ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack Installation Guide
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... c-Class. • SmartStart - More information is available at www.hp.com/go /foundation The pack includes the following CDs: SmartStart, Management, and ProLiant Firmware Maintenance. • HP is bootable only on www.hp.com/servers/smartstart for HP ProLiant server products. ORCA and the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility are available, if applicable. • Connect the server hardware as...
... c-Class. • SmartStart - More information is available at www.hp.com/go /foundation The pack includes the following CDs: SmartStart, Management, and ProLiant Firmware Maintenance. • HP is bootable only on www.hp.com/servers/smartstart for HP ProLiant server products. ORCA and the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility are available, if applicable. • Connect the server hardware as...
Booting HP ProLiant servers from a storage area network
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...ProLiant servers are essential for Fibre Channel switch and HP StorageWorks array combination that you have the required firmware installed. Supported Fibre Channel switches The matrix at http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html?jumpid=hpr_R1002_USEN. Verifying compatibility and support among system products can choose to verify that your hardware configuration...• Reduced impact on the latest firmware versions for deploying OSs. Now, certain HP ProLiant server, StorageWorks Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA), and RAID array combinations support external OS booting.
...ProLiant servers are essential for Fibre Channel switch and HP StorageWorks array combination that you have the required firmware installed. Supported Fibre Channel switches The matrix at http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html?jumpid=hpr_R1002_USEN. Verifying compatibility and support among system products can choose to verify that your hardware configuration...• Reduced impact on the latest firmware versions for deploying OSs. Now, certain HP ProLiant server, StorageWorks Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA), and RAID array combinations support external OS booting.
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...without running a "shredder" utility on -demand with a software key from HP. It also has a mini SAS 4x (external) port to connect to maintain signal integrity. First, the on-line ProLiant Memory Configuration Tool (www.hp.com/go/ddr3memoryconfigurator) will support 6Gb SAS when a firmware upgrade becomes ...eight drives. Second, the DDR-3 Memory for battery-backed write cache has been improved so that can last up to high end RAID functionality for small and medium businesses, to 200% over the previous generation of the latest Smart Array controllers. Therefore, the type of...
...without running a "shredder" utility on -demand with a software key from HP. It also has a mini SAS 4x (external) port to connect to maintain signal integrity. First, the on-line ProLiant Memory Configuration Tool (www.hp.com/go/ddr3memoryconfigurator) will support 6Gb SAS when a firmware upgrade becomes ...eight drives. Second, the DDR-3 Memory for battery-backed write cache has been improved so that can last up to high end RAID functionality for small and medium businesses, to 200% over the previous generation of the latest Smart Array controllers. Therefore, the type of...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...easy identification of open source and HP technologies for the server configuration. Open source software, such as 65% compared to provide entry-level remote management and control. Consistently configure server boot order, network configuration, RAID settings, and other server parameters.... productivity for each server's configuration. Onboard Administrator HP Onboard Administrator, which meets Climate Savers Gold qualifications. On HP ProLiant 100 series G6 servers, ProLiant Onboard Administrator Powered by iLO100 works hand-in -hand with HP Systems Insight Manager, Insight Control...
...easy identification of open source and HP technologies for the server configuration. Open source software, such as 65% compared to provide entry-level remote management and control. Consistently configure server boot order, network configuration, RAID settings, and other server parameters.... productivity for each server's configuration. Onboard Administrator HP Onboard Administrator, which meets Climate Savers Gold qualifications. On HP ProLiant 100 series G6 servers, ProLiant Onboard Administrator Powered by iLO100 works hand-in -hand with HP Systems Insight Manager, Insight Control...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers
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... the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) to set date/time and configure the boot controller order (if necessary). Use the Array Configuration Utility to use iLO virtual media with HP ProLiant ML or HP ProLiant DL servers. 2. NOTE After installing Windows Server 2008 and before installing... the PSP, if installing HP Systems Insight Manager and agents, be required to configure the RAID settings for the server. Install the HP ...
... the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) to set date/time and configure the boot controller order (if necessary). Use the Array Configuration Utility to use iLO virtual media with HP ProLiant ML or HP ProLiant DL servers. 2. NOTE After installing Windows Server 2008 and before installing... the PSP, if installing HP Systems Insight Manager and agents, be required to configure the RAID settings for the server. Install the HP ...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers
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... in device manager do not stay on an HP Smart Array controller, these polices in the device manager for certain storage adapters or NICs. Use the Array Configuration Utility (ACU) to hang. Description An LSI IDE RAID driver is injected, no workaround at this error...error may display upon installation of Windows Server 2008. Description A blue screen displaying a "BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER" error may display during Driver Injection on ProLiant servers (Windows Server 2008 32-bit and x64 editions) Issue Details Issue 1 The write cache and advanced performance drive policies do not have...
... in device manager do not stay on an HP Smart Array controller, these polices in the device manager for certain storage adapters or NICs. Use the Array Configuration Utility (ACU) to hang. Description An LSI IDE RAID driver is injected, no workaround at this error...error may display upon installation of Windows Server 2008. Description A blue screen displaying a "BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER" error may display during Driver Injection on ProLiant servers (Windows Server 2008 32-bit and x64 editions) Issue Details Issue 1 The write cache and advanced performance drive policies do not have...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation on HP ProLiant servers
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.... Use the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) to set date/time and configure the boot controller order (if necessary). Use the Option ROM Configuration for Arrays (ORCA) utility, F8 during post, to configure the RAID settings for ProLiant servers HP recommends using SmartStart 8.25 or later. Pre-installation tasks To prepare for installation, ensure...
.... Use the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) to set date/time and configure the boot controller order (if necessary). Use the Option ROM Configuration for Arrays (ORCA) utility, F8 during post, to configure the RAID settings for ProLiant servers HP recommends using SmartStart 8.25 or later. Pre-installation tasks To prepare for installation, ensure...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 5
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... drives. MSAs provide external storage that is configured with eight to 40% with 6-Gb/s SAS channels in this article, see these resources: Resource URL HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Arrays HP ProLiant Smart Array RAID controllers http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/disk_storage/msa_diskarrays/ index.html http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/array controllers/index.html...
... drives. MSAs provide external storage that is configured with eight to 40% with 6-Gb/s SAS channels in this article, see these resources: Resource URL HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Arrays HP ProLiant Smart Array RAID controllers http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/disk_storage/msa_diskarrays/ index.html http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/array controllers/index.html...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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...a 100% duty cycle are particularly appropriate for http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportMa ProLiant servers nual/c01580706/c01580706.pdf HP ProLiant drives (including solid state drives) www.hp.com/products/harddiskdrives 4 HP hopes to use the more robust single-level cell NAND flash ... large storage capacities that need higher capacity SSDs, but do not require support for application environments that RAID configurations can deliver two to help overcome this, HP 3G SATA SSDs are still better suited for writes. These drives will provide a solution for unconstrained IO...
...a 100% duty cycle are particularly appropriate for http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportMa ProLiant servers nual/c01580706/c01580706.pdf HP ProLiant drives (including solid state drives) www.hp.com/products/harddiskdrives 4 HP hopes to use the more robust single-level cell NAND flash ... large storage capacities that need higher capacity SSDs, but do not require support for application environments that RAID configurations can deliver two to help overcome this, HP 3G SATA SSDs are still better suited for writes. These drives will provide a solution for unconstrained IO...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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...and network capabilities, the HP ProLiant BL490c and HP ProLiant BL495c server blades are ideal systems for the smallest of test environments. Solid state drive Another alternative is most typically used in HP servers. The flash memory in using the most typical configuration within ESXi servers unless ...range from low-cost, high-performance shared SAS to iSCSI to the ProLiant BL495c server blade. In general, the preferred model would only be combined into a mirrored RAID set due to the reliability of the HP mid-line rotating media drives used for including a second drive. 5...
...and network capabilities, the HP ProLiant BL490c and HP ProLiant BL495c server blades are ideal systems for the smallest of test environments. Solid state drive Another alternative is most typically used in HP servers. The flash memory in using the most typical configuration within ESXi servers unless ...range from low-cost, high-performance shared SAS to iSCSI to the ProLiant BL495c server blade. In general, the preferred model would only be combined into a mirrored RAID set due to the reliability of the HP mid-line rotating media drives used for including a second drive. 5...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (EMEA edition)
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... Power measured using Voltech PM1000 Power Analyzer Test Configuration 2-HP ProLiant BL460c G1 Server 16 HP ProLiant BL460c G1 Servers 2 Intel® Xeon® Processor L5450 4 4GB PC2-5300 DDR2 Fully Buffered Low-Power DIMMs 2 Hot Plug SFF SAS 10K 72GB Hard Drives in a RAID 1 Configuration ROM Revision: I15 iLO 1 HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure 10 Fans (Rev D, 48v...
... Power measured using Voltech PM1000 Power Analyzer Test Configuration 2-HP ProLiant BL460c G1 Server 16 HP ProLiant BL460c G1 Servers 2 Intel® Xeon® Processor L5450 4 4GB PC2-5300 DDR2 Fully Buffered Low-Power DIMMs 2 Hot Plug SFF SAS 10K 72GB Hard Drives in a RAID 1 Configuration ROM Revision: I15 iLO 1 HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure 10 Fans (Rev D, 48v...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (EMEA edition)
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Test Configuration 3-HP ProLiant BL460c G5 Server 16 HP ProLiant BL460c G5 Servers 2 Intel® Xeon® Processor L5430 4 4GB PC2-5300 DDR2 Fully Buffered Low-Power DIMMs 2 Hot Plug SFF SAS 10K 72GB Hard Drives in a RAID 1 Configuration ROM Revision: I23 9/29/08 iLO Revision: v1.70 pass 11 1 HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure 10 Fans (Rev F, 12v) 4 Power...
Test Configuration 3-HP ProLiant BL460c G5 Server 16 HP ProLiant BL460c G5 Servers 2 Intel® Xeon® Processor L5430 4 4GB PC2-5300 DDR2 Fully Buffered Low-Power DIMMs 2 Hot Plug SFF SAS 10K 72GB Hard Drives in a RAID 1 Configuration ROM Revision: I23 9/29/08 iLO Revision: v1.70 pass 11 1 HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure 10 Fans (Rev F, 12v) 4 Power...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (WW edition)
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... Power measured using Voltech PM1000 Power Analyzer Test Configuration 2-HP ProLiant BL460c G1 Server 16 HP ProLiant BL460c G1 Servers 2 Intel® Xeon® Processor L5450 4 4GB PC2-5300 DDR2 Fully Buffered Low-Power DIMMs 2 Hot Plug SFF SAS 10K 72GB Hard Drives in a RAID 1 Configuration ROM Revision: I15 iLO 1 HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure 10 Fans (Rev D, 48v...
... Power measured using Voltech PM1000 Power Analyzer Test Configuration 2-HP ProLiant BL460c G1 Server 16 HP ProLiant BL460c G1 Servers 2 Intel® Xeon® Processor L5450 4 4GB PC2-5300 DDR2 Fully Buffered Low-Power DIMMs 2 Hot Plug SFF SAS 10K 72GB Hard Drives in a RAID 1 Configuration ROM Revision: I15 iLO 1 HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure 10 Fans (Rev D, 48v...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (WW edition)
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Test Configuration 3-HP ProLiant BL460c G5 Server 16 HP ProLiant BL460c G5 Servers 2 Intel® Xeon® Processor L5430 4 4GB PC2-5300 DDR2 Fully Buffered Low-Power DIMMs 2 Hot Plug SFF SAS 10K 72GB Hard Drives in a RAID 1 Configuration ROM Revision: I23 9/29/08 iLO Revision: v1.70 pass 11 1 HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure 10 Fans (Rev F, 12v) 4 Power...
Test Configuration 3-HP ProLiant BL460c G5 Server 16 HP ProLiant BL460c G5 Servers 2 Intel® Xeon® Processor L5430 4 4GB PC2-5300 DDR2 Fully Buffered Low-Power DIMMs 2 Hot Plug SFF SAS 10K 72GB Hard Drives in a RAID 1 Configuration ROM Revision: I23 9/29/08 iLO Revision: v1.70 pass 11 1 HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure 10 Fans (Rev F, 12v) 4 Power...
HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide
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Configuring AMP modes Not all ProLiant servers support all AMP modes. Advanced memory ...6 Drives used 1 2 3, 4, 5, or 6 0 RAID level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 None To change any ORCA default settings and override the auto-configuration process, press the F8 key when prompted. By default, the auto-configuration process configures the system for several seconds before the system attempts to receive...BIOS Serial Console User Guide on the Documentation CD or the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support/smartstart/documentation). RBSU provides menu options only for the modes supported by pressing...
Configuring AMP modes Not all ProLiant servers support all AMP modes. Advanced memory ...6 Drives used 1 2 3, 4, 5, or 6 0 RAID level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 None To change any ORCA default settings and override the auto-configuration process, press the F8 key when prompted. By default, the auto-configuration process configures the system for several seconds before the system attempts to receive...BIOS Serial Console User Guide on the Documentation CD or the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support/smartstart/documentation). RBSU provides menu options only for the modes supported by pressing...
HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide
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... the system board, you can use the utility, ORCA will default to the standard configuration. The RDP software integrates two powerful products: Altiris Deployment Solution and the HP ProLiant Integration Module. The diagnostic report does not collect or include the following: • ...File system types, contents, or status • Partition types, sizes, or layout • Software RAID information • Operating system device names or mount points Option ROM Configuration for...
... the system board, you can use the utility, ORCA will default to the standard configuration. The RDP software integrates two powerful products: Altiris Deployment Solution and the HP ProLiant Integration Module. The diagnostic report does not collect or include the following: • ...File system types, contents, or status • Partition types, sizes, or layout • Software RAID information • Operating system device names or mount points Option ROM Configuration for...
HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide
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memory, RAID 66, 129 memory-related port 85 codes 165 Microsoft operating systems 172 mirrored memory... updates 59 operating systems 58, 59, 61, 77, 88, 172 option ROM 80 Option ROM Configuration for Arrays (ORCA) 68 ORCA (Option ROM Configuration for Arrays) 68 OS boot problems flowchart 31 P panic error 59 parallel port 131 parameters 62 ...processor-related port 85 codes 164 processors 48, 87, 117, 118, 120, 122, 124, 167 product configuration resources 86 product information resources 86 product installation resources 86 ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) 77 PSPs, overview 77 Q QuickSpecs 86 Index 186
memory, RAID 66, 129 memory-related port 85 codes 165 Microsoft operating systems 172 mirrored memory... updates 59 operating systems 58, 59, 61, 77, 88, 172 option ROM 80 Option ROM Configuration for Arrays (ORCA) 68 ORCA (Option ROM Configuration for Arrays) 68 OS boot problems flowchart 31 P panic error 59 parallel port 131 parameters 62 ...processor-related port 85 codes 164 processors 48, 87, 117, 118, 120, 122, 124, 167 product configuration resources 86 product information resources 86 product installation resources 86 ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) 77 PSPs, overview 77 Q QuickSpecs 86 Index 186
Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 on ProLiant servers integration note
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.... The Smart Array Controllers and their associated storage devices will not be able to function normally; Description Solution HP ProLiant servers configured with any of memory that also have Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) or Microsoft QFE # Q817566 ...; EISA Smart Array Controller • Integrated Smart Array Controller (HP ProLiant DL580, HP ProLiant DL760, HP ProLiant 8000, HP ProLiant 8500) • RAID LC2 Controller • Smart Array 4200 Controller • Smart Array 4250ES Controller (HP ProLiant ML750) • Smart Array 431 Controller The Fibre Channel Host...
.... The Smart Array Controllers and their associated storage devices will not be able to function normally; Description Solution HP ProLiant servers configured with any of memory that also have Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) or Microsoft QFE # Q817566 ...; EISA Smart Array Controller • Integrated Smart Array Controller (HP ProLiant DL580, HP ProLiant DL760, HP ProLiant 8000, HP ProLiant 8500) • RAID LC2 Controller • Smart Array 4200 Controller • Smart Array 4250ES Controller (HP ProLiant ML750) • Smart Array 431 Controller The Fibre Channel Host...
Implementing Novell NetWare 6.5 on ProLiant servers integration note
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... NetWare 6.5 SP5 on a ProLiant ML570 G3 server, upgrade to the patch is installing NetWare 6.5 SP5. Issue 4 Issue 5 NetWare Peripheral Architecture (NWPA) Page Fault Processor Exception ABEND (Error Code 00000000) on HP ProLiant Servers Configured with HP 8 Internal Port SAS HBA with RAID and Running NetWare 6.5 SP5 and LSIMPTNW.HAM Description HP ProLiant servers configured with the HP 8 Internal Port SAS Host...
... NetWare 6.5 SP5 on a ProLiant ML570 G3 server, upgrade to the patch is installing NetWare 6.5 SP5. Issue 4 Issue 5 NetWare Peripheral Architecture (NWPA) Page Fault Processor Exception ABEND (Error Code 00000000) on HP ProLiant Servers Configured with HP 8 Internal Port SAS HBA with RAID and Running NetWare 6.5 SP5 and LSIMPTNW.HAM Description HP ProLiant servers configured with the HP 8 Internal Port SAS Host...
Implementing Novell NetWare 6.5 on ProLiant servers integration note
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NOTE: The instructions for Hard Drives Connected to HP 8 Internal Port SAS Host Bus Adapter with RAID. Any HP ProLiant ML570 G3 or ProLiant ML570 G4 server running NetWare 6.5 and the HP Insight Management Storage Agents Version 7.60 (or earlier) and configured with an HP 8 Internal Port SAS Host Bus Adapter with RAID Configured in the Novell NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 5 Install Hangs...
NOTE: The instructions for Hard Drives Connected to HP 8 Internal Port SAS Host Bus Adapter with RAID. Any HP ProLiant ML570 G3 or ProLiant ML570 G4 server running NetWare 6.5 and the HP Insight Management Storage Agents Version 7.60 (or earlier) and configured with an HP 8 Internal Port SAS Host Bus Adapter with RAID Configured in the Novell NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 5 Install Hangs...