Contents 4
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 36
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 36
Processor options .................................................................................................................................... 36
Installing a processor ..................................................................................................................... 36
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 43
Memory overview .......................................................................................................................... 43
DIMM support ............................................................................................................................... 43
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 43
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 44
DIMM installation guidelines ........................................................................................................... 44
Memory cartridge population guidelines........................................................................................... 46
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 47
Hemisphere mode ......................................................................................................................... 47
Memory performance optimization .................................................................................................. 48
Memory RAS ................................................................................................................................ 49
Advanced ECC memory population guidelines .................................................................................. 50
Online Spare memory population guidelines ..................................................................................... 50
Mirrored Memory population guidelines ........................................................................................... 51
Installing DIMMs ........................................................................................................................... 51
Hot-plug hard drive option ........................................................................................................................ 53
Redundant hot-plug power supply option .................................................................................................... 55
Internal solid state drive expansion bay option ............................................................................................ 56
Expansion board options .......................................................................................................................... 57
Installing a non-hot-plug expansion board ......................................................................................... 57
Securing an expansion board for shipping ....................................................................................... 58
Installing the PCI Express I/O expansion board ................................................................................. 60
Installing the PCI-X/PCI Express I/O expansion board ........................................................................ 62
HP NC524SFP Dual Port 10GbE Module option ......................................................................................... 64
Battery-backed write cache module ............................................................................................................ 66
FBWC module and capacitor pack option .................................................................................................. 68
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 70
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 71
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 71
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 73
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 74
DVD-ROM drive cabling ........................................................................................................................... 74
Server software and configuration utilities ...................................................................................... 75
Configuration tools .................................................................................................................................. 75
SmartStart software ........................................................................................................................ 75
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ............................................................................................................ 75
Array Configuration Utility .............................................................................................................. 78
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ............................................................................................. 79
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ........................................................................... 79
Management tools ................................................................................................................................... 80
Automatic Server Recovery ............................................................................................................. 80
ROMPaq utility .............................................................................................................................. 80
Integrated Lights-Out 3 technology ................................................................................................... 80
Erase Utility .................................................................................................................................. 81
Redundant ROM support ................................................................................................................ 81
USB support .................................................................................................................................. 81
Diagnostic tools ...................................................................................................................................... 82
HP Insight Diagnostics .................................................................................................................... 82
