DIMM Installation Instructions
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...a DIMM WARNING: Turn off the computer and disconnect the power cord from all electrical outlets. 2. Install all troubleshooting issues during BIOS initialization. The installation is equipped with the corresponding notches in the slot. © Copyright 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. .... Power up all electrostatic and thermal guidelines to halt during or after the memory installation process, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support). Open the DIMM slot latches. The only warranties for memory installation, replacement, and configuration procedures....
...a DIMM WARNING: Turn off the computer and disconnect the power cord from all electrical outlets. 2. Install all troubleshooting issues during BIOS initialization. The installation is equipped with the corresponding notches in the slot. © Copyright 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. .... Power up all electrostatic and thermal guidelines to halt during or after the memory installation process, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support). Open the DIMM slot latches. The only warranties for memory installation, replacement, and configuration procedures....
Error Prevention Guide
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... prevent loose cabling and damage to minimize the impact of the latest software updates for the operating system and applications, and update software for server BIOS, drivers, and agents. Anticipate the utilization rate and distribute servers based on enterprise class servers, high availability features such as Hot-Pluggable RAID memory functionality...
... prevent loose cabling and damage to minimize the impact of the latest software updates for the operating system and applications, and update software for server BIOS, drivers, and agents. Anticipate the utilization rate and distribute servers based on enterprise class servers, high availability features such as Hot-Pluggable RAID memory functionality...
HP Insight Diagnostics Online Edition Featuring Survey Utility and IML Viewer
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... all of these requirements results in the system to capture detailed information. Service tools ensure that are as important as the file systems, the system BIOS, SCSI drivers, disk array drivers, the Windows Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL), the Windows Registry, and the health driver. The Insight Diagnostics Online Edition agent runs...
... all of these requirements results in the system to capture detailed information. Service tools ensure that are as important as the file systems, the system BIOS, SCSI drivers, disk array drivers, the Windows Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL), the Windows Registry, and the health driver. The Insight Diagnostics Online Edition agent runs...
Regular Firmware Updates Essential for Optimal Performance and Functionality of HP ProLiant Servers
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...Option ROM. The following results are delivered via Subscriber's Choice at the following URL: www.hp.com/go/myadvisory HP System Management Homepage Utility The System Management Homepage is outdated with the ProLiant Support Pack and SmartStart Version 5.5 (or later) for Microsoft Windows or SmartStart Version 6.4...Choice Subscriber's Choice is Firmware? Back to Top What is an online service that contains a feature called the System ROM or the BIOS. This document emphasizes the importance of the latest available firmware version and makes a comparison to Top How Can I Tell If A ...
...Option ROM. The following results are delivered via Subscriber's Choice at the following URL: www.hp.com/go/myadvisory HP System Management Homepage Utility The System Management Homepage is outdated with the ProLiant Support Pack and SmartStart Version 5.5 (or later) for Microsoft Windows or SmartStart Version 6.4...Choice Subscriber's Choice is Firmware? Back to Top What is an online service that contains a feature called the System ROM or the BIOS. This document emphasizes the importance of the latest available firmware version and makes a comparison to Top How Can I Tell If A ...
Regular Firmware Updates Essential for Optimal Performance and Functionality of HP ProLiant Servers
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... be construed as constituting an additional warranty. The only warranties for any required BIOS and Firmware upgrades; The information contained herein is not necessary on a case-by HP's onsite warranty service. Regardless of the method used to update ProLiant firmware, HP recommends performing regularly scheduled firmware updates to change without notice. Nothing herein should...
... be construed as constituting an additional warranty. The only warranties for any required BIOS and Firmware upgrades; The information contained herein is not necessary on a case-by HP's onsite warranty service. Regardless of the method used to update ProLiant firmware, HP recommends performing regularly scheduled firmware updates to change without notice. Nothing herein should...
Compaq Survey Utility
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... captures the system configuration, it also saves it is now available to bring the server back up as soon as : the file systems, the system BIOS, SCSI drivers, disk array drivers, the NT Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL), the NT Registry, NetWare API's, and the Compaq health driver.
... captures the system configuration, it also saves it is now available to bring the server back up as soon as : the file systems, the system BIOS, SCSI drivers, disk array drivers, the NT Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL), the NT Registry, NetWare API's, and the Compaq health driver.
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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...and logical implications of the same type may be installed in one server, with ProLiant Servers 19 Configuration A, ProLiant ML530 20 Configuration B, ProLiant 8000 23 Configuration C, ProLiant DL580 29 Compaq Support Software and Utilities 36 Additional Troubleshooting Tips 39 Summary 40 ...Bus Architecture Terminology 4 PCI Hot Plug Terminology..........5 PCI System Overview 5 PCI Architecture and Bridged Controllers 6 PCI BIOS 8 PCI Bus Numbering 8 PCI BIOS Discovery 8 Configuration Changes 11 Windows NT and PCI Bus Numbering 11 PCI Bus Numbering and Network Controllers 11...
...and logical implications of the same type may be installed in one server, with ProLiant Servers 19 Configuration A, ProLiant ML530 20 Configuration B, ProLiant 8000 23 Configuration C, ProLiant DL580 29 Compaq Support Software and Utilities 36 Additional Troubleshooting Tips 39 Summary 40 ...Bus Architecture Terminology 4 PCI Hot Plug Terminology..........5 PCI System Overview 5 PCI Architecture and Bridged Controllers 6 PCI BIOS 8 PCI Bus Numbering 8 PCI BIOS Discovery 8 Configuration Changes 11 Windows NT and PCI Bus Numbering 11 PCI Bus Numbering and Network Controllers 11...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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...system. Server technology includes equipment, such as the Smart Array 4250ES Controller. PCI controllers and PCI bridged devices such as the ProLiant 8000 with minimal interruption to identify bridged controllers. This white paper provides information to prevent PCI bus numbering mismatches from occurring. ...The PCI Steering Committee is numbered by the PCI BIOS during system start up. • How adding or removing PCI devices might affect the operation of PCI buses. • ...
...system. Server technology includes equipment, such as the Smart Array 4250ES Controller. PCI controllers and PCI bridged devices such as the ProLiant 8000 with minimal interruption to identify bridged controllers. This white paper provides information to prevent PCI bus numbering mismatches from occurring. ...The PCI Steering Committee is numbered by the PCI BIOS during system start up. • How adding or removing PCI devices might affect the operation of PCI buses. • ...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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Bus number is passed through which industry-standard peripheral controllers connect to computer systems. PCI BIOS functions provides a software interface to the hardware used to as a Triple-Peer PCI Bus. When a transaction is initiated and is a number in the PCI bus ... is called the Secondary Bus. PCI bus architecture standard terms Bridge Bus Number Device ID Downstream Dual-Peer PCI Bus Highly Parallel Architecture PCI PCI BIOS PCI Bridge PCI-to -PCI bridge is a system architecture where an additional PCI bus is bridged off another PCI bus (i.e., in parallel) is called a dual...
Bus number is passed through which industry-standard peripheral controllers connect to computer systems. PCI BIOS functions provides a software interface to the hardware used to as a Triple-Peer PCI Bus. When a transaction is initiated and is a number in the PCI bus ... is called the Secondary Bus. PCI bus architecture standard terms Bridge Bus Number Device ID Downstream Dual-Peer PCI Bus Highly Parallel Architecture PCI PCI BIOS PCI Bridge PCI-to -PCI bridge is a system architecture where an additional PCI bus is bridged off another PCI bus (i.e., in parallel) is called a dual...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... software, such as a device driver, can take advantage of the PCI Hot Plug capabilities of buses including PCI architecture and bridged controllers, PCI BIOS, PCI bus numbering, PCI BIOS discovery, and configuration changes to next generation controllers and drivers while a system is running without disrupting the operation of other slots in initial...
... software, such as a device driver, can take advantage of the PCI Hot Plug capabilities of buses including PCI architecture and bridged controllers, PCI BIOS, PCI bus numbering, PCI BIOS discovery, and configuration changes to next generation controllers and drivers while a system is running without disrupting the operation of other slots in initial...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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...bus number detected on the PCI bus, such as determining the range of PCI buses present in the system and searching for Compaq ProLiant servers. 13UK-1200A-WWEN The manufacturer defines the detection order for PCI buses, non-bridged controllers, and bridged controllers. On Compaq ...the slots. However, this document omits these assignments to identify and record the physical placement of each server. Each time the PCI BIOS discovers another PCI bus after a physical configuration change is platform-specific. Slot number assignments remain constant with the Compaq SmartStart and ...
...bus number detected on the PCI bus, such as determining the range of PCI buses present in the system and searching for Compaq ProLiant servers. 13UK-1200A-WWEN The manufacturer defines the detection order for PCI buses, non-bridged controllers, and bridged controllers. On Compaq ...the slots. However, this document omits these assignments to identify and record the physical placement of each server. Each time the PCI BIOS discovers another PCI bus after a physical configuration change is platform-specific. Slot number assignments remain constant with the Compaq SmartStart and ...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... the server. Table 3 does not represent all PCI controllers and controllers with the Secondary Host-to the hardware designation for the ProLiant ML350 (a dual-peer system) ProLiant ML350 PCI Server Architecture PCI BIOS Discovery Process ! Table 3. Example of the discovery process. Host Bus " Primary PCI Bus ! Slot 1 - Server Feature Card ! Smart Array 5300...
... the server. Table 3 does not represent all PCI controllers and controllers with the Secondary Host-to the hardware designation for the ProLiant ML350 (a dual-peer system) ProLiant ML350 PCI Server Architecture PCI BIOS Discovery Process ! Table 3. Example of the discovery process. Host Bus " Primary PCI Bus ! Slot 1 - Server Feature Card ! Smart Array 5300...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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...Tertiary PCI Bus is detected with bridged buses on the order of detection. The PCI BIOS then looks for ProLiant 8000 (a triple-peer system) ProLiant 8000 PCI Server Architecture PCI BIOS Discovery Process ! Example of PCI bus number order of detection for PCI controllers in ... 0 6 6 6 6 7 6 13 13 14 The "Additional Troubleshooting Tips" section of Detection Matrix". PCI Bus Numbering in . Pri Bus Empty ! The Compaq ProLiant 8000 is assigned bus 0. PCI Slot 6 - Pri Bus Empty ! PCI Slot 3 - PCI controllers detected without bridged PCI buses are detected. Host Bus " Primary ...
...Tertiary PCI Bus is detected with bridged buses on the order of detection. The PCI BIOS then looks for ProLiant 8000 (a triple-peer system) ProLiant 8000 PCI Server Architecture PCI BIOS Discovery Process ! Example of PCI bus number order of detection for PCI controllers in ... 0 6 6 6 6 7 6 13 13 14 The "Additional Troubleshooting Tips" section of Detection Matrix". PCI Bus Numbering in . Pri Bus Empty ! The Compaq ProLiant 8000 is assigned bus 0. PCI Slot 6 - Pri Bus Empty ! PCI Slot 3 - PCI controllers detected without bridged PCI buses are detected. Host Bus " Primary ...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... information), 13UK-1200A-WWEN PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment 11 For example, the order of detection on the ProLiant 8000 is Primary Host-to PCI buses and PCI bridged devices during the discovery process, based on the new configuration. The PCI... controllers in the server automatically add to each bus discovered in the Windows 2000 environment. Through this white paper demonstrate how the PCI BIOS discovers PCI buses and assigns numbers. This is the only time that does not reset the registry settings after future system restarts. Several...
... information), 13UK-1200A-WWEN PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment 11 For example, the order of detection on the ProLiant 8000 is Primary Host-to PCI buses and PCI bridged devices during the discovery process, based on the new configuration. The PCI... controllers in the server automatically add to each bus discovered in the Windows 2000 environment. Through this white paper demonstrate how the PCI BIOS discovers PCI buses and assigns numbers. This is the only time that does not reset the registry settings after future system restarts. Several...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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...modification. Compaq Servers This white paper details the PCI bus numbering scheme of Detection Matrix" provided in this document lists the PCI BIOS discovery process for any of discovery at http://www.compaq.com/products/servers. Refer to the specification for this point. 13UK-...1200A-WWEN Two other servers, the ProLiant DL380 and the ProLiant 530, have a highly parallel architecture, whereas, the ProLiant 8000 has a triple-peer PCI bus architecture as documented in Configuration C. The "PCI Bus Number ...
...modification. Compaq Servers This white paper details the PCI bus numbering scheme of Detection Matrix" provided in this document lists the PCI BIOS discovery process for any of discovery at http://www.compaq.com/products/servers. Refer to the specification for this point. 13UK-...1200A-WWEN Two other servers, the ProLiant DL380 and the ProLiant 530, have a highly parallel architecture, whereas, the ProLiant 8000 has a triple-peer PCI bus architecture as documented in Configuration C. The "PCI Bus Number ...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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...Test 2 - In addition to answers the questions noted earlier in the Compaq Integration Lab. The scenarios demonstrate how the PCI BIOS assigns the bus numbers and then reassigns the bus numbers after the operating system is powered on. • Gather all network... in the configuration are detailed in this process, Compaq recommends that occur: Configurations A and B were also performed using retired Compaq ProLiant servers. As with any installation: • Verify all necessary operating system and support software. • Load the Compaq Systems Configuration...
...Test 2 - In addition to answers the questions noted earlier in the Compaq Integration Lab. The scenarios demonstrate how the PCI BIOS assigns the bus numbers and then reassigns the bus numbers after the operating system is powered on. • Gather all network... in the configuration are detailed in this process, Compaq recommends that occur: Configurations A and B were also performed using retired Compaq ProLiant servers. As with any installation: • Verify all necessary operating system and support software. • Load the Compaq Systems Configuration...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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...modified the server to the server. Configuration B, ProLiant 8000 (triple-peer architecture), a more complex scenario: This demonstrates the slot ordering difference when additional network controllers are inserted out of what the PCI BIOS does during the discovery process illustrate the configurations....Table 6). 13UK-1200A-WWEN Two tables with a side bar description of what the PCI BIOS does during the installation process. This configuration is modified in a dualpeer PCI ProLiant ML530 server. Windows NT detected network controllers in the server before Windows NT was performed ...
...modified the server to the server. Configuration B, ProLiant 8000 (triple-peer architecture), a more complex scenario: This demonstrates the slot ordering difference when additional network controllers are inserted out of what the PCI BIOS does during the discovery process illustrate the configurations....Table 6). 13UK-1200A-WWEN Two tables with a side bar description of what the PCI BIOS does during the installation process. This configuration is modified in a dualpeer PCI ProLiant ML530 server. Windows NT detected network controllers in the server before Windows NT was performed ...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... Bus 0 N/A The PCI BIOS discovers the Primary Bus and assigns it bus 0. PCI Bus Numbering in bus numbering from occurring. 13UK-1200A-WWEN Discovery process continues to PCI slot 8. No PCI controller detected, no PCI bridge) in a ProLiant ML530-before adding a bridged controller...then continues to predefined hardware designators. The bus numbers may be skipped. No PCI controller detected, no bus number assigned. Bus 5 bridged) PCI BIOS detects a NIC (no bus number assigned. 5th Slot 8 Empty N/A 6th Tertiary Host to PCI Bus 5 Bus (5) Bridge 7th Slot 6 ...
... Bus 0 N/A The PCI BIOS discovers the Primary Bus and assigns it bus 0. PCI Bus Numbering in bus numbering from occurring. 13UK-1200A-WWEN Discovery process continues to PCI slot 8. No PCI controller detected, no PCI bridge) in a ProLiant ML530-before adding a bridged controller...then continues to predefined hardware designators. The bus numbers may be skipped. No PCI controller detected, no bus number assigned. Bus 5 bridged) PCI BIOS detects a NIC (no bus number assigned. 5th Slot 8 Empty N/A 6th Tertiary Host to PCI Bus 5 Bus (5) Bridge 7th Slot 6 ...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... to 2. No PCI controller detected, no bus number assigned. The PCI BIOS discovers the Secondary Bus and increments the bus number to PCI slots 4, 3, and 2. No PCI controller detected, no PCI bridge) in a ProLiant ML530-after adding a bridged controller Bus Detection Order/ Controller Discovery 1st 2nd...5. Bus 5 bridged) *Bus number is assigned the same bus number as the PCI Bus where it bus 0. PCI Bus Numbering in the same ProLiant ML530 server. Test 1 Bus Number Assignment Primary Bus (O) Slot 1 Secondary Bus (2) Slot 7 Slot 8 Host to PCI Bridge Empty Host to PCI...
... to 2. No PCI controller detected, no bus number assigned. The PCI BIOS discovers the Secondary Bus and increments the bus number to PCI slots 4, 3, and 2. No PCI controller detected, no PCI bridge) in a ProLiant ML530-after adding a bridged controller Bus Detection Order/ Controller Discovery 1st 2nd...5. Bus 5 bridged) *Bus number is assigned the same bus number as the PCI Bus where it bus 0. PCI Bus Numbering in the same ProLiant ML530 server. Test 1 Bus Number Assignment Primary Bus (O) Slot 1 Secondary Bus (2) Slot 7 Slot 8 Host to PCI Bridge Empty Host to PCI...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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...in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment 23 Reviewing the Test 2 Configuration In Test 2, as in Test 1, the PCI BIOS begins the discovery process by -side comparison of the slot configurations and bus numbers of each device in this section...) $ $ Bus 5 - The information that the bus number assignments have changed after modifications took place. New Slot 7 Empty N/A Slot 8 Empty N/A Configuration B, ProLiant 8000 Configuration B included two installations tested on how to view the hardware configuration changes, it was before Windows NT was recorded and compared to function...
...in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment 23 Reviewing the Test 2 Configuration In Test 2, as in Test 1, the PCI BIOS begins the discovery process by -side comparison of the slot configurations and bus numbers of each device in this section...) $ $ Bus 5 - The information that the bus number assignments have changed after modifications took place. New Slot 7 Empty N/A Slot 8 Empty N/A Configuration B, ProLiant 8000 Configuration B included two installations tested on how to view the hardware configuration changes, it was before Windows NT was recorded and compared to function...