HP Proliant Dl380 Generation 5 Server User Guide

 
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5.
 
Remove the expansion slot cover. 
  
Installing an expansion board (slot 3, 4, or 5) 
  CAUTION:   To prevent damage to the server or expansio n boards, power down the server and remove all 
AC power cords before removing or  installing the PCI riser cage. 
1. Power down the server (on page  20). 
2. Extend the server from the rack (on page  20). 
3. Remove the access panel (on page  21). 
4. Remove the PCI riser cage (on page  22). 
5. Remove the expansion slot...

 
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7.
 
Install the expansion board: 
 
8. Lock the PCI retaining clip. 
9. Install the PCI riser cage (on page  23). 
10.  Connect any required internal or external cables  to the expansion board. Refer to the documentation 
that ships with the expansion board. 
11.  Install the access panel (on page  22).  
PCI riser board option 
To install the component: 
  CAUTION:   To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage,  do not operate the server unless all PCI slots...

 
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6.
 
Remove the PCI riser board. 
 
7. Install the optional riser board. 
8. Install any expansion boards. ( Expansion board options on page 49) 
9. Install the PCI riser cage (on page  23). 
10.  Install the access panel (on page  22). 
11.  Install the server into the rack. 
12. Power up the server (on page  20).  

 
Cabling 54 
Cabling 
In this section 
SAS hard driv e cabling ........................................................................\................................. .................. 54 
Fan board  cabling........................................................................\...................................... .................... 55 
Hard drive backplan e power cabling ........................................................................\..................... .......... 56 
Media drive...

 
Cabling 55 
PCI SAS cabling to optional expansion board controller 
  
Fan board cabling 
   

 
Cabling 56 
Hard drive backplane power cabling 
  
Media drive bay cabling 
   

 
Cabling 57 
Battery cabling for BBWC 
 
   NOTE:   Use the retaining clip to manage excess cable slack.  
Systems Insight Display cabling 
  

 
Configuration and utilities  58 
Configuration and utilities 
In this section 
Configuratio n tools ........................................................................\.................................... ..................... 58 
Management  tools........................................................................\....................................... ................... 62 
Diagnostic  tools...

 
Configuration and utilities  59 
For more information, and to download the SmartSta rt Scripting Toolkit, refer to the HP website 
( http://www.hp.com/s ervers/sstoolkit
).  
Configuration Replication Utility 
ConRep is shipped in the SmartStart Scripting Toolkit  and is a program that works with RBSU to replicate 
hardware configuration on ProLiant servers. This util ity is run during State 0, Run Hardware Configuration 
Utility, when doing a scripted server deployment.  ConRep reads the state of the...

 
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Drives installed  Drives used  RAID level 
1 1 RAID 0 
2 2 RAID 1 
3, 4, 5, or 6  3, 4, 5, or 6  RAID 5 
More than 6  0  None  
To change any ORCA default settings and overri de the auto-configuration process, press the F8 key when 
prompted. 
By default, the auto-configuration  process configures the system for the English language. To change any 
default settings in the auto-configura tion process (such as the settings for language, operating system, and...