Contents 4
Space and airflow requirements ...................................................................................................... 40
Temperature requirements ............................................................................................................... 40
Power requirements ....................................................................................................................... 41
Electrical grounding requirements .................................................................................................... 41
Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................ 41
Server warnings and cautions ................................................................................................................... 42
Identifying tower server shipping carton contents ......................................................................................... 43
Installing hardware options ....................................................................................................................... 43
Setting up a tower server .......................................................................................................................... 43
Installing the server into the rack ................................................................................................................ 44
Powering up and configuring the server ..................................................................................................... 45
Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 45
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................... 46
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 47
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 47
Security bezel option ............................................................................................................................... 47
Second processor option .......................................................................................................................... 47
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 54
HP SmartMemory .......................................................................................................................... 54
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 55
Single-rank, dual-rank, and quad-rank DIMMs ................................................................................... 55
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 56
Memory configurations ............................................................................................................................ 57
General DIMM slot population guidelines ................................................................................................... 57
Advanced ECC memory configuration .............................................................................................. 58
Online Spare memory configuration ................................................................................................ 58
Lockstep memory configuration ........................................................................................................ 58
Advanced ECC population guidelines .............................................................................................. 58
Online spare population ................................................................................................................. 58
Lockstep Memory population guidelines ........................................................................................... 59
Population order ............................................................................................................................ 59
Installing a DIMM .................................................................................................................................... 59
SAS drive options .................................................................................................................................... 60
Installing a hot-plug drive option ...................................................................................................... 60
Installing a non-hot-plug drive .......................................................................................................... 61
Optical drive cage option ........................................................................................................................ 64
Optical drive option ................................................................................................................................ 66
Installing a storage controller .................................................................................................................... 70
FBWC options ........................................................................................................................................ 72
Installing the FBWC module (P222, P420, P421, and P822) .............................................................. 73
Installing the B120i cache module ................................................................................................... 75
Installing an expansion board ................................................................................................................... 77
Eight-bay SFF drive cage option ................................................................................................................ 78
Installing the optional SFF hot-plug drive cage ................................................................................... 78
Six-bay LFF drive cage ............................................................................................................................. 81
Installing the optional LFF hot-plug drive cage .................................................................................... 82
Redundant Enablement Option .................................................................................................................. 85
Preparing the server for installation .................................................................................................. 85
Installing the RPS Enablement Kit ..................................................................................................... 87
Redundant power supply module ............................................................................................................... 92
Installing the LFF 5/6 drive cable option ..................................................................................................... 93
Tower-to-rack conversion option ................................................................................................................ 97
HP Trusted Platform Module option .......................................................................................................... 102
