HP Z8 G4 User Manual

Installing SLED with the HP driver disc
1. If an HP driver disc did not come with your computer, create one (see HP Linux driver discs on page 26).
2. Install the operating system using the discs included in the SUSE box set.
3. After successfully installing the operating system, reboot the computer.
4. Insert your HP driver disc. The driver installation software automatically starts. Follow the on-screen
instructions to install the contents.
Setting up Ubuntu
HP oers a 64-bit Ubuntu 14.04 LTS preload on some Z series computers and supports 64-bit Ubuntu 14.04
on other computers.
Various versions of Ubuntu are certied and supported by Canonical on HP computers. For more information,
go to the Ubuntu Desktop certied hardware search page at http://www.ubuntu.com/certication/desktop
and search for your computer product.
Using the HP driver disc
Ubuntu does not require registration to obtain software package updates. Updates can be obtained from
various repositories on the web using a variety of tools built into the OS. An Internet connection and proxy
may be all that are required.
The HP-provided Linux driver disc for Ubuntu relies on the same mechanisms in order to satisfy dependencies
during installation. So the same Internet access is needed, as well as capability to elevate from the current
user session to administrator privileges.
In some cases, HP-tested proprietary graphics drivers may be the only “payload” delivered by the driver disc.
1. Install the operating system from your own installation media.
Ubuntu is available at no cost from http://www.ubuntu.com.
2. Restart the computer.
3. Insert your HP driver disc. The driver installation software automatically starts.
4. When prompted for the administrator password, type the password in the eld.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the drivers appropriate to your hardware conguration.
Proprietary graphics drivers
Most HP computers can be ordered with graphics cards that have been through extensive verication by HP.
For a list of supported cards, see Linux Hardware Matrix for HP Workstations at http://www.hp.com/support/
linux_hardware_matrix.
NOTE: Not all graphics cards are available on every computer. Limitations generally occur for cards that
consume large amounts of power in lower-power computers.
Third-party proprietary graphics drivers supported by HP, and the list of graphics vendors is available with the
SLED 11 and Ubuntu preloads on Z series computers, and from HP support at https://support.hp.com/us-en/
products/workstations-thin-clients/.
These proprietary drivers are not a standard part of the RHEL, SLED, or Ubuntu distributions because they are
not open source. Driver revisions more recent than those at the HP support website are supported directly by
the vendor.
28 Chapter 5 Setting up Linux

HP Z8 G4 Specifications

General

Display included	No
Keyboard included	Yes
Power supply	1125 W
Operating system architecture	64-bit
Audio chip	Realtek ALC221
Product type	Workstation
Market positioning	Business
Motherboard chipset	Intel C622
Chassis type	Tower
Product color	Black
Country of origin	China
Number of 3.5\" bays	4
Number of 5.25\" bays	2
PCI Express x8 slots	3
Headphone outputs	1
HDMI ports quantity	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	8
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
HDD speed	7200 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Storage media	HDD
Optical drive type	DVD Super Multi
Card reader integrated	-
Total storage capacity	1000 GB
Memory slots	24x DIMM
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory channels	Hepta-channel
Memory clock speed	2666 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	- GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	1 x 8 GB
Tcase	77 °C
Stepping	U0
Processor cache	11 MB
Processor model	4108
System bus rate	- GT/s
Processor socket	LGA 3647 (Socket P)
Processor threads	16
Processor codename	Skylake
Processor frequency	1.8 GHz
Processor cache type	L3
Processor lithography	14 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	48
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	2400 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	768 GB
Scalability	2S
Processor code	SR3GJ
Processor ARK ID	123544
Intel TSX-NI version	1.00
Processor package size	76.0 x 56.5 mm
Supported instruction sets	AVX, AVX 2.0, AVX-512, SSE4.2

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	551.2 mm
Width	215.9 mm
Height	444.5 mm
Weight	22400 g