Error Prevention Guide
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... the changes. • Check for potential device conflicts before adding a device. • If a fixed cable tray or other cable routing system is available for server BIOS, drivers, and agents. For example, on that you require. 6 Error Prevention Guide Software Updates Stay aware of downtime experienced due to minimize the impact of Insight...
... the changes. • Check for potential device conflicts before adding a device. • If a fixed cable tray or other cable routing system is available for server BIOS, drivers, and agents. For example, on that you require. 6 Error Prevention Guide Software Updates Stay aware of downtime experienced due to minimize the impact of Insight...
HP Insight Diagnostics Online Edition Featuring Survey Utility and IML Viewer
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... for in terms of Service Tools What is the Insight Diagnostics Online Edition? This communication, or interaction, includes capturing data from the server's System Management Homepage. VCRM integration with device drivers in the system to address these challenges, specific requirements have emerged in -depth troubleshooting during a service call. • Automating configuration history...
... for in terms of Service Tools What is the Insight Diagnostics Online Edition? This communication, or interaction, includes capturing data from the server's System Management Homepage. VCRM integration with device drivers in the system to address these challenges, specific requirements have emerged in -depth troubleshooting during a service call. • Automating configuration history...
Red Hat Linux 8.0 Professional Installation Guide for HP Servers
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...a different "add partition" screen will provide. Click on the type of the partition. Click New Note: If you double-click on the server, and insert the Red Hat Linux 8.0 Professional Installation CD in the CD tray to begin preparing the hard disk. The NOS will vary ... the Language selection screen, select your language then press Next. 4. Power on the free space, instead of RAM in which drivers are creating, instead of specifying the size of services the server will come up, with Disk Druid to start the installation. 2. Disk partitioning will boot and display the boot...
...a different "add partition" screen will provide. Click on the type of the partition. Click New Note: If you double-click on the server, and insert the Red Hat Linux 8.0 Professional Installation CD in the CD tray to begin preparing the hard disk. The NOS will vary ... the Language selection screen, select your language then press Next. 4. Power on the free space, instead of RAM in which drivers are creating, instead of specifying the size of services the server will come up, with Disk Druid to start the installation. 2. Disk partitioning will boot and display the boot...
Warranty and Support for Your HP Server
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... /servers -> "pc server" -> "technical support" -> support categories -> "drivers & software" -> "HP Server Management Software" HP Navigator for the product life of HP Netservers. HP Toptools for HP Servers/HP Netservers can be found at http://www.hp.com/go /servers -> "pc server" ->"technical support" -> additional information -> "proactive notification." HP Toptools for HP Netservers is shipped with most of your HP Server/HP Netserver. HP Diagtools for Servers is shipped with every HP Server/HP Netserver...
... /servers -> "pc server" -> "technical support" -> support categories -> "drivers & software" -> "HP Server Management Software" HP Navigator for the product life of HP Netservers. HP Toptools for HP Servers/HP Netservers can be found at http://www.hp.com/go /servers -> "pc server" ->"technical support" -> additional information -> "proactive notification." HP Toptools for HP Netservers is shipped with most of your HP Server/HP Netserver. HP Diagtools for Servers is shipped with every HP Server/HP Netserver...
Warranty and Support for Your HP Server
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...· Applicable error messages from system or diagnostics · Applicable hardware driver revision levels · Add-on -site service may be negotiated On-site service is necessary to send a technician to do so by your HP Server/HP Netserver. If a problem can be resolved over 300 miles or 480Km ... 100 miles or 160 Km 200 miles or 320 Km 300 miles or 480 Km over the phone, HP will strive to your Server has an on response times. Zone 1 - 3 4 - 5 6 Distance from an HP office. Contact your site. Note that you call, have ready before I call for service? What should...
...· Applicable error messages from system or diagnostics · Applicable hardware driver revision levels · Add-on -site service may be negotiated On-site service is necessary to send a technician to do so by your HP Server/HP Netserver. If a problem can be resolved over 300 miles or 480Km ... 100 miles or 160 Km 200 miles or 320 Km 300 miles or 480 Km over the phone, HP will strive to your Server has an on response times. Zone 1 - 3 4 - 5 6 Distance from an HP office. Contact your site. Note that you call, have ready before I call for service? What should...
HP 2100S SCSI RAID - User Guide (337208-001)
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... RAID 0, 1, 5 and multilevel RAID (0/1 and 0/5). HP 2100S SCSI RAID Controller User Guide 2-1 Adaptec SCSI RAID Feature Overview Adaptec SCSI RAID controllers include: • Support for desktop systems, file servers or multiuser host systems. IMPORTANT: ECC-protected cache is installed. • Cache Memory Modules provide 32 MB, 64 MB, or 128 MB of onboard cache. 2 About Your...
... RAID 0, 1, 5 and multilevel RAID (0/1 and 0/5). HP 2100S SCSI RAID Controller User Guide 2-1 Adaptec SCSI RAID Feature Overview Adaptec SCSI RAID controllers include: • Support for desktop systems, file servers or multiuser host systems. IMPORTANT: ECC-protected cache is installed. • Cache Memory Modules provide 32 MB, 64 MB, or 128 MB of onboard cache. 2 About Your...
HP Server Ultra 3 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide
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...Solutions 26 Error Messages 27 adpu160m.sys Error Messages 27 4 Microsoft Windows 2000 Installation 31 Installing the Driver When Installing Windows 2000 31 Installing the Driver When Windows 2000 is Already Installed 32 Upgrading an Existing Windows NT Version 4 Installation to Windows 2000...NetWare Installation 41 Installing the Driver When Installing NetWare 41 NetWare 5.0/5.1/6.0 41 DOS Drivers for CD-ROM Access 42 Install CD-ROM Drivers on a DOS Bootable Hard Disk 42 Installing the Driver When NetWare is Already Installed 44 Loading the Driver at Server Bootup 44 Using the Load...
...Solutions 26 Error Messages 27 adpu160m.sys Error Messages 27 4 Microsoft Windows 2000 Installation 31 Installing the Driver When Installing Windows 2000 31 Installing the Driver When Windows 2000 is Already Installed 32 Upgrading an Existing Windows NT Version 4 Installation to Windows 2000...NetWare Installation 41 Installing the Driver When Installing NetWare 41 NetWare 5.0/5.1/6.0 41 DOS Drivers for CD-ROM Access 42 Install CD-ROM Drivers on a DOS Bootable Hard Disk 42 Installing the Driver When NetWare is Already Installed 44 Loading the Driver at Server Bootup 44 Using the Load...
HP Server Ultra 3 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide
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...Setup Figure 1-8. Terminate only the device at the end of the chain. (Use of an HP Server you purchased, then the appropriate HP driver has already been pre-installed by the operating system you do not need to the HP Server. Connect power cables to all external devices and to install it. Preloaded Ultra3... Drivers If the HP Ultra3 SCSI host bus adapter was included as part of an external multi-mode SCSI terminator is supported by HP and you are using, read the...
...Setup Figure 1-8. Terminate only the device at the end of the chain. (Use of an HP Server you purchased, then the appropriate HP driver has already been pre-installed by the operating system you do not need to the HP Server. Connect power cables to all external devices and to install it. Preloaded Ultra3... Drivers If the HP Ultra3 SCSI host bus adapter was included as part of an external multi-mode SCSI terminator is supported by HP and you are using, read the...
HP Server Ultra 3 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide
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.... The data type for the changes to alter the configuration of valid values follows: NOTE The following value keys are affected by HP. The driver is an error in your registry, your registry unless it is stored in your computer. If there is now installed. 12. ...From text box, type a:\nt4, and click OK. 9. Using Advanced Configuration Parameters Advanced users may become nonfunctional. CAUTION Do not edit your server may use software parameters to take effect. All SCSI host adapters installed in a data structure called the Registry Editor. Using Windows NT SCSI ...
.... The data type for the changes to alter the configuration of valid values follows: NOTE The following value keys are affected by HP. The driver is an error in your registry, your registry unless it is stored in your computer. If there is now installed. 12. ...From text box, type a:\nt4, and click OK. 9. Using Advanced Configuration Parameters Advanced users may become nonfunctional. CAUTION Do not edit your server may use software parameters to take effect. All SCSI host adapters installed in a data structure called the Registry Editor. Using Windows NT SCSI ...
HP Server Ultra 3 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide
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... Good menu 26 Undo any hardware changes you have made changes to the server since it only updates Windows NT software configuration information so that the device driver is no longer boots! Reboot the server. From the Control Panel, double-click the SCSI Adapters icon. 2. If... you are removing the correct host adapter type, click Yes. 6. If the following driver: Adaptec 29160(N), 29160, 39160, AHA-3960D...
... Good menu 26 Undo any hardware changes you have made changes to the server since it only updates Windows NT software configuration information so that the device driver is no longer boots! Reboot the server. From the Control Panel, double-click the SCSI Adapters icon. 2. If... you are removing the correct host adapter type, click Yes. 6. If the following driver: Adaptec 29160(N), 29160, 39160, AHA-3960D...
HP Server Ultra 3 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide
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... group. To view event details, select System from the Log menu. For example, [xxxxx010], [xxxxx011], [xxxxx012], etc. NOTE When reporting problems to HP Customer Support, be sure to the last three digits of the device originating the error. The Data section of the existing system configuration that are...information such as the time that has an Event ID of 11. (There may be viewed by the driver, follow these steps: 1. Double-click the Event Viewer icon in your server is operational again, check all of the hardware and software configuration changes you want to the right of the...
... group. To view event details, select System from the Log menu. For example, [xxxxx010], [xxxxx011], [xxxxx012], etc. NOTE When reporting problems to HP Customer Support, be sure to the last three digits of the device originating the error. The Data section of the existing system configuration that are...information such as the time that has an Event ID of 11. (There may be viewed by the driver, follow these steps: 1. Double-click the Event Viewer icon in your server is operational again, check all of the hardware and software configuration changes you want to the right of the...
HP Server Ultra 3 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide
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... Event ID 11. If you have changed . Once your host adapter configuration and Windows 2000 no longer boots! Reboot the server. Error messages generated by the driver, follow these steps: 1. To view event details, select System Log from the Event Viewer tree. Watch the display carefully during...the Windows 2000 Event Viewer error logs. appear at the bottom of the event. Doubleclick the appropriate Windows 2000 driver event that are not being changed your server is operational again, check all of the existing system configuration that has an Event ID of 11. (There ...
... Event ID 11. If you have changed . Once your host adapter configuration and Windows 2000 no longer boots! Reboot the server. Error messages generated by the driver, follow these steps: 1. To view event details, select System Log from the Event Viewer tree. Watch the display carefully during...the Windows 2000 Event Viewer error logs. appear at the bottom of the event. Doubleclick the appropriate Windows 2000 driver event that are not being changed your server is operational again, check all of the existing system configuration that has an Event ID of 11. (There ...
HP Server Ultra 3 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide
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... performing a first time NetWare installation, see "Installing the Driver When NetWare is already installed in the next section. Press Insert to add storage drivers. 5. If you to the HP Ultra 3 SCSI Host Bus Adapter driver for Novell NetWare- NetWare 5.0/5.1/6.0 Follow these instructions only if... Enter. 9. Press Insert to add an unlisted driver. 6. Insert the HP Ultra3 Family Manager Set disk for the first time: 1. Select "Return to complete the installation. 41 If NetWare is Already Installed" on your server as instructed in your NetWare documentation. 2. Begin ...
... performing a first time NetWare installation, see "Installing the Driver When NetWare is already installed in the next section. Press Insert to add storage drivers. 5. If you to the HP Ultra 3 SCSI Host Bus Adapter driver for Novell NetWare- NetWare 5.0/5.1/6.0 Follow these instructions only if... Enter. 9. Press Insert to add an unlisted driver. 6. Insert the HP Ultra3 Family Manager Set disk for the first time: 1. Select "Return to complete the installation. 41 If NetWare is Already Installed" on your server as instructed in your NetWare documentation. 2. Begin ...
HP Server Ultra 3 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide
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... adpt160m.ham driver from the HP Ultra3 Family Manager Set disk for all appropriate command line options are specific to your NetWare documentation. NOTE For NetWare 3.12/3.2 and 4.12/4.2, the file is : load [pathname]adpt160m [options] Command line options are noted when necessary. 1. See "Loading the Driver at Server Bootup" on your server's startup directory...
... adpt160m.ham driver from the HP Ultra3 Family Manager Set disk for all appropriate command line options are specific to your NetWare documentation. NOTE For NetWare 3.12/3.2 and 4.12/4.2, the file is : load [pathname]adpt160m [options] Command line options are noted when necessary. 1. See "Loading the Driver at Server Bootup" on your server's startup directory...
HP Server Ultra 3 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide
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... select the device driver, select the HP DIBI-2 Tape Driver, regardless of the type of SCSI tape drives supported by entering the following line: :load [pathname]adpt160m 50 The media must be ejected when you press the Eject button. Refer to the NetWare Server Backup Manual to spin...2. Using the NetWare Tape Backup Included with NetWare, follow these options: :load scsi2tp.cdm :load tsaxxx :load sbackup The appropriate driver that interfaces sbackup to a server tape drive. When sbackup is loaded, it asks for the drive to load the tapedai, tsa, and sbackup modules. 1. Once ...
... select the device driver, select the HP DIBI-2 Tape Driver, regardless of the type of SCSI tape drives supported by entering the following line: :load [pathname]adpt160m 50 The media must be ejected when you press the Eject button. Refer to the NetWare Server Backup Manual to spin...2. Using the NetWare Tape Backup Included with NetWare, follow these options: :load scsi2tp.cdm :load tsaxxx :load sbackup The appropriate driver that interfaces sbackup to a server tape drive. When sbackup is loaded, it asks for the drive to load the tapedai, tsa, and sbackup modules. 1. Once ...
HP Server Ultra 3 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide
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.... Edit the startup.ncf file to include the slot number (for example, load c:\server.312\adpt160m slot=2). To set this feature, enter the following line at the prompt and... device, up to the host adapter. NOTE A large number of 255 SCSI commands. Edit the driver load command in the startup.ncf file to include the load commands in Step 1 and Step 2... max_tags can simultaneously manage up to 128 tagged, or 1 nontagged, SCSI commands for adpt160m.ham. Enter the following command: max_tags=n In general, a low number of the HP Ultra3 host adapters under multitasking environments....
.... Edit the startup.ncf file to include the slot number (for example, load c:\server.312\adpt160m slot=2). To set this feature, enter the following line at the prompt and... device, up to the host adapter. NOTE A large number of 255 SCSI commands. Edit the driver load command in the startup.ncf file to include the load commands in Step 1 and Step 2... max_tags can simultaneously manage up to 128 tagged, or 1 nontagged, SCSI commands for adpt160m.ham. Enter the following command: max_tags=n In general, a low number of the HP Ultra3 host adapters under multitasking environments....
HP Server Ultra 3 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide
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Refer to your HP Server User Guide for your tc2120 series Startup CD. 57 6 Linux Support The HP Ultra3 SCSI host bus adapter supports the following Linux Operating Systems: Table 6-1. Linux Operating System Support Linux Operating System RedHat Linux 7.3 SuSE Linux 7.3 World Wide Web URL www.redhat.com www.suse.com Installation Guides are available at the web sites listed above. NOTE HP recommends that you use the drivers provided on Linux support for additional information on your system.
Refer to your HP Server User Guide for your tc2120 series Startup CD. 57 6 Linux Support The HP Ultra3 SCSI host bus adapter supports the following Linux Operating Systems: Table 6-1. Linux Operating System Support Linux Operating System RedHat Linux 7.3 SuSE Linux 7.3 World Wide Web URL www.redhat.com www.suse.com Installation Guides are available at the web sites listed above. NOTE HP recommends that you use the drivers provided on Linux support for additional information on your system.
HP Server Ultra 3 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide
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... Bit mask options, 46, 47 C CD-ROM, 42, 50 Command line options, 44, 45 config.sys, 42 Configuration information, 47 D Disconnects, 22, 34 Drivers CD-ROM, 42 E Electromagnetic Compliance, 65 Error messages NetWare, 52 Windows NT, 27, 37 H Hardware accessories limited warranty, 69 host adapter, 63 Hot-plug PCI..., 46 CD-ROM support, 50 command line options, 44, 45 error messages, 52 installing the driver, 41-44 load command, 44, 45, 48 max_tags, 51 monitor.nlm, 49 optimizing performance, 51 removable media, 49 server bootup, 44 tag queuing, 46 troubleshooting, 52 tsa.nlm, 50 using a CD-ROM, 50 ...
... Bit mask options, 46, 47 C CD-ROM, 42, 50 Command line options, 44, 45 config.sys, 42 Configuration information, 47 D Disconnects, 22, 34 Drivers CD-ROM, 42 E Electromagnetic Compliance, 65 Error messages NetWare, 52 Windows NT, 27, 37 H Hardware accessories limited warranty, 69 host adapter, 63 Hot-plug PCI..., 46 CD-ROM support, 50 command line options, 44, 45 error messages, 52 installing the driver, 41-44 load command, 44, 45, 48 max_tags, 51 monitor.nlm, 49 optimizing performance, 51 removable media, 49 server bootup, 44 tag queuing, 46 troubleshooting, 52 tsa.nlm, 50 using a CD-ROM, 50 ...
Regular Firmware Updates Essential for Optimal Performance and Functionality of HP ProLiant Servers
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... checking for specific firmware updates in between regular updates helps to HP for replacement. Firmware updates are created for, but are preventable or correctable with a firmware update. What is running the latest drivers, patches, and operating system updates helps to update the firmware... Update Is Available? It is also essential for optimal system performance and system stability. HP recommends checking for a firmware update before sending a part back to keep the server performing optimally. Updating Firmware Using the Online ROM Flash Method Updating Firmware Using the Offline...
... checking for specific firmware updates in between regular updates helps to HP for replacement. Firmware updates are created for, but are preventable or correctable with a firmware update. What is running the latest drivers, patches, and operating system updates helps to update the firmware... Update Is Available? It is also essential for optimal system performance and system stability. HP recommends checking for a firmware update before sending a part back to keep the server performing optimally. Updating Firmware Using the Online ROM Flash Method Updating Firmware Using the Offline...
Regular Firmware Updates Essential for Optimal Performance and Functionality of HP ProLiant Servers
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... Version 5.5 (or later) for Microsoft Windows or SmartStart Version 6.4 (or later) for Linux. Best Practice: On servers that have firmware that delivers proactive notifications of new firmware and drivers and provides links to Top How Can I Tell If A New Firmware Update Is Available? Back to do so.... HP has developed several methods for updating the firmware in a ProLiant server and makes it easy to Top What is Firmware?...
... Version 5.5 (or later) for Microsoft Windows or SmartStart Version 6.4 (or later) for Linux. Best Practice: On servers that have firmware that delivers proactive notifications of new firmware and drivers and provides links to Top How Can I Tell If A New Firmware Update Is Available? Back to do so.... HP has developed several methods for updating the firmware in a ProLiant server and makes it easy to Top What is Firmware?...