3 Installing the server blade into the enclosure
Installation sequence and checklist
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Description
Step
Perform site preparation (see
“Site preparation” (page 10)
for more information).
1
Unpack and inspect the server shipping container and then inventory the contents using the
packing slip.
2
Install additional components shipped with the server.
3
Install and power on the server blade.
4
Configure iLO 3 MP access.
5
Access iLO 3 MP.
6
Access UEFI from iLO 3 MP.
7
Download latest firmware using HP Smart Update Manager
8
Install and boot the OS.
9
NOTE:
For more information regarding HP Integrity Server Blade upgrades, see
“Upgrading a
conjoined configuration” (page 66)
for more information.
Installing and powering on the server blade
Preparing the enclosure
HP BladeSystem enclosures ship with device bay dividers to support half-height devices. To install
a full height device, remove the blanks and the corresponding device bay divider.
CAUTION:
To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server blade
or the enclosure unless all hard drive and device bays are populated with either a component or
a blank.
1.
Remove the device bay blank.
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