Contents 4
Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................ 34
Identifying the contents of the server shipping carton.................................................................................... 34
Installing hardware options....................................................................................................................... 35
Installing the server into the rack................................................................................................................ 35
Powering up and configuring the server ..................................................................................................... 37
Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 37
Registering the server............................................................................................................................... 38
Hardware options installation....................................................................................................... 39
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 39
Processor option...................................................................................................................................... 39
Memory options...................................................................................................................................... 46
Advanced ECC memory ................................................................................................................. 46
DIMM installation guidelines........................................................................................................... 46
Installing DIMMs ........................................................................................................................... 47
Hot-plug SAS hard drive options ............................................................................................................... 47
Installing a hot-plug SAS hard drive ................................................................................................. 48
Removing a hot-plug SAS hard drive................................................................................................ 49
Media drive option.................................................................................................................................. 50
Redundant hot-plug AC power supply option .............................................................................................. 50
DC power supply option .......................................................................................................................... 51
Expansion board options.......................................................................................................................... 54
Installing an expansion board (slot 2)............................................................................................... 54
Removing an expansion slot cover (slot 3, 4, or 5)............................................................................. 54
Installing an expansion board (slot 3, 4, or 5)................................................................................... 55
PCI riser board option.............................................................................................................................. 56
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 58
SAS hard drive cabling............................................................................................................................ 58
PCI SAS cabling to an HP Smart Array P400i Controller..................................................................... 58
PCI SAS cabling to an optional expansion board controller ................................................................ 58
Fan board cabling................................................................................................................................... 59
Battery cabling for BBWC ........................................................................................................................ 59
Systems Insight Display cabling................................................................................................................. 60
Hard drive backplane power cabling......................................................................................................... 60
Media drive bay cabling.......................................................................................................................... 61
PCIe x16 riser board power cabling.......................................................................................................... 61
Configuration and utilities............................................................................................................ 62
Configuration tools.................................................................................................................................. 62
SmartStart software........................................................................................................................ 62
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility............................................................................................................ 63
Array Configuration Utility.............................................................................................................. 64
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays .............................................................................................65
HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack .................................................................................. 65
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID........................................................................... 65
Management tools................................................................................................................................... 66
Automatic Server Recovery ............................................................................................................. 66
ROMPaq utility.............................................................................................................................. 66
System Online ROM flash component utility ...................................................................................... 66
Integrated Lights-Out 2 technology................................................................................................... 67
Erase Utility .................................................................................................................................. 67
StorageWorks library and tape tools................................................................................................ 67
HP Systems Insight Manager........................................................................................................... 68