Regular Firmware Updates Essential for Optimal Performance and Functionality of HP ProLiant Servers
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...7.50, the HP Smart Update Manager Utility has replaced the HP ROM Update Utility. The Customer Notice, HP Smart Update Manager Utility Replaces HP ROM Update Utility on the Firmware Maintenance CD and Provides Enhancements for Upgrading Firmware on ProLiant Servers, provides information on an HP Drive Key. ...-support.html For additional information on the HP Drive Key Boot Utility, refer to the following URL to view this Customer Notice: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?locale=en_US&objectID=c01039146 A ROMPaq is a floppy-disk based method of the new Online ROM ...
...7.50, the HP Smart Update Manager Utility has replaced the HP ROM Update Utility. The Customer Notice, HP Smart Update Manager Utility Replaces HP ROM Update Utility on the Firmware Maintenance CD and Provides Enhancements for Upgrading Firmware on ProLiant Servers, provides information on an HP Drive Key. ...-support.html For additional information on the HP Drive Key Boot Utility, refer to the following URL to view this Customer Notice: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?locale=en_US&objectID=c01039146 A ROMPaq is a floppy-disk based method of the new Online ROM ...
Compaq Leadership in Server Innovations
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... in the array. If the primary server fails, the recovery server automatically boots and brings users back on-line in their servers. The Recovery Server Option...ability to the number of time. RAID -, Redundant Array of Inexpensive (or Independent) Disks, is bi-directional. Customers can be reconstructed from the active server to end users....OSCRO configuration, two SMART-2 array controllers are concurrently active, processing independent workloads. If one ProLiant or ProSignia server stands by as a hot standby for implementing RAID technology. Standby Recovery ...
... in the array. If the primary server fails, the recovery server automatically boots and brings users back on-line in their servers. The Recovery Server Option...ability to the number of time. RAID -, Redundant Array of Inexpensive (or Independent) Disks, is bi-directional. Customers can be reconstructed from the active server to end users....OSCRO configuration, two SMART-2 array controllers are concurrently active, processing independent workloads. If one ProLiant or ProSignia server stands by as a hot standby for implementing RAID technology. Standby Recovery ...
Configuration and Tuning of Sybase System 11 for Microsoft Windows NT on Compaq Servers
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... SMART-2 SCSI Array Controller Array Accelerator, the pros and cons of various fault tolerance methods, the selection of the file system, and how disk space is consumed by the combination of the dataserver. Without the Array Accelerator, the application must wait until each user includes 10 kilobytes for ... occur after the initial startup of Sybase and Windows NT system level files. After the database is setup automatically on the default boot drive with a size of write operations by Sybase SQL Server during the initialization and startup of sp_configure. Additional information on how to...
... SMART-2 SCSI Array Controller Array Accelerator, the pros and cons of various fault tolerance methods, the selection of the file system, and how disk space is consumed by the combination of the dataserver. Without the Array Accelerator, the application must wait until each user includes 10 kilobytes for ... occur after the initial startup of Sybase and Windows NT system level files. After the database is setup automatically on the default boot drive with a size of write operations by Sybase SQL Server during the initialization and startup of sp_configure. Additional information on how to...
Configuration and Tuning of Sybase System 11 for Microsoft Windows NT on Compaq Servers
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...SMART-2 SCSI Array controller. This selection allows the configuration utility to select the operating system for optimal performance, ease of disk management and data recoverability. Once you choose the MS Windows NT option as striping block size, number of FAT and NTFS... the file system. 5 Make sure you back up your selection for a given environment. Be aware that NTFS be presented with maximum boot partition size available under Microsoft Windows NT version 3.5x. It is available in a Sybase SQL Server environment. WARNING: Changing controller characteristics ...
...SMART-2 SCSI Array controller. This selection allows the configuration utility to select the operating system for optimal performance, ease of disk management and data recoverability. Once you choose the MS Windows NT option as striping block size, number of FAT and NTFS... the file system. 5 Make sure you back up your selection for a given environment. Be aware that NTFS be presented with maximum boot partition size available under Microsoft Windows NT version 3.5x. It is available in a Sybase SQL Server environment. WARNING: Changing controller characteristics ...
Configuration and Tuning of Sybase System 11 for Microsoft Windows NT on Compaq Servers
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...operations from the system prompt. Disk sec/Transfer or Disk Transfers/sec. Note that resetting the diskperf option requires you to enable. Disk sec/Read, Avg. Disk sec/Read and Avg. log on checkpoint is set diskperf to automatically start at boot time to have more detailed ...information on Compaq Servers transaction rate, Sybase SQL Server would perform the checkpoint approximately every 2 minutes. Disk sec/Read n/a 20-40msec Avg. When using Control Panel/Devices ...
...operations from the system prompt. Disk sec/Transfer or Disk Transfers/sec. Note that resetting the diskperf option requires you to enable. Disk sec/Read, Avg. Disk sec/Read and Avg. log on checkpoint is set diskperf to automatically start at boot time to have more detailed ...information on Compaq Servers transaction rate, Sybase SQL Server would perform the checkpoint approximately every 2 minutes. Disk sec/Read n/a 20-40msec Avg. When using Control Panel/Devices ...
intraNetWare Symmetric Multiprocessing
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...are automatically added to STARTUP.NCF. Be sure to install intraNetWare/NetWare 4.11 SMP. Load INSTALL from the INSTALL menu. 10. Boot the server into the System Configuration Utility. 2. Select "NetWare 4.1 SMP/intraNetWare SMP" for the changes to four processors without additional... Compaq, and follow the prompts. intraNetWare/NetWare 4.11 SMP is available on NSSD Disk 1. 12. Select the "Configure Hardware" option. 3. NetWare does not schedule standard NLMs on the boot processor (P0). Select the "Review or modify hardware settings" option. 4. After installation...
...are automatically added to STARTUP.NCF. Be sure to install intraNetWare/NetWare 4.11 SMP. Load INSTALL from the INSTALL menu. 10. Boot the server into the System Configuration Utility. 2. Select "NetWare 4.1 SMP/intraNetWare SMP" for the changes to four processors without additional... Compaq, and follow the prompts. intraNetWare/NetWare 4.11 SMP is available on NSSD Disk 1. 12. Select the "Configure Hardware" option. 3. NetWare does not schedule standard NLMs on the boot processor (P0). Select the "Review or modify hardware settings" option. 4. After installation...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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...and bindings, and backup the system. Windows NT Disk Administrator should not be affected. Disk ordering in a simple example: Order of the disk volume. Note: When configuration changes are discovered. System Administrators unaware that boots the system must have a Windows NT Registry entry...a graphical tool provided with minimal effort. Each drive detected during discovery shows in the Disk Administrator with ProLiant Servers" in this document. As mentioned earlier, Windows NT Disk Administrator lists drives and volumes in the order they are necessary due to server maintenance...
...and bindings, and backup the system. Windows NT Disk Administrator should not be affected. Disk ordering in a simple example: Order of the disk volume. Note: When configuration changes are discovered. System Administrators unaware that boots the system must have a Windows NT Registry entry...a graphical tool provided with minimal effort. Each drive detected during discovery shows in the Disk Administrator with ProLiant Servers" in this document. As mentioned earlier, Windows NT Disk Administrator lists drives and volumes in the order they are necessary due to server maintenance...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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...system modification. This information is available on the Compaq website at boot time. The "PCI Bus Number Order of the server or option hardware. Labeling the volume ensures that you can change the order of a disk volume. Note: The features discussed in this section should not...Partition Disk 1 Disk 2 Unknown (not formatted) E: ENG files New New Disk 3 D: ACCT files Disk order changed Windows NT orders disk volumes in the order of the servers and option hardware used to test PCI bus numbering and slot configurations for this point. 13UK-1200A-WWEN The ProLiant ML530...
...system modification. This information is available on the Compaq website at boot time. The "PCI Bus Number Order of the server or option hardware. Labeling the volume ensures that you can change the order of a disk volume. Note: The features discussed in this section should not...Partition Disk 1 Disk 2 Unknown (not formatted) E: ENG files New New Disk 3 D: ACCT files Disk order changed Windows NT orders disk volumes in the order of the servers and option hardware used to test PCI bus numbering and slot configurations for this point. 13UK-1200A-WWEN The ProLiant ML530...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... configuration include external storage? • Is the system load balanced across the buses to the original configuration. When loading Disk Administrator you integrate new hardware into an existing server configuration with the decision making modifications: • Will the network controllers... boot partition, and print out the log that you have a signature. • Label the disk drives/volumes using the Windows NT Disk Administrator. Drive letters remain the same, but disk number assignment might change, including labels on disk helps identification. • Run Disk ...
... configuration include external storage? • Is the system load balanced across the buses to the original configuration. When loading Disk Administrator you integrate new hardware into an existing server configuration with the decision making modifications: • Will the network controllers... boot partition, and print out the log that you have a signature. • Label the disk drives/volumes using the Windows NT Disk Administrator. Drive letters remain the same, but disk number assignment might change, including labels on disk helps identification. • Run Disk ...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... if the system contains Compaq network controllers based on the same bus. During this is a single-port intelligent bridged disk device. • Multiple port (dual network NICs) and intelligent devices (SMART-2 Controllers and Smart Array Controllers) often...the various Compaq and Windows NT utilities can be found in the Windows NT Control Panel with a large disk expansion base can provide assistance in verifying connections and reestablishing network links. Note: If your server contains a... use ahead of tools, but the ones that the boot drive receives a signature properly (Drive C:).
... if the system contains Compaq network controllers based on the same bus. During this is a single-port intelligent bridged disk device. • Multiple port (dual network NICs) and intelligent devices (SMART-2 Controllers and Smart Array Controllers) often...the various Compaq and Windows NT utilities can be found in the Windows NT Control Panel with a large disk expansion base can provide assistance in verifying connections and reestablishing network links. Note: If your server contains a... use ahead of tools, but the ones that the boot drive receives a signature properly (Drive C:).
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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You can be obtained from within the system boot partition as a selection in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment, July 1997...device drivers enable the system to halt operations on Compaq servers. It also provides a view of the disk numbers that support PCI bus numbering. Compaq Systems Configuration Utility The Compaq Systems Configuration Utility, a tool ...support software utilities used to support value-added features on a specific controller prior to drive arrays and disk volumes. Discussion relative to the Compaq Support Paq feature set is available on the Compaq SmartStart and ...
You can be obtained from within the system boot partition as a selection in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment, July 1997...device drivers enable the system to halt operations on Compaq servers. It also provides a view of the disk numbers that support PCI bus numbering. Compaq Systems Configuration Utility The Compaq Systems Configuration Utility, a tool ...support software utilities used to support value-added features on a specific controller prior to drive arrays and disk volumes. Discussion relative to the Compaq Support Paq feature set is available on the Compaq SmartStart and ...
ProLiant Server Troubleshooting Guide
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......4-14 Automatic Server Recovery-2 (ASR-2) Features 5-8 System Configuration Utility Settings for Booting into Diagnostics 5-11 System Configuration Utility Settings for Initiating the Operating System 5-14... History Format 5-18 Online Resources ...A-2 Software and Option Resources A-4 General Server Resources A-9 ProLiant BL e-Class System Resources A-12 Test Error Codes ...B-1 Primary Processor Test Error Codes ... Error Codes B-11 Array Controller Test Error Codes B-12 SCSI Fixed Disk Drive Test Error Codes B-13 SCSI/IDE CD-ROM Drive Test Error...HP Servers Troubleshooting Guide ix
......4-14 Automatic Server Recovery-2 (ASR-2) Features 5-8 System Configuration Utility Settings for Booting into Diagnostics 5-11 System Configuration Utility Settings for Initiating the Operating System 5-14... History Format 5-18 Online Resources ...A-2 Software and Option Resources A-4 General Server Resources A-9 ProLiant BL e-Class System Resources A-12 Test Error Codes ...B-1 Primary Processor Test Error Codes ... Error Codes B-11 Array Controller Test Error Codes B-12 SCSI Fixed Disk Drive Test Error Codes B-13 SCSI/IDE CD-ROM Drive Test Error...HP Servers Troubleshooting Guide ix
ProLiant Server Troubleshooting Guide
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..., repair NSS volumes with factory-installed software include Start menu access to your Windows NT, Windows 2000, or BackOffice Small Business Server documentation for more information. Refer to the Emergency Repair Disk Utility. Device Configuration Assistant boot diskette. HP servers shipped with the NSS menu command, and on NetWare 6 systems, repair NSS volumes using...
..., repair NSS volumes with factory-installed software include Start menu access to your Windows NT, Windows 2000, or BackOffice Small Business Server documentation for more information. Refer to the Emergency Repair Disk Utility. Device Configuration Assistant boot diskette. HP servers shipped with the NSS menu command, and on NetWare 6 systems, repair NSS volumes using...
ProLiant Server Troubleshooting Guide
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... the F8 key when prompted during the boot process. For more information on the RAID configuration that assists you in configuring your HP Smart Array Controller. If BIOS Setup Utility... host machine, or remotely from within the Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Novell NetWare operating system. HP Resources Table A-2: Software and Option Resources continued Resource What it is Where... to go BIOS Setup Utility Provided for some servers that makes it easy to configure and expand your disk...
... the F8 key when prompted during the boot process. For more information on the RAID configuration that assists you in configuring your HP Smart Array Controller. If BIOS Setup Utility... host machine, or remotely from within the Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Novell NetWare operating system. HP Resources Table A-2: Software and Option Resources continued Resource What it is Where... to go BIOS Setup Utility Provided for some servers that makes it easy to configure and expand your disk...
ProLiant Server Troubleshooting Guide
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... No SCSI devices are depressed or stuck. 3. Check controller order in server setup utility. 4. Remove recently parity error 2. continued HP Servers Troubleshooting Guide C-5 Turn off the computer, and then reconnect the keyboard. 2. Check configuration, SCSI cable, connected drives, and... SCSI IDs. Replace the failed device. Non-System disk or disk error None No bootable disk partition was found on the boot drive. 1. Check boot order in server setup utility. 3. Run System Configuration Utility to the boot controller. Run the server setup utility to determine which...
... No SCSI devices are depressed or stuck. 3. Check controller order in server setup utility. 4. Remove recently parity error 2. continued HP Servers Troubleshooting Guide C-5 Turn off the computer, and then reconnect the keyboard. 2. Check configuration, SCSI cable, connected drives, and... SCSI IDs. Replace the failed device. Non-System disk or disk error None No bootable disk partition was found on the boot drive. 1. Check boot order in server setup utility. 3. Run System Configuration Utility to the boot controller. Run the server setup utility to determine which...
ProLiant Server Troubleshooting Guide
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... the diskette drive. 2. Replace diskette in drive type occurred. HP Servers Troubleshooting Guide C-29 POST Error Messages Table C-8: 600 Series POST Error Messages continued Error Code Audible Beeps Probable Source of Problem 602-Diskette Boot Record Error None The boot sector on the boot disk is corrupt. 605-Diskette Drive Type Error. 611-Primary Floppy...
... the diskette drive. 2. Replace diskette in drive type occurred. HP Servers Troubleshooting Guide C-29 POST Error Messages Table C-8: 600 Series POST Error Messages continued Error Code Audible Beeps Probable Source of Problem 602-Diskette Boot Record Error None The boot sector on the boot disk is corrupt. 605-Diskette Drive Type Error. 611-Primary Floppy...
ProLiant Server Troubleshooting Guide
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... to write, accelerator status D-3 disable command issued D-7 disaster recovery, ROMPaq 5-2 disk 0 failure C-61 disk 1 error C-67 disk 1 failure C-61 disk controller failure C-61 disk X configuration error C-67 diskette cannot be read 2-22 transaction problem 2-22 write-protection 2-23 diskette boot record error C-29 diskette change line test failed B-9 diskette controller error C-28...documentation accessing 1-2, A-5 how to use xii organization 1-18 TechNotes A-3 terms defined xii whitepapers A-3 who should use xi door alert D-17 downtime, minimizing 6-4 HP Servers Troubleshooting Guide Index-7
... to write, accelerator status D-3 disable command issued D-7 disaster recovery, ROMPaq 5-2 disk 0 failure C-61 disk 1 error C-67 disk 1 failure C-61 disk controller failure C-61 disk X configuration error C-67 diskette cannot be read 2-22 transaction problem 2-22 write-protection 2-23 diskette boot record error C-29 diskette change line test failed B-9 diskette controller error C-28...documentation accessing 1-2, A-5 how to use xii organization 1-18 TechNotes A-3 terms defined xii whitepapers A-3 who should use xi door alert D-17 downtime, minimizing 6-4 HP Servers Troubleshooting Guide Index-7
ProLiant Server Troubleshooting Guide
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... failure C-67 secondary disk port address assignment conflict C-58 security ASR-2 5-15 maintaining 5-15 serial number, BIOS, POST error messages C-4 serial port address conflict detected C-37 serial port test failed B-9 serial port, POST error messages C-37 serial/parallel interface board, test error codes B-9 server booting problems 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 1-12, 1-13, 1-14,... RBSU A-5 SCU A-5 server-specific user documentation accessing 1-2, 2-37, A-2 defined xii service pack, installation problems 3-3 set configuration command issued D-16 HP Servers Troubleshooting Guide Index-25
... failure C-67 secondary disk port address assignment conflict C-58 security ASR-2 5-15 maintaining 5-15 serial number, BIOS, POST error messages C-4 serial port address conflict detected C-37 serial port test failed B-9 serial port, POST error messages C-37 serial/parallel interface board, test error codes B-9 server booting problems 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 1-12, 1-13, 1-14,... RBSU A-5 SCU A-5 server-specific user documentation accessing 1-2, 2-37, A-2 defined xii service pack, installation problems 3-3 set configuration command issued D-16 HP Servers Troubleshooting Guide Index-25
Drive technology overview
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.... Typical intended applications for Entry drives are designed for use of different environments. HP Midline drives provide larger capacity and greater reliability than accessing main memory. Categories of server disk drives HP has refined and expanded its drive family to offer three distinct classes of data ... are also increasingly common in portable electronic devices such as primary storage in high-capacity applications such as boot disks for mission-critical applications. 2 Flash memory technology, which has previously been used as a low-performance, lower capacity storage ...
.... Typical intended applications for Entry drives are designed for use of different environments. HP Midline drives provide larger capacity and greater reliability than accessing main memory. Categories of server disk drives HP has refined and expanded its drive family to offer three distinct classes of data ... are also increasingly common in portable electronic devices such as primary storage in high-capacity applications such as boot disks for mission-critical applications. 2 Flash memory technology, which has previously been used as a low-performance, lower capacity storage ...
Drive technology overview
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...year 3 year Characteristics of disk drives This section identifies basic characteristics of HP server disk drives General description Use environments Entry drives (ETY) Performance and reliability intended for servers are intended for implementations that affect them. Boot disk - The smaller 2.5-inch drives... to change the product landscape, and disk drives are considered important. High I /O workloads and are available in data densities 3 This mechanical commonality extends to fit mechanically and electrically with HP ProLiant servers or storage products. In general,...
...year 3 year Characteristics of disk drives This section identifies basic characteristics of HP server disk drives General description Use environments Entry drives (ETY) Performance and reliability intended for servers are intended for implementations that affect them. Boot disk - The smaller 2.5-inch drives... to change the product landscape, and disk drives are considered important. High I /O workloads and are available in data densities 3 This mechanical commonality extends to fit mechanically and electrically with HP ProLiant servers or storage products. In general,...