Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 34
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 39
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 40
Memory configurations................................................................................................................... 41
Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 46
Removing hard drive blanks............................................................................................................ 47
Installing a SAS hard drive ............................................................................................................. 48
Hard drive blackplane option ................................................................................................................... 52
Controller options.................................................................................................................................... 56
Installing the cache module ............................................................................................................. 57
Expansion board options.......................................................................................................................... 59
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 70
Cabling overview .................................................................................................................................... 70
Hard drive backplane cabling .................................................................................................................. 70
BBWC battery pack cabling ..................................................................................................................... 71
PCI power cabling................................................................................................................................... 73
Configuration tools .................................................................................................................................. 74
SmartStart software........................................................................................................................ 74
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility............................................................................................................ 75
Array Configuration Utility .............................................................................................................. 77
Management tools................................................................................................................................... 79
Automatic Server Recovery ............................................................................................................. 79
ROMPaq utility.............................................................................................................................. 79
Erase Utility .................................................................................................................................. 80
HP Systems Insight Manager ........................................................................................................... 80
Management Agents...................................................................................................................... 80
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