Contents
Component identification.......................................................................6
Front panel components............................................................................................................... 6
Front panel LEDs and buttons...................................................................................................... 7
Hot-plug drive LED definitions............................................................................................8
NVMe SSD LED definitions................................................................................................9
SFF flash adapter components and LED definitions........................................................10
Server components..................................................................................................................... 11
DIMM slot locations..........................................................................................................12
System maintenance switch.............................................................................................13
Operations............................................................................................. 14
Powering down the server.......................................................................................................... 14
Powering up the server .............................................................................................................. 14
Remove the server from the chassis.......................................................................................... 14
Setup...................................................................................................... 16
Optional service.......................................................................................................................... 16
Rack planning resources............................................................................................................ 16
Optimum environment.................................................................................................................16
Space and airflow requirements.......................................................................................16
Temperature requirements............................................................................................... 17
Power requirements......................................................................................................... 17
Electrical grounding requirements....................................................................................18
Installing the server.....................................................................................................................18
Install a server..................................................................................................................18
Installing hardware options ........................................................................................................ 19
Configuring the chassis...............................................................................................................19
Selecting boot options in UEFI Boot Mode................................................................................. 19
Installing the operating system................................................................................................... 20
Registering the server.................................................................................................................20
Hardware options installation..............................................................21
Introduction................................................................................................................................. 21
Installing a processor.................................................................................................................. 21
Memory options...........................................................................................................................24
DIMM population information........................................................................................... 24
DIMM-processor compatibility..........................................................................................24
HPE SmartMemory speed information.............................................................................24
DIMM label identification.................................................................................................. 24
Installing a DIMM..............................................................................................................25
Hot-plug hard drive guidelines.................................................................................................... 26
Removing a drive blank....................................................................................................26
Installing an SFF drive......................................................................................................27
Installing an NVMe drive.................................................................................................. 28
Installing the SFF flash adapter option....................................................................................... 29
Installing a storage controller option........................................................................................... 29
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