Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 35
Processor options ....................................................................................................................................... 35
Installing a processor ........................................................................................................................ 35
Memory options ......................................................................................................................................... 41
Memory overview ............................................................................................................................ 41
DIMM support.................................................................................................................................. 41
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ................................................................................................. 41
DIMM identification .......................................................................................................................... 42
DIMM installation guidelines ............................................................................................................. 42
Memory cartridge population guidelines ............................................................................................. 44
Memory subsystem architecture ......................................................................................................... 45
Hemisphere mode ............................................................................................................................ 45
Memory performance optimization .................................................................................................... 46
Memory RAS ................................................................................................................................... 47
Advanced ECC memory population guidelines .................................................................................... 48
Online Spare memory population guidelines ....................................................................................... 48
Mirrored Memory population guidelines ............................................................................................. 49
Installing memory ............................................................................................................................. 49
Hot-plug hard drive option .......................................................................................................................... 51
Redundant hot-plug power supply option ...................................................................................................... 53
Internal solid state drive expansion bay option .............................................................................................. 54
Expansion board options ............................................................................................................................ 55
Installing a non-hot-plug expansion board ........................................................................................... 55
Securing an expansion board for shipping ......................................................................................... 56
Installing the PCI Express I/O expansion board ................................................................................... 58
Installing the PCI-X/PCI Express I/O expansion board ......................................................................... 60
HP NC524SFP Dual Port 10GbE Module option ........................................................................................... 62
Battery-backed write cache module .............................................................................................................. 64
FBWC module and capacitor pack option .................................................................................................... 66
HP Trusted Platform Module option .............................................................................................................. 68
Retaining the recovery key/password ................................................................................................. 69
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ....................................................................................... 69
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ................................................................................................. 70
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 72
DVD-ROM drive cabling ............................................................................................................................. 72
Server software and configuration utilities ...................................................................................... 73
Configuration tools ..................................................................................................................................... 73
SmartStart software .......................................................................................................................... 73
SmartStart Scripting Toolkit ................................................................................................................ 73
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ........................................................................................................................ 73
Using RBSU ..................................................................................................................................... 74
Auto-configuration process ................................................................................................................
74
Boot options .................................................................................................................................... 75
BIOS Serial Console ......................................................................................................................... 75
Configuring lockstep memory ............................................................................................................ 75
Configuring online spare memory ...................................................................................................... 76
Configuring mirrored memory ........................................................................................................... 76
Array Configuration Utility .......................................................................................................................... 76
HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack .............................................................................................. 77
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays.......................................................................................................... 77
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ....................................................................................... 77
Management tools...................................................................................................................................... 78
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