HP DL580 User Manual

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

HP DL580 Specifications

General

Product Line	ProLiant
Model	DL580
Form Factor	4U
CPU Socket Type	LGA 3647
Storage Controller	Smart Array
Expansion Slots	PCIe 3.0
Management	HPE iLO
Operating System Support	Windows Server, Linux, VMware