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Redundant hot-plug power supply option.................................................................................................... 32
Hard drive options .................................................................................................................................. 32
Hard drive guidelines..................................................................................................................... 32
Removing a hard drive blank .......................................................................................................... 33
Removing a hard drive................................................................................................................... 33
Installing a hard drive .................................................................................................................... 34
Optical drive option ................................................................................................................................ 35
Dedicated iLO 2 port module option.......................................................................................................... 37
Expansion board option........................................................................................................................... 38
PCI-X riser board option ........................................................................................................................... 39
Storage controller option .......................................................................................................................... 40
Battery-backed write cache battery pack option........................................................................................... 41
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 43
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 44
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 45
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module............................................................................................... 45
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 47
Cabling overview.................................................................................................................................... 47
Server cabling ........................................................................................................................................ 47
Optional SAS controller cabling ................................................................................................................ 47
BBWC battery pack cabling to an optional controller................................................................................... 48
Configuration and utilities............................................................................................................ 49
Configuration tools .................................................................................................................................. 49
SmartStart software........................................................................................................................ 49
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility............................................................................................................ 50
Array Configuration Utility.............................................................................................................. 52
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays .............................................................................................52
HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack .................................................................................. 53
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ........................................................................... 53
Management tools................................................................................................................................... 54
Automatic Server Recovery ............................................................................................................. 54
ROMPaq utility.............................................................................................................................. 54
Integrated Lights-Out 2 technology................................................................................................... 54
Erase Utility .................................................................................................................................. 54
StorageWorks library and tape tools................................................................................................ 55
HP Systems Insight Manager ........................................................................................................... 55
Management Agents...................................................................................................................... 55
Redundant ROM support ................................................................................................................ 55
USB support.................................................................................................................................. 56
Internal USB functionality ................................................................................................................ 56
Internal SD support ........................................................................................................................ 56
Diagnostic tools ...................................................................................................................................... 56
HP Insight Diagnostics.................................................................................................................... 56
HP Insight Diagnostics survey functionality ........................................................................................ 57
Integrated Management Log ........................................................................................................... 57
Array Diagnostic Utility .................................................................................................................. 57
HP Insight Remote Support software........................................................................................................... 58
HP Insight Server Migration software for ProLiant......................................................................................... 58
Keeping the system current ....................................................................................................................... 58
Drivers ......................................................................................................................................... 58
ProLiant Support Packs ................................................................................................................... 59
Operating system version support.................................................................................................... 59