HP ProLiant DL288 G6 Server Software Configuration Guide Part number 663205-001 First edition July 2011
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Contents System BIOS configuration .................................................................................................................... 4 System BIOS overview ................................................................................................................................. 4 AMIBIOS software ...................................................................................................................................... 4 AMIBIOS Setup Utility .............................
System BIOS configuration This chapter describes the basic functions of the AMIBIOS software. System BIOS overview A Basic Input/Output System, or BIOS, is a set of programs permanently stored in an EEPROM chipset located on the system board. These programs serve as an interface between the server’s hardware components and its operating system.
• When a configuration error is detected by the system and you are prompted by a "Run Setup" message to make changes to the BIOS settings. NOTE: If you repeatedly receive “Run Setup” messages, the battery located on the system board may be defective. In this case, the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS. Ask a qualified technician for assistance. The Setup Utility loads the configuration values in a battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM.
Setup Utility menus The Setup Utility menu bar displays the five primary menu selections. For detailed information and screenshots of these Setup Utility menus and their related submenus, refer to the following sections. Main menu Figure 1 Main menu ROM-based Setup Utility Boot Security Exit System Overview Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to Product Name: ProLiant DL288 G6 select a field.
Table 2 Main menu fields Field Description Options Product Name Display the product name of the system. ProLiant BIOS Display the BIOS family. Build Date Display the date when this version of BIOS was built. ROM ID Display the ID of the ROM. Processor Display the detailed processor information. System Memory Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during POST. System Time Adjust the system time. System Date Adjust the system date.
Advanced menu Figure 2 Advanced menu ROM-based Setup Utility Main Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings Custom: Allow to WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections configure Efficiency may cause system to malfunction. /Performance related items individually.
Table 3 Advanced menu fields Field Description CPU Bridge Configuration Configure CPU Bridge chipset settings. SATA Configuration Configure SATA device settings. SuperIO Configuration Configure PILOT Super I/O chipset settings. USB Configuration Configure USB controller settings. PCI Configuration Configure PCI settings. PCI Express Configuration Configure PCI Express settings. IPMI Configuration Configure IPMI 2.0 settings.
CPU Configuration submenu Figure 3 CPU Configuration submenu ROM-based Setup Utility Configure advanced CPU settings When enabled, a VMM Module Version: 01.09 can utilize the Manufacturer: provided by Intel(R) additional HW Caps Intel Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5640 @ 2.67GHz Virtualization Tech. Frequency: 2.66GHz Note: A full reset is BCLK Speed: 133MHz required to change Cache L1: 256 KB the setting.
Table 4 CPU Configuration submenu fields Field Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch DCU Prefetcher Data Reuse Description Options Disable the hardware components that are used in conjunction with software programs to prefetcher data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency. Disabled Enable the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch feature. This is the default setting. Enabled Disable the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch feature.
Table 4 CPU Configuration submenu fields Field Description Options Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech Enable GV3. Enabled Disable GV3. Disabled Enable processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific conditions. Note that SpeedStep must be enabled in order to enable TurboMode. Enabled Disable processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific conditions Disabled Enable CPU idle C2/C3/C4.
CPU Bridge Configuration submenu Figure 4 CPU Bridge Configuration submenu ROM-based Setup Utility CPU Bridge Chipset Configuration submenu To transfer the QPI CPU Revision A0 Links to full-speed Current QPI Frequency 5.866GT slow-mode Current Memory Frequency 1333 Mhz Current Memory Mode or leave them in Sparing QPI Links Speed [Full-Speed] QPI Frequency [Auto] QPI L0s and L1 [Enabled] Memory Frequency [Auto] Memory Speed with 20PC [1066MHz@1.
Table 5 CPU Bridge Configuration submenu fields Field QPI L0s and L1 Description Options Transit the links to 4.800GT when transitioning the links to full-speed. 4.800GT Transit the links to 5.866GT when transitioning the links to full-speed. 5.866GT Transit the links to 6.400GT when transitioning the links to full-speed. 6.400GT This enables the QPI power state to lower power consumption. L0s and L1 are automatically selected by the motherboard. Enabled Enabled L0s and L1. Disabled L0s and L1.
SATA Configuration submenu Figure 5 SATA Configuration submenu with Disabled mode ROM-based Setup Utility Options SATA Configuration SATA#1 Controller Mode [Disabled] SATA#2 Controller Mode [Enabled] Disabled Compatible RAID > Primary IDE Master: [Not Detected] > Secondary IDE Master: [Not Detected] Embedded SAS/SATA Link Rate [Auto] AHCI ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02.
ROM-based Setup Utility Options SATA Configuration SATA#1 Controller Mode [Compatible] SATA#2 Controller Mode [Enabled] Disabled Compatible RAID > Primary IDE Master: [Not Detected] > Primary IDE Slave: [Not Detected] > Secondary IDE Master: [Not Detected] > Secondary IDE Slave: [Not Detected] > Third IDE Master: [Not Detected] > Fourth IDE Master: [Not Detected] Drive Write Cache [Disabled] Embedded SAS/SATA Link Rate [Auto] AHCI ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- Change
Table 7 SATA Configuration submenu fields with Compatible mode Field Description Options Secondary IDE Slave Secondary IDE slave not detected. Not Detected Third IDE Master Third IDE Master not detected. Not Detected Fourth IDE Master Fourth IDE Master not detected.
SATA#1 Controller Mode L Only available on systems with an embedded software RAID option ROM. RAID SATA Port1 SATA Port1 not detected. Not Detected SATA Port2 SATA Port2 not detected. Not Detected SATA Port3 SATA Port3 not detected. Not Detected SATA Port4 SATA Port4 not detected. Not Detected Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Master not detected. Not Detected Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Master not detected.
Table 9 SATA Configuration submenu fields with AHCI Field Description Options SATA#1 Controller Mode This should be the DEFAULT if NCQ Mode requires that AHCI also be enabled. Otherwise, legacy SATA Native Mode should be the DEFAULT as previously specified. AHCI AHCI Port1 AHCI Port1 not detected. Not Detected AHCI Port2 AHCI Port2 not detected. Not Detected AHCI Port3 AHCI Port3 not detected. Not Detected AHCI Port4 AHCI Port4 not detected.
Super IO Configuration submenu Figure 8 Super IO Configuration submenu ROM-based Setup Utility Allows BIOS to Select Configure PILOT Super IO Chipset Embedded Serial Port Embedded Serial Port Address [3F8/IRQ4] Serial Port Interrupt setting [Edge trigger] Base Addresses. ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02. 61(C) Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
Table 10 Super IO submenu fields Field Description Options Set this value to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I/O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. This is the default setting. The majority of serial port 1 or COM1 ports on computer systems use IRQ4 3F8/IRQ4 and I/O Port 3F8 as the standard setting. The most common serial device connected to this port is a mouse. If the system will not use a serial device, it is best to set this port to Disabled.
USB Configuration submenu Figure 9 USB Configuration submenu ROM-based Setup Utility Options USB Configuration Module Version – 2.24. 4-13.4 Disabled Enabled USB Devices Enabled: 1 Keyboard, 2 Mouse, 1 Drive USB Functions [Enabled] Legacy USB Support [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB 2.
Table 11 USB Configuration submenu fields Field BIOS EHCI Hand-Off Description Options Set the USB 2.0 Controller to high-speed. HiSpeed Set this value to enable EHCI hand-off support. This is the default value. Enabled Set this value to disable EHCI hand-off support. This is used when your OS does not support EHCI hand-off. Disabled Hot-plug USB FDD Support Set this value to enable Hot-plug USB FDD support.
PCI Configuration submenu Figure 10 PCI Configuration submenu ROM-based Setup Utility Select which graphics PCI Configuration controller to use as Embedded VGA Control [Auto Detect] the primary boot device. Embedded NIC Port 1 Control [Enabled] Embedded NIC Port 1 PXE [Enabled] Embedded NIC Port 2 Control [Enabled] Embedded NIC Port 2 PXE [Disabled] Wake-On LAN [Enabled] ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02.
Table 12 PCI Configuration submenu fields Field Description Options Embedded NIC Port 2 PXE Enable Onboard NIC2 PXE. Enabled Disable Onboard NIC2 PXE. Disabled Allow wake up in S4/S5 over LAN. This is the default setting. Enabled Disabled Wake-On LAN in S4/S5.
PCI Express Configuration submenu Figure 11 PCI Express Configuration submenu ROM-based Setup Utility PCI Express Configuration Active State Power-Management [Disabled] PCI Express Gen2 [Gen2] ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02. 61 (C) Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. Table 13 PCI Express Configuration submenu fields Field Description Options Active State Power Management Enable the PCIE ports to enter L0s and/or L1 states.
IPMI Configuration submenu Figure 12 IPMI Configuration submenu ROM-based Setup Utility InPut for Set LAN IPMI 2.0 Configuration Configuration command. Status of BMC Working BMC Firmware Revision 09.57 BMC/IPMI FW Date: Jan/13/2010 this group may take BMC SDR Version: 2.19.0.211 considerable amount of Warehouse Build Number: 211 NOTE: Each question in time.
Table 14 IPMI Configuration submenu fields Field Description Options Watch Dog Configuration Access the submenu to configure Option of Watch Dog Configuration. Hardware Health Status Access the submenu to view Hardware Health Status.
BIOS Serial Console Configuration submenu Figure 13 BIOS Serial Console Configuration submenu ROM-based Setup Utility Configure BIOS Serial Console type and parameters Select BIOS Serial Console type. BIOS Serial Console [Disabled] ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02. 61(C) Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
Trusted Computing submenu Figure 14 Trusted Computing submenu ROM-based Setup Utility Trusted Computing TPM Status Not Present ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02. 61(C) Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. Table 16 Trusted Computing submenu fields Field Description Options TPM Status TPM not present Not Present Display TPM Status.
Boot menu Figure 15 Boot menu ROM-based Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Exit Configure Settings Boot Settings during System Boot. > Boot Settings Configuration >Standard Boot Order >Hard Disk Drives USB Device Boot Priority [High] Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State] ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02. 61(C) Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
Table 17 Boot menu fields Field Description Options Restore last state after power loss.
Boot Settings Configuration submenu Figure 16 Boot Setting Configuration submenu ROM-based Setup Utility Allows BIOS to skip Boot Settings Configuration certain tests while Quick Boot [Enabled] booting. This will Quiet Boot [Enabled] decrease the time Num Lock [Enabled] needed to boot the system. ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +F1 Change Option General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02. 61(C) Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
Table 18 Boot Settings Configuration submenu fields Field Description Options This option does not enable the keyboard Num Lock automatically. To use the numeric keypad, press the Num Lock key located on the upper left-hand corner of the numeric keypad. The Num Lock LED on the keyboard will light up when Num lock is engaged. This is the default setting.
Standard Boot Order submenu Figure 17 Standard Boot Order submenu ROM-based Setup Utility Specifies the boot Standard Boot Order sequence from the 1st Boot Device [Hard Drive] 2nd Boot Device [Network:IBA GE Slo] available devices. A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu. ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +F1 Change Option General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02. 61(C) Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
Hard Disk Drives submenu Figure 18 Hard Disk Drives submenu ROM-based Setup Utility Specifies the boot Hard Disk Drives sequence from the [SATA: 4M-GB0500C441] 1st Drive available devices. ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +F1 Change Option General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02. 61(C) Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. Table 20 Hard Disk Drives submenu fields Field Description Options 1st Drive USB disk is the 1st drive.
Security menu Figure 19 Security menu ROM-based Setup Utility Main Advanced Boot Exit Install or Change the Security Settings Password. Admin Password: Not Installed User Password: Not Installed Change Admin Password Boot Sector Virus Protection: [Disabled] ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02. 61(C) Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
Exit menu The Exit menu displays several options for how to quit the Setup Utility. Select any of the exit options and press Enter. Figure 20 Exit menu ROM-based Setup Utility Main Advanced Boot Security Exit system setup Exit Options after saving the changes. Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation.. Restore Default Settings ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02.
Recording custom setup values Write down the settings from the Setup Utility and keep them in a safe place. If you need to restore the custom values, you must run the Setup Utility and then reenter these custom settings. Having a record of these custom settings makes this much easier. Loading system defaults If the system fails after you make changes in the Setup Utility menus, reboot the server, enter Setup, and load the system default settings to correct the error.
BIOS Recovery Steps Steps to perform a BIOS recovery: 1. Prepare USB key for BIOS recovery. a. On a system with Internet access, download the ROMPaq file for the restore BIOS from hp.com. b. Run the ROMPaq file. c. After following the instructions to unpack the ROMPaq file, you will see the following in your browser: d. Follow the instructions to prepare your USB key with the proper BIOS files for restoration. 2. Perform BIOS Recovery: a. Place jumper on J27 - group C pins. b. Insert USB key. c.
hardware failures are accurately isolated during POST. The number of tests displayed depends on the configuration of the server. During POST you can: • • • • Press ESC to skip the HP logo and go to POST boot progress display system summary screen. Press F10 to access the Setup Utility. Press F12 to request a network boot (PXE). Press F1 to continue POST after POST errors are detected. POST error indicators When POST detects a system failure it displays a POST error message.
Table 23 POST Error Messages Error code Description 198 Processor QPI speed mismatch detected.
• • • • All memory modules are properly installed. If you have installed a PCI accessory board, verify that the board is firmly seated and any jumpers on the board are properly set. Refer to the documentation provided with the accessory board. All internal cabling and connections are in their proper order. If you have changed the jumper on the system board, verify that each is properly set. If the POST failure occurs after installing an accessory, perform the following steps: 1.
OS installation Supported OSes Refer to the operating system support matrix (http://www.hp.com/go/supportos). OS pre-installation procedure Perform the two pre-OS installation steps in this section before installing the OS of your choice. 1. Configure the hardware aspect of the server. 2. Update the server BIOS. Hardware setup Prepare the server following the instructions in the HP ProLiant DL288 G6 Server Installation Sheet.
Server management Pre- and post-installation procedures Pre-installation procedures WARNING: Failure to properly turn off the server before you open the server or before you start removing or installing hardware components may cause serious damage as well as bodily harm. WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the chassis and any installed hardware components to cool before touching them.
Post-installation procedures 1. Be sure all components are installed according to the described step-by-step instructions. 2. Check to make sure you have not left loose tools or parts inside the server. 3. Reinstall any expansion boards, riser board assemblies, peripherals, board covers, brackets, and system cables that you have removed. 4. Reinstall the top cover: a. Align the top cover to the chassis and then slide it towards the front panel to position it into place. b.
BMC Recovery Steps For BMC Recovery, perform the following steps: 1. Disconnect AC power from the system. 2. Insert jumper on connector J27 (D group pins) on the system board. 3. Update BMC firmware using HP ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade for HP ProLiant G6 Lights-Out 100 Remote Management (For USB Key-Media). Detailed information is available at the following Web page:http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.
SETSYS Utility SETSYS EXE (DOS application) is the correct tool for setting the Serial Number/Asset Tag text on this server after a system board replacement has occurred. Once the Serial Number/Asset Tag text has been entered via SETSYS, populating the SMBIOS data, the system BIOS will automatically write this info into BMC IPMI FRU data on the next boot up.
Index 1 D N 1st Boot Device, 34 Demand Scrubbing, 13 NIC#1 MAC Address, 7 1st Drive, 35 Discard Changes, 37 NIC#2 MAC Address, 7 2 Discard Changes and Exit, 37 Num Lock, 32 2nd Boot Device, 34 E P A Embedded NIC Port 1 PXE, 23 Patrol Scrubbing, 13 Embedded NIC Port 1 Control, 23 PCI Configuration, 9 Active Processor Cores, 11 Embedded NIC Port 2 Control, 23 PCI Express Configuration, 9 Active State Power Management, 25 Embedded NIC Port 2 PXE, 24 POST, 4, 39 Embedded Serial Port Ad
Setup, 4 System Serial Number, 7 USB Configuration, 9 software, 4 System Time, 7 USB Device Boot Priority, 30 Standard Boot Order, 30 system time and date setting, 4 USB Devices Enabled, 21 Status of BMC, 26 T USB Mass Storage Device Configuration, 22 Subnet Mask, 46 SuperIO Configuration, 9 System BIOS overview, 4 system configuration changing, 4 System Date, 7 system defaults, 38 System Memory, 7 Third IDE Master, 16, 17, 18 TPM Status, 29 Trusted Computing, 9 U USB 2.
