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Planning the installation ......................................................................................................................................... 54
Optional services ......................................................................................................................................... 54
Optimum environment ................................................................................................................................. 54
Server warnings and cautions ..................................................................................................................... 56
Rack warnings ............................................................................................................................................. 57
Unpacking the system ................................................................................................................................. 57
Installation overview ............................................................................................................................................... 57
Installing hardware options ..................................................................................................................................... 58
Installing the chassis into the rack .......................................................................................................................... 58
Chassis component installation .............................................................................................................................. 60
Installing a node into the chassis ................................................................................................................ 60
Installing a drive........................................................................................................................................... 60
Installing the power supplies ....................................................................................................................... 60
Powering up the chassis ........................................................................................................................................ 61
HPE Advanced Power Manager (optional) ............................................................................................................. 61
Connecting the optional HPE APM module ................................................................................................. 61
Powering on and selecting boot options in UEFI Boot Mode ................................................................................. 62
Installing the operating system ............................................................................................................................... 62
Installing the system software ................................................................................................................................ 63
Power capping ........................................................................................................................................................ 63
Power capping modes ................................................................................................................................. 63
Configuring a power cap.............................................................................................................................. 64
Drive bay mapping for the HPE Apollo r2800 Chassis ........................................................................................... 65
Factory default configuration ....................................................................................................................... 65
Mapping drive bays ..................................................................................................................................... 66
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................................ 66
Hardware options installation .................................................................................................................. 67
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................. 67
Security bezel option .............................................................................................................................................. 67
Drive options .......................................................................................................................................................... 67
Removing a drive blank ............................................................................................................................... 68
Installing a hot-plug drive............................................................................................................................. 68
Node blank ............................................................................................................................................................. 69
RCM module .......................................................................................................................................................... 70
RCM 2.0 to 1.0 adapter cable ................................................................................................................................ 73
Redundant fan option ............................................................................................................................................. 74
Fan population guidelines............................................................................................................................ 74
Installing the fan option................................................................................................................................ 75
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................................... 76
Memory and processor information ............................................................................................................. 76
SmartMemory .............................................................................................................................................. 78
Memory subsystem architecture.................................................................................................................. 78
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs .......................................................................................................... 79
DIMM identification ...................................................................................................................................... 79
Memory configurations ................................................................................................................................ 80
General DIMM slot population guidelines .................................................................................................... 80
Identifying the processor type...................................................................................................................... 81
Installing a DIMM ......................................................................................................................................... 82
SATA and Mini-SAS cable options ......................................................................................................................... 82
PCI riser cage assembly options ............................................................................................................................ 84
Single-slot left PCI riser cage assembly option ........................................................................................... 84
Single-slot 1U node right PCI riser cage assembly options......................................................................... 86
Single-slot 2U node PCI riser cage assembly option .................................................................................. 88
FlexibleLOM 1U node riser cage assembly option ...................................................................................... 89
FlexibleLOM 2U node riser cage assembly option ...................................................................................... 91
Three-slot riser cage assembly options ....................................................................................................... 93
Controller options ................................................................................................................................................... 96
Storage controller installation guidelines ..................................................................................................... 97
Installing the HPE Smart Storage Battery ................................................................................................... 97
Installing the storage controller and FBWC module options........................................................................ 99
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