HP ProLiant ML350e Gen8 v2 Server User Manual page 4

Powering on and selecting boot options ..................................................................................................... 36
Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 37
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................... 37
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 38
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 38
PCI air baffle option ................................................................................................................................ 38
Second processor option .......................................................................................................................... 39
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 45
HP SmartMemory .......................................................................................................................... 46
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 47
Single-rank, dual-rank, and quad-rank DIMMs ................................................................................... 47
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 48
Memory configurations ............................................................................................................................ 48
General DIMM slot population guidelines ................................................................................................... 49
Advanced ECC memory configuration .............................................................................................. 49
Online Spare memory configuration ................................................................................................ 50
Lockstep memory configuration ........................................................................................................ 50
Advanced ECC population guidelines .............................................................................................. 50
Online spare population ................................................................................................................. 50
Lockstep Memory population guidelines ........................................................................................... 50
Population order ............................................................................................................................ 51
Installing a DIMM .................................................................................................................................... 51
Drive options .......................................................................................................................................... 52
Installing a hot-plug drive ................................................................................................................ 52
Installing a non-hot-plug drive .......................................................................................................... 53
Optical drive option ................................................................................................................................ 56
FBWC options ........................................................................................................................................ 58
Installing the FBWC module and capacitor pack(P222 and P430) ....................................................... 59
Installing the FBWC module and capacitor pack (B120i) .................................................................... 61
Installing an expansion board ................................................................................................................... 63
Eight-bay SFF drive cage option ................................................................................................................ 65
Four-bay LFF drive cage option ................................................................................................................. 68
Redundant hot-plug power supply enablement kit option ............................................................................... 72
Smart Array cable option ......................................................................................................................... 76
Power supply module ............................................................................................................................... 79
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 80
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 81
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 83
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 83
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 84
Storage cabling ...................................................................................................................................... 84
Non-hot-plug, four-bay LFF drive cabling ........................................................................................... 84
Hot-plug, four-bay LFF drive cabling ................................................................................................. 85
Hot-plug, four-bay + four-bay LFF drive cabling .................................................................................. 85
Hot-plug, eight-bay SFF drive cabling ............................................................................................... 86
Hot-plug, eight-bay + eight-bay SFF drive cabling .............................................................................. 87
Power cabling......................................................................................................................................... 88
Integrated power cabling ............................................................................................................... 88
RPS power cabling ........................................................................................................................ 88
Optical drive cabling ............................................................................................................................... 89
Capacitor pack cabling ........................................................................................................................... 89
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