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Power supplies come in two parts and reside in the lower bay of the chassis. They are accessed from both the front and rear of the chassis as illustrated in Figure 3-1 “Power Supply Locations”.

Each power supply has two LEDs located on the front of the blade server that are used to determine the operating condition. The top LED is green and illuminates whenever DC power is present and within operating specifications. The bottom LED is red and illuminates whenever the power supply is in a fault condition.

Figure 3-1 Power Supply Locations

Power Supply Locations
Power Supply Locations

Grounding

The blade server must be grounded to earth via the ground lug provided on the chassis to ensure safe operation, to prevent damage from electrostatic discharge, and to assure compliance with electromagnetic compatibility requirements. The location is shown in Figure 3-1 “Power Supply Locations”, Rear Power Supply view.

CAUTION: The DB9 connector shown in Figure 3-2 “hp Blade Server DC Power Supply Input Module (Server Rear View)” marked “For Manufacturing Use Only”, was installed for use during the manufacturing process. It cannot be used for anything else. If an RS232 -type plug is used in this receptacle, it could cause the power supply to reset, thereby losing data being transmitted to the blades.
DO NOT USE THIS RECEPTACLE FOR ANY PURPOSE!

Figure 3-2 hp Blade Server DC Power Supply Input Module (Server Rear View)

hp Blade Server DC Power Supply Input Module (Server Rear View)

Figure 3-3 hp Blade Server DC Power Supply Output Module (Server Front View)

hp Blade Server DC Power Supply Output Module (Server Front View)

Power supplies are hot swappable . Hot swap remove and replace details are found in the hp Blade Server bh 3710 Service Guide.

Blade Server Power Supply Connector

DC Power Input Module and Cable Connector Pinout Information

The power supply connector on the input module is a Positronics PLB06. The cable supplied for each power supply is a 5-wire cable. All 4 wires on each cable must be connected. Two wires (red and black) are connected to the -48VDC source and the remaining two wires (white and green) are connected to the DC return. All four wires from the same power cord must be connected to the same power source. Each power supply filter module may be connected to a different -48VDC source to provide power source redundancy.

Figure 3-4 DC Power Cable

DC Power Cable
Pin NumberFunctionColor
1Negative DC Supply (-48vdc)Red
2DC Return (0vdc)White
3Functional EarthNot Connected
4Negative DC Supply (-48vdc)Black
5DC Return (0vdc)Green
6Functional EarthNot Connected

Power cable pin-out information is illustrated as follows:

Figure 3-5 DC Power Connector Pin location

DC Power Connector Pin location

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