• For safety, environmental, and regulatory information, see Safety and Compliance Information for Server, Storage, Power, Networking, and Rack Products.
• Select an installation site that meets the detailed installation site requirements described in the server user guide.
• Unpack the server shipping carton, and locate the materials and documentation necessary for installing the server.
• Verify operating system support—For information about operating systems supported by ProLiant servers, see the operating system support matrices.

For more pre-installation information, see the ProLiant DL580 Gen9 Server User Guide.

Component identification

Front panel components

Item	Description
1	Drive bays 6 to 10*
2	Systems Insight Display
3	Fans 1 to 4
4	Drive bays 1 to 5
5	Discovery services connectors
6	Video connector
7	USB connectors (2)

* Drives installed in these bays require the optional drive backplane and cables.

Front panel LEDs and buttons

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 amber = System degraded Flashing red (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = System critical Fast-flashing red (4 Hz/cycles per sec) = System power fault
3	Aggregate NIC LED	Solid green = Link to network Flashing green = Linked with activity on the network Off = No network connection
4	UID button/link	Solid blue = Activated Flashing blue (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Remote management or firmware upgrade in progress

Rear panel components

Item	Description
1	Expansion board slot 1
2	Expansion board slot 2
3	Expansion board slot 3
4	Expansion board slot 4
5	Expansion board slot 5
6	Expansion board slot 6
7	Expansion board slot 7
8	Expansion board slot 8
9	Expansion board slot 9
10	FlexibleLOM slot
11	SPI board
12	Power supply 1
13	Power supply 2
14	Power supply bay 3
15	Power supply bay 4

Power supply LEDs

Fail LED-amber (Located on the SID)	Power LED-green (Located on the power supply)	Front external health LED (Located on the front panel)	Status
Off	Off	Off	No AC power to power supply units
Off	Off	Green	AC present/Standby outputs on Power supply DC outputs on and OK
On	Off	Amber (flashing) – redundant Red (flashing) – non-redundant	Power supply failure (includes over voltage and over temperature)

Install hardware options

Install any hardware options before initializing the server. For options installation information, see the documentation that ships with the option. For server-specific information, see the server user guide on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website.

Install the server in the rack

1. Mount the server on the rails:
   • Top-loading telescoping rails

     

   • Front-loading telescoping rails

     

2. Slide the server into the rack by pressing the server rail release latches.

   

Before installing a server, be sure that you understand the following warnings and cautions.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to the equipment: Do not disable the power cord grounding plug. The grounding plug is an important safety feature. Plug the power cord into a grounded (earthed) electrical outlet that is easily accessible at all times. Unplug the power cord from the power supply to disconnect power to the equipment. Do not route the power cord where it can be walked on or pinched by items placed against it. Pay particular attention to the plug, electrical outlet, and the point where the cord extends from the server.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and the internal system components to cool before touching them.

CAUTION: Do not operate the server for long periods with the access panel open or removed. Operating the server in this manner results in improper airflow and improper cooling that can lead to thermal damage.

Install the server and cable management arm into the rack. For more information, see the installation instructions that ship with the 2U Quick Deploy Rail System.

Connect cabling and power cords

1. Connect iLO management cabling.

   

2. Connect network cabling.

   

3. Connect the power cord to the power supply.

   

   WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to the equipment: Do not disable the power cord grounding plug. The grounding plug is an important safety feature. Plug the power cord into a grounded (earthed) electrical outlet that is easily accessible at all times. Unplug the power cord from the power supply to disconnect power to the equipment. Do not route the power cord where it can be walked on or pinched by items placed against it. Pay particular attention to the plug, electrical outlet, and the point where the cord extends from the server.

For more information about cabling the system, see the ProLiant DL580 Gen9 Server User Guide.

Power up and select boot options

1. Connect the Ethernet cable.
2. Press the Power On/Standby button.
3. During the initial boot:
   • To modify the server configuration ROM default settings, press the F9 key when prompted from the start up sequence to enter the HPE UEFI System Utilities. By default, the UEFI System Utilities runs in the English language.
   • If you do not need to modify the server configuration and are ready to install the system software, press the F10 key to access Intelligent Provisioning.

     NOTE: If an HPE Smart Array controller has been added or is embedded in the system, the controller defaults to a RAID configuration based on the size and number of drives installed. For more information on modifying the controller default settings, see the documentation on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website.

For more information on automatic configuration, see the UEFI System Utilities User Guide for HPE ProLiant Gen9 Servers on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website.

Install the system software

This ProLiant server does not ship with provisioning media. Everything needed to manage and install the system software and firmware is preloaded on the server.

To operate properly, the server must have a supported operating system. Attempting to run an unsupported operating system can cause serious and unpredictable results. For the latest information on operating system support, see the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website.

Failure to observe UEFI requirements for ProLiant Gen9 servers can result in errors installing the operating system, failure to recognize boot media, and other boot failures. For more information on these requirements, see the HPE UEFI Requirements on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website.

To install an operating system on the server, use one of the following methods:

• Intelligent Provisioning—For single-server deployment, updating, and provisioning capabilities.

  To install an operating system on the server with Intelligent Provisioning (local or remote):

  1. Connect the Ethernet cable between the network connector on the server and a network jack.
  2. Press the Power On/Standby button.
  3. During server POST, press F10.
  4. Complete the initial Preferences and Registration portion of Intelligent Provisioning.
  5. At the 1 Start screen, click Configure and Install.
  6. To finish the installation, follow the onscreen prompts. An Internet connection is required to update the firmware and systems software.
• Insight Control server provisioning—For multi-server remote OS deployment, use Insight Control server provisioning for an automated solution. For more information, see the Insight Control documentation on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website.

For additional system software and firmware updates, download the Service Pack for ProLiant from the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website. Software and firmware must be updated before using the server for the first time, unless any installed software or components require an older version.

Register the server

To experience quicker service and more efficient support, register the product at the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Product Registration website.

Additional information

For more information, see the ProLiant DL580 Gen9 server documentation in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Information Library.