
Setting up the server.................................................................................................................................................................................46
Operational requirements........................................................................................................................................................................................49
Space and airflow requirements.........................................................................................................................................................49
Temperature requirements................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Power requirements.................................................................................................................................................................................. 50
Electrical grounding requirements....................................................................................................................................................50
Server warnings and cautions............................................................................................................................................................................... 51
Rack warnings.................................................................................................................................................................................................................52
Preventing electrostatic discharge.....................................................................................................................................................................52
POST screen options.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 52
Installing or deploying an operating system................................................................................................................................................ 53
Hardware options installation...................................................................................... 54
Introduction......................................................................................................................................................................................................................54
Installing the bezel and bezel lock......................................................................................................................................................................54
Drive options................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 55
Drive guidelines............................................................................................................................................................................................55
Supported drive carriers......................................................................................................................................................................... 55
Installing a hot-plug SAS or SATA drive or an NVMe drive...............................................................................................55
Power supply options.................................................................................................................................................................................................57
Hot-plug power supply calculations................................................................................................................................................ 57
Installing a redundant hot-plug power supply...........................................................................................................................57
Connecting a DC power cable to a DC power source.............................................................................................................59
Installing a Universal Media Bay..........................................................................................................................................................................60
Drive cage options....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Installing a front 8NVMe SSD Express Bay drive cage......................................................................................................... 62
Installing a front 6 SFF SAS/SATA + 2 NVMe Premium drive cage..............................................................................63
Installing a front 8 SFF SAS/SATA drive cage in box 1........................................................................................................65
Installing a front 8 SFF SAS/SATA drive cage in box 2........................................................................................................67
Installing a front 2 SFF NVMe/SAS/SATA Premium drive cage......................................................................................68
Installing a midplane 4 LFF SAS/SATA drive cage................................................................................................................. 71
Installing a midplane 8 SFF SAS/SATA drive cage..................................................................................................................74
Installing a rear 2 SFF SAS/SATA drive cage over the power supplies...................................................................... 77
Installing a rear 2 SFF SAS/SATA drive cage in the primary or secondary riser...................................................81
Fan options.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................83
Installing high-performance fans.......................................................................................................................................................84
Processor and heatsink options........................................................................................................................................................................... 86
Installing a processor................................................................................................................................................................................ 86
Installing a 1U or high-performance heatsink............................................................................................................................90
Memory options.............................................................................................................................................................................................................93
DIMM-processor compatibility............................................................................................................................................................ 93
DIMM population information..............................................................................................................................................................93
Memory speed tables................................................................................................................................................................................94
Installing a DIMM.........................................................................................................................................................................................94
Controller options.........................................................................................................................................................................................................95
Installing a storage controller.............................................................................................................................................................. 96
Energy pack options................................................................................................................................................................................................... 97
HPE Smart Storage Battery.................................................................................................................................................................. 97
HPE Smart Storage Hybrid Capacitor.............................................................................................................................................97
Installing an energy pack........................................................................................................................................................................98
Riser and riser cage options................................................................................................................................................................................ 100
Installing primary and secondary risers......................................................................................................................................100
Installing tertiary risers.........................................................................................................................................................................101
Installing a secondary riser cage.....................................................................................................................................................102
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