Document Outline

• HP ProLiant DL385p Gen8 Server User Guide
• Abstract
• Notice
• Contents
• Component identification
  • Front panel components
  • Front panel LEDs and buttons
  • Access the Systems Insight Display
  • Systems Insight Display LEDs
  • Systems Insight Display LED combinations
  • Rear panel components
  • Rear panel LEDs and buttons
  • Non-hot-plug PCIe riser board slot definitions
  • System board components
    • System maintenance switch
    • NMI functionality
    • DIMM slot locations
  • SAS and SATA device numbers
  • Drive LED definitions
  • PCIe riser cage LED
  • FBWC module LEDs (P222, P420, P421)
  • Hot-plug fans
• Operations
  • Power up the server
  • Power down the server
  • Extend the server from the rack
  • Remove the server from the rack
  • Remove the access panel
  • Install the access panel
  • Access the product rear panel
    • Opening the cable management arm
  • Remove the fan cage
  • Remove the hot-plug fan
  • Remove the full-length expansion board
  • Remove the primary PCIe riser cage
  • Remove the secondary PCIe riser cage
  • Install the primary PCIe riser cage
  • Secure the primary PCIe riser cage full-length expansion board retainer
  • Secure the secondary PCIe riser cage full-length expansion board retainer
  • Remove the air baffle
• Setup
  • Optional installation services
  • Rack planning resources
  • Optimum environment
    • Space and airflow requirements
    • Temperature requirements
    • Power requirements
    • Electrical grounding requirements
    • Connecting a DC power cable to a DC power source
  • Rack warnings
  • Identifying the contents of the server shipping carton
  • Installing hardware options
  • Installing the server into the rack
  • Installing the operating system
  • Powering on and selecting boot options
  • Registering the server
• Hardware options installation
  • Introduction
  • Processor option
  • Memory options
    • HP SmartMemory
    • Memory subsystem architecture
      • Population order
    • Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs
    • DIMM identification
    • Memory configurations
      • Advanced ECC memory configuration
      • Online Spare memory configuration
    • General DIMM slot population guidelines
      • Advanced ECC population guidelines
      • Online spare population
    • Installing a DIMM
  • Hot-plug hard drive options
    • Installing a hot-plug SAS or SATA hard drive
    • Removing a hot-plug SAS or SATA hard drive
  • Controller options
    • Installing the flash-backed write cache module
    • Installing the FBWC capacitor pack
  • Optical drive option
  • Redundant hot-plug power supply option
  • FlexibleLOM option
  • Expansion board options
    • Removing the expansion slot blanks
    • Installing a half-length expansion board
    • Installing a full-length expansion board
  • Secondary PCIe riser cage option
  • Hard drive cage option
  • 2U rack bezel option
  • HP Trusted Platform Module option
    • Installing the Trusted Platform Module board
    • Retaining the recovery key/password
    • Enabling the Trusted Platform Module
• Cabling
  • SAS hard drive cabling
  • Optical drive cabling
  • FBWC cabling
  • Chipset SATA cable option
  • 150W PCIe power cable option
• 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
    • HP Insight Remote Support software
    • 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
• Battery replacement
• Regulatory information
  • Safety and regulatory compliance
  • 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
  • Mechanical specifications
  • Power supply specifications
    • HP 460 W CS Gold power supply (92% efficiency)
    • HP 460 W CS Platinum Plus power supply (94% efficiency)
    • HP 750 W CS Gold power supply (92% efficiency)
    • HP 750 W CS Platinum Plus power supply (94% efficiency)
    • HP 750 W 48V CS DC power supply (94% efficiency)
    • HP 1200 W CS Platinum Plus Power Supply (90% efficiency)
• Support and other resources
  • Before you contact HP
  • HP contact information
  • Customer Self Repair
• Acronyms and abbreviations
• Documentation feedback
• Index