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HP ProLiant SL270s Gen8 SE Server User Manual

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Connecting the SUV cable ........................................................................................................................ 34

Drive options .......................................................................................................................................... 35

Drive installation guidelines ............................................................................................................ 35

Installing a hot-plug drive ................................................................................................................ 35

Controller options .................................................................................................................................... 36

Installing the FBWC module and capacitor pack ............................................................................... 37

Expansion board or FlexibleLOM adapter option ........................................................................................ 40

Mini-SAS Y-cable option ........................................................................................................................... 42

GPU/coprocessor enablement options ....................................................................................................... 45

Large BAR setting for coprocessor installation .................................................................................... 45

GPU population rules ..................................................................................................................... 46

Coprocessor enablement option ...................................................................................................... 48

GPU enablement option ................................................................................................................. 52

Processor option ...................................................................................................................................... 54

Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 58

HP SmartMemory .......................................................................................................................... 59

Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 59

Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 59

DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 60

Memory protection modes .............................................................................................................. 60

General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 62

Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 63

HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 64

Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 65

Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 66

Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 67

Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 68

Cabling overview .................................................................................................................................... 68

GPU cabling ........................................................................................................................................... 68

Front drive cage cabling .......................................................................................................................... 69

FBWC capacitor pack cabling .................................................................................................................. 70

Personality board cabling ......................................................................................................................... 72

Software and configuration utilities ............................................................................................... 74

Server mode ........................................................................................................................................... 74

HP product QuickSpecs ............................................................................................................................ 74

HP iLO Management Engine ..................................................................................................................... 74

HP iLO ......................................................................................................................................... 74

Intelligent Provisioning .................................................................................................................... 76

HP Insight Remote Support software ................................................................................................. 77

HP Insight Online .......................................................................................................................... 78

Scripting Toolkit ............................................................................................................................ 78

HP Service Pack for ProLiant ..................................................................................................................... 78

HP Smart Update Manager ............................................................................................................. 78

HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ..................................................................................................................... 79

Using RBSU .................................................................................................................................. 79

Auto-configuration process .............................................................................................................. 80

Boot options ................................................................................................................................. 80

Configuring AMP modes ................................................................................................................ 81

Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ........................................................................... 81

Utilities and features ................................................................................................................................ 81

HP Smart Storage Administrator ...................................................................................................... 81

Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ............................................................................................. 82