User guide

Contents 4
Security bezel option ............................................................................................................................... 35
Drive options .......................................................................................................................................... 35
Drive installation guidelines ............................................................................................................ 36
Installing a hot-plug drive ................................................................................................................ 36
Rear drive cage options ................................................................................................................. 37
Drive cable options.................................................................................................................................. 44
Two-port SATA cable option ........................................................................................................... 44
Mini-SAS cable option ................................................................................................................... 45
Mini-SAS Y-cable options ................................................................................................................ 46
Controller options .................................................................................................................................... 47
Storage controller installation guidelines ........................................................................................... 48
Installing a storage controller .......................................................................................................... 48
Installing the FBWC module and capacitor pack ............................................................................... 49
Optical drive option ................................................................................................................................ 52
Hot-plug fan module option ...................................................................................................................... 53
Fan population guidelines ............................................................................................................... 53
Installing a hot-plug fan module if the server is installed in a ball-bearing rail system with the cable management
arm ............................................................................................................................................. 54
Installing the hot-plug fan module if the server is installed in a friction rail system ................................... 56
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 58
HP SmartMemory .......................................................................................................................... 59
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 60
Single-rank and dual-rank DIMMs .................................................................................................... 60
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 61
Memory protection modes .............................................................................................................. 61
Memory population guidelines ........................................................................................................ 62
Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 64
Processor option ...................................................................................................................................... 65
Expansion board options .......................................................................................................................... 70
GPU power cable option .......................................................................................................................... 72
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 75
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 76
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 78
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 78
Redundant hot-plug power supply option .................................................................................................... 78
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 81
Cabling overview .................................................................................................................................... 81
Storage cabling ...................................................................................................................................... 81
4 LFF SATA cabling ....................................................................................................................... 81
4 SFF SATA cabling ....................................................................................................................... 82
6 LFF SATA cabling ....................................................................................................................... 82
6 SFF SATA cabling ....................................................................................................................... 83
8 LFF cabling ................................................................................................................................ 83
8 SFF cabling ............................................................................................................................... 85
8+8 SFF cabling............................................................................................................................ 87
2 LFF rear drive cabling ................................................................................................................. 90
2 SFF rear drive cabling ................................................................................................................. 91
Capacitor pack cabling ........................................................................................................................... 92
Optical drive cabling ............................................................................................................................... 94
GPU power cabling ................................................................................................................................. 94
Software and configuration utilities ............................................................................................... 97
Server mode ........................................................................................................................................... 97