Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 35
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 40
HP SmartMemory .......................................................................................................................... 42
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 43
Memory configurations ................................................................................................................... 44
Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 46
Controller options .................................................................................................................................... 52
Installing the cache module ............................................................................................................. 53
Front video adapter option ....................................................................................................................... 55
FlexibleLOM option ................................................................................................................................. 56
Expansion board option ........................................................................................................................... 58
48V DC power supply option ................................................................................................................... 61
Rack bezel option ................................................................................................................................... 65
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 69
Cabling overview .................................................................................................................................... 69
Hard drive backplane cabling .................................................................................................................. 69
Chipset SATA cable option ....................................................................................................................... 70
FBWC capacitor pack cabling .................................................................................................................. 74
Server mode ........................................................................................................................................... 75
HP product QuickSpecs ............................................................................................................................ 75
HP iLO Management Engine ..................................................................................................................... 75
HP iLO ......................................................................................................................................... 75
Intelligent Provisioning .................................................................................................................... 77
Scripting Toolkit ............................................................................................................................ 79
HP Service Pack for ProLiant ..................................................................................................................... 79
HP Smart Update Manager ............................................................................................................. 80
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ..................................................................................................................... 80
Using RBSU .................................................................................................................................. 81
Auto-configuration process .............................................................................................................. 81
Boot options ................................................................................................................................. 82
Configuring AMP modes ................................................................................................................ 82
Utilities and features ................................................................................................................................ 83
Array Configuration Utility .............................................................................................................. 83
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