Compaq ProLiant DL380 Setup and Installation Guide

Server Configuration and Utilities
6-3
Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required
Writer:
Gilbert Saldivar
Project:
Compaq ProLiant DL380 Setup and Installation Guide
Comments:
Part Number:
120133-002
File Name:
g-ch06 Server Configuration and Utilities.doc
Last Saved On:
12/10/99 1:14 PM
The System Configuration Utility reads the option configuration .CFG files to
determine any resource conflicts, such as two devices requiring the same
hardware interrupt. If the system identifies a conflict, the software then
rechecks all the expansion board specifications to determine if settings for a
previously read board can be changed to automatically resolve the conflict
between the two boards.
Starting the System Configuration Utility
The first time you start the Compaq System Configuration Utility, follow the
procedure on the Compaq SmartStart Installation poster.
After the Compaq SmartStart and Support Software CD is used for the first
time to create and populate the Compaq system partition, you may access the
System Configuration Utility as follows:
1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to reboot the server.
2. When the following prompt appears at the top of the screen during
Power-On Self-Test (POST), press F10:
Press "
F10
" key for System Partition Utilities
IMPORTANT:
The text appears for only two seconds. If you do not press
F10
during this
time, you must reboot the server.
Creating a New System Partition
If you use SmartStart to configure your server, the Compaq System Partition
will be created automatically. If SmartStart was not used for server
configuration follow the procedure below to create one now:
1. Insert the Compaq SmartStart and Support Software CD in the
CD-ROM drive and turn on the server.
IMPORTANT:
The system partition requires about 32 MB of disk space at the beginning
of the hard drive and an unused entry in the boot record.
2. Select Create/Update System Partition. This process requires three
reboots.