Contents 4
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 35
Processor option ...................................................................................................................................... 35
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 41
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 41
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 41
Memory configurations ................................................................................................................... 42
General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 43
Installing DIMMs ........................................................................................................................... 47
Redundant hot-plug power supply option .................................................................................................... 48
Power supply configuration ............................................................................................................. 49
Installing the redundant hot-plug power supply option ........................................................................ 49
Redundant fan assembly option ................................................................................................................. 50
SAS or SATA hard drive option ................................................................................................................. 52
Expansion hard drive cage option (hot-plug) ............................................................................................... 53
Expansion hard drive cage option (non-hot-plug) ......................................................................................... 55
Removable media devices ........................................................................................................................ 57
Identifying guide screws ................................................................................................................. 58
SATA optical drive option ............................................................................................................... 58
USB tape drive option .................................................................................................................... 60
Full-height tape drive option ............................................................................................................ 62
Expansion board options .......................................................................................................................... 64
Removing the expansion slot cover .................................................................................................. 64
Installing expansion boards ............................................................................................................ 65
PCI-X extender board option ..................................................................................................................... 66
Storage controller option .......................................................................................................................... 69
Battery-backed write cache battery pack option ........................................................................................... 69
FBWC module and capacitor pack option .................................................................................................. 71
SAS controller option ............................................................................................................................... 73
Dedicated iLO 2 port module option .......................................................................................................... 74
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 75
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 76
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 77
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 78
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 79
Non-hot-plug SATA hard drive cabling ....................................................................................................... 79
Non-hot-plug SATA/SAS hard drive cabling ............................................................................................... 80
Hot-plug SATA/SAS hard drive cabling ..................................................................................................... 80
Non-hot-plug hard drive single power cabling ............................................................................................. 81
Hot-plug hard drive single power cabling ................................................................................................... 82
Non-hot-plug hard drive redundant power cabling ....................................................................................... 83
Hot-plug hard drive redundant power cabling ............................................................................................. 84
Configuration and utilities ............................................................................................................ 85
Configuration tools .................................................................................................................................. 85
SmartStart software ........................................................................................................................ 85
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ............................................................................................................ 86
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ............................................................................................. 88
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ........................................................................... 89
Management tools ................................................................................................................................... 89
Automatic Server Recovery ............................................................................................................. 89
ROMPaq utility .............................................................................................................................. 89
iLO 2 technology ........................................................................................................................... 90
Erase Utility .................................................................................................................................. 90
