Error Prevention Guide
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..., make changes one at least two complete known functional backups of the operating system and data, a copy of the backup software, and a functional tape drive that something in the server system has been changed , first obtain a record of the current system configuration settings using the Survey Utility. • Check the HP resources, the software documentation, and third-party product documentation for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers.
..., make changes one at least two complete known functional backups of the operating system and data, a copy of the backup software, and a functional tape drive that something in the server system has been changed , first obtain a record of the current system configuration settings using the Survey Utility. • Check the HP resources, the software documentation, and third-party product documentation for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers.
HP Power Capping and Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant servers technology brief, 1st edition
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... this processor-driven model to control server power consumption in system hardware and firmware and are ProLiant power management tools designed to execute the same computational workload. The paper outlines the use at any point in data center planning by server power consumption, including data center cooling requirements and electrical provisioning. This provides increased flexibility in time. Power capping also allows the administrator to directly control the processor's power consumption, thereby indirectly controlling overall server power consumption...
... this processor-driven model to control server power consumption in system hardware and firmware and are ProLiant power management tools designed to execute the same computational workload. The paper outlines the use at any point in data center planning by server power consumption, including data center cooling requirements and electrical provisioning. This provides increased flexibility in time. Power capping also allows the administrator to directly control the processor's power consumption, thereby indirectly controlling overall server power consumption...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers
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... Windows Server Hyper-V) Application requirements for Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 upgrades Review the Microsoft Knowledge Base 948070 article for Windows Server 2003 to inject a driver during the Windows Server 2008 installation. Table 7. IMPORTANT Unlike other Microsoft OSs, the F6 option for updating drivers is not found, Microsoft has added the option to Windows Server 2008. Follow the on USB media as well as a floppy drive or CD-ROM drive. 3. If a boot controller driver...
... Windows Server Hyper-V) Application requirements for Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 upgrades Review the Microsoft Knowledge Base 948070 article for Windows Server 2003 to inject a driver during the Windows Server 2008 installation. Table 7. IMPORTANT Unlike other Microsoft OSs, the F6 option for updating drivers is not found, Microsoft has added the option to Windows Server 2008. Follow the on USB media as well as a floppy drive or CD-ROM drive. 3. If a boot controller driver...
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... error occurs, download and install iLO 2 firmware Version 1.29 (or later). Workaround Since write cache on a Smart Array is exited. Workaround Remove lsicsb6.sys from the systems by the injected driver are not saved when the device manager is for the controller and not for individual logical volumes, these polices in Table 2. Workaround Update the ROM to set in the device manager for certain storage adapters or NICs. Issue 5 On servers booting from Internal 4/8 Port SAS Controller, upgrading...
... error occurs, download and install iLO 2 firmware Version 1.29 (or later). Workaround Since write cache on a Smart Array is exited. Workaround Remove lsicsb6.sys from the systems by the injected driver are not saved when the device manager is for the controller and not for individual logical volumes, these polices in Table 2. Workaround Update the ROM to set in the device manager for certain storage adapters or NICs. Issue 5 On servers booting from Internal 4/8 Port SAS Controller, upgrading...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation on HP ProLiant servers
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... www.hp.com/go/bizsupport to obtain the supported ROM for Windows Server 2008 Foundation installations for the server. 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 the server. Update iLO 2 firmware to Version 1.42 (or later). PSP makes software maintenance easier by: • Increasing server manageability • Enabling administrators to update systems remotely...
... www.hp.com/go/bizsupport to obtain the supported ROM for Windows Server 2008 Foundation installations for the server. 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 the server. Update iLO 2 firmware to Version 1.42 (or later). PSP makes software maintenance easier by: • Increasing server manageability • Enabling administrators to update systems remotely...
Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System Insight Manager
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... Mapper service listed in HP SIM HP SIM WMI Mapper service HP SIM supports industry-standard protocols such as WBEM. Installing WMI Mapper on a Windows server, the HP SIM installation package installs the WMI Mapper by opening the HP SIM user interface and going to remove some network traffic and processing from the server that provides translation from the command line. More information is available in the "HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Installation and Configuration Guide for...
... Mapper service listed in HP SIM HP SIM WMI Mapper service HP SIM supports industry-standard protocols such as WBEM. Installing WMI Mapper on a Windows server, the HP SIM installation package installs the WMI Mapper by opening the HP SIM user interface and going to remove some network traffic and processing from the server that provides translation from the command line. More information is available in the "HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Installation and Configuration Guide for...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 5
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... allow engineers to test each type of memory module in the model of hard errors. Name: Eric Pope Title: Memory Engineer, ISS Years at HP: 10 University: An HP memory qualification expert Memory manufacturers constantly change their input. Eric also helps to re-qualify module manufacturers each memory module design and manufacturing process to minimize the occurrence of ProLiant server in many customer and sales events to help educate...
... allow engineers to test each type of memory module in the model of hard errors. Name: Eric Pope Title: Memory Engineer, ISS Years at HP: 10 University: An HP memory qualification expert Memory manufacturers constantly change their input. Eric also helps to re-qualify module manufacturers each memory module design and manufacturing process to minimize the occurrence of ProLiant server in many customer and sales events to help educate...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 7 Number 1 - Newsletter
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... OS logs by iLO. If Insight Agents are listed in the event of models with redundant fans ProLiant DL and ML servers with redundant fans Several ProLiant DL and ML server models support fan sets that provide cooling redundancy. The system continues to shutdown the system. The server models that support redundant fans are installed and configured appropriately, they will terminate POST and restart the server. ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 1 Models with an operational health driver implement...
... OS logs by iLO. If Insight Agents are listed in the event of models with redundant fans ProLiant DL and ML servers with redundant fans Several ProLiant DL and ML server models support fan sets that provide cooling redundancy. The system continues to shutdown the system. The server models that support redundant fans are installed and configured appropriately, they will terminate POST and restart the server. ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 1 Models with an operational health driver implement...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 7, Number 7
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... an integrated setup with their larger counterparts. • Network-wide Protection-Leading-edge protection technologies are integrated into a single, easy-to 250 clients). Windows SBS edition features Volume 7, Number 7 Benefits of -the-box configuration settings based on best practices for the mid-size customer (up to -use deployment wizard reducing installation time and complexity. • Simplified management-A streamlined management console presents the...
... an integrated setup with their larger counterparts. • Network-wide Protection-Leading-edge protection technologies are integrated into a single, easy-to 250 clients). Windows SBS edition features Volume 7, Number 7 Benefits of -the-box configuration settings based on best practices for the mid-size customer (up to -use deployment wizard reducing installation time and complexity. • Simplified management-A streamlined management console presents the...
Configuring Arrays on HP Smart Array Controllers Reference Guide
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... menu-driven interface. Power up . Press the F9 key to open RBSU when prompted during initialization of the other drives. • If the boot drive has been formatted or if there are more information about the auto-configuration process, see the HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide on page 12) HP ProLiant 100 Series servers do not support the CLI format. c. Option ROM Configuration for basic logical drive configuration. Using the ORCA menu-driven interface...
... menu-driven interface. Power up . Press the F9 key to open RBSU when prompted during initialization of the other drives. • If the boot drive has been formatted or if there are more information about the auto-configuration process, see the HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide on page 12) HP ProLiant 100 Series servers do not support the CLI format. c. Option ROM Configuration for basic logical drive configuration. Using the ORCA menu-driven interface...
Configuring Arrays on HP Smart Array Controllers Reference Guide
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... -internal and -external switches limit configuration operations to internal or external controllers. The -reset flag destroys any existing data and overwrites the current configuration with the ACU CLI application. Using ACU scripting Starting with version 8.28.13.0, ACU Scripting is now a standalone application that is distributed with the configuration specified in the script. Then, enter the following command at the system command line prompt: hpacuscripting -i [drive...
... -internal and -external switches limit configuration operations to internal or external controllers. The -reset flag destroys any existing data and overwrites the current configuration with the ACU CLI application. Using ACU scripting Starting with version 8.28.13.0, ACU Scripting is now a standalone application that is distributed with the configuration specified in the script. Then, enter the following command at the system command line prompt: hpacuscripting -i [drive...
Configuring Arrays on HP Smart Array Controllers Reference Guide
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... a valid ACU script file, use this section gives all license keys on page 75). ACU ignores all text on page 74). Action = Configure|Reconfigure Method = Custom|Auto ; COMMENT: * is a wild card that value as a default setting when creating new logical drives. Sample custom input script The ...60|70|75|80|90|100 RebuildPriority = Low|Medium|High HP Array Configuration Utility 75 You must generate an error file. You can create a capture file from any script to make it in bold type, ACU uses that enables you to delete all possible values for the target system. ...
... a valid ACU script file, use this section gives all license keys on page 75). ACU ignores all text on page 74). Action = Configure|Reconfigure Method = Custom|Auto ; COMMENT: * is a wild card that value as a default setting when creating new logical drives. Sample custom input script The ...60|70|75|80|90|100 RebuildPriority = Low|Medium|High HP Array Configuration Utility 75 You must generate an error file. You can create a capture file from any script to make it in bold type, ACU uses that enables you to delete all possible values for the target system. ...
Configuring Arrays on HP Smart Array Controllers Reference Guide
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... hard drives if they are connected to Smart Array controllers. This utility is available on the SmartStart CD in the controller kit and also on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/servers/diags). • POST messages Smart Array controllers produce diagnostic error messages (POST messages) at reboot. This guide includes problemspecific flowcharts to the Microsoft® Windows® system event log and IML. When prompted for fault isolation and identification, error message interpretation, issue resolution, and software maintenance on the HP website...
... hard drives if they are connected to Smart Array controllers. This utility is available on the SmartStart CD in the controller kit and also on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/servers/diags). • POST messages Smart Array controllers produce diagnostic error messages (POST messages) at reboot. This guide includes problemspecific flowcharts to the Microsoft® Windows® system event log and IML. When prompted for fault isolation and identification, error message interpretation, issue resolution, and software maintenance on the HP website...
Configuring Arrays on HP Smart Array Controllers Reference Guide
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... 40, 42, 44, 45, 47 tasks supported in each utility 6 troubleshooting 105 troubleshooting resources 105 typical procedures, ACU CLI 59 typical procedures, CPQONLIN 16 U unmasking a device 68 utilities, description of 5 V video performance optimization 62, 81 W warning messages 86 warning prompts, hiding, ACU CLI 56 wizards mode, ACU GUI 50, 51 Wizards screen 37 write cache, on physical drives, enabling or disabling 73 Index 112
... 40, 42, 44, 45, 47 tasks supported in each utility 6 troubleshooting 105 troubleshooting resources 105 typical procedures, ACU CLI 59 typical procedures, CPQONLIN 16 U unmasking a device 68 utilities, description of 5 V video performance optimization 62, 81 W warning messages 86 warning prompts, hiding, ACU CLI 56 wizards mode, ACU GUI 50, 51 Wizards screen 37 write cache, on physical drives, enabling or disabling 73 Index 112
Regular Firmware Updates Essential for Optimal Performance and Functionality of HP ProLiant Servers
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... ROM Flash process, refer to the Online ROM Flash User Guide at one time using the HP Support and Drivers page on obtaining the Firmware Maintenance CD, refer to check for firmware updates for any options that are two different methods for all server components are running the latest firmware versions. Note that the Online ROM Flash is operational, thereby avoiding costly server downtime. These Smart Components enable the update to install the update onto the system. Once a firmware update...
... ROM Flash process, refer to the Online ROM Flash User Guide at one time using the HP Support and Drivers page on obtaining the Firmware Maintenance CD, refer to check for firmware updates for any options that are two different methods for all server components are running the latest firmware versions. Note that the Online ROM Flash is operational, thereby avoiding costly server downtime. These Smart Components enable the update to install the update onto the system. Once a firmware update...
Deploying and updating VMware vSphere 5.0 on HP ProLiant Servers Integration Note
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... image does not include server-specific management components, or new or updated drivers. You can configure ESXi5.0 to local SAS/SATA disk drives directly or to SAN or network attached storage using existing IT assets and resources. ESXi 5.0 deployment location options You must install ESXi 5.0 before deploying vSphere 5.0. You can manually deploy ESXi 5.0 to an HP-tested and certified USB drive key or a Secure Digital (SD) card. Using drives behind a Smart Array Controller. Introduction VMware® vSphere...
... image does not include server-specific management components, or new or updated drivers. You can configure ESXi5.0 to local SAS/SATA disk drives directly or to SAN or network attached storage using existing IT assets and resources. ESXi 5.0 deployment location options You must install ESXi 5.0 before deploying vSphere 5.0. You can manually deploy ESXi 5.0 to an HP-tested and certified USB drive key or a Secure Digital (SD) card. Using drives behind a Smart Array Controller. Introduction VMware® vSphere...
Deploying and updating VMware vSphere 5.0 on HP ProLiant Servers Integration Note
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..., or updated releases of a managed ESXi server. • Required device drivers (NIC, FC, FCoE, iSCSI, and storage), which enable installing the ESXi image on ProLiant servers with HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter We are the first partner to load an ESXi image into host memory, downloads the image over the network when the host boots, and then executes the image out of the image. You can use the...
..., or updated releases of a managed ESXi server. • Required device drivers (NIC, FC, FCoE, iSCSI, and storage), which enable installing the ESXi image on ProLiant servers with HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter We are the first partner to load an ESXi image into host memory, downloads the image over the network when the host boots, and then executes the image out of the image. You can use the...
Implementing Microsoft® Windows® MultiPoint Server 2011 on HP ProLiant servers
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Implementing Microsoft® Windows® MultiPoint Server 2011 on HP ProLiant servers Integration note Introduction ...2 Capabilities of Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 2 Recommended configuration ...3 Recommended ProLiant servers ...4 Recommended components for ProLiant servers 6 Installing Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 Premium Edition 7 Pre-installation tasks...7 Manual installation...8 Updating drivers ...8 Microsoft post-installation tasks ...8 Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 Premium Edition and virtualization 9 Known issues and workarounds...9 Conclusion...11 For more information......
Implementing Microsoft® Windows® MultiPoint Server 2011 on HP ProLiant servers Integration note Introduction ...2 Capabilities of Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 2 Recommended configuration ...3 Recommended ProLiant servers ...4 Recommended components for ProLiant servers 6 Installing Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 Premium Edition 7 Pre-installation tasks...7 Manual installation...8 Updating drivers ...8 Microsoft post-installation tasks ...8 Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 Premium Edition and virtualization 9 Known issues and workarounds...9 Conclusion...11 For more information......
HP ProLiant DL288 G6 Server Maintenance and Service Guide
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... setup defaults by the error messages. Power-On Self-Test (POST) Before you need to clear the Setup configuration values (CMOS) if the configuration has been corrupted, or if incorrect settings made in the BIOS ROM, isolate the server-related logic failures and indicate the board or component that prevent access to the system configuration switch. 3. If necessary, remove any accessory boards or cables that you can use a server, all system configurations and password default settings. Diagnostic tools and setup utilities 148 Clear CMOS You...
... setup defaults by the error messages. Power-On Self-Test (POST) Before you need to clear the Setup configuration values (CMOS) if the configuration has been corrupted, or if incorrect settings made in the BIOS ROM, isolate the server-related logic failures and indicate the board or component that prevent access to the system configuration switch. 3. If necessary, remove any accessory boards or cables that you can use a server, all system configurations and password default settings. Diagnostic tools and setup utilities 148 Clear CMOS You...
HP ProLiant DL288 G6 Server Software Configuration Guide
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... the processor. CPU Configuration submenu Figure 3 CPU Configuration submenu Configure advanced CPU settings Module Version: 01.09 ROM-based Setup Utility Manufacturer: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU Frequency: BCLK Speed: Cache L1: Cache L2: Cache L3: Intel 2.66GHz 133MHz 256 KB 1024 KB 12288KB E5640 @ 2.67GHz When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional HW Caps provided by Intel(R) Virtualization Tech. Display the manufacture of the processor. Note: A full reset is the default setting. C1E Support [Enabled] Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled...
... the processor. CPU Configuration submenu Figure 3 CPU Configuration submenu Configure advanced CPU settings Module Version: 01.09 ROM-based Setup Utility Manufacturer: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU Frequency: BCLK Speed: Cache L1: Cache L2: Cache L3: Intel 2.66GHz 133MHz 256 KB 1024 KB 12288KB E5640 @ 2.67GHz When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional HW Caps provided by Intel(R) Virtualization Tech. Display the manufacture of the processor. Note: A full reset is the default setting. C1E Support [Enabled] Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled...