Registering the server.................................................................................................................................. 39
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 40
Processor and fan option ............................................................................................................................ 40
Memory options ......................................................................................................................................... 47
HP SmartMemory ............................................................................................................................. 48
DIMM identification .......................................................................................................................... 49
Memory configurations ..................................................................................................................... 50
Installing a DIMM ............................................................................................................................. 52
Hot-plug hard drive options ......................................................................................................................... 53
Controller options ....................................................................................................................................... 55
Optical drive option ................................................................................................................................... 59
FlexLOM option ......................................................................................................................................... 62
Expansion board options ............................................................................................................................ 64
Hard drive cage option .............................................................................................................................. 69
2U rack bezel option .................................................................................................................................. 78
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 83
SAS hard drive cabling ............................................................................................................................... 83
Optical drive cabling .................................................................................................................................. 84
FBWC cabling ........................................................................................................................................... 85
Chipset SATA cable option ......................................................................................................................... 86
150W PCIe power cable option .................................................................................................................. 89
Server mode .............................................................................................................................................. 90
Server QuickSpecs ..................................................................................................................................... 90
HP iLO Management Engine ....................................................................................................................... 90
HP iLO ............................................................................................................................................ 90
Intelligent Provisioning ...................................................................................................................... 92
Erase Utility ..................................................................................................................................... 93
Scripting Toolkit ............................................................................................................................... 94
HP Service Pack for ProLiant ........................................................................................................................ 94
HP Smart Update Manager ............................................................................................................... 94
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