User guide

Contents
Operations ................................................................................................................................... 6
Power up the server ................................................................................................................................... 6
Power down the server ............................................................................................................................... 6
Remove the access panel............................................................................................................................ 6
Setup ........................................................................................................................................... 7
Optional installation services ...................................................................................................................... 7
Optimum environment ................................................................................................................................ 7
Space and airflow requirements ........................................................................................................ 7
Temperature requirements ................................................................................................................. 8
Power requirements ......................................................................................................................... 8
Electrical grounding requirements ...................................................................................................... 9
Rack warnings .......................................................................................................................................... 9
Installing hardware options ....................................................................................................................... 10
Installing the server into the rack ................................................................................................................ 10
Powering up and configuring the server ..................................................................................................... 10
Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 10
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................... 10
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 11
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 11
Processor option ...................................................................................................................................... 11
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 11
Hard drive options .................................................................................................................................. 11
Hard drive backplane options ................................................................................................................... 11
Optical drive option ................................................................................................................................ 12
PCI I/O device option .............................................................................................................................. 12
Fan option .............................................................................................................................................. 12
Power supply options ............................................................................................................................... 12
SAS or SATA power cabling options .......................................................................................................... 12
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 12
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 13
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 14
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 14
Cable management options ...................................................................................................................... 15
Rack Control Manager option ................................................................................................................... 15
Switch options ........................................................................................................................................ 15
PDU rack-mounting hardware options ........................................................................................................ 15
Software and configuration utilities ............................................................................................... 16
SmartStart Scripting Toolkit ....................................................................................................................... 16
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ..................................................................................................................... 16
Using RBSU .................................................................................................................................. 16
Auto-configuration process .............................................................................................................. 17
Boot options ................................................................................................................................. 17
BIOS Serial Console ...................................................................................................................... 18
Configuring AMP modes ................................................................................................................ 18