Installing a hot-plug drive ................................................................................................................ 32
Drive cage options .................................................................................................................................. 33
Controller options .................................................................................................................................... 39
Optical drive option ................................................................................................................................ 42
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 44
HP SmartMemory .......................................................................................................................... 45
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 45
ECC memory ................................................................................................................................ 46
Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 47
Expansion board options .......................................................................................................................... 48
RPS enablement option ............................................................................................................................ 57
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 61
Cabling overview .................................................................................................................................... 61
Storage cabling ...................................................................................................................................... 61
Four-bay LFF drive cabling .............................................................................................................. 61
Eight-bay SFF drive cabling ............................................................................................................. 63
Media drive cabling ................................................................................................................................ 64
Power supply cabling............................................................................................................................... 65
Capacitor pack cabling ........................................................................................................................... 66
Server mode ........................................................................................................................................... 67
Server QuickSpecs .................................................................................................................................. 67
HP iLO Management Engine ..................................................................................................................... 67
HP iLO ......................................................................................................................................... 67
Intelligent Provisioning .................................................................................................................... 69
Scripting Toolkit ............................................................................................................................ 71
HP Service Pack for ProLiant ..................................................................................................................... 72
HP Smart Update Manager ............................................................................................................. 72
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ..................................................................................................................... 72
Using RBSU .................................................................................................................................. 73
Auto-configuration process .............................................................................................................. 73
Boot options ................................................................................................................................. 74
Utilities and features ................................................................................................................................ 74
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