Table Of Contents - HP ProLiant ML100 Series User Manual

Contents
Operations...................................................................................................................................
Power up the server ................................................................................................................................... 6
Power down the server............................................................................................................................... 6
Remove the tower bezel ............................................................................................................................. 6
Remove the access panel............................................................................................................................ 6
Setup...........................................................................................................................................
Optional installation services ...................................................................................................................... 8
Rack planning resources............................................................................................................................. 8
Optimum environment................................................................................................................................ 9
Space and airflow requirements ........................................................................................................ 9
Temperature requirements............................................................................................................... 10
Power requirements ....................................................................................................................... 10
Electrical grounding requirements .................................................................................................... 10
Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................ 11
Installing hardware options....................................................................................................................... 11
Powering up and configuring the server ..................................................................................................... 11
Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 11
Registering the server............................................................................................................................... 12
Hardware options installation.......................................................................................................
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 13
Processor option...................................................................................................................................... 13
SAS and SATA hard drive options ............................................................................................................. 16
Hard drive LED cable option ..................................................................................................................... 16
Removable media device option................................................................................................................ 17
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 18
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 19
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 19
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 19
Memory configurations................................................................................................................... 20
General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 21
Installing DIMMs ........................................................................................................................... 23
Expansion board options.......................................................................................................................... 24
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 26
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 27
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 28
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module............................................................................................... 29
Software and configuration utilities ...............................................................................................
ROM-Based Setup Utility .......................................................................................................................... 30
Using RBSU .................................................................................................................................. 30
Auto-configuration process.............................................................................................................. 30
Boot options ................................................................................................................................. 31
BIOS Serial Console ...................................................................................................................... 31
Configuring lockstep memory .......................................................................................................... 31
Array Configuration Utility........................................................................................................................ 32
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