Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 31
Security bezel option ............................................................................................................................... 31
Drive options .......................................................................................................................................... 31
Installing a hot-plug drive ................................................................................................................ 33
Mini-SAS cable option ............................................................................................................................. 34
Controller options .................................................................................................................................... 37
Optical drive option ................................................................................................................................ 40
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 43
HP SmartMemory .......................................................................................................................... 44
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 44
Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 46
Expansion board options .......................................................................................................................... 47
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 54
Cabling overview .................................................................................................................................... 54
Storage cabling ...................................................................................................................................... 54
Optical drive cabling ............................................................................................................................... 58
Power supply cabling............................................................................................................................... 59
Server mode ........................................................................................................................................... 61
HP product QuickSpecs ............................................................................................................................ 61
HP iLO Management Engine ..................................................................................................................... 61
HP iLO ......................................................................................................................................... 61
Intelligent Provisioning .................................................................................................................... 63
Scripting Toolkit ............................................................................................................................ 65
HP Service Pack for ProLiant ..................................................................................................................... 65
HP Smart Update Manager ............................................................................................................. 65
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ..................................................................................................................... 66
Using RBSU .................................................................................................................................. 66
Auto-configuration process .............................................................................................................. 67
Boot options ................................................................................................................................. 67
Utilities and features ................................................................................................................................ 68
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