Contents
Setup..........................................................................................................................................7
HPE ProLiant server setup checklist...............................................................................................................................................................................7
Registering the product..........................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Component identification...................................................................................................... 9
1U Server blade components..............................................................................................................................................................................................9
2U Server blade components..............................................................................................................................................................................................9
Server blade LEDs...................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
System board components................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Operations..............................................................................................................................17
Powering up the server blade.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Removing the blade from the chassis......................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Removing the top cover...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Installing the top cover........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 20
Powering down the server blade....................................................................................................................................................................................23
PCIe riser option.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................24
NVMe M.2 enablement option.........................................................................................................................................................................................26
M.2 SSD option......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
GPU power enablement option.......................................................................................................................................................................................32
Network riser option..............................................................................................................................................................................................................34
Memory options....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Cabling.................................................................................................................................... 41
DIMM label identification.................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
DIMM slot locations.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Installing the PCIe riser option.......................................................................................................................................................................24
Installing the NVMe M.2 SSD..........................................................................................................................................................................28
Installing the M.2 SATA SSD...........................................................................................................................................................................29
Installing the network riser option...............................................................................................................................................................34
DIMM-processor compatibility.......................................................................................................................................................................37
Memory subsystem architecture.................................................................................................................................................................. 38
Installing a DIMM................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
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