Contents 4
Installing the server into the rack
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36
Installing the operating system
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38
Powering on and selecting boot options
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38
Registering the server
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39
Hardware options installation
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40
Introduction
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40
Processor and fan option
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40
Memory options
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47
HP SmartMemory
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48
Memory subsystem architecture
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48
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs
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48
DIMM identification
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49
Memory configurations
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50
General DIMM slot population guidelines
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51
Installing a DIMM
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52
Hot-plug hard drive options
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53
Installing a hot-plug SAS or SATA hard drive
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53
Removing a hot-plug SAS or SATA hard drive
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54
Controller options
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55
Installing the flash-backed write cache module
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56
Installing the flash-backed write cache capacitor pack
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57
Optical drive option
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59
Redundant hot-plug power supply option
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61
FlexLOM option
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62
Expansion board options
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64
Removing the expansion slot blanks
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64
Installing a half-length expansion board
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65
Installing a full-length expansion board
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66
Secondary PCI riser cage option
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67
Hard drive cage option
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69
2U rack bezel option
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78
HP Trusted Platform Module option
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79
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board
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80
Retaining the recovery key/password
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81
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module
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81
Cabling
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83
SAS hard drive cabling
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83
Optical drive cabling
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84
FBWC cabling
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85
Chipset SATA cable option
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86
150W PCIe power cable option
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89
Software and configuration utilities
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90
Server mode
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90
Server QuickSpecs
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90
HP iLO Management Engine
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90
HP iLO
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90
Intelligent Provisioning
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92
Erase Utility
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93
Scripting Toolkit
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94
HP Service Pack for ProLiant
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94
HP Smart Update Manager
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94