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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