Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 35
Secondary processor memory board option ................................................................................................ 35
Processor options .................................................................................................................................... 37
Installing a processor option ........................................................................................................... 37
Memory configurations ............................................................................................................................ 43
Advanced ECC memory ................................................................................................................. 43
Population order ............................................................................................................................ 43
Population rules ............................................................................................................................. 44
Population guidelines ..................................................................................................................... 44
Memory bus speed ........................................................................................................................ 45
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 46
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 46
Installing DIMMs on the primary processor memory board .................................................................. 47
Installing DIMMs on the secondary processor memory board .............................................................. 49
Hot-plug hard drive option ........................................................................................................................ 50
Redundant hot-plug power supply option .................................................................................................... 51
Internal solid state drive expansion bay option ............................................................................................ 52
Expansion board options .......................................................................................................................... 53
Installing an expansion board ......................................................................................................... 54
Securing an expansion board for shipping ....................................................................................... 55
Installing the PCI Express I/O expansion board ................................................................................. 56
Installing the PCI-X/PCI Express I/O expansion board ........................................................................ 58
HP NC524SFP Dual Port 10GbE Module option ......................................................................................... 60
Battery-backed write cache module ............................................................................................................ 62
FBWC module and capacitor pack option .................................................................................................. 64
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 66
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 67
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 67
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 68
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 70
DVD-ROM drive cabling ........................................................................................................................... 70
Server software and configuration utilities ...................................................................................... 71
Configuration tools .................................................................................................................................. 71
SmartStart software ........................................................................................................................ 71
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ............................................................................................................ 71
Array Configuration Utility .............................................................................................................. 74
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ............................................................................................. 75
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ........................................................................... 75
Management tools ................................................................................................................................... 76
Automatic Server Recovery ............................................................................................................. 76
ROMPaq utility .............................................................................................................................. 76
Integrated Lights-Out 3 technology ................................................................................................... 76
Erase Utility ................................................................
.................................................................. 77
Redundant ROM support ................................................................................................................ 77
USB support .................................................................................................................................. 77
Diagnostic tools ...................................................................................................................................... 78
HP Insight Diagnostics .................................................................................................................... 78
HP Insight Diagnostics survey functionality ........................................................................................ 78
Integrated Management Log ........................................................................................................... 78
Remote support and analysis tools ............................................................................................................. 79
HP Insight Remote Support software ................................................................................................. 79
Keeping the system current ....................................................................................................................... 79