LFF

12LFF drives at the front + drives (2LFF+4SFF or 4LFF+2SFF) at the rear

SFF

25SFF drives at the front + drives (2LFF+4SFF or 4LFF+2SFF) at the rear

Item

Description

(1) Chassis access panel

N/A

(2) Processor heatsink

Cools the processor.

(3) OCP network adapter

Network adapter installed onto the OCP network adapter connector on the system board.

(4) Processor

Integrates memory and PCIe controllers to provide data processing capabilities for the server.

(5) Storage controller

Provides RAID capability to SAS/SATA drives, including RAID configuration and RAID scale-up. It supports online upgrade of the controller firmware and remote configuration.

(6) Standard PCIe network adapter

Installed in a standard PCIe slot to provide network ports.

(7) Riser card

Provides PCIe slots.

(8) Memory

Stores computing data and data exchanged with external storage temporarily.

The server supports DDR5 DIMMs.

(9) Processor socket cover

Installed over an empty processor socket to protect pins in the socket.

(10) Server management module

Provides I/O connectors and HDM out-of-band management features.

(11) System board

One of the most important parts of a server, on which multiple components are installed, such as processor, memory, and fan. It is integrated with basic server components, including the BIOS chip and PCIe connectors.

(12) Rear drive backplane

Provides power and data channels for drives at the server rear.

(13) Rear drive cage

Installed at the server rear to accommodate drives.

(14) Riser card blank

Installed on an empty PCIe riser connector to ensure good ventilation.

(15) Power supply

Supplies power to the server. The power supplies support hot swapping and 1+1 redundancy.

(16) Chassis

N/A

(17) Chassis ears

Attach the server to the rack. The right ear is integrated with the front I/O component, and the left ear is integrated with VGA connector, HDM dedicated management connector (Type-C), and USB 3.0 connector.

(18) Front drive backplane

Provides power and data channels for drives at the server front.

(19) Drive

Provides data storage space. Drives support hot swapping. Both SSDs and HDDs are supported and the supported drive interface types include SAS, SATA, M.2, and PCIe.

(20) Supercapacitor holder

Secures a supercapacitor in the chassis.

(21) Supercapacitor

Supplies power to the flash card on the power fail safeguard module, which enables the storage controller to back up data to the flash card for protection when power outage occurs.

(22) SATA M.2 SSD expander module

Provides M.2 SSD slots.

(23) SATA M.2 SSD

Provides data storage space for the server.

(24) Serial & DSD module

Provides one serial port and two SD card slots.

(26) Encryption module

Provides encryption services for the server to enhance data security.

(27) Fan cage

Accommodates fan modules.

(28) Fan

Helps server ventilation. Fans support hot swapping and N+1 redundancy.

(29) System battery

Supplies power to the system clock to ensure system time correctness.

(30) Chassis open-alarm module

Detects if the access panel is removed. The detection result can be displayed from the HDM Web interface.

(31) Air baffle

Provides ventilation aisles for processor heatsinks and memory modules and provides support for the supercapacitor.

1

USB 3.0 connector

2

Drive or LCD smart management module (optional)

3

Serial label pull tab

4

HDM dedicated management connector

5

USB 2.0 connector

6

VGA connector

1

12LFF drives (optional)

2

USB 3.0 connector

3

Drive or LCD smart management module (optional)

4

Serial label pull tab

5

HDM dedicated management connector

6

USB 2.0 connector

7

VGA connector

1

Bay 1: 8SFF drives (optional)*

2

Bay 2: 8SFF drives (optional)*

3

Bay 3: 8SFF drives (optional)*

4

USB 3.0 connector

5

LCD smart management module (optional)

6

Serial label pull tab

7

HDM dedicated management connector

8

USB 2.0 connector

9

VGA connector

*: Drive types supported by the server vary by drive backplane configuration. For more information, see "Drive backplanes."

1

25SFF drives (optional)

2

USB 3.0 connector

3

Drive or LCD smart management module (optional)

4

Serial label pull tab

5

HDM dedicated management connector

6

USB 2.0 connector

7

VGA connector

Power on/standby button and system power LED

·     Steady green—The system has started.

·     Flashing green (1 Hz)—The system is starting.

·     Steady amber—The system is in standby state.

·     Off—No power is present. Possible reasons:

¡     No power source is connected.

¡     No power supplies are present.

¡     The installed power supplies are faulty.

¡     The system power cords are not connected correctly.

OCP 3.0 network adapter Ethernet port LED

·     Steady green—A link is present on a port of an OCP 3.0 network adapter.

·     Flashing green—A port on an OCP 3.0 network adapter is receiving or sending data.

·     Off—All ports on the OCP 3.0 network adapter are not in use.

NOTE:

The server supports two OCP3.0 network adapters and supports expansion of one more OCP3.0 network adapter.

Health LED

·     Steady green—The system is operating correctly or a minor alarm is present.

·     Flashing green (4 Hz)—HDM is initializing.

·     Flashing amber (1 Hz)—A major alarm is present.

·     Flashing red (1 Hz)—A critical alarm is present.

If a system alarm is present, log in to HDM to obtain more information about the system running status.

UID button LED

·     Steady blue—UID LED is activated. The UID LED can be activated by using the following methods:

¡     Press the UID button LED.

¡     Activate the UID LED from HDM.

·     Flashing blue:

¡     1 Hz—The firmware is being upgraded or HDM is performing out-of-band firmware update. Do not power off the server.

¡     4 Hz—HDM is restarting. To restart HDM, press the UID button LED for eight seconds.

·     Off—UID LED is not activated.

Standby

Standby

Steady white

Startup

POST phase

White LEDs gradually light up from the middle to both sides, reflecting the percentage progress of the POST process

POST finished

white LEDs flow from the middle to both sides three times with a flowing effect

Running

Normal

Breathing white (0.2Hz brightness transition), where the number of lit LEDs indicates the load level.

As the overall load power consumption increases, the LEDs gradually light up from the middle and spread to both sides. The proportion of lit LEDs for different loads is as follows:

·     No load (below 10%)

·     Light load (10% to 50%)

·     Medium load (50% to 80%)

·     Heavy load (above 80%)

Predictive alarming (only drive predictive alarming is supported)

Breathing white (1 Hz brightness transition)

Major alarm present

Flashing amber (1 Hz)

Critical alarm present (only power error is supported)

Flashing red (1 Hz)

Remote control

System is being remotely managed or HDM is updating firmware through out-of-band (Do not power off the server)

All flashing white (1 Hz)

HDM restarting

Some flashing white (1 Hz)

VGA connector

DB-15

Connects a display terminal, such as a monitor or KVM device.

USB connector

USB 3.0

Connects the following devices:

·     USB flash drive.

·     USB keyboard or mouse.

·     USB optical drive for operating system installation.

HDM dedicated management connector

Type-C

Connects a Type-C to USB adapter cable, which connects to a USB Wi-Fi adapter or USB drive.

1

PCIe riser bay 1: PCIe slots 1 through 3

2

PCIe riser bay 2: PCIe slots 4 through 6

3

PCIe riser bay 3: PCIe slots 7 and 8

5

Power supply 2

6

Power supply 1

7

OCP 3.0 network adapter/Serial & DSD module (optional)

8

VGA connector

9

Two USB 3.0 connectors

10

HDM dedicated network port (1Gbps, RJ-45, default IP address 192.168.1.2/24)

11

OCP 3.0 network adapter (optional)

For more information about serial & DSD modules, see "Serial & DSD module."

UID LED

·     Steady blue—UID LED is activated. The UID LED can be activated by using the following methods:

¡     Press the UID button LED.

¡     Enable UID LED from HDM.

·     Flashing blue:

¡     1 Hz—The firmware is being upgraded or HDM is performing out-of-band firmware update. Do not power off the server.

¡     4 Hz—HDM is restarting. To restart HDM, press the UID button LED for 8 seconds.

·     Off—UID LED is not activated.

Link LED of the Ethernet port

·     Steady green—A link is present on the port.

·     Off—No link is present on the port.

Activity LED of the Ethernet port

·     Flashing green (1 Hz)—The port is receiving or sending data.

·     Off—The port is not receiving or sending data.

Power supply LED

·     Steady green—The power supply is operating correctly or the server is in standby state.

·     Flashing green (0.33 Hz)—The power supply is in standby state and does not output power.

·     Flashing green (2 Hz)—The power supply is updating its firmware.

·     Steady amber—Either of the following conditions exists:

¡     The power supply is faulty.

¡     The power supply does not have power input, but another power supply has correct power input.

·     Flashing amber (1 Hz)—An alarm has occurred on the power supply.

·     Off—No power supplies have power input, which can be caused by an incorrect power cord connection or power source shutdown.

VGA connector

DB-15

Connects a display terminal, such as a monitor or KVM device.

BIOS port

DB-9

The BIOS serial port is used for the following purposes:

·     Log in to the server when the remote network connection to the server has failed.

·     Establish a GSM modem or encryption lock connection.

NOTE:

The port is on the serial & DSD module. For more information, see "Serial & DSD module."

USB connector

USB 3.0

Connects the following devices:

·     USB flash drive.

·     USB keyboard or mouse.

·     USB optical drive for operating system installation.

HDM dedicated network port

RJ-45

Establishes a network connection to manage HDM from its Web interface.

Power receptacle

Standard single-phase

Connects the power supply to the power source.

1

OCP 3.0 network adapter connector 2/DSD module connector

OCP2&DSD&UART CARD

2

Server management module connector

BMC CON

3

TPM/TCM connector

TPM

4

System battery

N/A

5

PCIe riser connector 1

RISER1 PCIe x16

6

Fan connector for OCP 3.0 network adapter 1

OCP1 FAN

7

AMD HDT debugging connector

AMD HDT

8

MCIO connector C1-G1A

C1-G1A

9

AUX connector for OCP 3.0 network adapter 1

OCP1 AUX

10

MCIO connector C1-G1C

C1-G1C

11

Drive backplane AUX connector 7

AUX 7

12

Front M.2 AUX connector

M.2 AUX(FRONT)

13

Drive backplane AUX connector 9

AUX 9

14

Power connector for OCP 3.0 network adapter 1

OCP1 PWR

15

Front I/O connector

RIGHT EAR

16

Drive backplane AUX connector 3

AUX3

17

Drive backplane AUX connector 2

AUX2

18

LP SlimSAS connector C1-P4A

C1-P4A

19

LCD smart management module connector

DIAG LCD

20

MCIO connector C1-P1C

C1-P1C

21

MCIO connector C1-P1A

C1-P1A

22

MCIO connector C1-P0A

C1-P0A

23

MCIO connector C1-P0C

C1-P0C

24

Temperature sensor connector

TEMP SENSE

25

MCIO connector C1-P2C

C1-P2C

26

MCIO connector C1-P2A

C1-P2A

27

MCIO connector C1-P3A

C1-P3A

28

MCIO connector C1-P3C

C1-P3C

29

Drive backplane AUX connector 1

AUX1

30

Front VGA and USB 2.0 connector

LEFT EAR

31

Fan board AUX connector 1

FAN AUX1

32

Power connector for the fan board

N/A

33

Chassis-open alarm module connector

INTRUDER

34

Power board AUX connector

N/A

35

Drive backplane AUX connector 8

AUX8

36

Drive backplane power connector 1

PWR1

37

Drive backplane power connector 2

PWR2

38

Drive backplane power connector 3

PWR3

39

Drive backplane power connector 6

PWR6

40

Power board STBY power connector

STBY PWR

41

Drive backplane power connector 8

PWR8

42

Drive backplane power connector 7

PWR7

43

Drive backplane power connector 5

PWR5

44

Drive backplane power connector 4

PWR4

45

MCIO connector C1-G3A

C1-G3A

46

OCP 3.0 network adapter connector 2 (PCIe expansion connector)

OCP2 x8

47

PCIe riser connector 2

RISER2 PCIe x16

48

MCIO connector C1-G3C

C1-G3C

49

Embedded USB3.0 connector

INTER USB3.0

50

Liquid leakage detection module connector

LEAKDET

51

Drive backplane AUX connector 5

AUX5

52

Drive backplane AUX connector 6

AUX6

53

Drive backplane AUX connector 4

AUX4

X

System maintenance switch

N/A

1

·     Off (default)—HDM login requires the username and password of a valid HDM user account.

·     On—HDM login requires the default username and password.

For security purposes, turn off the switch after you complete tasks with the default username and password as a best practice.

5

·     Off (default)—Normal server startup.

·     On—Restores the default BIOS settings.

To restore the default BIOS settings:

1.     Power off the server, and turn on the switch.

2.     Power on the switch and wait for a minimum of 10 seconds.

3.     Power off the server and then turn off the switch.

4.     Start the server and verify that the POST screen prompts The CMOS defaults were loaded.

 CAUTION:

The server cannot start up when the switch is turned on. To avoid service data loss, stop running services and power off the server before turning on the switch.

6

·     Off (default)—Normal server startup.

·     On—Clears all passwords from the BIOS at server startup.

If this switch is on, the server will clear all the passwords at each startup. Make sure you turn off the switch before the next server startup if you do not need to clear all the passwords.

2, 3, 4, 7, and 8

Reserved for future use.

N/A

1

Capacity

Options include:

·     32GB.

·     64 GB.

2

Number of ranks

Options include:

·     1R—One rank (Single-Rank).

·     2R—Two ranks (Dual-Rank). A 2R DIMM is equivalent to two 1R DIMMs.

·     4R—Four ranks (Quad-Rank). A 4R DIMM is equivalent to two 2R DIMMs

·     8R—Eight ranks (8-Rank). An 8R DIMM is equivalent to two 4R DIMMs.

3

Data width

Options include:

·     ×4—4 bits.

·     ×8—8 bits.

4

DIMM generation

DDR5

5

Data rate

4800B, indicating 4800 MHz.

6

DIMM type

·     R, indicating RDIMM.

Flashing amber (0.5 Hz)

Steady green/Flashing green (4.0 Hz)

A drive failure is predicted. As a best practice, replace the drive before it fails.

Steady amber

Steady green/Flashing green (4.0 Hz)

The drive is faulty. Replace the drive immediately.

Steady blue

Steady green/Flashing green (4.0 Hz)

The drive is operating correctly and is selected by the RAID controller.

Off

Flashing green (4.0 Hz)

The drive is performing a RAID migration or rebuilding, or the system is reading or writing data to the drive.

Off

Steady green

The drive is present but no data is being read or written to the drive.

Off

Off

The drive is not securely installed.

Flashing amber (4 Hz)

Off

The drive is in hot insertion process.

Steady amber

Steady green/Flashing green (4.0 Hz)

The drive is faulty. Replace the drive immediately.

Steady blue

Steady green/Flashing green (4.0 Hz)

The drive is operating correctly and selected by the RAID controller.

Off

Flashing green (4.0 Hz)

The drive is performing a RAID migration or rebuilding, or the system is reading or writing data to the drive.

Off

Steady green

The drive is present but no data is being read or written to the drive.

Off

Off

The drive is not securely installed.

1

SD card slot 1

2

SD card slot 2

3

Serial port

Operating temperature

Minimum: 5°C (41°F)

Maximum: 45°C (113°F)

 CAUTION:

The maximum temperature varies by hardware option presence. For more information, see "Operating temperature requirements."

Storage temperature

–40°C to +70°C (–40°F to +158°F)

Operating humidity

8% to 90%, noncondensing

Storage humidity

5% to 95%, noncondensing

Operating altitude

–60 m to +3000 m (–196.85 ft to +9842.52 ft)

The allowed maximum temperature decreases by 0.33°C (32.59°F) as the altitude increases by 100 m (328.08 ft) from 900 m (2952.76 ft)

Storage altitude

–60 m to +5000 m (–196.85 ft to +16404.20 ft)

B

BIOS

Basic input/output system is non-volatile firmware pre-installed in a ROM chip on a server's management module. The BIOS stores basic input/output, power-on self-test, and auto startup programs to provide the most basic hardware initialization, setup and control functionality.

C

CPLD

Complex programmable logic device is an integrated circuit used to build reconfigurable digital circuits.

E

Ethernet adapter

An Ethernet adapter, also called a network interface card (NIC), connects the server to the network.

F

UniSystem

UniSystem provided by H3C for easy and extensible server management. It can guide users to configure a server quickly with ease and provide an API interface to allow users to develop their own management tools.

G

GPU module

Graphics processing unit module converts digital signals to analog signals for output to a display device and assists processors with image processing to improve overall system performance.

H

HDM

Hardware Device Management is the server management control unit with which administrators can configure server settings, view component information, monitor server health status, and remotely manage the server.

Hot swapping

A module that supports hot swapping (a hot-swappable module) can be installed or removed while the server is running without affecting the system operation.

K

KVM

KVM is a management method that allows remote users to use their local video display, keyboard, and mouse to monitor and control the server.

R

RAID

Redundant array of independent disks (RAID) is a data storage virtualization technology that combines multiple physical hard drives into a single logical unit to improve storage and security performance.

Redundancy

A mechanism that ensures high availability and business continuity by providing backup modules. In redundancy mode, a backup or standby module takes over when the primary module fails.

U

U

A unit of measure defined as 44.45 mm (1.75 in) in IEC 60297-1. It is used as a measurement of the overall height of racks, as well as equipment mounted in the racks.

B

BIOS

Basic Input/Output System

C

CMA

Cable Management Arm

CPLD

Complex Programmable Logic Device

D

DCPMM

Data Center Persistent Memory Module

DDR

Double Data Rate

DIMM

Dual In-Line Memory Module

DRAM

Dynamic Random Access Memory

G

GPU

Graphics Processing Unit

H

HBA

Host Bus Adapter

HDD

Hard Disk Drive

HDM

Hardware Device Management

I

IDC

Internet Data Center

iFIST

integrated Fast Intelligent Scalable Toolkit

K

KVM

Keyboard, Video, Mouse

L

LRDIMM

Load Reduced Dual Inline Memory Module

N

NCSI

Network Controller Sideband Interface

NVMe

Non-Volatile Memory Express

P

PCIe

Peripheral Component Interconnect Express

POST

Power-On Self-Test

R

RAID

Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks

RDIMM

Registered Dual Inline Memory Module

S

SAS

Serial Attached Small Computer System Interface

SATA

Serial ATA

SD

Secure Digital

SDS

Secure Diagnosis System

SFF

Small Form Factor

SSD

Solid State Drive

T

TCM

Trusted Cryptography Module

TDP

Thermal Design Power

TPM

Trusted Platform Module

U

UID

Unit Identification

UPS

Uninterruptible Power Supply

USB

Universal Serial Bus