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This page provides what you will need to do a quick install or a comprehensive installation of your BladeSystem solution.

How can I do a quick and easy HP BladeSystem installation?

Follow the three steps below to assemble the BladeSystem quick setup documents.

Tips: You may have the overview and quick start guide already because they ship with the enclosure. You can print the PDF files for reference or look at them online.

1. Open the Installation Overview (PDF)
2. Open the applicable enclosure quick start guide.

NOTE: Detailed port mapping information is included in the enclosure quick start guides below.

» BladeSystem c7000 (PDF)

» BladeSystem c3000 (Shorty) (PDF)

» BladeSystem c3000 Tower (PDF)

3. Update system component drivers and firmware. Click on the links below for the software you need.

» HP BladeSystem c-Class firmware & upgrades

» HP ProLiant Server BL Blade – Software & driver downloads

» HP Storage Products software & drivers

How do I set up, install, and configure my HP BladeSystem?

Refer to each section for links to Quick Specs, Customer Advisories, detailed web support, quick installation, setup, and component information.

Enclosures	QuickSpecs	Customer Advisories	Support & Documents	Quick Install	User Guide
BladeSystem c3000 Tower Enclosure	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF
BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure (Shorty)	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF
BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF

SAS interconnects	QuickSpecs	Customer Advisories	Support & Documents	Quick Install	User Guide
HP StorageWorks 3Gb SAS BL Switch	HTML		HTML	PDF

Server Blades	QuickSpecs	Customer Advisories	Support & Documents	Quick Install	User Guide
ProLiant Generation 6 Server Blades
ProLiant BL280c G6	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF
ProLiant BL460c G6	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF
ProLiant BL465c G6	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF
ProLiant BL490c G6	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF
ProLiant BL495c G6	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF
ProLiant BL685 G6		HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF

ProLiant Generation 5 Server Blades
ProLiant BL2x220c G5	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF
ProLiant BL260c G5	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF
ProLiant BL495c G5	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF
ProLiant BL680c G5	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF
ProLiant BL685 G5	HTML \| PDF		HTML	PDF	PDF

Server Blades
ProLiant BL460c	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF
ProLiant BL465c	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF
ProLiant BL480c	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF
ProLiant BL685c	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF
Integrity BL860c	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML		PDF
Integrity BL870c	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML \| HTML		PDF

Storage Blades	QuickSpecs	Customer Advisories	Support & Documents	Quick Install	User Guide
ProLiant SB460c SAN Gateway Storage Server	HTML \| PDF		HTML	PDF	PDF
StorageWorks SB600c All-in-One (Sept. 07)	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF
StorageWorks SB600c All-in-One (Sept. 08)	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF
StorageWorks SB40c Storage Blade	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF
StorageWorks 448c Ultrium Tape Blade	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF
StorageWorks SB920c Ultrium Tape Blade	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF

Workstation Blades	QuickSpecs	Customer Advisories	Support & Documents	Quick Install	User Guide	Admin Guides
ProLiant WS460c G6 Worksation Nblade	HTML	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF	Windows Admin Guide PDF Linux Admin Guide PDF

Virtual Connect	QuickSpecs	Customer Advisories	Support & Documents	User Guide	Setup and Installation Guide	Command Reference Guide	Release Notes	Cook Book Guide
HP Virtual Connect Fibe Channel Networking Scenarios Cookbook								PDF
HP Virtual Connect Ethernet Networking Scenario Cookbook: Single Domain Scenarios								PDF
HP 1/10Gb Virtual Connect Ethernet Module	HTML PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF PDF 2.10	PDF	PDF 1.20 PDF 1.31 PDF 2.00 PDF 2.10
HP 1/10Gb –F Virtual Connect Ethernet Module	HTML PDF	HTML	HTML
HP 4Gb Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Module	HTML PDF	HTML	HTML
HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 Module
HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-Port Fibre Channel Module
Virtual Connect Manager							PDF 1.10 PDF 1.15a PDF 1.16 PDF 1.20 PDF 1.21 PDF 1.24 PDF 1.31 PDF 1.32 PDF 1.34 PDF 2.02 PDF 2.10 PDF 2.12
Virtual Connect Support Utility				PDF 1.2.0 PDF 1.2.2 PDF 1.30 PDF 1.31 PDF 1.32 PDF 1.4.0 PDF 1.4.1			PDF 1.1.0 PDF 1.2.0 PDF 1.2.2 PDF 1.30 PDF 1.31 PDF 1.32 PDF 1.4.0 PDF 1.4.1

HP ProCurve Ethernet Interconnects	Quick Specs	Customer Advisories	Support & Documents	Quick Install	Installation & Getting Started	User Guide
HP ProCurve 6120G/XG Blade Switch	PDF HTML	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF	Management & Configuration (PDF) Advanced Traffic Management (PDF) Access Security (PDF) Multicast&Routing (PDF) IPv6 Configuration (PDF)
HP ProCurve 6120XG Blade Switch	PDF HTML	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF

Ethernet Interconnects	Quick Specs	Customer Advisories	Support & Documents	Quick Install	User Guide	Application Guide	Command Reference	Browser-based Interface Guide	ISCL Guide	Software Config. Guide
HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch	HTML PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF
Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3120	HTML PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF		PDF			PDF
Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020	HTML PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF			HTML
HP 10Gb Ethernet BL-c Switch	HTML PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF
HP 1:10Gb Ethernet BL-c Switch	HTML PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF

Ethernet mezzanine adapters	Quick Specs	Support & Documents	Quick Install	User Guide	Scripting Guide	Utility Guide	Accelerated iSCSI Guide	Linux iSCSI Boot Guide	Limiting Linux Throughput Guide
HP NC512m Dual Port 10GbE Multifunction Adapter	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF
HP NC373m PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Adapter	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF
HP NC364m Quad Port 1GbE BL-c Adapter	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF
HP NC360m Quad Port 1GbE BL-c Adapter	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF
HP NC326m PCI Express Dual Port Gigabit server adapter	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF
HP NC325m PCI Express Quad Port 1Gb server adapter	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF

Fibre Channel Interconnects	QuickSpecs	Customer Advisories	Support & Documents	Quick Install	User Guide
Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch	HTML \| PDF		HTML	PDF	PDF
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF
Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML		PDF

Infiniband Interconnects	QuickSpecs	Customer Advisories	Support & Documents	Quick Install	User Guide
HP 4xDDR Infiniband Switch Module for c-Class BladeSystem (410398-B21)	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF
HP 4x DDR Infiniband Generation 2 Switch for c-Class BladeSystem	HTML \| PDF		HTML		PDF
HP 4x QDR Infiniband Switch Module for c-Class BladeSystem	HTML \| PDF		HTML		PDF

InfiniBand Mezzanine Adapters	QuickSpecs	Customer Advisories	Support & Documents	Quick Install	User Guide / Documentation
HP 4X DDR InfiniBand Dual Port Mezzanine HCA for c-Class BladeSystem (448262-B21)	HTML		HTML	HTML	HTML
HP 4X DDR InfiniBand Mezzanine HCA for c-Class BladeSystem (410533-B21)	HTML		HTML	HTML	HTML

Pass-Thrus	QuickSpecs	Customer Advisories	Support & Documents	Quick Install	User Guide
HP 4GB Fibre Channel Pass-Thru	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF
HP 1GB Ethernet Pass-Thru Module	HTML \| PDF	HTML	HTML	PDF

Solutions	Customer Advisories	Support & Documents	Quick Install	User Guide	Command Reference Guide
HP Direct connect shared storage for HP BladeSystem solution deployment guide				PDF

Other	Customer Advisories	Support & Documents	Quick Install	User Guide	Command Reference Guide
Onboard Administrator	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF	PDF
Integrated Lights-Out (iLO)	HTML	HTML		PDF
HP Insight Control	HTML	HTML	PDF	PDF
Remote Graphics (Workstation)	HTML	HTML		PDF

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