HP ProLiant DL580 User Manual page 4

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 39
Processor options .................................................................................................................................... 39
Removing the processor module ...................................................................................................... 39
Installing a processor ..................................................................................................................... 41
SAS and SATA hard drive guidelines......................................................................................................... 45
Installing a hot-plug SAS hard drive ................................................................................................. 46
Redundant hot-plug power supply.............................................................................................................. 46
Battery-backed write cache ....................................................................................................................... 48
DVD, diskette, and CD-RW drives.............................................................................................................. 51
Expansion board options ............................................................................................................. 53
Expansion slot overview ........................................................................................................................... 53
PCI-X Hot Plug Mezzanine Option ................................................................................................... 54
PCI Express mezzanine options ....................................................................................................... 55
Installing the PCI-X Hot Plug Mezzanine Option........................................................................................... 55
Installing the PCI Express mezzanine options .............................................................................................. 60
Installing a x4-x8 PCI Express bus expander .............................................................................................. 63
Installing non-hot-plug expansion boards .................................................................................................... 63
Installing hot-plug expansion boards .......................................................................................................... 64
Removing a PCI-X Hot Plug expansion board .............................................................................................. 65
Memory options ......................................................................................................................... 67
Memory overview ................................................................................................................................... 67
General memory configuration requirements ..................................................................................... 67
Single- and dual-rank DIMMs .......................................................................................................... 68
Advanced ECC memory ........................................................................................................................... 68
Online spare memory .............................................................................................................................. 69
Hot-plug mirrored memory ........................................................................................................................ 70
Hot-plug RAID memory............................................................................................................................. 71
Memory boards and DIMMs..................................................................................................................... 72
Removing a memory board blank .................................................................................................... 73
Removing and installing a memory board while the server is running ................................................... 73
Removing and installing a memory board (non-hot-plug) ..................................................................... 76
Configuring the memory........................................................................................................................... 78
POST memory test ......................................................................................................................... 79
ROM-based diagnostics ................................................................................................................. 79
Selecting the AMP mode ................................................................................................................ 79
Server cabling ............................................................................................................................ 81
Storage device cabling guidelines ............................................................................................................. 81
PCI-X Hot Plug mezzanine cabling ............................................................................................................. 81
BBWC cabling........................................................................................................................................ 82
Hot-plug SAS and SATA hard drive cabling ................................................................................................ 82
Front panel USB connector cable assembly ................................................................................................. 84
Power switch cable assembly .................................................................................................................... 84
Front panel video connector cabling .......................................................................................................... 85
Server software and configuration utilities...................................................................................... 86
Configuration tools .................................................................................................................................. 86
SmartStart software........................................................................................................................ 86
SmartStart Scripting Toolkit ............................................................................................................. 86
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility............................................................................................................ 87
HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack ............................................................................................ 88
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ....................................................................................................... 88
Array Configuration Utility........................................................................................................................ 89
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