Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server 2003, v5.1

Windows Server 2003 implements the ACPI 1.0b specification with some extensions from version
2.0, whereas HP-UX and Linux implement ACPI 2.0. As a result, the firmware has to be prompted
by this flag to recognize that the operating system to be booted is Windows Server 2003.
NOTE: Updating the system firmware can reset this flag to default. Verify that the flag is set
to windows after you flash the system firmware.
Set cell local memory to 100% (cell-based servers only)
HP recommends that you set the cell local memory (CLM) parameter to 100% for optimal server
performance. This setting allocates all available cell local memory for the use of that cell only,
preventing unnecessary reads and writes to physical memory over the server backplane.
Modify CLM settings for each nPartition using the nPartition command (parmodify). You must
first install nPartition tools on the Integrity server or on a remote management station. For detailed
information on the installation of these tools, see the nPartition Guide on your Smart Setup media
or at:
http://docs.hp.com/en/windows.html
To set the CLM parameter, complete the following steps:
1. From the server console, run the parmodify command with -p# and -m# options to modify
each cell’s attributes in each nPar you modify.
For example:
parmodify -p0 m0::::100%
where -p is the partition number and -m is the cell number in that partition sets cell local
memory to 100% in cell 0, partition 0.
2. Restart the server for the changes to take effect.
Specify NIC for a network boot
PXE is built on common Internet protocols and services, including TCP/IP, DHCP, and TFTP.
PXE extensions to the DHCP protocol enable RIS servers to communicate with the
network-bootable HP Integrity servers.
You can specify the network interface card (NIC) for PXE to use to communicate with the RIS
server. When the HP Integrity server boots from this NIC, it effectively boots from the remote
RIS server. Working in conjunction with the RIS server, PXE installs a new image of the Windows
Server 2003 on the HP Integrity server.
To enable PXE on the HP Integrity server from the EFI Shell, complete the following steps:
1. From the EFI Boot Manager, select EFI Shell. The device mapping table appears.
2. Enter the lanboot select command.
3. At the Select desired LAN: prompt, enter the number of the NIC card connected to
the PXE server.
4. Exit the EFI Shell.
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