Specifications

To install the OS onto the server blade using Ignite-UX, go to www.hp.com/go/ignite-ux.
Installing the OS using vMedia
NOTE: Installing the OS using vMedia might be significantly slower than installing using other
methods.
Virtual Media (vMedia) enables connections of a DVD physical device or image file from the
local client system to the remote server. The virtual device or image file can be used to boot the
server with an operating system that supports USB devices.
vMedia depends on a reliable network with good bandwidth. This is especially important when
you are performing tasks such as large file transfers or OS installations.
For more information regarding loading the OS with vMedia, see the vMedia Chapter of the HP
Integrity Integrated Lights-Out Management Processor Operations Guide.
NOTE: After the OS is loaded, make sure to save your nonvolatile memory settings to preserve
boot entries in case of blade failure.
Configuring system boot options
• Boot Manager Contains the list of boot options available. Ordinarily the boot options list
includes the UEFI Internal Shell and one or more operating system loaders.
To manage the boot options list for each server, use the UEFI Shell, the Boot Maintenance
Manager, or operating system utilities.
• Autoboot setting The autoboot setting determines whether a server automatically loads
the first item in the boot options list or remains at the UEFI Front Page menu. With autoboot
enabled, UEFI loads the first item in the boot options list after a designated timeout period.
Configure the autoboot setting for an HP Integrity server using either the autoboot UEFI
Shell command or the Set Time Out Value menu item from the Boot Maintenance Manager.
Examples of autoboot commands for HP-UX:
— Disable autoboot from the UEFI Shell by issuing autoboot off
— Enable autoboot with the default timeout value by issuing autoboot on
— Enable autoboot with a timeout of 60 seconds by issuing the autoboot 60
— Set autoboot from HP-UX using setboot
— Enable autoboot from HP-UX using setboot -b on
— Disable autoboot from HP-UX using setboot -b off
For more information on the autoboot command, enter help autoboot.
Adding HP-UX to the boot options list
You can add the \UEFI\HPUX\HPUX.UEFI loader to the boot options list from the UEFI Shell
or the Boot Maintenance Manager).
NOTE: On HP Integrity server blades, the operating system installer automatically adds an
entry to the boot options list.
NOTE: To add an HP-UX boot option when logged in to HP-UX, use the setboot command.
For details, see the setboot(1M) manpage.
To add HP-UX to the list:
54 Installing, booting and shutting down the operating system