HP ProLiant DL165 G7 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 ........................................................................................................... 36
Loading system defaults ..................................................................................................................... 36
Clearing CMOS ............................................................................................................................... 36
Flashing the Bootblock....................................................................................................................... 36
Power-On Self Test (POST) ...................................................................................................................... 38
POST error indicators ........................................................................................................................ 38
POST-related troubleshooting.............................................................................................................. 39
OS installation .....................................................................................................................................41
Supported OS ....................................................................................................................................... 41
OS pre-installation procedure .................................................................................................................. 41
Hardware setup................................................................................................................................ 41
BIOS update .................................................................................................................................... 42
Server management..............................................................................................................................43
Pre- and post-installation procedures......................................................................................................... 43
Pre-installation procedures.................................................................................................................. 43
Post-installation procedures................................................................................................................. 44
Configuring the BMC ............................................................................................................................. 44
Index ..................................................................................................................................................45