Owner manual
Table Of Contents
- HP ProLiant BL495c Generation 5 Server Blade User Guide
- Notice
- Contents
- Component identification
- Operations
- Setup
- Hardware options installation
- Cabling
- Software and configuration utilities
- Server blade deployment tools
- Configuration tools
- Management tools
- Automatic Server Recovery
- ROMPaq utility
- iLO 2 technology
- Erase Utility
- StorageWorks library and tape tools
- HP Systems Insight Manager
- Management Agents
- HP ProLiant Essentials Virtualization Management Software
- HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack
- HP Insight Server Migration software for ProLiant
- HP ProLiant Essentials Performance Management Pack
- HP Insight Control Environment Suites
- HP Insight Control Linux Edition
- Redundant ROM support
- USB support and functionality
- Diagnostic tools
- Remote support and analysis tools
- Keeping the system current
- Troubleshooting
- Battery replacement
- Regulatory compliance notices
- Regulatory compliance identification numbers
- Federal Communications Commission notice
- Declaration of conformity for products marked with the FCC logo, United States only
- Modifications
- Cables
- Canadian notice (Avis Canadien)
- European Union regulatory notice
- Disposal of waste equipment by users in private households in private households in the European Union
- Japanese notice
- BSMI notice
- Korean notice
- Laser compliance
- Battery replacement notice
- Taiwan battery recycling notice
- Electrostatic discharge
- Specifications
- Technical support
- Acronyms and abbreviations
- Index
• iLO virtual floppy (on page 39)
page 36)
To d o
1.
ge file of the boot diskette.
ot diskette to a location on the network or the client PC hard drive.
through iLO 2. See "HP BladeSystem c-Class advanced
3. edia tab.
al CD to
the server blade.
er Button feature to reboot the server blade.
ils,
from
• PXE ("PXE deployment" on
iLO virtual floppy
epl y with a boot diskette:
Do one of the following:
o Insert the boot diskette into the client PC using the iLO 2 Remote Console.
o Use iLO 2 to create an ima
o Copy the image of the bo
2. Remotely access the server blade
management
(on page 34)."
Click the Virtual M
4. Select the Virtual Media applet.
5. Use the Virtual Media applet to select the local diskette or image file and connect the Virtu
6. Use the iLO 2 Virtual Pow
7. After the server blade boots, follow the normal network installation procedure for the OS.
Creating a boot diskette
The SmartStart Scripting Toolkit provides the tools and information for creating a boot diskette. For deta
refer to the
SmartStart Scripting Toolkit User Guide and download the latest version of the software
the
HP website (http://www.hp.com/servers/sstoolkit).
As an alternative method, configure the hardware manually with RBSU and the iLO 2 remote cons
With this method, the disk is more generic and integrates with an existing network OS installation
ole.
process. For more information, refer to "
HP BladeSystem c-Class advanced management (on page 34)."
de must have a supported OS. For the latest information on a
site (http://www.hp.com/go/supportos
To operate properly, the server bla
supported OS, refer to the
HP web ).
ls
Smar
loy server configuration. SmartStart has been tested on many ProLiant server products,
lu
• re using embedded configuration utilities, such as RBSU and ORCA
Configuration too
tStart software
SmartStart is a collection of software that optimizes single-server setup, providing a simple and consistent
way to dep
resulting in proven, reliable configurations.
SmartStart assists the deployment process by performing a wide range of configuration activities,
inc ding:
Configuring hardwa
• Preparing the system for installing "off-the-shelf" versions of leading operating system software
• Installing optimized server drivers, management agents, and utilities automatically with every
assisted installation
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