HP ProLiant MicroServer Generation 8 Quickspecs page 3

QuickSpecs
Standard Features
Expansion Slots
HPE Server ROM
Storage Controller
Expansion Technology
Slot #
1 PCIe 3.0/2.0*
NOTE: * Processor dependent. Xeon is PCIe 3.0. Celeron and Pentium are PCIe
2.0.
NOTE: ** Indicates the number of physical electrical lanes running to a PCI-e
connector.
HPE ROM (Read Only Memory) is now digitally signed using The Hewlett Packard
Enterprise Corporate Signing Service. This signature is verified before the flash
process starts, reducing accidental programming and preventing malicious efforts to
corrupt system ROM.
HPE ROM provides for essential initialization and validation of hardware
components before control is passed to the customer-installed operating system.
The ROM also provides the capability of booting from various fixed media (HDD,
CD-ROM) and removable media (USB), to continue operation to the operating
system.
HPE ROM performs very early configuration of the video controller, to allow
monitoring of initialization progress via an attached monitor. If configuration or
hardware errors are discovered during this early phase of hardware initialization,
suitable messages are now displayed on the connected monitor. Additionally, these
configuration or hardware errors are logged to the Integrated Management Log (IML)
to assist in diagnosis.
The Hewlett Packard Enterprise ProLiant ROM is used to configure the following:
Processor and chipset status registers
System memory, memory map, and memory initialization
System hardware configuration (Integrated PCI devices and optional PCIe cards).
Customer-specific BIOS configuration (using the HPE ROM-Based Setup Utility
(RBSU).
NOTE: For further information, please refer to The Hewlett Packard Enterprise
RBSU (ROM based setup utility) user guide: http://www.hp.com/support/rbsu.
HPE Dynamic Smart Array B120i Controller
NOTE: HDD bays 1 and 2 support 6.0Gb/s SATA. HDD bays 3 and 4 support
3.0Gb/s SATA.
NOTE: Supports RAID 0/1/10 only. No FBWC support. For FBWC, a standup Smart
Array Controller card must be configured.
NOTE: For more information about the controller and its features, see the HPE
Dynamic Smart Array RAID Controller User Guide on the HPE website:
(http://www.hp.com/support/DSA_RAID_UG_en).
NOTE: To configure arrays, see the Configuring Arrays on HPE Smart Array
Controllers Reference Guide on the HPE website
(http://www.hp.com/support/CASAC_RG_en).
NOTE: For general information about HPE Smart Array B120i SATA RAID
Controller, please go to:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/
arraycontrollers/dynamicsmartarray/index.html
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HPE ProLiant MicroServer Generation 8 (Gen8)
Bus Connector
Width** Width
x16 x16
Form Factor Notes
Low Profile
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