10.
Install any components removed to access the DIMM slots and the HPE Smart Storage Battery.
on page 23.
on page 42.
on page 21.
14.
If required, sanitize the NVDIMM-Ns. For more information, see
on page 64.
Configuring the server blade for NVDIMMs
After installing NVDIMMs, configure the server blade for NVDIMMs. For information on configuring
settings for NVDIMMs, see the
HPE 16GB NVDIMM User Guide
on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise
http://www.hpe.com/info/nvdimm-docs
).
The server blade can be configured for NVDIMMs using either of the following:
• UEFI System Utilities—Use System Utilities through the Remote Console to configure the server blade
for NVDIMM memory options by pressing the
F9
key during POST. For more information about UEFI
System Utilities, see the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website (
http://www.hpe.com/info/uefi/docs
).
• iLO RESTful API for HPE iLO 5—For more information about configuring the system for NVDIMMs,
see
https://hewlettpackard.github.io/ilo-rest-api-docs/ilo5/
.
Saving system default settings as user default settings
After configuring the NVDIMM settings for the server blade, Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends
saving the settings as the user default settings. To save the settings, do the following:
Procedure
1.
From the System Utilities screen, select
System Configuration
—>
BIOS/Platform Configuration
(RBSU)
—>
System Default Options
—>
User Default Options
, and press the
Enter
key.
2.
Select
Save User Defaults
, and press the
Enter
key.
3.
Select
Yes, Save
to save the current settings as the system default settings, and then press the
Enter
key.
4.
Press the
F10
key to save the changes.
For more information about changing the settings, see the UEFI System Utilities User Guide for your
server blade on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website (
http://www.hpe.com/info/UEFI/docs
NVDIMM sanitization
Media sanitization is defined by NIST SP800-88 Guidelines for Media Sanitization (Rev 1, Dec 2014) as
"a general term referring to the actions taken to render data written on media unrecoverable by both
ordinary and extraordinary means."
The specification defines the following levels:
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Hardware options installation
