Installing a processor.......................................................................................................................41
Memory options....................................................................................................................................46
Advanced ECC memory..................................................................................................................46
Installing DIMMS............................................................................................................................46
Hard drive guidelines...........................................................................................................................47
Installing a hot-plug hard drive......................................................................................................47
Installing DVD or CD drive..................................................................................................................48
Hot-plug power supplies......................................................................................................................49
Installing a power supply................................................................................................................49
Expansion boards..................................................................................................................................51
Installing an expansion board.........................................................................................................52
Battery-backed write cache...................................................................................................................53
5 Cabling.........................................................................................................................57
Cabling overview..................................................................................................................................57
BBWC cabling.......................................................................................................................................57
SAS and SATA hard drive cabling........................................................................................................58
High power graphics card cabling........................................................................................................59
6 Software and configuration utilities............................................................................61
Configuration tools...............................................................................................................................61
SmartStart software.........................................................................................................................61
SmartStart Scripting Toolkit............................................................................................................61
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility..........................................................................................................62
Using RBSU................................................................................................................................62
Auto-configuration process........................................................................................................62
Boot options................................................................................................................................63
BIOS Serial Console....................................................................................................................63
HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack.................................................................................63
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays................................................................................................64
Array Configuration Utility..................................................................................................................64
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID..........................................................................64
Management tools.................................................................................................................................65
Automatic Server Recovery.............................................................................................................65
Integrated Lights-Out 2 technology................................................................................................65
StorageWorks library and tape tools...............................................................................................65
Management Agents........................................................................................................................65
HP Systems Insight Manager..........................................................................................................66
Redundant ROM support................................................................................................................66
Safety and security benefits........................................................................................................66
Access to redundant ROM settings............................................................................................66
ROMPaq utility................................................................................................................................66
System Online ROM flash component utility.................................................................................66
USB support.....................................................................................................................................67
Diagnostic tools.....................................................................................................................................67
HP Insight Diagnostics....................................................................................................................67
Integrated Management Log...........................................................................................................67
Array Diagnostic Utility..................................................................................................................68
Remote support and analysis tools.......................................................................................................68
HP Instant Support Enterprise Edition...........................................................................................68
Keeping the system current..................................................................................................................68
Drivers.............................................................................................................................................68
ProLiant Support Packs...................................................................................................................69
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