Contents 3
Contents
Component identification
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Front panel components
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Front panel LEDs
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SAS and SATA hard drive LEDs
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SAS and SATA hard drive LED combinations
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System board components
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FBDIMM slot numbering
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Mezzanine connector definitions
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System maintenance switch
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System maintenance switch procedures
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Hard drive backplane components
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Local I/O cable
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Operations
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Power up the server blade
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Power down the server blade
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Remove the server blade
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Remove the access panel
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Install the access panel
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Setup
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Installing an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure
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Installing server blade options
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Installing interconnect modules
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Interconnect device mapping
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Installing a server blade
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Connecting to the network
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Completing the configuration
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Hardware options installation
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Introduction
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Hot-plug SAS or SATA hard drive option
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Processor option
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Memory option
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Memory configurations
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FBDIMM installation guidelines
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Installing FBDIMMs
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Mezzanine card option
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HP Smart Array P400i Controller battery pack
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Cabling
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Using the local I/O cable
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Connecting locally to a server blade with video and USB devices
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Accessing a server blade with local KVM
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Accessing local media devices
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Software and configuration utilities
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Server blade deployment tools
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Software drivers and additional components
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HP BladeSystem c-Class Advanced management
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Network-based PXE deployment
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Deployment methods
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