HP ProLiant SL250s Gen8 Server User Manual page 4

General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 32
Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 33
Drive guidelines ...................................................................................................................................... 34
Removing the hard drive blank ........................................................................................................ 34
Installing a hot-plug SAS drive ......................................................................................................... 34
Installing SFF quick-release drive cages ............................................................................................ 35
Installing a quick-release drive ......................................................................................................... 40
Controller options .................................................................................................................................... 41
Installing the cache module ............................................................................................................. 42
Installing the FBWC capacitor pack ................................................................................................. 43
Mini-SAS cable to a controller card .................................................................................................. 45
Expansion board options .......................................................................................................................... 50
Installing an expansion board ......................................................................................................... 50
Installing a PCI riser board assembly ................................................................................................ 51
Installing a FlexibleLOM riser assembly ............................................................................................ 52
Redundant hot-plug power supply option .................................................................................................... 53
Connecting the SUV cable ........................................................................................................................ 55
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 56
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 56
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 58
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 58
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 59
Cabling overview .................................................................................................................................... 59
FBWC capacitor pack cabling .................................................................................................................. 59
Front GPU cabling ................................................................................................................................... 60
Software and configuration utilities ............................................................................................... 62
Server mode ........................................................................................................................................... 62
Server QuickSpecs .................................................................................................................................. 62
HP iLO Management Engine ..................................................................................................................... 62
HP iLO ......................................................................................................................................... 62
Intelligent Provisioning .................................................................................................................... 64
Scripting Toolkit ............................................................................................................................ 65
HP Service Pack for ProLiant ..................................................................................................................... 65
HP Smart Update Manager ............................................................................................................. 66
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ..................................................................................................................... 66
Using RBSU .................................................................................................................................. 67
Auto-configuration process .............................................................................................................. 67
Boot options ................................................................................................................................. 67
Configuring AMP modes ................................................................................................................ 68
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ........................................................................... 68
Utilities and features ................................................................................................................................ 69
Array Configuration Utility .............................................................................................................. 69
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ............................................................................................. 70
ROMPaq utility .............................................................................................................................. 70
Automatic Server Recovery ............................................................................................................. 70
USB support .................................................................................................................................. 70
Redundant ROM support ................................................................................................................ 71
Keeping the system current ....................................................................................................................... 71
Drivers ......................................................................................................................................... 71
Software and firmware ................................................................................................................... 72
Version control .............................................................................................................................. 72
HP Operating Systems and Virtualization Software Support for ProLiant Servers ..................................... 72
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