Specifications
Table Of Contents
- HP Integrity BL860c Server Blade User Service Guide
- Contents
- About This Document
- 1 Overview
- 2 General Site Preparation Guidelines
- 3 Installing the Server Blade Into the Enclosure
- Safety Information
- Installation Sequence and Checklist
- Unpacking and Inspecting the Server Blade
- Installing Additional Components
- Installing and Powering On the Server Blade
- Accessing the Integrated Lights Out 2 Management Processor
- Configuring the iLO 2 MP
- Accessing EFI or the OS from iLO 2 MP
- Server Blade to Enclosure Interface
- LAN / NIC Configuration
- Configuring the HP 2 Internal Port SAS Host Bus Adapter
- Verify and Install the Latest Firmware
- 4 Booting and Shutting Down the Operating System
- 5 Troubleshooting
- Methodology
- Troubleshooting Tools
- Errors and Error Logs
- Supported Configurations
- Troubleshooting Processors/Memory/SBA
- Enclosure Information
- Cooling Subsystem
- Troubleshooting Communications Modules
- Troubleshooting Management Subsystem
- Firmware
- Troubleshooting the Server Interface (System Console)
- Troubleshooting the Environment
- Reporting Your Problems to HP
- 6 Removing and Replacing Components
- Service Tools Required
- Removing and Replacing a Hot-Plug SAS Disk Drive
- Preparing the Server Blade for Servicing
- Removing and Replacing the Server Blade from the Enclosure
- Removing and Replacing the Server Blade Access Panel
- Removing and Replacing Internal Components
- Removing and Replacing DIMMs
- Removing and Replacing a Processor
- Removing and Replacing the SAS Backplane
- Removing and Replacing the Front Display Assembly
- Removing and Replacing the Server Battery
- Removing and Replacing the Mezzanine Cards
- Removing and Replacing a Cache Module
- Removing and Replacing the Low Profile Battery Backed Write Cache (BBWC) Battery
- Removing and Replacing the Trusted Platform Module
- Removing and Replacing the System Board
- A Parts Information
- B Server Upgrades
- C Utilities
- NVRAM Backup Utility
- Extensible Firmware Interface
- EFI/POSSE Commands
- Specifying Parameters
- Using the Boot Option Maintenance Menu
- Integrated Lights Out 2 Management Processor
- Index

C Utilities
This appendix describes the utilities that are part of the server blade. These include the EFI Boot
Manager and EFI-POSSE.
NVRAM Backup Utility
The HP Integrity Non-Volatile RAM (NVRAM) configuration backup utility provides the capability
to store and restore critical server settings and EFI Boot Manager options on the server blade. This
utility is available as an offline EFI application.
Downloading and Installing the NVRAM Backup Utility
To download and install the NVRAM backup utility onto your server:
1. Connect to the HP Support & Drivers home pages at: http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/
en/support.html.
2. Select Download drivers and software.
3. Enter the server model number (BL860c) and click >> to begin the search.
4. Select the configuration of your server.
5. Select the operating system ( HP-UX 11.x).
6. Select Utility from the Quick jump list.
7. Select the following utility in the list:
hp Integrity Non-Volatile RAM Configuration Backup Utility.
8. Select the Release Notes tab to view the release notes with the installation instructions.
9. Click Download, then Save, and select a directory to save the utility package to. The utility
package downloads to the directory you selected.
Using the NVRAM Backup Utility
The following shows the options you can enter when using the NVRAM backup utility.
Syntax
nvrambkp [-h|-b|-r <archivedb>|-a <archivedb>|-o|-n|-v|-i|-l <log>]
Parameters
-h Displays help text
-b Enables paging text (only allowed with -h)
-r <archivedb> Restores all nonvolatile settings from the archived database
-a <archivedb> Archives all nonvolatile settings to the archive database
-o Restores EFI Boot Manager options only (use only with -r)
-n Non-interactive mode, no user prompt
-v Validates the database that used on the server
-i Database information
-l <log> Creates a log file
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