Document Outline

• HP ProLiant SL250s Gen8 Server User Guide
• Abstract
• Notice
• Contents
• Component identification
  • Front panel components
  • Front panel LEDs and buttons
  • Rear panel components
  • Rear panel LEDs and buttons
  • System board components
    • DIMM slot locations
    • System maintenance switch
    • NMI functionality
  • Drive numbering
  • Hot-plug drive LED definitions
• Operations
  • Power up the server
  • Power down the server
  • Remove the server from the chassis
  • Remove the front GPU cage
  • Install the front GPU cage
  • Remove the interposer board
  • Install the interposer board
  • Remove the front GPU bracket
  • Install the front GPU bracket
  • Remove the processor air baffle
  • Install the processor air baffle
  • Removing the SFF hot-plug drive cage
  • Installing the SFF hot-plug drive cage
  • Remove the PCI riser cage
  • Install the PCI riser cage
  • Remove the FlexibleLOM riser cage
  • Install the FlexibleLOM riser cage
• Setup
  • Optional installation services
  • Optimum environment
    • Space and airflow requirements
    • Temperature requirements
    • Power requirements
    • Electrical grounding requirements
  • Rack warnings
  • Contents of the server shipping carton
  • Installing the chassis
  • Installing options
  • Installing the components
  • Installing the server into the chassis
  • Powering up the chassis
  • Configuring the chassis
  • Powering on and selecting boot options
  • Installing the system software
  • Registering the server
• Hardware options installation
  • Introduction
  • Processor option
  • Memory options
    • HP SmartMemory
    • Memory subsystem architecture
    • Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs
    • DIMM identification
    • Memory protection modes
      • Maximum memory configurations
      • Advanced ECC memory configuration
      • Online Spare memory configuration
      • Lockstep memory configuration
    • General DIMM slot population guidelines
      • Advanced ECC population guidelines
      • Online Spare population guidelines
      • Lockstep Memory population guidelines
      • Population order
    • Installing a DIMM
  • Drive guidelines
    • Installing a hot-plug drive
    • Installing SFF quick-release drive cages
    • Installing a quick-release drive
  • Controller options
    • Installing the FBWC module and capacitor pack
    • Smart Array enablement Mini-SAS cable option
  • Expansion board options
    • Installing an expansion board
  • GPU installation
    • Large BAR setting for GPU installation
    • GPU population rules
    • Installing GPU brackets
  • Connecting the SUV cable
  • Redundant hot-plug power supply option
  • HP Trusted Platform Module option
    • Installing the Trusted Platform Module board
    • Retaining the recovery key/password
    • Enabling the Trusted Platform Module
• Cabling
  • Cabling overview
  • Power cabling
    • System board power cabling
    • SFF hot-plug drive cage
    • Front quick-release cage
    • Rear quick-release drive cage
    • Front GPU
    • Rear GPU
  • Mini-SAS cabling
    • SFF hot-plug drive cage
    • Front quick-release drive cage
    • Rear quick-release drive cage
  • FBWC capacitor pack cabling
• Software and configuration utilities
  • Server mode
  • HP product QuickSpecs
  • HP iLO Management Engine
    • HP iLO
      • Active Health System
      • Integrated Management Log
    • Intelligent Provisioning
      • HP Insight Diagnostics
        • HP Insight Diagnostics survey functionality
      • Erase Utility
    • Scripting Toolkit
  • HP Service Pack for ProLiant
    • HP Smart Update Manager
  • HP ROM-Based Setup Utility
    • Using RBSU
    • Auto-configuration process
    • Boot options
    • Configuring AMP modes
    • Re-entering the server serial number and product ID
  • Utilities and features
    • Array Configuration Utility
    • Option ROM Configuration for Arrays
    • ROMPaq utility
    • Automatic Server Recovery
    • USB support
    • Redundant ROM support
      • Safety and security benefits
  • Keeping the system current
    • Drivers
    • Software and firmware
    • Version control
    • HP operating systems and virtualization software support for ProLiant servers
    • HP Technology Service Portfolio
    • Change control and proactive notification
• Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshooting resources
  • System battery
• Regulatory information
  • Safety and regulatory compliance
  • Belarus Kazakhstan Russia marking
  • Turkey RoHS material content declaration
  • Ukraine RoHS material content declaration
  • Warranty information
• Electrostatic discharge
  • Preventing electrostatic discharge
  • Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge
• Specifications
  • Environmental specifications
  • Server specifications
  • Hot-plug power supply calculations
• Support and other resources
  • Before you contact HP
  • HP contact information
  • Customer Self Repair
• Acronyms and abbreviations
• Documentation feedback
• Index