ProLiant DL320 Setup and Installation Guide

Installing the Server 4-19
Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required
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If you ordered your server with the operating system factory-installed,
everything required to install your operating system is already on the server.
Refer to the steps provided in the Compaq Factory-Installed Operating System
Software User Guide for more information on using your operating system.
1. Power up the server. See “Powering Up the Server” earlier in this
chapter.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the factory-installed
operating system initialization process. After initialization is complete,
the server will automatically go through POST.
3. Install the Compaq Management Agents on the server. Refer to
Chapter 6, “Server Configuration and Utilities,” and the Compaq
Management CD for information about installing the Compaq
Management Agents for your operating system.
4. After your server configuration is complete, back up your server.
5. Install any application software.
6. Register your server. See “Registering Your Server” later in this chapter.
Registering Your Server
For server registration information, refer to the Server Setup and Management
pack that ships with your server, or register your Compaq server online at the
Compaq website:
http://www.compaq.com/register
If you configure your server with SmartStart, you may also want use your
Compaq Server Profile Diskette to register after performing the configuration.
Simply follow the instructions on our website and insert the Compaq Server
Profile Diskette when prompted.
Routine Maintenance
For information concerning routine maintenance and safety precautions, refer
to the Documentation CD included in the Reference Information pack shipped
with your server.