DL180 G9 High speed fan when adding SFP+ NIC Card

[DrGeek]

We want to add an 10Gbits SFP+ Card to our DL180 Gen 9 server, but when we do that the fans are going crazy (80%).

No temperature reading problem, no heating issue... Just the fans going very high...

We try the 665249-B21 HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 560SFP+ Adapter. Same result with Mellanox noname NIC...

All the firmware is up to date....

Any clue ? Any SFP+ reference REALLY working with this server without increasing fan speed ?

Thanks in advance for your help

[Ihaqueit]

Read this article.

HP DL180 Gen 9 fan noise - Spiceworks

This noise after add  the  10Gbits SFP+ card, Can you try if remove the card noise same or different?

Can you send the which model you use ?

[DrGeek]

Hi !
Thanks for your answer. Sadly I already read this article ans it didn’t help me.

We installed the 560SFP+ (And we had to remove it because when it’s installed the fan are running high).

So the fan noise is directly linked to the presence of the card….

We’re just looking for some references of tested card that work without any problem with our dl180 gen 9…

Thanks again !

[Ihaqueit]

Have you looked at the IML or iLO event logs?

[DrGeek]

Yes, no error or warning…. We found some other person with the same problem on google and the solution was to use another card but witch one ?

[Ihaqueit]

You have 3 more options. These are compatible with server.

1. 

652503-B21 HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 530SFP Adapter (HPE Spare #: 656244-001)

2. 

656596-B21 HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 530T Adapter (HPE Spare #: 657128-001)

3. 

716591-B21 HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 561T Adapter (HPE Spare #: 717708-001)

[DrGeek]

So only one (the 530SFP+) the 2 others are in Ethernet thanks for your help.

What a shame to have to change the card despite the fact we check the recommandations before buying….

[Ihaqueit]

I found this adapters. You only check one, still you have option.

[DrGeek]

Thank you we order the 546SFP+ and the 530SFP+ hope that one of them works well !

[DrGeek]

We receive the 530SFP+ and installed the last firmware and YES, the fan slows down :

So I can confim so far the 530SFP+ is ok. We wait for the 546SFP+.