HP ProLiant DL160se G6 Server Software Configuration Guide

Contents 3
Contents
System BIOS configuration ......................................................................................................................4
System BIOS overview.............................................................................................................................. 4
AMIBIOS software ................................................................................................................................... 4
AMIBIOS Setup Utility............................................................................................................................... 4
Accessing the Setup Utility.................................................................................................................... 5
Navigating through the Setup Utility ...................................................................................................... 5
Setup Utility menus .............................................................................................................................. 6
Recording custom setup values............................................................................................................ 35
Loading system defaults ..................................................................................................................... 35
Clearing CMOS ............................................................................................................................... 35
Power-On Self Test (POST) ...................................................................................................................... 35
POST error indicators ........................................................................................................................ 36
POST errors Message Definition.......................................................................................................... 36
POST-related troubleshooting.............................................................................................................. 37
OS installation .....................................................................................................................................39
Supported OSes .................................................................................................................................... 39
OS pre-installation procedure .................................................................................................................. 39
Hardware setup................................................................................................................................40
BIOS update .................................................................................................................................... 40
Server management..............................................................................................................................41
Pre- and post-installation procedures......................................................................................................... 41
Pre-installation procedures.................................................................................................................. 41
Post-installation procedures................................................................................................................. 42
Configuring the BMC ............................................................................................................................. 42
Index ..................................................................................................................................................43