User Manual

Installing hardware options ...............................................................................................................43
Installing the server into the rack.......................................................................................................43
Operating system.............................................................................................................................. 44
Installing the operating system with Intelligent Provisioning...................................................45
Selecting boot options in UEFI Boot Mode........................................................................................45
Selecting boot options....................................................................................................................... 45
Registering the server....................................................................................................................... 46
Hardware options installation.................................................................. 47
Hewlett Packard Enterprise product QuickSpecs..............................................................................47
Introduction........................................................................................................................................47
Installing a redundant hot-plug power supply....................................................................................47
Memory options.................................................................................................................................48
DIMM and NVDIMM population information........................................................................... 48
DIMM-processor compatibility................................................................................................ 48
HPE SmartMemory speed information................................................................................... 49
Installing a DIMM....................................................................................................................49
HPE 16GB NVDIMM option....................................................................................................50
Installing a high-performance fan...................................................................................................... 54
Drive options......................................................................................................................................56
Hot-plug drive guidelines........................................................................................................ 56
Removing the hard drive blank...............................................................................................56
Installing a hot-plug SAS or SATA drive..................................................................................57
Removing a hot-plug SAS or SATA hard drive....................................................................... 58
Installing the NVMe drives......................................................................................................58
Removing and replacing an NVMe drive................................................................................ 60
Installing a uFF drive and SCM drive carrier.......................................................................... 60
Removing and replacing a uFF drive......................................................................................61
Installing an 8 SFF optical drive..............................................................................................62
Universal media bay options............................................................................................................. 63
Installing a 2 SFF SAS/SATA drive cage................................................................................ 63
Installing a 2 SFF NVMe drive cage option............................................................................ 66
Installing a 2 SFF HPE Smart Carrier M.2 (SCM) drive cage.................................................69
Installing an 8 SFF display port/USB/optical blank option...................................................... 71
Installing the 4 LFF optical drive option.............................................................................................73
Installing the rear drive riser cage option...........................................................................................76
Primary PCI riser cage options..........................................................................................................79
Installing an optional primary PCI riser board ........................................................................79
Installing the SATA M.2 2280 riser option...............................................................................81
Installing an expansion board in the primary riser cage......................................................... 83
Installing an accelerator or GPU in the primary riser cage..................................................... 85
Secondary PCI riser options..............................................................................................................86
Installing a secondary full-height PCI riser cage option..........................................................86
Installing a secondary low-profile PCIe slot riser cage option................................................ 90
Installing an expansion board in the secondary riser cage.....................................................91
Installing an accelerator or GPU in the secondary riser cage.................................................94
Controller options.............................................................................................................................. 96
Installing an HPE Smart Array P408i-a SR Gen10 Controller option..................................... 97
Installing an HPE Smart Array P408i-p SR Gen10 Controller option..................................... 99
Installing an HPE Smart Array P816i-a SR Gen10 Controller option................................... 102
Installing an HPE Smart Array P824i-p MR Gen10 controller in a configured server...........104
Installing the operating system with the HPE Smart Array MR Gen10 P824i-p controller
driver.....................................................................................................................................105
Processor and heatsink options...................................................................................................... 106
Installing a processor heatsink assembly............................................................................. 106
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