part Number 617692-002 August 2010 (Second Edition) © Copyright 2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Server are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Intended audience This document is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems. HP assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels. Contents Component identification ............................................................................................................... 7 Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 7 Front panel LEDs and buttons ...................................................................................................................... 8 Systems Insight Display .............................................................................................................................. 9 Rear panel components ............................................................................................................................ 10 Rear panel LEDs and buttons ..................................................................................................................... 11 Power supply LED .................................................................................................................................... 12 System board components ........................................................................................................................ 13 System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................. 14 SPI board components ............................................................................................................................. 15 I/O expansion board components ............................................................................................................. 16 DIMM slot locations ................................................................................................................................. 17 Device numbers ...................................................................................................................................... 18 SAS hard drive LEDs ...................................................................................................................... 19 SAS hard drive LED combinations .................................................................................................... 19 Battery pack LEDs .................................................................................................................................... 20 FBWC module LEDs ................................................................................................................................. 22 Fan locations .......................................................................................................................................... 23 Power supply backplane components ......................................................................................................... 23 Operations ................................................................................................................................. 25 Power up the server ................................................................................................................................. 25 Power down the server ............................................................................................................................. 25 Extend the server from the rack ................................................................................................................. 25 Remove the access panel.......................................................................................................................... 26 Install the access panel............................................................................................................................. 27 Remove the processor memory drawer ....................................................................................................... 27 Access the Systems Insight Display ............................................................................................................. 28 Remove the SPI board .............................................................................................................................. 28 Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 30 Optional installation services .................................................................................................................... 30 Rack planning resources........................................................................................................................... 30 Optimum environment .............................................................................................................................. 31 Space and airflow requirements ...................................................................................................... 31 Temperature requirements ............................................................................................................... 31 Power requirements ....................................................................................................................... 32 Electrical grounding requirements .................................................................................................... 32 Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................ 33 Identifying the contents of the server shipping carton .................................................................................... 33 Installing hardware options ....................................................................................................................... 33 Installing the server into the rack ................................................................................................................ 33 Powering up and configuring the server ..................................................................................................... 34 Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 34 Registering the server ............................................................................................................................... 34 Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 35 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 35 Secondary processor memory board option ................................................................................................ 35 Processor options .................................................................................................................................... 37 Installing a processor option ........................................................................................................... 37 Memory configurations ............................................................................................................................ 43 Advanced ECC memory ................................................................................................................. 43 Population order ............................................................................................................................ 43 Population rules ............................................................................................................................. 44 Population guidelines ..................................................................................................................... 44 Memory bus speed ........................................................................................................................ 45 Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 46 DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 46 Installing DIMMs on the primary processor memory board .................................................................. 47 Installing DIMMs on the secondary processor memory board .............................................................. 49 Hot-plug hard drive option ........................................................................................................................ 50 Redundant hot-plug power supply option ...................................................................................................