Configuring the Embedded 1068 Boot Controller (Windows Server 2008)

1 Configuring an Embedded 1068 Controller as the Boot

Controller on HP BL860c and BL870c Blade Servers

Configuring the Embedded 1068 Controller

To configure your embedded 1068 controller as the system boot controller on BL860c and BL870c

blade servers, you must complete a series of steps that can be divided into 2 procedures:

• Procedure #1: Configure the storage adapters

• Procedure #2: Load the OEM boot driver and install Windows

NOTE: The DVD-ROM drive described in the following steps must be an external drive that

connects to a USB port on the BL860c or BL870c, since these servers do not provide an internal

DVD-ROM drive.

Also, the procedures described in this document are required for systems running Windows

Server 2003. Because systems running Windows Server 2008 can recognize Logical Unit Numbers

(LUNs) on the SAS device path, these procedures are not absolutely required on those systems.

However, they are still highly recommended, since it is always a good practice to mirror the

system boot drive for redundancy.

Procedure #1: Configure the Storage Adapters

To configure the storage adapters, complete the following steps:

1. Boot the server with your Smart Setup media in the DVD-ROM drive. It may take a minute

or two for the disk to initialize, so please be patient.

2. The following text displays, where <version number> is the EBSU version number and

<n> is a timer that counts down from 5 to 1.

EFI-Based Setup Utility Version v<version number>

reserved.

EBSU will start in <n> seconds...

3. When the timer runs out, the EBSU Welcome screen displays.

Figure 1-1 EBSU Welcome screen

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