HP XC System Software Hardware Preparation Guide Version 3.1

1. Use the instructions in the accompanying hardware documentation to connect a monitor, mouse,
and keyboard to the node.
2. For each node in the system, ensure that the power cord is connected but that the CPU is not turned
on.
3. Follow this procedure to connect a personal computer (PC) to the Management Processor:
a. Connect a three-way DB9-25 cable to the MP DB-25 port on the back of the HP Integrity rx2600
server.
b. Connect the CONSOLE connector to a null modem cable, and connect the null modem cable to
the PC COM1 port.
c. Use a terminal emulator, such as HyperTerminal, to open a terminal window.
d. Press the Enter key to access the MP. If there is no response, press the MP reset pin on the back
of the MP and try again.
e. Log in to the MP using the default user name and password shown on the screen. The MP Main
Menu is displayed.
4. Enter SL to show event logs. Then, enter C to clear all log files and Y to confirm.
5. Enter CM to display the Command Menu.
6. Enter UC and use the menu options to remove the default MP user name and password and create
your own unique user name and password. HP recommends setting your own user name and
password for security purposes.
The user name must have a minimum of 6 characters, and the password must have a minimum of 8
characters. You must set the same user name and password on every node. The user name and
password are required to access the power management device and console, for example, when you
issue the console nodename command.
7. Enter PC (power cycle) and then enter on to turn on power to the node.
8. Press Ctrl+b to return to the MP Main Menu.
9. Enter CO to connect to the console.
10. Perform this step on all nodes except the head node. From the EFI Boot Manager menu, which is
displayed when the node is powering on, select the Boot Configuration menu.
Do the following from the Boot Configuration menu:
a. Select Add Boot Entry.
b. Select the network boot device, which is a Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) port:
• On HP Integrity rx1620 servers, select Load File [Core LAN Gb A].
• On HP Integrity rx2600 servers, select
[Acpi(HWP0002,100)/Pci(2|0)/Mac(XXXXXXXXXXXX)].
c. Enter the string Netboot as the boot option description. This entry is required and must be set
to the string Netboot (with a capital letter N).
d. Press the Enter key when prompted to enter a load option.
e. If prompted, save the entry to NVRAM.
f. Enter x to return to the previous menu.
For more information about how to work with these menus, see the documentation that came with
the HP Integrity server.
11. Perform this step on all nodes except the head node. From the Boot Configuration menu, select the
Edit OS Boot Order option.
Do the following from the Edit OS Boot Order option:
a. Use the navigation instructions shown on the screen to move the Netboot entry you just defined
to the top of the boot order.
b. If prompted, save the setting to NVRAM.
c. Enter x to return to the previous menu.
12. Perform this step on all nodes, including the head node. From the Boot Configuration menu, select
the Console Configuration menu.
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