QuickSpecs

UEFI ROM Legacy Mode or Unified
Extensible Firmware
Interface (UEFI) Mode
HP's ProLiant System BIOS is an EDK2 UEFI solution, and adheres to the latest
revisions of UEFI Class 2 specifications which supports both legacy boot and
UEFI boot operation. The HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 defaults to legacy boot
operation and can be factory or field configured for UEFI boot operation.
NOTE: For UEFI boot operation, boot environment and OS image installations
should be configured properly to support UEFI.
To modify the server configuration ROM default settings, press F9 in the HP
ProLiant POST screen to enter the UEFI System Utilities screen. By default, the
System Utilities menus are in the English language.
UEFI enables numerous new capabilities, including both industry standard
functionality and features specific to HP ProLiant servers. Following are some
of the features that UEFI enables and that the HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 can
support when configured for UEFI boot operation:
Secure Boot - A new feature in which the system firmware, option card
firmware, operating systems, and software collaborate to greatly
enhance platform security.
Operating system specific functionality - Microsoft Windows 2012
supports several features only when installed in UEFI mode.
Support for > 2.2 TB (using GPT) boot drives - Such drives could
previously only be used for boot drives when using RAID solutions such
as HP Smart Array.
UEFI Shell - Provides a pre-boot environment for running scripts and
tools. The HP ProLiant UEFI Shell provides both standard capabilities as
well as numerous enhancements.
PXE boot support for IPv6 networks.
PXE Multicast Boot allowing for faster PXE deployments for large
numbers of servers.
Boot support for option cards that only support a UEFI option ROM.
NOTE: For more information on HP's ProLiant System BIOS and UEFI, see the
UEFI Information Library: http://www.hp.com/go/uefi/docs .
Operating Systems and
Virtualization Software
Support for ProLiant
Servers
Microsoft Windows Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
VMware
NOTE: For more information on HP's Certified and Supported ProLiant Servers for OS and Virtualization
Software and latest listing of software drivers available for your server, please visit our Support Matrix at:
http://www.hp.com/go/ossupport and our driver download page http://www.hp.com/support/DL580Gen8
QuickSpecs
HP ProLiant DL580 Generation 8 (Gen8)
Standard Features
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