Contents 4
Installing a storage controller.......................................................................................................................35
Installing the FBWC module and capacitor pack.........................................................................................36
Optical drive option.................................................................................................................................................38
Hot-plug fan module option ....................................................................................................................................41
Fan population guidelines............................................................................................................................42
Installing a hot-plug fan module if the server is installed in a ball-bearing rail system with the cable
management arm ........................................................................................................................................42
Installing a hot-plug fan module if the server is installed in a friction rail system ........................................43
Memory options......................................................................................................................................................45
HPE SmartMemory......................................................................................................................................46
DIMM identification......................................................................................................................................47
Single-rank and dual-rank DIMMs ...............................................................................................................47
Memory subsystem architecture..................................................................................................................48
Memory protection modes ...........................................................................................................................48
Memory population guidelines.....................................................................................................................49
Installing a DIMM.........................................................................................................................................51
Processor option ....................................................................................................................................................51
Expansion board options........................................................................................................................................57
GPU power cable option ........................................................................................................................................58
HP Trusted Platform Module ..................................................................................................................................60
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board..............................................................................................61
Retaining the recovery key/password..........................................................................................................62
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ........................................................................................................62
Redundant hot-plug power supply option...............................................................................................................63
Cabling ................................................................................................................................................ 65
Cabling overview ....................................................................................................................................................65
Storage cabling ......................................................................................................................................................65
Four-bay LFF drive cabling..........................................................................................................................65
Eight-bay SFF drive cabling ........................................................................................................................67
Optical drive cabling ...............................................................................................................................................71
GPU power cabling ................................................................................................................................................72
Software and configuration utilities ...................................................................................................... 73
Server mode...........................................................................................................................................................73
Hewlett Packard Enterprise product QuickSpecs...................................................................................................73
HPE iLO Management ...........................................................................................................................................73
HPE iLO.......................................................................................................................................................73
Intelligent Provisioning.................................................................................................................................75
HPE Insight Remote Support software........................................................................................................76
Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux......................................................................................................77
Service Pack for ProLiant.......................................................................................................................................77
HP Smart Update Manager .........................................................................................................................77
HPE ROM-Based Setup Utility ...............................................................................................................................77
Using RBSU ................................................................................................................................................78
Auto-configuration process..........................................................................................................................78
Boot options.................................................................................................................................................79
Configuring AMP modes..............................................................................................................................79
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID .................................................................................79
Utilities and features...............................................................................................................................................80
HPE Smart Storage Administrator...............................................................................................................80
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays..........................................................................................................80
ROMPaq utility.............................................................................................................................................80
Automatic Server Recovery.........................................................................................................................81
USB support ................................................................................................................................................81
Redundant ROM support.............................................................................................................................81
Keeping the system current....................................................................................................................................82
Drivers .........................................................................................................................................................82
Software and firmware.................................................................................................................................82
Version control.............................................................................................................................................82
Operating systems and virtualization software support for ProLiant servers...............................................83
HPE Technology Service Portfolio ..............................................................................................................83
