OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 DETAILED VIEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chassis Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Chassis Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 CONFIGURING the SERVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
STEP | 1  | VERIFY SERVER SKU | 12  | |
STEP  | 2  | SELECT CPU(s)  | 13  | |
STEP | 3  | SELECT MEMORY  | 16  | |
STEP  | 4  | SELECT RAID CONFIGURATION  | 22  | |
STEP  | 5  | SELECT HARD DISK DRIVES (HDDs) or SOLID STATE DRIVES (SSDs)  | 29  | |
STEP  | 6  | SELECT PCIe OPTION CARD(s)  | 31  | |
STEP  | 7  | ORDER OPTIONAL NETWORK CARD ACCESSORIES  | 34  | |
STEP  | 8  | ORDER POWER SUPPLY  | 38  | |
STEP  | 9  | SELECT AC POWER CORD(s)  | 39  | |
STEP  | 10  | ORDER OPTIONAL REVERSIBLE CABLE MANAGEMENT ARM  | 42  | |
STEP  | 11  | ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE (OPTIONAL)  | 43  | |
STEP  | 12  | ORDER CISCO FLEXIBLE FLASH SD CARD MODULE (OPTIONAL)  | 44  | |
STEP  | 13  | ORDER OPTIONAL USB 2.0 DRIVE  | 45  | |
STEP  | 14  | SELECT OPERATING SYSTEM AND   | 46  | |
STEP  | 15  | SELECT OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KIT  | 49  | |
STEP  | 16  | SELECT SERVICE and SUPPORT LEVEL  | 50  | |
OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER RACK(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER PDU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
CHASSIS  | 57  | 
CPUs and DIMMs  | 58  | 
Physical Layout  | 58  | 
Memory Population Rules  | 60  | 
DIMM Population Order  | 61  | 
Recommended Memory Configuration  | 62  | 
Supported DIMM Populations  | 63  | 
64  | |
RAID Details  | 65  | 
RAID Option ROM (OPROM) Settings  | 66  | 
Serial Port Details  | 67  | 
Upgrade and   | 68  | 
Drive Blanking Panels  | 69  | 
Upgrading your Server from Intel Xeon   | 
  | 
(or downgrading from Intel Xeon   | 69  | 
Adding an Additional CPU (with CPU heat sink)  | 69  | 
Motherboard Lithium Battery  | 69  | 
CPU Removal and Installation (“pick n place”) Tool Set  | 69  | 
Thermal Grease (with syringe applicator) for CPU to Heatsink Seal  | 70  | 
Air Baffle Replacement Kit  | 70  | 
CPU Heat Sink Cleaning Kit  | 70  | 
RACKS  | 71  | 
PDUs  | 73  | 
KVM CABLE  | 74  | 
Motherboard USB and SD Ports, and RAID Card Backup Location  | 75  | 
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
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