HP ProLiant DL180 Generation 5 Server Software Configuration Guide

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Contents
System BIOS configuration
System BIOS overview............................................................................................................................ 5
AMIBIOS software ................................................................................................................................. 5
AMIBIOS Setup Utility............................................................................................................................. 5
Accessing the Setup Utility.................................................................................................................. 6
Navigating through the Setup Utility .................................................................................................... 6
Setup Utility menus ............................................................................................................................ 8
Main Menu................................................................................................................................. 8
Advanced menu ........................................................................................................................ 10
Boot Menu ................................................................................................................................ 18
Security menu............................................................................................................................ 18
Exit menu.................................................................................................................................. 21
Recording custom Setup values ......................................................................................................... 21
Loading system defaults ................................................................................................................... 21
Clearing CMOS ............................................................................................................................. 22
Power-On Self Test (POST)..................................................................................................................... 22
POST error indicators ...................................................................................................................... 22
Recoverable POST Errors ............................................................................................................ 23
POST-related troubleshooting............................................................................................................ 23
Reprogramming the BIOS with the crisis recovery jumper ..........................................................................24
NOS installation
Supported NOS................................................................................................................................... 25
NOS pre-installation procedure.............................................................................................................. 25
Hardware setup.............................................................................................................................. 25
BIOS update .................................................................................................................................. 26
Installing Microsoft Windows NOS ........................................................................................................ 26
Pre-installation instructions ................................................................................................................ 26
Installation flow............................................................................................................................... 26
Section 1. Creating the driver diskettes .............................................................................................. 26
Section 2. Installing Windows NOS .................................................................................................. 27
Section 3. Completing the installation................................................................................................ 28
Phase 1 - Installing the chipset driver ............................................................................................ 28
Phase 2 - Installing the HP network driver......................................................................................28
Phase 3 - Installing the embedded video driver .............................................................................. 29
Section 4. Configuring the system ..................................................................................................... 29
Phase 1 - Performing a hardware status check ............................................................................... 29
Phase 2 - Initializing the hard drive .............................................................................................. 30
Phase 3 - Adding Windows Terminal Services ............................................................................... 30
Section 5. Configuring the network ................................................................................................... 31
Phase 1 - Configuring the server’s IP address................................................................................. 31
Phase 2 - Attaching clients to the network and testing the network link .............................................. 31
Phase 3 - Configuring the domain controller setup.......................................................................... 32
Section 6. Installing additional HP accessories.................................................................................... 33
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux NOS.................................................................................................. 33
Installation flow............................................................................................................................... 33
Pre-installation instructions ................................................................................................................ 33