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BCD221 SERVER
OEM
USER GUIDE
This document is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems. BCDVIDEO assumes you
are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels.
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Contents
Component identification........................................................................... 8
Front panel components......................................................................................................................8
Front panel LEDs and buttons...........................................................................................................10
UID button functionality...........................................................................................................14
Power fault LEDs....................................................................................................................14
Systems Insight Display LEDs................................................................................................14
Systems Insight Display combined LED descriptions.............................................................15
Rear panel components.................................................................................................................... 17
Rear panel LEDs............................................................................................................................... 18
System board components................................................................................................................19
System maintenance switch descriptions............................................................................... 20
Processor, heatsink, and socket components................................................................................... 21
Drives................................................................................................................................................ 21
SAS/SATA drive components and LEDs.................................................................................22
NVMe drive components and LEDs........................................................................................23
uFF drive components and LEDs........................................................................................... 23
Fan bay numbering............................................................................................................................24
Drive box identification...................................................................................................................... 25
Drive bay numbering......................................................................................................................... 26
Drive bay numbering: Smart Array controller..........................................................................26
Drive bay numbering: SAS expander..................................................................................... 28
Drive bay numbering: NVMe drives........................................................................................ 30
uFF drive bay numbering........................................................................................................31
Operations..................................................................................................32
Powering up the server......................................................................................................................32
Power down the server .....................................................................................................................32
Extend the server from the rack........................................................................................................ 32
Extending the server from the rack....................................................................................................33
Removing the server from the rack................................................................................................... 34
Installing the server into the rack.......................................................................................................34
Remove the access panel................................................................................................................. 36
Installing the access panel................................................................................................................ 36
Removing the fan cage......................................................................................................................36
Installing the fan cage........................................................................................................................37
Removing the air baffle or midplane drive cage................................................................................ 37
Installing the air baffle........................................................................................................................39
Removing a riser cage.......................................................................................................................40
Removing a riser slot blank............................................................................................................... 41
Removing the hard drive blank..........................................................................................................41
Releasing the cable management arm .............................................................................................42
Accessing the Systems Insight Display.............................................................................................42
Setup...........................................................................................................44
HPE support services........................................................................................................................44
Setup overview..................................................................................................................................44
Operational requirements....................................................................................................... 44
Space and airflow requirements.................................................................................. 44
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Temperature requirements...........................................................................................45
Power requirements.....................................................................................................46
Electrical grounding requirements............................................................................... 46
Server warnings and cautions................................................................................................ 46
Rack warnings........................................................................................................................ 47
Electrostatic discharge............................................................................................................47
Server box contents................................................................................................................48
Installing hardware options ....................................................................................................48
Configuring the server............................................................................................................ 48
Installing or deploying an operating system............................................................................48
Registering the server.............................................................................................................49
Hardware options installation.................................................................. 50
Product QuickSpecs..........................................................................................................................50
Introduction........................................................................................................................................50
Installing the bezel and bezel lock.....................................................................................................50
Power supply options........................................................................................................................ 51
Hot-plug power supply calculations........................................................................................ 51
Installing a redundant hot-plug power supply......................................................................... 51
Drive options......................................................................................................................................52
Drive guidelines...................................................................................................................... 52
Supported drive carriers......................................................................................................... 53
Installing a hot-plug SAS or SATA drive..................................................................................53
Installing an NVMe drive.........................................................................................................54
Installing a uFF drive and SCM drive carrier.......................................................................... 55
Installing an M.2 drive.............................................................................................................56
Fan options........................................................................................................................................57
Installing high-performance fans.............................................................................................58
Memory options.................................................................................................................................59
DIMM population information..................................................................................................59
HPE Smart Memory speed information.................................................................................. 60
DIMM label identification.........................................................................................................60
Installing a DIMM....................................................................................................................61
Controller options.............................................................................................................................. 62
Installing a storage controller..................................................................................................62
Installing a Universal Media Bay....................................................................................................... 63
Drive cage options.............................................................................................................................65
Installing a front 8NVMe SSD Express Bay drive cage.......................................................... 65
Installing a front 6SFF SAS/SATA + 2NVMe Premium drive cage......................................... 67
Installing airflow labels................................................................................................. 68
Installing a front 8SFF SAS/SATA drive cage in box 1........................................................... 69
Installing a front 8SFF SAS/SATA drive cage in box 2........................................................... 71
Installing a front 2SFF NVMe/SAS/SATA Premium drive cage...............................................72
Installing a midplane 4LFF SAS/SATA drive cage..................................................................75
Installing a rear 2SFF SAS/SATA drive cage in the primary or secondary riser..................... 77
Installing a rear 2SFF SAS/SATA drive cage over the power supplies...................................79
Installing a rear 3LFF SAS/SATA drive cage.......................................................................... 82
Riser and riser cage options..............................................................................................................84
Installing primary and secondary risers.................................................................................. 84
Installing tertiary risers............................................................................................................85
Installing a secondary riser cage............................................................................................ 86
Installing a tertiary riser cage..................................................................................................87
Installing the 2NVMe slimSAS riser option............................................................................. 89
Installing the 8NVMe slimSAS riser option............................................................................. 90
Expansion slots................................................................................................................................. 91
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Supported PCIe form factors.................................................................................................. 91
Installing expansion boards.................................................................................................... 92
Installing a 12G SAS Expander Card..................................................................................... 94
Installing a GPU card..............................................................................................................96
Installing an intrusion detection switch............................................................................................ 100
Installing a Smart Storage Battery...................................................................................................101
Installing a rear serial port interface................................................................................................ 102
Installing a Systems Insight Display................................................................................................ 104
Installing a FlexibleLOM adapter.....................................................................................................106
Installing a 1U or high-performance heatsink..................................................................................108
Installing a processor.......................................................................................................................110
HPE Trusted Platform Module 2.0 Option............................................................................112
Overview............................................................................................................................... 112
HPE Trusted Platform Module 2.0 Guidelines...................................................................... 113
Disabling Chipset-TPM......................................................................................................... 113
Installing and enabling the HPE TPM 2.0 Kit............................................................ 113
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board.............................................................113
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module.......................................................................116
Retaining the recovery key/password........................................................................ 117
Cabling......................................................................................................118
Servers Storage Cabling Guidelines....................................................... 118
Cabling diagrams.............................................................................................................................118
Cable routing: Front 2SFF drive option for SFF....................................................................120
Cable routing: Front 2SFF drive option for LFF.................................................................... 121
Cable routing: Front 2SFF drive options (3 position cable).................................................. 122
Cable routing: Front 8SFF drive options...............................................................................123
Cable routing: Front 8SFF NVMe/SAS premium drive option.............................................. 125
Cable routing: Front 8SFF NVMe drive options....................................................................125
Cable routing: Front 2SFF NVMe drive option for SFF.........................................................127
Cable routing: Front 2SFF NVMe drive option for LFF......................................................... 128
Cable routing: Midplane 4LFF drive option...........................................................................128
Cable routing: Rear 3LFF drive option..................................................................................129
Cable routing: Rear 2SFF drive options............................................................................... 129
Cable routing: HPE 12G SAS Expander to a controller........................................................130
Cable routing: Systems Insight Display................................................................................ 131
Software and configuration utilities.......................................................132
Server mode....................................................................................................................................132
Product QuickSpecs........................................................................................................................132
Active Health System Viewer.......................................................................................................... 132
Active Health System............................................................................................................132
Active Health System data collection.........................................................................133
Active Health System Log..........................................................................................133
HPE iLO 5........................................................................................................................................133
iLO Federation......................................................................................................................133
iLO Service Port....................................................................................................................134
iLO RESTful API...................................................................................................................134
RESTful Interface Tool..........................................................................................................134
iLO Amplifier Pack................................................................................................................ 135
Intelligent Provisioning.....................................................................................................................135
Intelligent Provisioning operation..........................................................................................135
Management Security......................................................................................................................136
Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux..........................................................................................136
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UEFI System Utilities.......................................................................................................................136
Selecting the boot mode ......................................................................................................137
Secure Boot..........................................................................................................................137
Launching the Embedded UEFI Shell ..................................................................................138
HPE Smart Storage Administrator...................................................................................................138
USB support.................................................................................................................................... 139
External USB functionality.................................................................................................... 139
Redundant ROM support.................................................................................................................139
Safety and security benefits..................................................................................................139
Keeping the system current.............................................................................................................139
Updating firmware or system ROM.......................................................................................139
Service Pack............................................................................................................. 139
Updating firmware from the System Utilities ............................................................. 141
Updating the firmware from the UEFI Embedded Shell ............................................ 141
Online Flash components.......................................................................................... 141
Drivers.................................................................................................................................. 142
Software and firmware..........................................................................................................142
Operating System Version Support...................................................................................... 142
HPE Technology Service Portfolio........................................................................................ 142
Change control and proactive notification.............................................................................143
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................144
NMI functionality..............................................................................................................................144
Troubleshooting resources.............................................................................................................. 144
Safety, warranty, and regulatory information........................................145
Safety and regulatory compliance................................................................................................... 145
Warranty information....................................................................................................................... 145
Regulatory information.................................................................................................................... 145
Belarus Kazakhstan Russia marking.................................................................................... 145
Turkey RoHS material content declaration........................................................................... 146
Ukraine RoHS material content declaration..........................................................................146
Specifications.......................................................................................... 147
Environmental specifications...........................................................................................................147
Mechanical specifications................................................................................................................147
Power supply specifications............................................................................................................ 148
HPE 500W Flex Slot Platinum Hot-plug Power Supply........................................................ 148
HPE 800W Flex Slot Platinum Hot-plug Power Supply........................................................ 149
HPE 800W Flex Slot Titanium Plus Hot-plug Power Supply................................................ 150
HPE 800W Flex Slot Universal Hot-plug Power Supply....................................................... 151
HPE 800W Flex Slot -48VDC Hot-plug Power Supply......................................................... 152
HPE 1600W Flex Slot Platinum Hot Plug Power Supply...................................................... 153
Support and other resources................................................................. 154
Accessing Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support.............................................................................. 154
Accessing updates.......................................................................................................................... 154
Customer self repair........................................................................................................................ 154
Remote support...............................................................................................................................155
Warranty information....................................................................................................................... 155
Regulatory information.................................................................................................................... 156
Documentation feedback.................................................................................................................156
6Contents
Component identification
Front panel components
SFF front panel components
Item Description
1 Box 1 (optional drives or universal media bay)
2 Box 2 (optional drives)
3 Box 3 Drives 1-8
4 Serial label pull tab or optional Systems Insight Display
5 iLO service port
6 USB 3.0 port
Universal media bay components
Item Description
1 USB 2.0 port
2 Video display port
3 Optical disk drive (optional)
4 Drives (optional)
8 Component identification
Item Description
1 Optical disk drive
2 Serial label pull tab
3 USB 3.0 port
4 iLO service port
5 Video display port
Front panel LEDs and buttons
SFF front panel LEDs and button
Item Description Status
1 Power On/Standby button and
system power LED* Solid green = System on
Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Performing
power on sequence
Solid amber = System in standby
Off = No power present†
2 Health LED* Solid green = Normal
Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = iLO is rebooting
Flashing amber = System degraded
Flashing red (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = System critical**
Table Continued
10 Front panel LEDs and buttons
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