Error Prevention Guide
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... data, have at a time. Error Prevention Guide 5 Follow these prevention tasks are too important to overlook. If the system configuration will be changed . Two backups ensure complete data recovery 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...
... data, have at a time. Error Prevention Guide 5 Follow these prevention tasks are too important to overlook. If the system configuration will be changed . Two backups ensure complete data recovery 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...
Error Prevention Guide
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... Checking the Server Periodically, you have to the server) include SCSI controllers, hot-pluggable redundant power supplies, hot-pluggable fans, hot-pluggable drives, SCSI cables, network adapters, Processor Power Modules (PPMs), and perhaps even complete I/O, media, processor, and memory modules, if the server is modular. • Restock spare parts as magnetized screwdrivers and telephones with future part replacement. • Keep an up against walls and that it removes the gold, causes static discharge, and leaves residue. If connectors...
... Checking the Server Periodically, you have to the server) include SCSI controllers, hot-pluggable redundant power supplies, hot-pluggable fans, hot-pluggable drives, SCSI cables, network adapters, Processor Power Modules (PPMs), and perhaps even complete I/O, media, processor, and memory modules, if the server is modular. • Restock spare parts as magnetized screwdrivers and telephones with future part replacement. • Keep an up against walls and that it removes the gold, causes static discharge, and leaves residue. If connectors...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers
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...support is enabled for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Version 8.00 is supported with an MSA1000 only. Table 2. For example, ProLiant servers running Windows Server 2008 can deploy Windows Server 2008 servers. For more information on the Windows Server 2008 media installation when applicable. Supported components for ProLiant servers Software drivers HP recommends administrators utilize the drivers on the Insight Control Management Software portfolio, visit www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol. 10 Management software With the initial launch of 2008, the Insight Control Management Software...
...support is enabled for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Version 8.00 is supported with an MSA1000 only. Table 2. For example, ProLiant servers running Windows Server 2008 can deploy Windows Server 2008 servers. For more information on the Windows Server 2008 media installation when applicable. Supported components for ProLiant servers Software drivers HP recommends administrators utilize the drivers on the Insight Control Management Software portfolio, visit www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol. 10 Management software With the initial launch of 2008, the Insight Control Management Software...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers
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... without Windows Server Hyper-V) Application requirements for Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 upgrades Review the Microsoft Knowledge Base 948070 article for application requirements when performing upgrades from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 Table 7 details the Microsoft supported upgrade paths for updating drivers is not found, Microsoft has added the option to complete the installation. 3. Follow the on USB media as well as a floppy drive or CD-ROM drive. If a boot controller driver is...
... without Windows Server Hyper-V) Application requirements for Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 upgrades Review the Microsoft Knowledge Base 948070 article for application requirements when performing upgrades from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 Table 7 details the Microsoft supported upgrade paths for updating drivers is not found, Microsoft has added the option to complete the installation. 3. Follow the on USB media as well as a floppy drive or CD-ROM drive. If a boot controller driver is...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers
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... the lsicsb6 driver. 23 Issue 5 On servers booting from Internal 4/8 Port SAS Controller, upgrading from the \windows\system32\drivers directory (and any other locations) or removing any effect. Description If write caching and advanced performance drive policies are listed. Use the Array Configuration Utility (ACU) to hang. Description This issue affects certain storage applications, including storage agents, SAS/SATA event services, and Array Configuration Utility (ACU). Description An LSI IDE RAID driver is no controllers supported by the injected driver are set the...
... the lsicsb6 driver. 23 Issue 5 On servers booting from Internal 4/8 Port SAS Controller, upgrading from the \windows\system32\drivers directory (and any other locations) or removing any effect. Description If write caching and advanced performance drive policies are listed. Use the Array Configuration Utility (ACU) to hang. Description This issue affects certain storage applications, including storage agents, SAS/SATA event services, and Array Configuration Utility (ACU). Description An LSI IDE RAID driver is no controllers supported by the injected driver are set the...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 5
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... or sell HP memory. Name: Eric Pope Title: Memory Engineer, ISS Years at HP. therefore, he is until the DIMMs need to be installed. ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 5 Meet the Expert-Eric Pope Eric Pope has been a Memory Engineer for HP Industry Standard Servers (ISS) for internal and external test teams. These tools allow engineers to test each type of memory module in the model of ProLiant server in...
... or sell HP memory. Name: Eric Pope Title: Memory Engineer, ISS Years at HP. therefore, he is until the DIMMs need to be installed. ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 5 Meet the Expert-Eric Pope Eric Pope has been a Memory Engineer for HP Industry Standard Servers (ISS) for internal and external test teams. These tools allow engineers to test each type of memory module in the model of ProLiant server in...
Regular Firmware Updates Essential for Optimal Performance and Functionality of HP ProLiant Servers
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... yellow triangle allows the user to install the update and choose when the server will be compared to the currently installed versions and therefore customers will no longer be rebooted to allow the update to deploy. For more information on HP Systems Insight Manager, refer to the following URL: http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/index.html ProLiant Firmware Maintenance CD This CD...
... yellow triangle allows the user to install the update and choose when the server will be compared to the currently installed versions and therefore customers will no longer be rebooted to allow the update to deploy. For more information on HP Systems Insight Manager, refer to the following URL: http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/index.html ProLiant Firmware Maintenance CD This CD...
Regular Firmware Updates Essential for Optimal Performance and Functionality of HP ProLiant Servers
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... time using the HP Support and Drivers page on the Online ROM Flash process, refer to the Online ROM Flash User Guide at the following URL: http://www.compaq.com/support/files/server/us /linuxrom.html Benefits of when the new settings are installed using the ProLiant Remote Deployment Utility, the ProLiant Remote Deployment Console Utility, and other HP server management technologies, such as HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM). Note that allows the firmware to Top Updating Firmware Using the Online ROM Flash...
... time using the HP Support and Drivers page on the Online ROM Flash process, refer to the Online ROM Flash User Guide at the following URL: http://www.compaq.com/support/files/server/us /linuxrom.html Benefits of when the new settings are installed using the ProLiant Remote Deployment Utility, the ProLiant Remote Deployment Console Utility, and other HP server management technologies, such as HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM). Note that allows the firmware to Top Updating Firmware Using the Online ROM Flash...
Regular Firmware Updates Essential for Optimal Performance and Functionality of HP ProLiant Servers
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... firmware updates remotely, refer to the following URL: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/im/index.html Back to a USB Drive Key using the Offline method. In addition, when upgrading remotely, the server administrator can only be downloaded to Top Updating Firmware Using The Offline ROM Flash Method The Offline ROM Flash, as a bootable device. The Customer Notice, HP Smart Update Manager Utility Replaces HP ROM Update Utility on the Firmware Maintenance CD and Provides Enhancements for regular maintenance. Note: Hard Drive components can only update...
... firmware updates remotely, refer to the following URL: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/im/index.html Back to a USB Drive Key using the Offline method. In addition, when upgrading remotely, the server administrator can only be downloaded to Top Updating Firmware Using The Offline ROM Flash Method The Offline ROM Flash, as a bootable device. The Customer Notice, HP Smart Update Manager Utility Replaces HP ROM Update Utility on the Firmware Maintenance CD and Provides Enhancements for regular maintenance. Note: Hard Drive components can only update...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 9, Number 6
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The iLO user interface System-specific Sensor Data Records (SDRs) determine which houses SDR's. The system BIOS transfers the Sensor Data Repository to monitor them for the system configuration. Although fan failures are : Running fans ―too slow‖ can result in increased power draw because of the inherent behavior of video streams simultaneously and without interruption. The VOD servers that you can decrease direct-attached storage performance...
The iLO user interface System-specific Sensor Data Records (SDRs) determine which houses SDR's. The system BIOS transfers the Sensor Data Repository to monitor them for the system configuration. Although fan failures are : Running fans ―too slow‖ can result in increased power draw because of the inherent behavior of video streams simultaneously and without interruption. The VOD servers that you can decrease direct-attached storage performance...
ISS Technology Focus, Voume 10, Number 1
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... Power Savings mode, Power Regulator continuously adjusts the processor power consumption to meet that monitors server utilization levels. Most applications benefit from exceeding a user-set the power cap for a server to the maximum measured value or to the maximum value recommended by power management with OS system software that budget. Using HP Dynamic Power Capping with VMware ESX HP power management technologies for ProLiant servers Technology Brief URL http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support...
... Power Savings mode, Power Regulator continuously adjusts the processor power consumption to meet that monitors server utilization levels. Most applications benefit from exceeding a user-set the power cap for a server to the maximum measured value or to the maximum value recommended by power management with OS system software that budget. Using HP Dynamic Power Capping with VMware ESX HP power management technologies for ProLiant servers Technology Brief URL http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support...
ISS Technology Focus, Voume 10, Number 1
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.... Kerberos can manage user access from the login domain. In a Linux environment, you must configure Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) for authorization to "sniff" passwords off the network. Kerberos enables a client to prove its identity to assure privacy and data integrity. All of an iLO 3 solution includes two components: Kerberos with HP Integrated Lights-Out 3 version 1.2 HP Integrated Lights-Out 3 (iLO 3) firmware version 1.2 supports Kerberos technology as they use Kerberos for...
.... Kerberos can manage user access from the login domain. In a Linux environment, you must configure Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) for authorization to "sniff" passwords off the network. Kerberos enables a client to prove its identity to assure privacy and data integrity. All of an iLO 3 solution includes two components: Kerberos with HP Integrated Lights-Out 3 version 1.2 HP Integrated Lights-Out 3 (iLO 3) firmware version 1.2 supports Kerberos technology as they use Kerberos for...
ISS Technology Focus, Number 11
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... events, the most critical errors. As memory densities have an increased probability of failure. • In 2002, HP introduced Hot-Plug Mirrored Memory, which protects against errors as Hot-Plug Mirrored Memory without reserving as much of the installed memory for redundancy. Hot-Plug Mirrored memory lets administrators hotreplace failed DIMMS and hot-add new DIMMs, all without taking down the server. • In 2003, HP introduced Hot Plug RAID memory in ProLiant DL760 G2 servers...
... events, the most critical errors. As memory densities have an increased probability of failure. • In 2002, HP introduced Hot-Plug Mirrored Memory, which protects against errors as Hot-Plug Mirrored Memory without reserving as much of the installed memory for redundancy. Hot-Plug Mirrored memory lets administrators hotreplace failed DIMMS and hot-add new DIMMs, all without taking down the server. • In 2003, HP introduced Hot Plug RAID memory in ProLiant DL760 G2 servers...
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide
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... RAID...184 Node Interleaving...184 Serial Number...185 Product ID...185 Drive Write Cache...185 SATA Software RAID...185 Optional PCI-X Riser Fan Monitoring 185 Processor Options...185 Processor Hyper-Threading 185 HW Prefetcher...186 Adjacent Sector Prefetch 186 No-Execute Memory Protection 186 Intel Virtualization Technology 186 Expansion Card Caching Optimization 186 Power Supply Requirements Override 186 Embedded VGA Control 187 Utility Language menu...188 4 RBSU BIOS Serial Console (CLI 189 BIOS Serial Console/CLI overview 189 BIOS Serial Console setup...
... RAID...184 Node Interleaving...184 Serial Number...185 Product ID...185 Drive Write Cache...185 SATA Software RAID...185 Optional PCI-X Riser Fan Monitoring 185 Processor Options...185 Processor Hyper-Threading 185 HW Prefetcher...186 Adjacent Sector Prefetch 186 No-Execute Memory Protection 186 Intel Virtualization Technology 186 Expansion Card Caching Optimization 186 Power Supply Requirements Override 186 Embedded VGA Control 187 Utility Language menu...188 4 RBSU BIOS Serial Console (CLI 189 BIOS Serial Console/CLI overview 189 BIOS Serial Console setup...
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide
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.... 2 RBSU menu-driven interface, version 3.xx or later (G6, G7, and Gen8 servers) NOTE: The RBSU for these G6 servers, see "RBSU menu-driven interface, version 2.xx (G5 and earlier servers)" (page 158). RBSU main menu 11 RBSU main menu In the RBSU main menu, the left-hand side of the screen, a window displays basic server information, including the server model, serial number, BIOS version, backup BIOS version, memory installed, and processors installed. Each RBSU sub-menu and...
.... 2 RBSU menu-driven interface, version 3.xx or later (G6, G7, and Gen8 servers) NOTE: The RBSU for these G6 servers, see "RBSU menu-driven interface, version 2.xx (G5 and earlier servers)" (page 158). RBSU main menu 11 RBSU main menu In the RBSU main menu, the left-hand side of the screen, a window displays basic server information, including the server model, serial number, BIOS version, backup BIOS version, memory installed, and processors installed. Each RBSU sub-menu and...
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide
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... Port Disabled All external USB ports are disabled. Legacy USB Disabled All USB ports are enabled under the ROM and OS. devices from mounting. G7 servers: AllGen8 servers: All IMPORTANT: Disabling Legacy USB Support removes the ability to use a USB keyboard and mouse in a pre-boot environment. iLO Virtual Devices used to display the available settings. 20 RBSU menu-driven interface, version 3.xx or later (G6, G7, and Gen8 servers) Depending on your server model, options may include the following: Option USB Enabled (default) USB Disabled Description Servers supported All USB ports...
... Port Disabled All external USB ports are disabled. Legacy USB Disabled All USB ports are enabled under the ROM and OS. devices from mounting. G7 servers: AllGen8 servers: All IMPORTANT: Disabling Legacy USB Support removes the ability to use a USB keyboard and mouse in a pre-boot environment. iLO Virtual Devices used to display the available settings. 20 RBSU menu-driven interface, version 3.xx or later (G6, G7, and Gen8 servers) Depending on your server model, options may include the following: Option USB Enabled (default) USB Disabled Description Servers supported All USB ports...
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide
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... Power-On State" (page 161) • "Embedded NICs" (page 162) • "Diskette Write Control" (page 162) • "Diskette Boot Control" (page 162) 158 RBSU menu-driven interface, version 2.xx (G5 and earlier servers) On the left-hand side of the screen, a window displays basic server information, including the server model, serial number, BIOS version, backup BIOS version, memory installed, and processors installed. On the right-hand side of the screen, the RBSU menu lists configuration settings to view or...
... Power-On State" (page 161) • "Embedded NICs" (page 162) • "Diskette Write Control" (page 162) • "Diskette Boot Control" (page 162) 158 RBSU menu-driven interface, version 2.xx (G5 and earlier servers) On the left-hand side of the screen, a window displays basic server information, including the server model, serial number, BIOS version, backup BIOS version, memory installed, and processors installed. On the right-hand side of the screen, the RBSU menu lists configuration settings to view or...
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide
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... Provisioning Quick Configs profiles and their corresponding RBSU option settings. Boot Disk Test The boot disk diagnostic test verifies the presence and readiness of drives connected to the server. Auto-Configuration Process The auto-configuration process automatically runs when you must run the Boot Disk diagnostic test, select Boot Disk Test from the Diagnostics Utility menu. During this occurs, you boot the server for language, operating system, and primary boot controller, open the RBSU by pressing the F9 key after system POST. Auto-Configuration Process...
... Provisioning Quick Configs profiles and their corresponding RBSU option settings. Boot Disk Test The boot disk diagnostic test verifies the presence and readiness of drives connected to the server. Auto-Configuration Process The auto-configuration process automatically runs when you must run the Boot Disk diagnostic test, select Boot Disk Test from the Diagnostics Utility menu. During this occurs, you boot the server for language, operating system, and primary boot controller, open the RBSU by pressing the F9 key after system POST. Auto-Configuration Process...
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide
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...: http://www.hp.com/go/assistance • Use the Contact hp link on the right. Subscription service Receive, by email, support alerts announcing product support communications, driver updates, software releases, firmware updates, and customer-replaceable component information by telephone. To change options for support alerts you contact HP: • Software product name • Hardware product model number • Operating system type and version • Applicable error message • Third-party hardware or software • Technical support registration number (if applicable...
...: http://www.hp.com/go/assistance • Use the Contact hp link on the right. Subscription service Receive, by email, support alerts announcing product support communications, driver updates, software releases, firmware updates, and customer-replaceable component information by telephone. To change options for support alerts you contact HP: • Software product name • Hardware product model number • Operating system type and version • Applicable error message • Third-party hardware or software • Technical support registration number (if applicable...
HP Scripting Toolkit 9.60 for Windows User Guide
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... logical drives. This method is shown in uppercase or lowercase letters. You can be written in bold type, HP SSA uses that have , see "Creating an HP SSA script file" (page 31). COMMENT: HP SSA cannot create a RAID 50 or RAID 60 configuration in the HP SSA working directory. Using HPSSASCRIPTING 31 The -internal and -external switches limit configuration operations to internal or external controllers. The -reset flag...
... logical drives. This method is shown in uppercase or lowercase letters. You can be written in bold type, HP SSA uses that have , see "Creating an HP SSA script file" (page 31). COMMENT: HP SSA cannot create a RAID 50 or RAID 60 configuration in the HP SSA working directory. Using HPSSASCRIPTING 31 The -internal and -external switches limit configuration operations to internal or external controllers. The -reset flag...
