Operational requirements........................................................................................................................................................................................47
Server warnings and cautions............................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Rack warnings.................................................................................................................................................................................................................50
Electrostatic discharge.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 51
Installing the server into the rack........................................................................................................................................................................51
POST screen options.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 53
Operating system..........................................................................................................................................................................................................53
Introduction......................................................................................................................................................................................................................55
Drive options................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 55
Drive cage options........................................................................................................................................................................................................58
Storage controller options.......................................................................................................................................................................................61
Expansion board options..........................................................................................................................................................................................67
Energy pack options....................................................................................................................................................................................................72
ODD options.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................75
Fan option......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 79
Memory options.............................................................................................................................................................................................................82
Installing the serial port............................................................................................................................................................................................ 87
Redundant power supply (RPS) option........................................................................................................................................................... 88
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HPE Installation Service.......................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Setting up the server.................................................................................................................................................................................45
Space and airflow requirements......................................................................................................................................................... 47
Temperature requirements................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Power requirements...................................................................................................................................................................................48
Electrical grounding requirements....................................................................................................................................................49
Drive installation guidelines .................................................................................................................................................................55
Installing a hot-plug drive...................................................................................................................................................................... 55
Installing the 2SFF NVMe drive cage.............................................................................................................................................. 60
Installing an expansion board..............................................................................................................................................................67
Installing the GPU....................................................................................................................................................................................... 69
HPE Smart Storage Battery.................................................................................................................................................................. 72
HPE Smart Storage Hybrid Capacitor.............................................................................................................................................72
Installing an energy pack........................................................................................................................................................................73
Installing the ODD in LFF....................................................................................................................................................................... 75
Installing the ODD in SFF........................................................................................................................................................................77
Fan population.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 79
Fan mode behavior.....................................................................................................................................................................................79
Installing a fan...............................................................................................................................................................................................79
DIMM-processor compatibility............................................................................................................................................................ 82
DIMM population information..............................................................................................................................................................82
Memory speed tables................................................................................................................................................................................83
Installing a DIMM.........................................................................................................................................................................................83
Hot-plug power supply calculations.................................................................................................................................................88