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Server operations.......................................................................................................................... 6
Power up the server................................................................................................................................... 6
Power down the server............................................................................................................................... 6
Access panel ............................................................................................................................................ 6
Server setup ................................................................................................................................. 7
Optional installation services ...................................................................................................................... 7
Rack planning resources............................................................................................................................. 8
Optimum environment................................................................................................................................ 8
Space and airflow requirements ........................................................................................................ 8
Temperature requirements................................................................................................................. 9
Power requirements ......................................................................................................................... 9
Electrical grounding requirements ......................................................................................................9
Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................ 10
Installing hardware options....................................................................................................................... 10
Powering up and configuring the server ..................................................................................................... 10
Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 10
Registering the server............................................................................................................................... 11
Hardware options installation....................................................................................................... 12
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 12
Processor option...................................................................................................................................... 12
Installing a processor in an HP ProLiant ML150 Generation 3 Server.................................................... 12
Installing a processor in other HP ProLiant 100 Series Servers ............................................................. 15
Installing SATA or SAS hard drives............................................................................................................ 16
Removable media devices ........................................................................................................................ 18
Installing media devices with rails.................................................................................................... 19
Installing media devices with a media latch ...................................................................................... 21
Installing media devices with wire retainers....................................................................................... 22
Memory options...................................................................................................................................... 25
Interleaving and non-interleaving memory configuration ..................................................................... 25
Installing DIMMs ........................................................................................................................... 25
Expansion board options.......................................................................................................................... 25
Installing an expansion board with a single retainer........................................................................... 26
Installing an expansion board with individual retainers....................................................................... 27
Installing an expansion board with an external retainer...................................................................... 29
Server software and configuration utilities...................................................................................... 32
Management tools................................................................................................................................... 32
ROMPaq utility.............................................................................................................................. 32
Diagnostic tools ......................................................................................................................................32
HP Insight Diagnostics.................................................................................................................... 32
Keeping the system current ....................................................................................................................... 32
Drivers ......................................................................................................................................... 32
SATA software RAID................................................................................................................................ 32
Required hardware........................................................................................................................ 33
Configuring the SATA RAID feature.................................................................................................. 33
USB diskette and CD-ROM drives .................................................................................................... 35
Installing an operating system ......................................................................................................... 35
Installing HP Storage Manager........................................................................................................ 36
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................... 37
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