HP ProLiant DL180 Server Software Configuration Guide

Contents 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
Security menu................................................................................................................................... 34
Recording custom Setup values ........................................................................................................... 41
Loading system defaults ..................................................................................................................... 41
Clearing CMOS ............................................................................................................................... 41
Power-On Self Test (POST) )..................................................................................................................... 41
POST error indicators ........................................................................................................................ 42
POST beep codes ............................................................................................................................. 43
POST-related troubleshooting.............................................................................................................. 49
Reprogramming the BIOS with the crisis recovery jumper ............................................................................ 50
NOS installation ..................................................................................................................................51
Supported NOS..................................................................................................................................... 51
NOS pre-installation procedure ............................................................................................................... 51
Hardware setup................................................................................................................................ 51
BIOS update .................................................................................................................................... 52
Installing Microsoft Windows NOS .......................................................................................................... 52
Pre-installation instructions.................................................................................................................. 52
Installation flow................................................................................................................................. 52
Section 1. Creating the driver diskettes ................................................................................................ 52
Section 2. Installing Windows NOS .................................................................................................... 53
Section 3. Completing the installation.................................................................................................. 54
Section 4. Configuring the system ....................................................................................................... 55
Section 5. Configuring the network ..................................................................................................... 57
Section 6. Installing additional HP accessories...................................................................................... 59
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux NOS.................................................................................................... 59
Installation flow................................................................................................................................. 59
Pre-installation instructions.................................................................................................................. 59
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 installation ................................................................................................. 59
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 installation ................................................................................................. 61
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server NOS.............................................................................................. 64
Installation flow................................................................................................................................. 64
Pre-installation instructions.................................................................................................................. 64
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 installation ........................................................................................... 64
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation ......................................................................................... 65
Installing Sun Solaris 10 ......................................................................................................................... 67
Pre-installation instructions.................................................................................................................. 67
Installation flow................................................................................................................................. 67
Sun Solaris 10 installation.................................................................................................................. 67
Server management..............................................................................................................................71
Pre- and post-installation procedures......................................................................................................... 71
Pre-installation procedures.................................................................................................................. 71