Upgrade kit contents
•The HP Integrity BL860c i4, BL870c i4 & BL890c i4 Server Blade Upgrades Read Me First .
•One of the following Upgrade Blade Links:
◦ AM395A HP BL8x0c i4 Upgrade BL2 Blade Link
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AM396A HP Integrity BL870c i4 Upgrade
AM398A HP BL8x0c i4 Upgrade BL4 Blade Link
NOTE: Each Blade Link will include a new Product Number label to attach to the system label carrier card; the actual part number will depend on the type of upgrade ordered.
•AM394A HP Integrity BL8x0c i4 Upgrade Blade. One or more Upgrade Blades may be included depending on the type of upgrade ordered. These should be
Before getting started
IMPORTANT:
•Do not install or use the upgrade Blade Link until explicitly called for in the upgrade procedure. For more information, see “Blade link and system information parameters” (page 70).
•The server blade firmware may need to be updated on the existing server blades as part of the upgrade process, see “Determining your current firmware revisions” (page 56) for more information.
•Processor and memory DIMM loading and distribution follows applicable rules across the blades. For more information, see “Installing internal components” (page 38), and “Rules for server blade internal components” (page 60).
•Adding new Upgrade Blades to an enclosure may require additional power supplies in the enclosure to meet the new power requirements. This situation would be reported by the enclosure Onboard Administrator. For more information, see the HP BladeSystem setup and information guide for your enclosure at http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation.
•If more than one existing blade server will be combined in the upgrade, one of them must be designated as the “Monarch Server”. This is the original server which is officially being upgraded, The Monarch blade from this server will become the Monarch blade in the upgraded server. Also, the Monarch Server UUID and Serial Number will be transferred to the upgraded server.
•The OS boot disk must be attached to the designated Monarch Server.
•When VC is used, some rearrangement of the VC server profile may be necessary. See “Possible changes due to VC profile mapping on the upgraded blade server” (page 72).
•Because the socket count of the upgraded server is likely to be greater than that of the server being upgraded, a new OS license will probably be required.
•At the end of the upgrade, the Blade Links removed from the original blade servers cannot be reused.
