Important HP UEFI Requirements
Important
HP UEFI Requirements
The HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 Server supports both Legacy BIOS Boot Mode
(default) and UEFI Boot Mode. This is configured via the Boot Mode setting in HP
UEFI System Utilities. When the server is configured for UEFI Boot Mode,
observe the following requirements:
• If Microsoft Windows 2008 SP2 or Windows 2008 SP1 is used in UEFI
Boot Mode, UEFI Optimized Mode must be disabled (this option is enabled
by default). This is required to work around an issue in Windows 2008 /
2008 R2 that requires legacy BIOS components necessary for video
operations in Windows operating systems.
• The following supported 12 Gb/s capable HP Smart Array controllers must
have Firmware/Option ROM version 1.50 or later installed before they
can be used in the server. Before installing the operating system, use HP
Service ProLiant Pack version 2014.02.0 or later in Offline mode to
upgrade the firmware to the latest version.
For more information on supported options, see the server QuickSpecs on
the HP website
(http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/14885_div/148
85_div.html).
For more information on the latest firmware and driver versions, see the HP
website (http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc).
CAUTION: Install only supported controllers. Other
controllers do not function in this server.
Part number Description
698529-B21 HP Smart Array P430/2GB FBWC 6Gb 1-port Int SAS
Controller
698530-B21 HP Smart Array P430/4GB FBWC 6Gb 1-port Int SAS
Controller
698531-B21 HP Smart Array P431/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Ext SAS
Controller
698532-B21 HP Smart Array P431/4GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Ext SAS
Controller
Part number Description
659833-B21 HP Smart Array P830/4GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS
Controller
• The following supported NICs have minimum Firmware/Option ROM
revisions that must be installed before they can be used in the server.
Before installing the operating system, use HP Service ProLiant Pack version
2014.02.0 or later in Offline mode to upgrade the firmware to the latest
version.
Part
number
Description NIC Secure Boot Signed OS
level Driver
NIC Secure Boot Signed
Option ROM Driver
652503-
B21
Ethernet 10Gb 2P
530SFP+
netxtreme2-kmp-default-7.8.
83_3.0.76_0.11-2.sles11s
p3.x86_64.rpm
CP021068.scexe and
CP020894.scexe
–v1.5.11
700751-
B21
FlexFabric 10Gb
2P 534FLR-SFP+
netxtreme2-kmp-default-7.8.
83_3.0.76_0.11-2.sles11s
p3.x86_64.rpm
CP021068.scexe and
CP020894.scexe
–v1.5.11
629135-
B21
Ethernet 1Gb 4P
331 FLR
tg3-kmp-default-3.134f_3.0
.76_0.11-2.sles11sp3.x86
_64.rpm
CP021068.scexe and
CP020894.scexe
–v1.5.11
665249-
B21
Ethernet 10Gb 2P
560SFP+
hp-ixgbe-kmp-default-3.19.
0.46_3.0.76_0.11-4.sles1
1sp3.x86_64.rpm
CP020134.scexe and
CP020135.scexe
–v1.5.17
665243-
B21
Ethernet 10Gb 2P
560FLR-SFP+
hp-ixgbe-kmp-default-3.19.
0.46_3.0.76_0.11-4.sles1
1sp3.x86_64.rpm
CP020134.scexe and
CP020135.scexe
–v1.5.17
647594-
B21
Ethernet 1Gb
4-port 331T
tg3-kmp-default-3.134f_3.
0.76_0.11-2.sles11sp3.x8
6_64.rpm
CP021068.scexe and
CP020894.scexe
–v1.5.11
656596-
B21
Ethernet 10Gb 2P
530T
netxtreme2-kmp-default-7.8.
83_3.0.76_0.11-2.sles11s
p3.x86_64.rpm
CP021068.scexe and
CP020894.scexe
–v1.5.11
• When the server is configured for UEFI Boot Mode, PXE servers must be
configured with a UEFI boot image.
• When the server boots in UEFI mode, it does not boot media with a legacy
OS installation. This includes DOS targets and Windows or Linux systems
installed in Legacy mode. The reverse is also true for servers that boot in
Legacy mode.
• If the default boot mode settings are different than the user defined settings,
the system may not boot the OS installation if the defaults are restored. To