
Contents 4
Planning the installation .........................................................................................................................................54
Optional services.........................................................................................................................................54
Optimum environment .................................................................................................................................54
Server warnings and cautions .....................................................................................................................56
Rack warnings.............................................................................................................................................57
Unpacking the system .................................................................................................................................57
Installation overview ...............................................................................................................................................57
Installing hardware options.....................................................................................................................................58
Installing the chassis into the rack..........................................................................................................................58
Chassis component installation..............................................................................................................................60
Installing a node into the chassis ................................................................................................................60
Installing a drive...........................................................................................................................................60
Installing the power supplies .......................................................................................................................60
Powering up the chassis ........................................................................................................................................61
HPE Advanced Power Manager (optional).............................................................................................................61
Connecting the optional HPE APM module.................................................................................................61
Powering on and selecting boot options in UEFI Boot Mode .................................................................................62
Installing the operating system...............................................................................................................................62
Installing the system software ................................................................................................................................63
Power capping........................................................................................................................................................63
Power capping modes.................................................................................................................................63
Configuring a power cap..............................................................................................................................64
Drive bay mapping for the HPE Apollo r2800 Chassis...........................................................................................65
Factory default configuration .......................................................................................................................65
Mapping drive bays .....................................................................................................................................66
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................................66
Hardware options installation..................................................................................................................67
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................67
Security bezel option ..............................................................................................................................................67
Drive options ..........................................................................................................................................................67
Removing a drive blank...............................................................................................................................68
Installing a hot-plug drive.............................................................................................................................68
Node blank .............................................................................................................................................................69
RCM module ..........................................................................................................................................................70
RCM 2.0 to 1.0 adapter cable ................................................................................................................................73
Redundant fan option .............................................................................................................................................74
Fan population guidelines............................................................................................................................74
Installing the fan option................................................................................................................................75
Memory options......................................................................................................................................................76
Memory and processor information .............................................................................................................76
SmartMemory..............................................................................................................................................78
Memory subsystem architecture..................................................................................................................78
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs..........................................................................................................79
DIMM identification......................................................................................................................................79
Memory configurations ................................................................................................................................80
General DIMM slot population guidelines....................................................................................................80
Identifying the processor type......................................................................................................................81
Installing a DIMM.........................................................................................................................................82
SATA and Mini-SAS cable options.........................................................................................................................82
PCI riser cage assembly options............................................................................................................................84
Single-slot left PCI riser cage assembly option ...........................................................................................84
Single-slot 1U node right PCI riser cage assembly options.........................................................................86
Single-slot 2U node PCI riser cage assembly option ..................................................................................88
FlexibleLOM 1U node riser cage assembly option......................................................................................89
FlexibleLOM 2U node riser cage assembly option......................................................................................91
Three-slot riser cage assembly options.......................................................................................................93
Controller options ...................................................................................................................................................96
Storage controller installation guidelines.....................................................................................................97
Installing the HPE Smart Storage Battery ...................................................................................................97
Installing the storage controller and FBWC module options........................................................................99