HP ProLiant BL35p Server Blade User Guide

Contents 3
Contents
Component identification............................................................................................................... 6
Server blade components ........................................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components and LEDs...................................................................................................... 6
Internal components......................................................................................................................... 8
System maintenance switch............................................................................................................... 9
Sleeve board and server blade LED locations................................................................................................ 9
Local I/O cable ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Server blade enclosure bay numbering ...................................................................................................... 10
Server blade enclosure compatibility.......................................................................................................... 11
Operations................................................................................................................................. 12
Power up the server blade........................................................................................................................ 12
Power down the server blade.................................................................................................................... 12
Remove the server blade .......................................................................................................................... 13
Setup......................................................................................................................................... 14
Installing the HP BladeSystem components.................................................................................................. 14
Verifying system components .................................................................................................................... 14
Connecting to the network........................................................................................................................ 14
Installing server blade options................................................................................................................... 14
Using the diagnostic station ...................................................................................................................... 15
Installing a server blade ........................................................................................................................... 15
Completing the configuration.................................................................................................................... 17
Hardware options installation....................................................................................................... 18
Processor option...................................................................................................................................... 18
Memory option ....................................................................................................................................... 20
ATA hard drive option ............................................................................................................................. 21
SAS hard drive option ............................................................................................................................. 25
Dual Port Fibre Channel Adapter (2-GB) option........................................................................................... 28
Multifunction network adapter option......................................................................................................... 30
Local I/O cabling ....................................................................................................................... 32
Using the local I/O cable......................................................................................................................... 32
Local administration using iLO .................................................................................................................. 32
Connecting locally to a server blade with video and USB devices.................................................................. 33
Server blade administration using local KVM (example)...................................................................... 33
Server blade deployment using local media devices........................................................................... 34
Configuration and utilities............................................................................................................ 36
SAS BIOS configuration utility................................................................................................................... 36
SAS BIOS features......................................................................................................................... 36
Starting the SAS BIOS configuration utility ........................................................................................ 36
Configuration utility screens ............................................................................................................ 37
Performing configuration tasks......................................................................................................... 44
Server blade deployment tools .................................................................................................................. 47
Software drivers and additional components..................................................................................... 47
ProLiant p-Class Advanced management .......................................................................................... 47
Network-based PXE deployment ...................................................................................................... 48
Deployment methods...................................................................................................................... 50
Configuration tools.................................................................................................................................. 54
SmartStart Software ....................................................................................................................... 54