HP ProLiant SL160s G6 Server Software Configuration Guide

Contents 3
Contents
System BIOS configuration .................................................................................................................... 4
System BIOS overview ................................................................................................................................. 4
BIOS software ............................................................................................................................................ 4
BIOS Setup Utility ....................................................................................................................................... 4
Accessing the Setup Utility ...................................................................................................................... 5
Navigating through the Setup Utility......................................................................................................... 5
Setup Utility menus ................................................................................................................................. 7
Recording custom Setup values .............................................................................................................. 37
Clearing CMOS .................................................................................................................................. 38
Power-On Self-Test (POST) .......................................................................................................................... 38
POST error indicators ........................................................................................................................... 38
POST-related troubleshooting ................................................................................................................ 40
OS installation ................................................................................................................................... 41
Supported OS .......................................................................................................................................... 41
OS pre-installation procedure ..................................................................................................................... 41
Hardware setup ................................................................................................................................... 42
BIOS update ....................................................................................................................................... 42
Easy Set-up CD Instruction .......................................................................................................................... 42
Server management............................................................................................................................ 43
Pre- and post-installation procedures ........................................................................................................... 43
Pre-installation procedures .................................................................................................................... 43
Post-installation procedures ................................................................................................................... 43
Configuring the BMC ................................................................................................................................ 43
Index ................................................................................................................................................ 46