HP ProLiant DL160 Generation 5 Server. Software Configuration Guide

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1 HP ProLiant DL160 Generation 5 Server Software Configuration Guide Part number First edition November 2007

2 Legal notices Copyright 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Windows Server 2003 is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.

3 Contents System BIOS configuration... 5 System BIOS overview... 5 AMIBIOS software... 5 AMIBIOS Setup Utility... 5 Accessing the Setup Utility... 6 Navigating through the Setup Utility... 7 Setup Utility menus... 8 BIOS Summary Display screen Recording custom Setup values Loading system defaults Clearing CMOS Power-On Self-Test (POST) POST error indicators POST-related troubleshooting Supported NOS NOS pre-installation procedure Hardware setup BIOS update Installing Microsoft Windows NOS Pre-installation instructions Installation flow Section 1. Creating the driver diskettes Section 2. Installing Windows NOS Section 3. Completing the installation Section 4. Configuring the system Section 5. Configuring the network Section 6. Installing additional HP accessories Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux NOS Installation flow Pre-installation instructions Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 installation Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 installation Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server NOS Installation flow Pre-installation instructions SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 installation SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation Installing Sun Solaris Pre-installation instructions Installation flow Sun Solaris 10 installation Server management Pre- and post-installation procedures Pre-installation procedures Post-installation procedures Configuring the BMC Index Contents 3

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5 System BIOS configuration This chapter describes the basic functions of the AMIBIOS software. System BIOS overview A Basic Input/Output System, or BIOS, is a set of programs permanently stored in an EEPROM chipset (U70) located on the system board. These programs serve as an interface between the server s hardware components and its operating system. This ProLiant server features the AMIBIOS software a ROM BIOS-based diagnostic tool that monitors system activity and performs constant hardware testing to ensure proper system operation. AMIBIOS software The AMIBIOS software serves three functions: Configure the system settings via the AMIBIOS Setup Utility Using the Setup Utility, you can install, configure, and optimize the hardware devices on your system (such as CPU, memory, and hard drives). Initialize hardware at boot via POST routines At power-on or reset, the software performs Power-On Self-Test (POST) routines to test system resources and run the operating system. Perform run-time routines Using the software, perform basic hardware routines that can be called from DOS and Windows applications. AMIBIOS Setup Utility NOTE: For ease of reading, the AMIBIOS Setup Utility will be referred to as Setup or Setup Utility in this guide. Also, the screenshots used in this guide display default system values. These values may not be the same as those in your server. The AMIBIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into the server BIOS. Because most systems are already properly configured and optimized, there is normally no need to run this utility. You need to run this utility under the following conditions: When changing the system configuration, including: Setting the system time and date Configuring the hard drives Specifying the boot device sequence Configuring the power management modes Setting up system passwords or making other changes to the security setup System BIOS configuration 5

6 When a configuration error is detected by the system and you are prompted by a "Run Setup" message to make changes to the BIOS settings. NOTE: If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery located on the system board (XBAT1) may be defective. In this case, the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS. Ask a qualified technician for assistance. The Setup Utility loads the configuration values in a battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM. This memory area is not part of the system RAM, which allows configuration data to be retained when power is turned off. The values take effect when the system is booted. POST uses these values to configure the hardware. If the values and the actual hardware do not agree, POST generates an error message. You must run the Setup Utility to change the BIOS settings from the default or current configuration. Accessing the Setup Utility 1. Turn on the monitor and the server. If the server is already turned on, save your data and exit all open applications, then restart the server. 2. During POST, press F10. If you fail to press F10 before POST is completed, you need to restart the server and repeat this step. The first page displayed is the Main menu. Use the left ( ) and right ( ) arrow keys to move between selections on the menu bar. Figure 1 Main menu NOTE: System Serial Number and Asset Tag are not updated even when CMOS defaults are loaded or CMOS is cleared. System BIOS configuration 6

7 Navigating through the Setup Utility Use the keys listed in the legend bar on the bottom of the Setup screen to access the various menu and submenu screens of the Setup Utility. Figure 1in the previous section shows the legend bar at the bottom of the Main menu. Table 1 lists these legend keys and their respective functions. Table 1 Setup Utility navigation keys Key and and Function Move between selections on the menu bar. Move the cursor to the field you want. The currently selected field is highlighted. The right side of each menu screen displays the Item Specific Help panel. This panel displays the help text for the selected field. It updates as you move the cursor to each field. <+>, < > Select a value for the currently selected field if it is user-configurable. Press the (+) or (-) keys repeatedly to scroll through each value one at a time, or press the Enter key to choose from a pop-up menu that displays all possible values at once. A parameter that is enclosed in square brackets [ ] is user-configurable. Grayed-out parameters are not user-configurable for one of the following reasons: The field value is auto-configured or auto-detected. The field value is informational only. The field is password-protected. Enter Tab Esc Select a field value or display a submenu screen. Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field When you press this key: On a primary menu screen, the Exit menu displays. On a submenu screen, the previous screen displays. On a pop-up menu, closes the pop-up without making a selection. F1 Displays the General Help window. See Figure 2 The General Help window describes other Setup navigation keys that are not displayed on the legend bar. F10 Saves all changes to settings and closes the Setup Utility. System BIOS configuration 7

8 Figure 2 General Help Screen Setup Utility menus The Setup Utility menu bar displays the five primary menu selections. For detailed information and screenshots of these Setup menus and their related submenus, refer to the following sections. System BIOS configuration 8

9 Main Menu Figure 3 Main Menu NOTE: The time is in 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 A.M. appears as 05:30:00, and 5:30, P.M. as 17:30:00. If you unplug the battery, setup time values will be 00:00:00. Table 2 Main menu fields Field System Overview Processor System Memory System Serial Number Asset Tag System Time System Date Boot Settings Configuration Description Displays the system ROM Version, the date when the Setup utility was created and identification number. Displays the CPU version, speed and count. Displays the amount of system memory detected during POST. Displays the server serial number. The serial number is indicated on the serial number label pull tab on the front panel. Enter the server asset tag. Adjusts the system time. Adjusts the system date. Sets which options to run during system boot up. Press Enter to access the related submenu. For details on the submenu options, see the Boot Settings Configuration submenu section. System BIOS configuration 9

10 Boot Settings Configuration submenu Figure 4 Boot Settings Configuration submenu Table 3 Boot Settings Configuration submenu fields Field Description Options Summary Screen Set this value to not allow display hardware summary screen before booting the OS. The setting default value is Disabled. Set this value to allow display hardware summary screen before booting the OS. Disabled Enabled Bootup Num- Lock Restore on AC Power Loss Set this value to allow the Number Lock on the keyboard to be enabled automatically when the computer system is boot up. This allows the immediate use of 10-keys numeric keypad located on the right side of the keyboard. To confirm this, the Number Lock LED light on the keyboard Will be lit. This option does not enable the keyboard Number Lock automatically. To use the 10-keys on the keyboard, press the Number Lock key located on the upper left-hand corner of the 10-key pad. The Number Lock LED on the keyboard will light up when the Number Lock is engaged. The setting default value is Disabled. Set this value to restore previous power state before loss occurred. The setting default value is Last State. Set this value to always boot when AC power is restored. Set this value to keep power off until the power button is pressed. Enabled Disabled Last State Power on Stay Off POST F1 Prompt Set this value to allow wait up to 15 seconds for press F1. The setting default value is Delayed. Set this value to allow to wait indefinitely for press F1. Delayed Enabled System BIOS configuration 10

11 Table 3 Boot Settings Configuration submenu fields Field Description Options Set this value. Do not wait for F1. Continue booting. Disabled Advanced menu Figure 5 Advanced menu NOTE: The CPU Configuration setup screen varies depending on the installed processor. Table 4 Advanced menu fields Field Description CPU Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the CPU Configuration Settings. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus> keys to change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. The settings are described on the following pages. IDE Configuration IO Device Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the IDE Configuration Settings. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus> keys to change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. The settings are described on the following pages. An example of the HDD Configuration screen is shown below. You can use this screen to select options for the IO device configuration settings. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus> keys to change the value of the selected option. The settings are described on the following pages. System BIOS configuration 11

12 Table 4 Advanced menu fields Field ACPI Configuration IPMI Configuration USB Configuration Event Log Configuration Remote Access Configuration PCI BUS Configuration Description Use this screen to select options for the ACPI Configuration settings. Select this option and press <Enter> to access the submenu. You can use the submenu to view the contents of IPMI.A delay may be noticed when selecting IPMI. This is due to the retrieval of sensor data.in the submenu, use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus>keys to change the value of the selected option. These items control various USB devices. From the USB configuration screen, press <Enter> to access the submenu for the USB controller and USB 2.0 controller. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <plus>and <minus> keys to change the value of the selected option. The settings are described on the following pages. Perform event log configuration from this configuration screen. You can use this screen to select options for the Remote Access Configuration Settings. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus> keys to change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. The settings are described on the following pages. You can use this screen to select options for PCI Express Devices. For Gen 1, the data transfer rate for PCI Express Devices is 2.5 GHz, and for Gen 2 the data transfer rate for PCI Express Devices is 5 GHz. System BIOS configuration 12

13 CPU Configuration submenu Figure 6 CPU Configuration submenu Table 5 CPU Configuration submenu fields Field Description Options C1E Support Intel Virtualization Tec This should be enabled in order to enable or disable the Enhanced Halt State. The setting default value is Enabled. Disables the item. Adjacent cache line Prefetch debug function is not supported. A VMM can utilize the additional HW Caps provided by Intel Virtualization Tech. The setting default value is Disabled. Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Core Multi-Processing The setting default value is Enabled. Enabled When set to disabled, one execution core of each CPU does not work. Disabled System BIOS configuration 13

14 IDE Configuration submenu Figure 7 IDE Configuration submenu Table 6 IDE Configuration submenu fields Field Description Options ATA/IDE Configuration Configure SATA as Set this value to support compatible mode. The setting default value is Enhanced. Set this value to prevent the computer system from using IDE and SATA Device. Set this mode to support compatible mode. Set this value to configure SATA as IDE mode. The setting default value is IDE. Set this value to configure SATA as RAID mode. Enhanced Disabled Compatible IDE RAID Legacy IDE Channels Set this value to support only SATA Device. SATA Only Set this value to support PATA as primary device and select SATA as secondary Device. Note: This mode supports only SATA port2, SATA port 4, and IDE Device. Set this value to support SATA as primary device and select PATA as secondary Device. Note: This mode supports only SATA port1, SATA port 3, and IDE Device. Set this value to support only PATA Device. PATA Pri. SATA Sec. SATA Pri. PATA Sec PATA Only System BIOS configuration 14

15 Table 6 IDE Configuration submenu fields Field Description Options Hard Disk Write Protect IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) Set this value to allow the hard disk drive to be used normally. Read, write, and erase functions can be performed to the hard disk drive. This is the default setting. Set this value to prevent the hard disk drive from being erased. This value is the best setting to use if the onboard IDE controllers are set to a specific IDE disk drive in the BIOS. Set this value to stop the setup from searching the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in 5 seconds. Set this value to stop the setup from searching the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in 10 seconds. Set this value to stop the setup from searching the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in 15 seconds. Set this value to stop the setup from searching the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in 20 seconds. Set this value to stop the setup from searching the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in 25 seconds. Set this value to stop the setup from searching the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in 30 seconds. 35 is the default value. It is the recommended setting when all IDE connectors are set to AUTO in the setup setting. Disabled Enabled System BIOS configuration 15

16 IO Device Configuration submenu Figure 8 IO Device Configuration submenu Table 7 IO Device Configuration submenu fields Option Disabled 3F8/IRQ4 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3 2F8/IRQ3 Description Set this value to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources. When this option is set to Disabled, the serial port physically becomes unavailable. Set this value to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I/O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. This is the default setting. The majority of serial port 1 or COM1 ports on computer systems use IRQ4 and I/O Port 3F8 as the standard setting. The most common serial device connected to this port is a mouse. If the system will not use a serial device, it is best to set this port to Disabled. Set this value to allow the serial port to use 3E8 as its I/O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. If the system will not use a serial device, it is best to set this port to Disabled. Set this value to allow the serial port to use 2E8 as its I/O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address. If the system will not use a serial device, it is best to set this port to Disabled. Set this value to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I/O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address. If the system will not use a serial device, it is best to set this port to Disabled. System BIOS configuration 16

17 IPMI Configuration submenu Figure 9 IPMI Configuration submenu Table 8 IPMI Device Configuration submenu fields Field SEL Configuration Serial Port Configuration LAN Configuration Watchdog Configuration Hardware health information Description Select SEL Configuration in the left frame of the screen to go to the submenu for that item. Then you can press Enter to enter its submenu. You can display a submenu about SEL Configuration option by highlighting it using the <Arrow> keys. Select Serial Port Configuration in the left frame of the screen to go to the submenu for that item. Then you can press Enter to enter its submenu. You can display a submenu about Serial Port Configuration option by highlighting it using the <Arrow> keys. Select LAN Configuration in the left frame of the screen to go to the submenu for that item. You can display a submenu about LAN options by highlighting it using the<arrow> keys. Set LAN Setup options are described in this section. The Set LAN BIOS Setup screen is shown below (When you have a LO100 Device, this item will display). Select Watchdog Configuration in the left frame of the screen and press<enter> to go to the submenu for that item. That will display POST Watchdog Timer Action, BMC Watch Dog Time Out, you can change the default value. Select Hardware Health Information in the left frame of the screen and press<enter> to go to the submenu for that item. That will display CPU temperature, ambient temperature, CPU fan speed, system fan speed, chassis fan speed. These items cannot be changed by the user. System BIOS configuration 17

18 Figure 10 SEL Configuration submenu Table 9 SEL Configuration submenu fields Field View BMC System Event Log Clear BMC System Event Log Description The option specifies BMC system event log. Select this option and press <Enter> to access the submenu to view the contents of System Event log. The option specifies clear system event log. If the BMC Event log is full, you can choose this item to clear out the BMC Event log. If this option is selected, a confirmation prompt will appear before the log is cleared. System BIOS configuration 18

19 Figure 11 Serial Port Configuration submenu Table 10 Serial Port Configuration submenu fields Field Description Options Serial Port Assignment Serial Port Switching Serial Port Connection Mode This setting will assign the serial port connector to the system. The setting default value is System. This setting will assign the serial port connector to the BMC (Baseboard management controller). This setting allows the Serial port switch between system and BMC. The setting default value is Enabled. This setting will prevent the Serial port from switching between system and BMC. Serial port connection mode is Direct. The setting default value is Direct. Serial port connection mode is Modem System BMC Enabled Disabled Direct Modem System BIOS configuration 19

20 Figure 12 LAN Configuration submenu Table 11 LAN Configuration submenu fields Field Description Options Share NIC Mode Setting this value will prevent support from share NIC mode. The setting default value is Disabled. Setting this value will allow support share NIC mode (Disabled the KVM). Disabled Enabled DHCP IP Source Setting this value will allow manual IP assignment. Disabled Setting this value will allow dynamic IP assignment. The setting default value is Enabled. Enabled System BIOS configuration 20

21 Figure 13 Watchdog Configuration submenu Table 12 Watchdog Configuration submenu fields Field Description Options POST Watchdog Timer Action BMC Watch Dog Time Out Set this value to allow BMC to reset if the operating system crashes or hangs. The setting default value is Reset System. Disabling this option disables any BMC action if OS crashes or hangs. Set this value to allow BMC to power down if the operating system crashes or hangs. Set this value to allow BMC to power cycle if the operating system crashes or hangs. Sets a10 minute timeout value for BMC to wait before assuming the system has crashed and needs to reset. The setting default value is 10 minutes. Sets a 5 minute timeout value for BMC to wait before assuming the system has crashed and needs to reset. This is the default setting. Sets a 15 minute timeout value for BMC to wait before assuming the system has crashed and needs to reset. Sets a 20 minute timeout value for BMC to wait before assuming the system has crashed and needs to reset. Sets a 30 minute timeout value for BMC to wait before assuming the system has crashed and needs to reset. Reset System Disabled Power Down Power Cycle 10 Min 5 Min 15 Min 20 Min 30 Min System BIOS configuration 21

22 Figure 14 Hardware health information submenu System BIOS configuration 22

23 Remote Access Configuration submenu Figure 15 Remote Access Configuration submenu Table 13 Remote Access Configuration submenu fields Field Description Options Remote Access Enable to select Remote Access type. Enabled Disable to select Remote Access type. The setting default value is Disabled. Disabled System BIOS configuration 23

24 USB Configuration submenu Figure 16 USB Configuration submenu NOTE: When you install USB storage, USB Mass Device Configuration items are displayed. From this item, you can get some information about the device, some information you can configure it if needed. Table 14 USB Configuration submenu fields Field Description Options USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller Mode BIOS EHCI Hand- Off This setting allows the use of the USB function. The setting default value is Enabled. This setting makes the onboard USB function unavailable. This setting allows the use of USB ports transfer data in 480 Mbps. This is the default setting This setting allows the use of USB ports transfer data in 12Mbps. Set this value to support the EHCI-off. The setting default value is Enabled. Set this value to not allow support the EHCI-off. Enabled Disabled HiSpeed FullSpeed Enabled Disabled System BIOS configuration 24

25 Boot Menu Figure 17 Boot Menu Table 15 Boot Menu fields Field Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives Embedded NIC Port 1 PXE Embedded NIC Port 2 PXE Description Use this screen to specify the order in which the system checks for the device to boot from. To access this screen, select Boot Device priority on the Boot setup screen and press <Enter>. The Boot Device Priority screen is displayed. Use this screen to view the hard disk drives in the system. To access this screen, select Hard Disk Drives on the Boot Setup screen and press <Enter>. Then you can select it as the first boot device or disable it as the first drive. The option specifies the embedded NIC Port 1 PXE. The setting default value is Enabled The option specifies the embedded NIC Port 2 PXE. System BIOS configuration 25

26 Boot Device Priority submenu To change the boot order, select a boot category type such as Hard disk drives, Removable media or ATAPI CD ROM devices from the boot menu. For example, if the 1st boot device is set to Hard disk drives, then BIOS will try to boot to hard disk drives first. Figure 18 Boot Device Priority submenu NOTE: When you select a boot category from the boot menu, a list of devices in that category appears. System BIOS configuration 26

27 Hard Disk Drives submenu Figure 19 Hard Disk Drives submenu Security menu The Security menu allows users to set an administrator password. When entered, this password allows the user to access and change all settings in the Setup Utility. Figure 20 Security menu System BIOS configuration 27

28 To set an administrator password: 1. Indicates whether a supervisor password has been set, if the password has been installed, installed displays, if not, not installed displays. 2. In the Security menu screen, in the Change Administrator Password field, press Enter. The Enter New Password window displays. Figure 21 Enter New Password 3. Type a new password in the Enter New Password box. The password may consist of up to six alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9), then press Enter. The Confirm New Password window displays. System BIOS configuration 28

29 Figure 22 Confirm New Password 4. Type the same password in the Confirm New Password box to verify the first entry, and then press Enter. The Password Installed OK is displayed. Press OK to finish. Figure 23 Password installed 5. Press F10 to save the password and close the Setup Utility. Setup automatically changes the administrator Password. System BIOS configuration 29

30 To change the administrator password: 1. In the Security menu screen, in the Change Administrator Password field, press Enter. The Enter New Password displays. Type a new password in the Enter New Password box. 2. Type the same password in the Confirm New Password box to verify the first entry, then press Enter. The Password Installed OK is displayed. Press Enter to finish. To clear the administrator password: 1. In the Security menu screen, in the Change Administrator Password field, press Enter. The Enter New Password displays. 2. Press Enter. Figure 24 Clear Administrator Password submenu System BIOS configuration 30

31 To check the administrator password: 1. In the Security menu screen, select Password check, and then press Enter. 2. Select one of the available options and then press Enter. Figure 25 Password Check submenu Table 16 Password Check submenu fields Option Setup Always Description Set this value need to check password while invoking the set up utility. Set this value must check password while invoking setup on each boot. System BIOS configuration 31

32 Exit menu The Exit menu displays several options on how to quit the Setup Utility. Select any of the exit options then press Enter. Figure 26 Exit menu Table 17 Exit menu fields Option Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Optimal Defaults Description Save the changes made and exit the Setup Utility Discard the changes and exit the setup utility Discard the changes in the utility Loads the default settings for all BIOS setup fields. System BIOS configuration 32

33 BIOS Summary Display screen The BIOS Summary Displays basic and important information about the current server configuration and is necessary for troubleshooting and may be required when asking for technical support. This information includes: Size of the system Serial port base I/O address Available hard drives and expansion boards PCI information It is recommended that you check this screen during the initial system setup and each time you install, remove, or upgrade accessories. You first need to enable the display of the diagnostic screen during bootup. Follow the steps below. To view the boot-time diagnostic screen: 1. In the Main menu screen, select Boot Options. 2. Select the BIOS Summary Screen field. 3. Press the plus (+) or minus (-) key to set the field to Enabled. 4. Press F10 to save the changes you made and close the Setup Utility. 5. Reboot the server. The BIOS Summary Screen is displayed briefly at the end of POST. Figure 27 BIOS Summary Screen 6. Press the Pause/Break key to continue displaying the screen until another key is pressed. 7. Press any key to continue with the system bootup. System BIOS configuration 33

34 Recording custom Setup values Write down the settings from the Setup Utility and keep them in a safe place. If the custom values ever need restoring (after clearing CMOS, for example), you must run the Setup Utility and enter these custom settings again. Having a record of these custom settings makes this much easier. Loading system defaults If the system fails after you make changes in the Setup menus, reboot the server, enter Setup, and load the system default settings to correct the error. These default settings have been selected to optimize the server s performance. Setup default settings are quite demanding in terms of resource consumption. If you are using low-speed memory chips or other types of low-performance components and you choose to load these settings, the system might not function properly. To load the system defaults: 1. Reboot the server in a normal manner. 2. During POST, press F10 to access the Setup Utility. 3. Press F9 to load the default values. 4. Press F10 to save the changes and close the Setup Utility. Clearing CMOS You may need to clear the Setup configuration values (CMOS) if the configuration has been corrupted, or if incorrect settings made in the Setup Utility have caused error messages to be unreadable. Clearing the CMOS data removes the administrator password. The clear CMOS setting is on clear CMOS button(sw6) on the system board. Refer to the HP ProLiant DL160 Generation 5 Server Maintenance and Service Guide for the location of this jumper block and the clear CMOS setting. To clear CMOS: 1. Perform the pre-installation procedures. 2. If necessary, remove any expansion boards, assemblies, or cables that prevent access to the press CMOS button (SW6). 3. Locate the clear CMOS button (SW6) on the system board. 4. Press clear CMOS button (SW6) to clear the CMOS memory. 5. Perform the post-installation procedures. 6. During POST, press F10 to access the Setup Utility. 7. Press F9 to load the system default values. 8. Press F10 to save the changes you made and to close the Setup Utility. System BIOS configuration 34

35 Power-On Self-Test (POST) When the server boots up, a series of tests are displayed on the screen. This is referred to as Power- On Self-Test (POST). POST is a series of diagnostic tests that checks firmware and assemblies to ensure that the server is properly functioning. This diagnostic function automatically runs each time the server is powered on. These diagnostics, which reside in the BIOS ROM, isolate server-related logic failures and indicate the board or component that needs to be replaced, as indicated by the error messages. Most server hardware failures are accurately isolated during POST. The number of tests displayed depends on the configuration of the server. POST error indicators When POST detects a system failure, it will display a POST error message. Recoverable POST Errors Whenever a non-fatal error occurs during POST, an error message describing the problem appears onscreen. These text messages are displayed in normal video (white text on black background). It shows the details of the error. The following is an example of a POST error message: Error message 1 of 1: Error code 0103 Keyboard not detected - Keyboard error In some cases an error message may include recommendations for troubleshooting or require that you press the Enter key to display recommendations. Follow the instructions on the screen. It is recommended that you correct the error before proceeding, even if the server appears to boot successfully. If your system displays one of the messages marked below with an asterisk (*), write down the code and message and contact your HP Customer Support provider. POST-related troubleshooting Perform the following procedures when POST fails to run, error messages are displayed. If the POST failure is during a routine bootup, verify the following conditions: All external cables and power cables are firmly plugged in. The power outlet to which the server is connected is working. The server and monitor are both turned on. The bicolor power status LED indicator on the front panel must be green. The monitor's contrast and brightness settings are correct. All internal cables are properly connected and all boards firmly seated. The processor is fully seated in its socket on the system board. The heat sink is properly installed on top of the processor. All memory modules are properly installed. If the POST failure occurs after installing an accessory, perform the following steps: 1. Perform the pre-installation procedure. 2. If necessary, remove any expansion boards, assemblies, or cables that prevent access to the system components. System BIOS configuration 35

36 3. Check the following conditions: a. If you have installed an expansion board, verify that the board is firmly seated in its slot and any switches or jumpers on the board are properly set. Refer to the documentation provided with the expansion board. b. All internal cabling and connections are in their proper order. c. If you have changed any switches on the system board, verify that each one is properly set. 4. Perform the post-installation procedure. 5. Turn on the monitor. 6. If the server still does not work, repeat step Remove all accessories, except the primary boot hard disk drive. 8. Repeat steps 4 and 5. If the server now works, replace the boards and accessories one at a time to determine which one is causing the problem. System BIOS configuration 36

37 NOS installation Supported NOS Table 18 Supported network operating systems (NOS) NOS Version On-line information site Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise, Standard, and Web Editions Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise, Standard, and Web Editions Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft World Wide Web: Microsoft Product Support Services: ory Microsoft Software BBS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (32- and 64-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (32- and 64-bit) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (32- and 64-bit) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32- and 64-bit) Sun Solaris Enterprise Sun Solaris 10 (64-bit) NOS pre-installation procedure Perform the two pre-nos installation steps in this section before installing the NOS of your choice. 1. Configure the hardware aspect of the server. 2. Update the server BIOS. System BIOS configuration 37

38 Hardware setup Prepare the server following the instructions in the HP ProLiant DL160 Generation 5 Server Installation Sheet. It is recommended that you do not install any third party adapter until you verify that the HP equipment is functioning properly and you complete the NOS installation. Your ProLiant server comes with new hard disk drive(s) that do not need specific setup. However, if you install additional used hard disk drives in your new server: Note that most NOS installations remove all data from the hard disk on which they are installed. If you want to use additional hard disk drives to access existing data in the new server, HP recommends that you install and configure any of these hard drives after completing the NOS installation. If you want to recycle used hard drives, use a utility such as fdisk to erase all data and partitions from that particular hard drive. BIOS update HP recommends that you update the server BIOS with the latest system BIOS version to take advantage of the most recent compatibility fixes. You can download the latest HP ProLiant DL160 Generation 5 server BIOS at NOTE: For ease of reading, the HP ProLiant DL160 Generation 5 Server Support CD will be simply referred to as the Support CD. Installing Microsoft Windows NOS The procedures in this section apply to all Microsoft Windows NOS versions supported by your ProLiant server. Refer to Table 18 for a list of these NOS versions. CAUTION: If you install the default ATA driver from the installation CD, you must change the SATA mode setting in the Serial ATA submenu from SATA to PATA; otherwise, the operating system kernel will hang. Pre-installation instructions 1. Complete the NOS pre-installation procedures. 2. Have the following installation requirements on hand: HP ProLiant DL160 Generation 5 Server Support CD The applicable Microsoft Windows NOS CD-ROM(s) Six blank, formatted 3.5-inch diskettes A Windows PC that has a Floppy drive Optical media drive Browser that supports HTML Two or more clients for testing purposes (optional) System BIOS configuration 38

39 Installation flow 1. Create the driver diskettes using the Support CD. 2. Install the Microsoft Windows NOS. 3. Complete the installation install the drivers for the chipsets, network, and VGA. 4. Configure the system. 5. Configure the network. 6. Install additional HP accessories. Section 1. Creating the driver diskettes To create the appropriate Windows NOS driver diskette: 1. Insert one blank, formatted 3.5" diskette into the floppy drive. 2. Insert the Support CD into the optical media drive. By default, the Support CD automatically runs and displays the Welcome page. However, if this does not occur, double-click the Startup.htm file located on the root directory of the Support CD. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to create the Windows NOS driver diskette. 4. Label, date, and save the driver diskette as HP disk [Windows NOS version]. Section 2. Installing Windows NOS 1. Boot the server from the Windows NOS CD-ROM. The Setup is inspecting your hardware configuration message displays; then the Setup screen displays. The message prompt Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID controller is displayed briefly on the bottom of the Setup screen. Press F6 if you want to install a third party controller; otherwise, proceed to step 2. NOTE: If you missed pressing F6 before the message is invalidated, you need to reboot the system to display the message prompt again. 2. Follow the procedures corresponding to the type of hard disk that is installed in the server. 3. At the Welcome to Setup screen, press Enter to continue. 4. Press F8 to accept the licensing agreement. 5. At the drives partitioning screen, select the target drive. If you want to use the entire drive to install the Windows NOS, press Enter. Otherwise, press C to create a drive partition. NOTE: Windows Server 2003 does not have the 2-GB limitation present in Windows NT In this example, we will create a 10-GB partition. 7. Press C to create a partition. 8. At the Create partition size prompt, type 10240, then press Enter. 9. Select unpartitioned space and press C again to create additional partitions. HP recommends that you create all the partitions needed for each hard drive present on your system. 10. Select the target drive to be used to install the Windows NOS, then press Enter. System BIOS configuration 39

40 11. On the next screen, select Format the partition using the NTFS file system, then press Enter. 12. The installer formats and copies files to the hard drive, after which the system reboots and launches the Windows NOS graphic interface. Be sure to remove the Windows NOS CD-ROM before rebooting. 13. You can now customize your installation using the graphical interface. NOTE: The network settings may need to be customized to your environment. Refer to the Windows NOS manual should you need further details on the networking settings. 14. After completing the customization phase, click Next to proceed with the installation. 15. The installation status is indicated by the Install Network progress bar. This may take some time. After the installation is completed, the system automatically reboots. 16. At the Welcome to Windows dialog box, press Ctrl-Alt-Del, then log on as Administrator. 17. If you have successfully installed the Windows NOS, the Configure Your Server wizard launches. Close this window to postpone the customization of the server until all of the installation steps are completed. 18. You can open the Configure Your Server wizard at any point by clicking Start Programs Administrative Tools Configure Your Server. Section 3. Completing the installation Phase 1 - Installing the chipset driver 1. Insert the Support CD in the server s optical media drive. By default, the Support CD automatically runs and displays the Welcome page. However, if this does not occur, double-click the Startup.htm file located on the root directory of the Support CD. 2. Click the HP ProLiant DL160 Generation 5 server drivers for chipset, Network, and Video link. 3. Select the ServerEngines chipset driver option for Windows [NOS version] option. The File Download dialog box displays. 4. Click Open to download the driver. The Security Warning dialog box displays. 5. Click Yes. The installation menu for the selected driver is displayed. 6. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the ServerEngines chipset driver. 7. After completing the installation, reboot the server. Phase 2 - Installing the HP network driver During the Windows NOS installation, the OS may not detect the embedded HP network interface card. The following procedure helps you install the LAN driver using the Support CD. 1. Insert the Support CD in the server s optical media drive. By default, the Support CD automatically runs and displays the Welcome page. Close this window. 2. Click Start Settings Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager. 3. Open the Other Devices tree, labeled with a yellow question mark (?), and double-click on the appropriate Ethernet Controller option to display its menu. System BIOS configuration 40

41 4. Follow the installation wizard for additional configuration. 5. Wait for the system to find the appropriate driver, and then click Next. 6. Click Finish after the LAN driver has loaded. 7. Close all open windows and restart the server to properly initialize the LAN adapter. 8. After restarting Windows, configure the network settings for the LAN card to connect to your network. Verify connectivity. Phase 3 - Installing the embedded video driver 1. Insert the Support CD in the server s optical media drive. By default, the Support CD automatically runs and displays the Welcome page. However, if this does not occur, double-click the Startup.htm file located on the root directory of the Support CD. 2. Click the HP ProLiant DL160 Generation 5 server drivers for chipset, Network, and Video link. 3. Select the embedded VGA driver for the Windows [NOS version] option. The File Download dialog box displays. 4. Click Open to download the driver. The Security Warning dialog box displays. 5. Click Yes. The installation menu for the selected driver is displayed. 6. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the embedded VGA driver. 7. After completing the installation, reboot the server. Section 4. Configuring the system Phase 1 - Performing a hardware status check In this section, you will run the Windows NOS Device Manager tool to identify any issues with the installed devices or resource conflicts. 1. Click Start Settings Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager. 2. Verify that no devices have either a yellow exclamation mark (!) or question mark (?) symbol next to it. An exclamation mark (!) means that there is a resource issue with the device. A question mark (?) means that the device is unknown. If (!) or (?) symbols are reported, double-click each of the devices with (!) or (?). Refer to the Device Status message for troubleshooting. If a printer is available, click View Print to get a report. 3. Verify that the installed drivers are digitally signed: a. In the Device Manager window, select the device (such as HP AHA-29160) that you want to verify. b. Right-click Properties, then click the Driver tab. c. Locate the Digital Signer. If the driver of that device is digitally signed, the message MS Windows 2003 Publisher or Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher displays. If the driver of the device is not digitally signed, HP recommends that you check HP s website at to install the latest driver package. 4. Close the Device Manager, System Properties, and Control Panel windows. System BIOS configuration 41

42 5. Click Start Programs Administrative Tools Event Viewer to make sure that there are no errors in the log. NOTE: The Windows NOS Event Viewer may have recorded network errors because your network is not yet configured. Please disregard these errors. 6. Close the Event Viewer window. Phase 2 - Initializing the hard drive There are two types of hard drive configurations: Dynamic and Basic. You can select the appropriate type by right-clicking on the disk drive icon. Dynamic drives are used to create volumes, which can contain more than one physical hard drive. Basic drives are used to create primary or local partitioned drives. To manage different drives and partitions: 1. Click Start Programs Administrative Tools Computer Management. 2. Double-click Storage in the tree, then click Disk Management. The Write Signature and Upgrade wizard starts if you have new hard drives with no signatures on them. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to create the signature. 4. Select the available hard disk space on the graphic and use menus to create additional partitions. 5. Format all partitions that are not yet formatted. 6. Close the Computer Management window. Phase 3 - Adding Windows Terminal Services 1. Click Start Settings Control Panel Add or Remove Programs. 2. Click Add/Remove Windows Components. 3. Locate then select the Terminal Services checkbox, then click Next. 4. Select the mode you want to use, then click Next. There are two mode options: Remote administration mode and Application server mode. NOTE: The following instructions are based on the Application server mode. Please note the licensing requirement listed on the screen for this mode. Consult with your Microsoft representative for setting the licensing server. 5. Select the default permissions for application compatibility, then click Next. 6. Click Next to accept the support tools and administrator tools settings. 7. If prompted, insert the Windows NOS CD-ROM. 8. Click Finish to close the wizard. 9. Click Yes to reboot the system. Be sure to remove the Windows NOS CD-ROM from the drive. 10. After the system reboots, log on to the system. 11. Click Start Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools. 12. Check that the following services are now available: Terminal Services Client Creator Terminal Services Configuration System BIOS configuration 42

43 Terminal Services Manager To create the client installation diskettes: 1. Double-click Terminal Services Client Creator. 2. Select the appropriate client type for your environment. 3. Click Format disk if needed. 4. Check the number of disks required and label them as Terminal Services for [ ] Disk [x/y]. 5. Click OK to proceed. 6. Follow the on-screen instructions to create the diskette copies. 7. Click OK at the [y] floppies were created screen. 8. Click Cancel to close the Create Installation Disks utility. Section 5. Configuring the network Phase 1 - Configuring the server s IP address During the installation process, the system was configured to use DHCP. If no DHCP server is found on the network, the system autoconfigures a random IP address to start functioning. It is important that you configure the proper IP address to be able to communicate with the clients. 1. Right-click My Network Places Properties, then double-click Local Area Connection on your server. NOTE: If your ProLiant server hosts several network adapters, the window shows one local area connection (LAN) icon for each network adapter present in the system. Identify the proper adapter by browsing each one. 2. Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties Use the following IP address. 3. Enter an appropriate IP address. 4. Click OK to continue, and then OK again to close the Local Area Connection Properties window. 5. Click Yes to restart your server and apply these settings. Phase 2 - Attaching clients to the network and testing the network link 1. Create a new folder in your server s hard drive and set is as a shared folder (right-click the folder, then select Sharing ). 2. Create users using the Windows [NOS version] Computer Management utility. To open the utility, click Start Programs Administrative Tools Computer Management System Tools Local Users and Groups Users. 3. Connect the client PCs to the network your ProLiant server operates on. 4. Open a command prompt window to verify the TCP/IP configuration and enter the command: ipconfig /all 5. To verify the server and clients can communicate properly: From one of the clients, open a command prompt and type: ping computername where computername is the server name you entered during the Windows NOS installation. You should get four replies from your new server. If there is a connection problem, you must fix it before going any further. System BIOS configuration 43

44 You may test the link further by doing a ping between two clients. At the same command prompt type: ping other_client_ipaddress You should get four replies from the second client. 6. Copy files back and forth from the clients to the server. To test the network link using Terminal Services: 1. Click Start Programs Terminal Services Client Terminal Services Client on a client you installed Terminal Services on. 2. Select the target server from the Available Servers list displayed on the screen. 3. Click Connect. 4. Complete the User ID and Password login form. Phase 3 - Configuring the domain controller setup The Windows NOS manual calls this process "Promoting the server to a domain controller. 1. Click Start Programs Administrative Tools Configure Your Server. 2. Select Active Directory. 3. Scroll down and click Start the Active Directory wizard. 4. Click Next to continue. NOTE: The following instructions correspond to the standard steps for new domain creation. You may customize the options proposed by your Windows NOS to match your environment. 5. Click Next at Domain Controller Type to accept the default setting Domain controller for a new domain. 6. Click Next at Create Tree or Child Domain to accept the default setting Create a new domain tree. 7. Click Next at Create or Join Forest to accept the default setting Create a new forest of domain trees. 8. At the Full DNS name for new domain text box, type in the assigned DNS name for your server (for example: mycompany.com). 9. Click Next. The system may take a few minutes before moving to the next screen. NOS installation Click Next at the NetBIOS Domain Name dialog box to accept the default setting Domain NetBIOS name. 11. Click Next at Database and Log Locations to accept the default directories. 12. Click Next at Shared System Volume to accept the default settings. The system displays a dialog box that reads: "The Wizard can not contact the DNS Server " 13. Confirm your DNS configuration, or install and configure a DNS server on this computer. 14. Click OK. 15. Click Next to accept the installation of DNS on your new server. 16. Click Next to accept the default permission value Permissions compatible with pre-windows Server [2003]. 17. Enter and confirm an administrator password, then click Next. System BIOS configuration 44