Document Outline

• HP ProLiant ML350e Gen8 Server User Guide
• Abstract
• Notice
• Contents
• Component identification
  • Front panel components
    • Front panel LEDs and buttons
  • Rear panel components
    • Rear panel LEDs
  • System board components
    • System maintenance switch
    • System board LEDs
    • NMI header
    • DIMM slot locations
  • Smart Array SAS RAID controller card components
  • SAS and SATA device numbers
  • SAS and SATA drive LED combinations
  • FBWC module LED definitions
    • P222, P420, P421, and P822 modules
    • B120i module
  • Drive LED definitions
  • Fan locations
  • Redundant power supply backplane connectors
  • T-10/T-15 Torx screwdriver
• Operations
  • Power up the server
  • Power down the server
  • Remove the tower bezel
  • Install the tower bezel
  • Remove the security bezel
  • Remove the rack bezel
  • Install the rack bezel
  • Remove the access panel
  • Install the access panel
  • Extend the server from the rack
  • Remove the PCI air baffle
  • Install the PCI air baffle
  • Remove the system air baffle
  • Install the system air baffle
  • Remove the fan cage
  • Remove a fan
  • Remove the FBWC capacitor pack
  • Remove the DVD drive
  • Remove a component drive cage blank
  • Remove a full-length expansion board
• Setup
  • Optional installation services
  • Rack planning resources
  • Optimum environment
    • Space and airflow requirements
    • Temperature requirements
    • Power requirements
    • Electrical grounding requirements
  • Rack warnings
  • Server warnings and cautions
  • Identifying tower server shipping carton contents
  • Installing hardware options
  • Setting up a tower server
  • Installing the server into the rack
  • Powering up and configuring the server
  • Installing the operating system
  • Registering the server
• Hardware options installation
  • Introduction
  • Security bezel option
  • Second processor option
  • Memory options
    • HP SmartMemory
    • Memory subsystem architecture
    • Single-rank, dual-rank, and quad-rank DIMMs
    • DIMM identification
  • Memory configurations
  • General DIMM slot population guidelines
    • Advanced ECC memory configuration
    • Online Spare memory configuration
    • Lockstep memory configuration
    • Advanced ECC population guidelines
    • Online spare population
    • Lockstep Memory population guidelines
    • Population order
  • Installing a DIMM
  • SAS drive options
    • Installing a hot-plug drive option
    • Installing a non-hot-plug drive
  • Optical drive cage option
  • Optical drive option
  • Installing a storage controller
  • FBWC options
    • Installing the FBWC module (P222, P420, P421, and P822)
    • Installing the B120i cache module
  • Installing an expansion board
  • Eight-bay SFF drive cage option
    • Installing the optional SFF hot-plug drive cage
  • Six-bay LFF drive cage
    • Installing the optional LFF hot-plug drive cage
  • Redundant Enablement Option
    • Preparing the server for installation
    • Installing the RPS Enablement Kit
  • Redundant power supply module
  • Installing the LFF 5/6 drive cable option
  • Tower-to-rack conversion option
  • HP Trusted Platform Module option
    • Installing the Trusted Platform Module board
    • Retaining the recovery key/password
    • Enabling the Trusted Platform Module
• Cabling
  • Storage cabling
    • Non-hot-plug four LFF drive cabling
    • Hot-plug four LFF drive cabling
    • Hot-plug eight SFF drive cabling
  • Smart Array controller card cabling
    • 5/6 LFF Smart Array controller card cabling
  • Power cabling
    • ATX power cabling
    • RPS power cabling
  • Media device data cabling
    • DVD-ROM and DVD-RW drive power 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
    • 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
    • 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
  • Server specifications
  • Power supply 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