SmartStart 8.70 Release Notes

SmartStart 8
To support the HP commitment to reduce overall environmental impact, the HP ProLiant Essentials Pack
is available as a selectable option for the HP ProLiant 300 G6 series and HP ProLiant 500 G6 series
and later servers at the time servers are ordered through CTO. This change provides customers the
flexibility to order only the necessary media kits, eliminating the receipt of unnecessary duplicate
media.
This change starts with the G6 servers. No change is being made to previous generations. BTO
products will continue to ship with the ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack.
To ensure that customers continue to have access to the latest updates, the contents of this kit are
available as a downloadable ISO image from HP at the following HP websites:
• HP ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack (http://www.hp.com/go/foundation)
• SmartStart CD (http://www.hp.com/cgi-bin/hpsupport/index.pl)
• Management DVD (http://www.hp.com/go/foundation)
SmartStart version 8.20 was the last release that contained SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (x86 and
AMD64/EM64T).
Beginning with the SmartStart 8.00 release, the content is separated into two SmartStart CDs:
• One CD for all x86 32-bit components (supported Linux and Microsoft® Windows® versions)
• One CD for all x86 64-bit components (supported Linux and Microsoft® Windows® versions)
All the supported operating system selections are listed on the OS Selection screen during the SmartStart
process.
All the supported operating systems appear on the OS Selection screen during the SmartStart assisted
install for all the servers, despite what is chosen in RBSU. If an operating system appears, but is not
selectable, then it is not supported by either the server or the primary controller in the server. A FAQ
appears on this screen indicating what operating systems are not supported by the server and what
operating systems are not supported by the primary controller.
Known important product issues associated with specific versions of SmartStart and their resolutions are
documented. For more information, see Known Important Product Issues
(http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=4AA3-2062ENA&cc=us&lc=en).
HP strongly recommends that the resolutions listed in this document be applied accordingly to
instructions in the resolution documents. Failure to do so might result in issues that can cause disruption
to the operation and functionality of HP ProLiant servers. This list is proactively updated as new issues
are discovered and resolved.
Using external storage and SmartStart takes a long time to load drivers.
Description
The error occurs when an Ultra3 SCSI disk drive is installed in an HP StorageWorks Enclosure (4300
family) that has an Ultra2 SCSI interface and is attached to an Ultra3 host bus adapter (for example,
64-bit/66-MHz Dual Channel Wide Ultra3 SCSI adapter).
The error occurs because the drive and HBA negotiate Ultra3 between them, but the interface in the HP
StorageWorks Enclosure is not compatible with Ultra3 traffic.
The error is observed when SmartStart boots and pauses for approximately 5 minutes during the driver
load phase. The installation typically fails after SmartStart boots.
Workarounds
Upgrade the I/O module in the HP StorageWorks Enclosure (4300 family) to Ultra3.
Use only Ultra2 disk drives in an HP StorageWorks Enclosure (4300 family) with an Ultra2 controller.