HP ProLiant WS460c G6 Workstation Blade with WS460c Graphics Expansion Blade User Guide

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Contents
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components ................................................................................................................................ 6
Front panel components for workstation blade with graphics expander blade .................................................... 7
Front panel LEDs .......................................................................................................................................... 8
Front panel LEDs for workstation blade with graphics expansion blade .............................................................. 9
SAS and SATA hard drive LEDs ................................................................................................................... 10
SAS and SATA hard drive LED combinations ................................................................................................ 10
System board components .......................................................................................................................... 11
Mezzanine connector definitions ....................................................................................................... 12
DIMM slot locations .......................................................................................................................... 12
System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................... 12
HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable ....................................................................................................................... 13
Operations................................................................................................................................. 14
Powering down the workstation blade .......................................................................................................... 14
Remove the workstation blade ..................................................................................................................... 15
Remove the access panel ............................................................................................................................ 15
Install the access panel ............................................................................................................................... 16
Remove the DIMM baffle ............................................................................................................................. 16
Removing the WS460c Graphics Expansion Blade access panel .................................................................... 16
Removing the WS460c Graphics Expansion Blade ........................................................................................ 17
Removing the WS460c Graphics Expansion Blade PCIe card cage................................................................. 18
Configuring the WS460c Graphics Expansion Blade configuration with HBA .................................................. 20
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 27
Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 27
Installing an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure ............................................................................................. 27
Installing workstation blade options .............................................................................................................. 27
Connecting to the network........................................................................................................................... 27
Installing a workstation blade ...................................................................................................................... 28
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 31
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 31
Hard drive option ....................................................................................................................................... 31
Processor option......................................................................................................................................... 32
Memory options ......................................................................................................................................... 37
Memory subsystem architecture ......................................................................................................... 38
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ................................................................................................. 38
DIMM identification .......................................................................................................................... 39
Memory configurations ..................................................................................................................... 39
General DIMM slot population guidelines ........................................................................................... 41
Installing a DIMM ............................................................................................................................. 43
Cache module and battery pack option ........................................................................................................ 44
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 49
BBWC battery pack cabling ........................................................................................................................ 49
Using the HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable ......................................................................................................... 49
Connecting locally to a server blade with video and USB devices ................................................................... 49