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SAS and SATA hard drive guidelines ............................................................................................... 32
Installing a SAS or SATA hard drive................................................................................................. 33
Installing an expansion board................................................................................................................... 34
Battery-backed write cache....................................................................................................................... 35
Installing a DVD-ROM drive assembly ........................................................................................................ 38
Installing a rear hard drive option ............................................................................................................. 39
Installing the single power supply option .................................................................................................... 44
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 46
Cabling overview.................................................................................................................................... 46
Server cable routing ................................................................................................................................ 46
BBWC cable routing................................................................................................................................ 46
Software and configuration utilities ............................................................................................... 48
Configuration tools .................................................................................................................................. 48
SmartStart software........................................................................................................................ 48
SmartStart Scripting Toolkit ............................................................................................................. 48
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility............................................................................................................ 49
HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack ............................................................................................ 50
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ....................................................................................................... 51
Array Configuration Utility........................................................................................................................ 51
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID..................................................................................... 51
Management tools................................................................................................................................... 52
Automatic Server Recovery ............................................................................................................. 52
Integrated Lights-Out 2 technology................................................................................................... 52
StorageWorks library and tape tools................................................................................................ 52
Management Agents...................................................................................................................... 53
HP Systems Insight Manager ........................................................................................................... 53
ROMPaq utility.............................................................................................................................. 53
System Online ROM flash component utility ...................................................................................... 53
USB support.................................................................................................................................. 54
Diagnostic tools ...................................................................................................................................... 54
HP Insight Diagnostics.................................................................................................................... 54
Survey Utility................................................................................................................................. 55
Integrated Management Log ........................................................................................................... 55
Array Diagnostic Utility .................................................................................................................. 55
Remote support and analysis tools ............................................................................................................. 55
HP Instant Support Enterprise Edition................................................................................................ 55
Keeping the system current ....................................................................................................................... 56
Drivers ......................................................................................................................................... 56
ProLiant Support Packs ................................................................................................................... 56
Operating system version support .................................................................................................... 56
Change control and proactive notification ........................................................................................ 56
Care Pack .................................................................................................................................... 57
Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................................................... 58
Troubleshooting resources............................................................................................................... 58
Pre-diagnostic steps ....................................................................................................................... 58
Loose connections.......................................................................................................................... 61
Service notifications ....................................................................................................................... 62
Troubleshooting flowcharts ............................................................................................................. 62
POST error messages and beep codes ............................................................................................. 73
Regulatory compliance notices ..................................................................................................... 74
Regulatory compliance identification numbers ............................................................................................. 74
