User Manual

Temperature requirements...........................................................................................45
Power requirements.....................................................................................................46
Electrical grounding requirements............................................................................... 46
Server warnings and cautions................................................................................................ 46
Rack warnings........................................................................................................................ 47
Electrostatic discharge............................................................................................................47
Server box contents................................................................................................................48
Installing hardware options ....................................................................................................48
Configuring the server............................................................................................................ 48
Installing or deploying an operating system............................................................................48
Registering the server.............................................................................................................49
Hardware options installation.................................................................. 50
Product QuickSpecs..........................................................................................................................50
Introduction........................................................................................................................................50
Installing the bezel and bezel lock.....................................................................................................50
Power supply options........................................................................................................................ 51
Hot-plug power supply calculations........................................................................................ 51
Installing a redundant hot-plug power supply......................................................................... 51
Drive options......................................................................................................................................52
Drive guidelines...................................................................................................................... 52
Supported drive carriers......................................................................................................... 53
Installing a hot-plug SAS or SATA drive..................................................................................53
Installing an NVMe drive.........................................................................................................54
Installing a uFF drive and SCM drive carrier.......................................................................... 55
Installing an M.2 drive.............................................................................................................56
Fan options........................................................................................................................................57
Installing high-performance fans.............................................................................................58
Memory options.................................................................................................................................59
DIMM population information..................................................................................................59
HPE Smart Memory speed information.................................................................................. 60
DIMM label identification.........................................................................................................60
Installing a DIMM....................................................................................................................61
Controller options.............................................................................................................................. 62
Installing a storage controller..................................................................................................62
Installing a Universal Media Bay....................................................................................................... 63
Drive cage options.............................................................................................................................65
Installing a front 8NVMe SSD Express Bay drive cage.......................................................... 65
Installing a front 6SFF SAS/SATA + 2NVMe Premium drive cage......................................... 67
Installing airflow labels................................................................................................. 68
Installing a front 8SFF SAS/SATA drive cage in box 1........................................................... 69
Installing a front 8SFF SAS/SATA drive cage in box 2........................................................... 71
Installing a front 2SFF NVMe/SAS/SATA Premium drive cage...............................................72
Installing a midplane 4LFF SAS/SATA drive cage..................................................................75
Installing a rear 2SFF SAS/SATA drive cage in the primary or secondary riser..................... 77
Installing a rear 2SFF SAS/SATA drive cage over the power supplies...................................79
Installing a rear 3LFF SAS/SATA drive cage.......................................................................... 82
Riser and riser cage options..............................................................................................................84
Installing primary and secondary risers.................................................................................. 84
Installing tertiary risers............................................................................................................85
Installing a secondary riser cage............................................................................................ 86
Installing a tertiary riser cage..................................................................................................87
Installing the 2NVMe slimSAS riser option............................................................................. 89
Installing the 8NVMe slimSAS riser option............................................................................. 90
Expansion slots................................................................................................................................. 91
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