HP ProLiant Gen8 Server with HP iLO Management Engine Setup Guide

1 Overview

This document provides an overview of the installation, local and remote configuration, and

management software for HP ProLiant Gen8 servers.

HP ProLiant Gen8 servers are available in a wide variety of models to suit any environment. These

servers, combined with the latest HP software, allow a tightly integrated experience.

This guide provides a high-level set of steps to setup and configure a single small business server,

including:

• A setup checklist of materials to gather before you begin

• An overview of the software and configuration utilities offered on HP ProLiant Gen8 servers

• “Before you begin” (page 7)

• “Software and configuration utilities” (page 9)

• “Hardware installation and configuration” (page 21)

• “Booting for the first time” (page 27)

• “Post OS installation” (page 43)

• “Troubleshooting” (page 49)

• “Support and other resources” (page 51)

Each procedure is available with greater detail in separate documents. See Related information

for a list of the available documents.