HPE ProLiant DL385 User Manual page 4

Accessing the product rear panel.................................................................................50
Setup..................................................................................................................................51
Optional service............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 51
Initial system installation..........................................................................................................................................................................................51
HPE Installation Service.......................................................................................................................................................................... 51
Setting up the server.................................................................................................................................................................................52
Operational requirements........................................................................................................................................................................................55
Space and airflow requirements......................................................................................................................................................... 55
Temperature requirements................................................................................................................................................................... 56
Power requirements.................................................................................................................................................................................. 56
Electrical grounding requirements....................................................................................................................................................56
Server warnings and cautions............................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Rack warnings.................................................................................................................................................................................................................58
Electrostatic discharge.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 58
POST screen options.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 59
Installing or deploying an operating system................................................................................................................................................ 59
Hardware options installation...................................................................................... 60
Introduction......................................................................................................................................................................................................................60
Installing the bezel and bezel lock......................................................................................................................................................................60
Drive options................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 61
Drive guidelines............................................................................................................................................................................................61
Supported drive carriers......................................................................................................................................................................... 61
Installing a hot-plug SAS or SATA drive....................................................................................................................................... 62
Installing an NVMe drive.........................................................................................................................................................................62
Installing a uFF drive and SCM drive carrier............................................................................................................................... 63
Installing an M.2 drive.............................................................................................................................................................................. 64
Power supply options.................................................................................................................................................................................................65
Hot-plug power supply calculations................................................................................................................................................ 65
Installing a redundant hot-plug power supply...........................................................................................................................65
Connecting a DC power cable to a DC power source.............................................................................................................67
Installing a Universal Media Bay.......................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Drive cage options....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 70
Installing a front 8NVMe SSD Express Bay drive cage......................................................................................................... 70
Installing a front 6SFF SAS/SATA + 2NVMe Premium drive cage................................................................................ 72
Installing a front 8SFF SAS/SATA drive cage in box 1.........................................................................................................75
Installing a front 8SFF SAS/SATA drive cage in box 2.........................................................................................................77
Installing a front 2SFF NVMe/SAS/SATA Premium drive cage.......................................................................................78
Installing a midplane 4LFF SAS/SATA drive cage...................................................................................................................81
Installing a rear 2SFF SAS/SATA drive cage in the primary or secondary riser.................................................... 84
Installing a rear 2 SFF SAS/SATA drive cage over the power supplies...................................................................... 87
Installing a rear 3LFF SAS/SATA drive cage.............................................................................................................................. 90
Fan options.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................92
Installing high-performance fans.......................................................................................................................................................92
Processor and heatsink options........................................................................................................................................................................... 94
Installing a processor................................................................................................................................................................................ 94
Installing a 1U or high-performance heatsink............................................................................................................................98
Memory options..........................................................................................................................................................................................................101
DIMM-processor compatibility......................................................................................................................................................... 101
DIMM population information...........................................................................................................................................................101
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