3 Installing the server blade into the enclosure
Installation sequence and checklist
Completed
Description
Step
Perform site preparation (see
“Site preparation” (page 7)
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. For these procedures,
see the documentation that with the component or the user service guide.
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 and update using HP Smart Update Manager
8
Install and boot the OS.
9
Installing and powering on the server blade
Preparing the enclosure
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.
2.
Remove the three adjacent blanks.
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