HP Netserver LC II Installation Roadmap

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Install in Rack (Optional)

Configure the HP NetServer

Verify Installed Accessories

(Optional)

Replace All Covers and

Connect All Cables

2. Run Configuration Assistant and Installation Assistant:

Go to the HP Navigator Main Menu. If you want to change the

language, select "Set Preferences" and the language. Select

"Configuration and Installation Assistant." Select "Express" from the

next screen to begin the "Express" mode of configuration.

"Custom" configuration mode and "Replication" configuration mode are

also available. Refer to the for details.HP NetServer LC II User Guide

1. Turn on the HP NetServer and monitor, and insert the HP

Navigator CD-ROM into the drive. Turn the power off, wait 10 seconds,

and turn the power on again. If the system fails to restart, follow the

instructions on the screen.

If you wish, you may now verify accessories you have installed. Turn on

the HP NetServer and monitor, and view the the boot screen.

The boot screen lists the hardware that the system detected, such as

CPU, DIMMs, and PCI and ISA boards. If the system fails to restart, follow

the instructions on the screen.

To install the HP NetServer in a rack assembly, refer to the following:

• Rack installation kit instructions

•

After completing the installation in the rack assembly, return to the

HP NetServer Rack Assembly and Cabling Reference Guide

NetServer Rack Installation Road Map.

3. Select the NOS:

5. Configure Remote Management:

6. Configure Disk Array:

Select the NOS you will install, and the version if

necessary. Installation of the optional IntranetWare NOS, which is in the

HP NetServer Software Option Package, requires the key obtained in

Section 5: "Prepare for Installation."

If you

plan to manage the HP NetServer LC II remotely, refer to the

elect "Configure

Remote Management" on the Configure Remote Management screen

to start the utility that configures Integrated Remote Assistant.

If you have a disk

array, refer to the

. Select "Execute" on the Configure Disk Array screen to start the

utility that configures the disk array.

To install the NOS manually:

On the Show NOS Installation Instructions screen, select "Save to

Disk." Then print out the

from the disk. Read these instructions before starting to

install the NOS.

to perform the manual NOS

installation.

4. Select the NOS installation mode:

Install the NOS:

8. HP NetServer management:

If you

select certain versions of Novell NetWare / IntranetWare or Microsoft

Windows NT Server, you will be asked, "Would you like to use HP's

automated mode of NOS installation?"

If you want to use automated NOS installation,

select "Yes." Choose automated NOS installation mode for first-time

installation of Novell NetWare / IntranetWare or Microsoft Windows NT

Server on a factory-configured HP NetServer LC II.

Perform a manual NOS installation if you are

installing a NOS other than Novell NetWare / IntranetWare or Microsoft

Windows NT Server, or if you replaced HP components. (For example,

if you replaced an HP network interface controller board with a third-

party board, install the NOS manually.)

If you selected the HP

automated NOS installation process, you will be guided through the

process by a series of HP display screens.

On the Create Driver Diskette(s) screen, select "Create Drivers

Diskette(s)."

Follow the instructions on the screen and the

Refer to the HP NetServer

Management Reference Guide, and install HP TopTools.

NetServer LC II Remote Administrator Guide. S

HP NetRAID Series Installation and Configuration

Guide

Network Operating System Installation

Instructions

Network Operating

System Installation Instructions

1. Lower the system board:

2. Replace all covers:

3. Connect the power cord and all other cables.

If the system board is in the raised

position, hold the handles of the retaining latches vertical, and push the

system board down to seat it firmly in its slot. Then, lower the retaining

latches simultaneously to secure the board.

a.If a side cover was removed, insert its lower channel onto the lip at

the bottom of the chassis. Press the top of the side cover against the

chassis, so that it snaps it into place.

b.To replace the top cover, align both corners of its rear edge against

the similar sheet metal on the rear of the HP NetServer. Lower the

front of the top cover and pull it forward slightly to catch on the rear

of the chassis and to clear the front edge of the chassis. Tighten

both thumbscrews.

c. Align the front bezel against the front of the HP NetServer, and

press it firmly into place. Lock the front bezel with the key provided.

NOTE SCSI devices connected to a disk array controller board

(DAC) cannot be displayed at boot time. An ISA non-Plug-

and-Play board cannot be displayed at boot time.

NOTE To use the Integrated

Remote Assistant to run server management utilities

remotely, you must create the utility partition. "Express"

configuration mode creates it automatically. If you use

"Custom" configuration mode, create the partition by

selecting "Install/Update Utility Partition" from the Custom

Configuration menu within Configuration Assistant.

Console Redirection feature of

NOTE If you have installed an ISA non-Plug-and-Play accessory

board, you must for it by using

the Setup utility. Start the Setup utility by pressing the F2

function key when "Press <F2> to enter SETUP" appears

on the boot screen.

When the Setup utility starts, select "Configuration," and

then select "ISA non-Plug-and-Play Devices." Use the

arrow keys to highlight a selection, press ENTER to display

its options, and use the +/- keys to change values. When

done, exit saving changes. For more about reserving

system resources, refer to Information Assistant and to

"Configuring ISA Non-Plug-and-Play Board" in Chapter 4,

"Accessories," in the HP NetServer LC II Series User

Guide.

(If the system hangs before the Setup utility starts, remove

the ISA non-Plug-and Play board, run the Setup utility to

reserve system resources for it, and reinstall the board.)

reserve system resources

CAUTION Replace ALL covers before operating the

HP NetServer, even for a short time. Otherwise,

overheating can damage processors, boards, and

mass storage devices.

Thumbscrews

Front

Bezel

System

Board

Side

Cover

Top

Cover