HP ProLiant ML350 Generation 4p User Manual

4 HP ProLiant ML350 Generation 4p Server User Guide
Installing the Operating System.........................................................................................................44
Registering the Server........................................................................................................................44
Hardware Options Installation 45
Introduction........................................................................................................................................45
Processor Option................................................................................................................................46
Memory Options ................................................................................................................................50
General Memory Configuration Requirements.......................................................................50
Single- and Dual-Rank DIMMs..............................................................................................51
Online Spare Memory Configuration .....................................................................................51
DIMM Installation Guidelines................................................................................................52
Installing DIMMs ...................................................................................................................52
Interleaving and Non-Interleaving Memory Configuration....................................................53
Activating Interleaving Memory ............................................................................................53
Hard Drive Options............................................................................................................................54
Removing a Hard Drive Blank ...............................................................................................54
SCSI Hard Drive Guidelines ..................................................................................................55
Installing Hot-Plug SCSI Hard Drives....................................................................................55
Installing a SATA or SAS Hard Drive ...................................................................................56
Removable Media Device Options ....................................................................................................57
Identifying Guide Screws .......................................................................................................58
Accessing the Removable Media Cage...................................................................................58
Removing Shipping Brackets .................................................................................................59
Installing a Half-Height or Full-Height Media Device Option...............................................60
Installing a Tape Drive Option ...............................................................................................62
Installing an Internal Two-Bay Hot-Plug SCSI Drive Cage Option.......................................63
Redundant Hot-Plug Power Supply Option .......................................................................................65
Expansion Board Options ..................................................................................................................67
Removing the Expansion Slot Cover......................................................................................67
Installing an Expansion Board................................................................................................68
VHDCI or HD68 SCSI Cable Option ................................................................................................70
Tower-to-Rack Conversion Option....................................................................................................73
Converting a Tower Server to a Rack Server .........................................................................73
Installing the Rack Server.......................................................................................................76
Accessing the Server in the Rack ...........................................................................................76
Installing a Second Serial Port...........................................................................................................77
Installing a Redundant Fan ................................................................................................................78
Server Cabling 79
Cabling Guidelines.............................................................................................................................79
SCSI Hot-Plug Cabling......................................................................................................................79
Storage Device Installation Guidelines...................................................................................79
Identifying SCSI Components................................................................................................80
Installing an Internal-to-External SCSI Connector.................................................................87

HP ProLiant ML350 Generation 4p Specifications

General

Processor Socket	Socket 604
Chipset	Intel E7520
Form Factor	Tower
Operating System Support	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Processor	Intel Xeon
Memory	PC2-3200 DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Slots	8
Storage	SAS or SATA (depending on configuration)
Drive Bays	Up to 8 hot-plug drive bays
Network	Embedded NC7782 PCI-X Gigabit Server Adapter
Power Supply	Redundant power supply optional
Expansion Slots	6 total: 2 PCI-Express, 2 PCI-X