HP ProLiant DL360e Gen8 Server - Manual (Page 4)

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Drive options ............................................................................................................................................. 30
Drive installation guidelines ............................................................................................................... 31
Installing a hot-plug drive .................................................................................................................. 31
Drive cable options .................................................................................................................................... 32
Two-port SATA cable option .............................................................................................................. 32
Mini-SAS cable option ...................................................................................................................... 34
Mini-SAS Y-cable option ................................................................................................................... 35
Controller options ....................................................................................................................................... 37
Installing a storage controller ............................................................................................................. 37
Installing the FBWC module and capacitor pack ................................................................................. 38
Optical drive option ................................................................................................................................... 41
Hot-plug fan module option ......................................................................................................................... 43
Fan population guidelines ................................................................................................................. 44
Installing a hot-plug fan module if the server is installed in a ball-bearing rail system with the cable management
arm ................................................................................................................................................ 44
Installing a hot-plug fan module if the server is installed in a friction rail system ...................................... 45
Memory options ......................................................................................................................................... 47
HP SmartMemory ............................................................................................................................. 48
DIMM identification .......................................................................................................................... 49
Single-rank and dual-rank DIMMs ...................................................................................................... 49
Memory subsystem architecture ......................................................................................................... 50
Memory protection modes ................................................................................................................. 50
Memory population guidelines .......................................................................................................... 51
Installing a DIMM ............................................................................................................................. 53
Processor option......................................................................................................................................... 54
Expansion board options ............................................................................................................................ 59
GPU power cable option ............................................................................................................................ 60
HP Trusted Platform Module option .............................................................................................................. 63
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ....................................................................................... 64
Retaining the recovery key/password ................................................................................................. 65
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ................................................................................................. 66
Redundant hot-plug power supply option ...................................................................................................... 66
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 69
Cabling overview ....................................................................................................................................... 69
Storage cabling ......................................................................................................................................... 69
Four-bay LFF drive cabling ................................................................................................................ 69
Eight-bay SFF drive cabling ............................................................................................................... 71
Optical drive cabling .................................................................................................................................. 75
GPU power cabling .................................................................................................................................... 76
Software and configuration utilities ............................................................................................... 77
Server mode .............................................................................................................................................. 77
HP product QuickSpecs .............................................................................................................................. 77
HP iLO Management .................................................................................................................................. 77
HP iLO ............................................................................................................................................ 77
Intelligent Provisioning ...................................................................................................................... 79
HP Insight Remote Support software ................................................................................................... 80
Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux ............................................................................................. 81
HP Service Pack for ProLiant ........................................................................................................................ 81
HP Smart Update Manager ............................................................................................................... 81
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ........................................................................................................................ 81
Using RBSU ..................................................................................................................................... 82
Auto-configuration process ................................................................................................................ 82