HP ProLiant DL145 Generation 3 Server Software Configuration Guide

Contents 3
Contents
System BIOS configuration
System BIOS overview.............................................................................................................................. 5
PhoenixBIOS software .............................................................................................................................. 5
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility ......................................................................................................................... 5
Accessing the Setup Utility.................................................................................................................... 5
Navigating through the Setup Utility ...................................................................................................... 6
Setup Utility menus .............................................................................................................................. 7
Boot-time diagnostic screen ................................................................................................................ 24
Recording custom Setup values ........................................................................................................... 24
Loading system defaults ..................................................................................................................... 25
Clearing CMOS ............................................................................................................................... 25
Power-On Self Test (POST) ...................................................................................................................... 25
POST error indicators ........................................................................................................................ 25
POST beep codes ............................................................................................................................. 27
POST-related troubleshooting.............................................................................................................. 31
Reprogramming the BIOS with the crisis recovery jumper ............................................................................ 32
NOS installation
Supported NOS..................................................................................................................................... 33
NOS pre-installation procedure ............................................................................................................... 33
Hardware setup................................................................................................................................ 33
BIOS update .................................................................................................................................... 33
Installing Microsoft Windows NOS .......................................................................................................... 34
Pre-installation instructions .................................................................................................................. 34
Installation flow................................................................................................................................. 34
Section 1. Creating the driver diskettes ................................................................................................ 34
Section 2. Installing Windows NOS .................................................................................................... 34
Section 3. Completing the installation .................................................................................................. 35
Section 4. Configuring the system ....................................................................................................... 36
Section 5. Configuring the network ..................................................................................................... 38
Section 6. Installing additional HP accessories...................................................................................... 39
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux NOS.................................................................................................... 39
Installation flow................................................................................................................................. 39
Pre-installation instructions .................................................................................................................. 40
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 installation ................................................................................................. 40
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 installation ................................................................................................. 42
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server NOS.............................................................................................. 43
Installation flow................................................................................................................................. 43
Pre-installation instructions .................................................................................................................. 44
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 installation ........................................................................................... 44
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation ......................................................................................... 45
Installing Sun Solaris 10 ......................................................................................................................... 46
Pre-installation instructions .................................................................................................................. 46
Installation flow................................................................................................................................. 46
Sun Solaris 10 installation.................................................................................................................. 47
Server management
Pre- and post-installation procedures......................................................................................................... 50
Pre-installation procedures.................................................................................................................. 50
Post-installation procedures................................................................................................................. 50
Configuring the BMC ............................................................................................................................. 51
Index