Compaq ProLiant SL170s - G6 Server User's Guide

HP ProLiant SL170z G6 Server Software Configuration Guide Part number 571285-002 Second edition April 2010

System BIOS configuration 10 Table 4 Advanced menu fieldsField Description CPU Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the

System BIOS configuration 11 CPU Configuration submenu Figure 6 CPU Configuration submenu NOTE: Data Reuse option is for Intel®Xeon® 5600 Ser

System BIOS configuration 12 Table 5 CPU Configuration submenu fieldsField Description Options Provides maximum protection against failed DIM

System BIOS configuration 13 IDE Configuration submenu Figure 7 IDE Configuration submenu Table 6 IDE Configuration submenu fieldsField Descr

System BIOS configuration 14 Table 6 IDE Configuration submenu fieldsField Description Options Set this value to stop the setup from sear

System BIOS configuration 15 Table 7 IO Device Configuration submenu fieldsOption Description 2E8/IRQ3 Set this value to allow the serial port

System BIOS configuration 16 Figure 10 ACPI Configuration submenu (2) Table 9 South Bridge ACPI Configuration submenu fieldsField Description

System BIOS configuration 17 IPMI Configuration submenu Figure 11 IPMI Configuration submenu Table 10 IPMI Configuration submenu fieldsField

System BIOS configuration 18 Figure 12 SEL Configuration submenu (1) Figure 13 SEL Configuration submenu (2) Table 11 SEL Configuration subme

System BIOS configuration 19 Figure 14 Serial Port Configuration submenu Table 12 Serial Port Configuration submenu fieldsField Description

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System BIOS configuration 20 Figure 15 LAN Configuration submenu Table 13 LAN Configuration submenu fieldsField Description Options BMC NIC

System BIOS configuration 21 Figure 16 Watchdog Configuration submenu Table 14 Watchdog Configuration submenu fieldsField Description Optio

System BIOS configuration 22 Figure 17 Hardware Health Information submenu Table 15 Hardware Health Information submenu fieldsField Descripti

System BIOS configuration 23 USB Configuration submenu Figure 18 USB Configuration submenu NOTE 1: When you install USB storage, USB Mass Dev

System BIOS configuration 24 Remote Access Configuration submenu Figure 19 Remote Access Configuration submenu Table 17 Remote Access Configura

System BIOS configuration 25 PCI Bus Configuration submenu Figure 20 PCI Bus Configuration submenu Table 18 PCI Bus Configuration submenu field

System BIOS configuration 26 Power Configuration submenu Figure 21 Power Configuration submenu Table 19 Power Configuration submenu fieldsFile

System BIOS configuration 27 Table 19 Power Configuration submenu fieldsFiled Description Options Set the current QPI Speed to 6.400GT. 6.4

System BIOS configuration 28 Table 19 Power Configuration submenu fieldsFiled Description Options Turbo Mode Prevent processor cores to run f

System BIOS configuration 29 Table 20 Boot menu fieldsFiled Description Options Embedded NIC Port 2 PXE Set this value not to allow boot form

Contents 3 Contents System BIOS configuration ...

System BIOS configuration 30 Boot Device Priority SubmenuTo change the boot order, select a boot category type such as Hard disk drives, Removab

System BIOS configuration 31 Hard Disk Drives Submenu Figure 24 Hard Disk Drive submenu Security menu The Security menu allows users to set an

System BIOS configuration 32 To set an administrator password: 1. Indicates whether a supervisor password has been set, if the password has bee

System BIOS configuration 33 Figure 27 Confirm New Password 4. Type the same password in the Confirm New Password box to verify the first entr

System BIOS configuration 34 To change the Admin Password: 1. In the Security menu screen, in the Change Admin Password field, press Enter. The

System BIOS configuration 35 Exit menu The Exit menu displays several options on how to quit the Setup Utility. Select any of the exit options t

System BIOS configuration 36 Power-On Self-Test (POST) When the server boots up, a series of tests are displayed on the screen. This is referred

System BIOS configuration 37 Table 23 POST Error MessagesError code Error message Description/corrective action 010h Floppy Controller Failur

System BIOS configuration 38 Table 23 POST Error MessagesError code Error message Description/corrective action 609h Temperature Violation De

OS installation 39 OS installation Supported OSes Microsoft Windows Server Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper V Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

System BIOS configuration 4 System BIOS configuration This chapter describes the basic functions of the BIOS. System BIOS overview A Basic Inpu

OS installation 40 Easy Set-up CD Instruction HP ProLiant SL170z G6 Server Easy Set-up CD is a set of software that optimizes platform configura

Server management 41 Server management Pre- and post-installation procedures Pre-installation procedures WARNING: Failure to properly turn of

Server management 42 To configure the BMC through the Setup Utility: 1. In the Serial Port Configuration submenu under the IPMI Configuration s

Server management 43 1. In the Serial Port Configuration submenu under the IPMI Configuration submenu, set the Serial port Assignment field to S

Index 44 Index A administrator password, 31 administrator password changing, 34 administrator password checking, 34 Advanced menu, 9 asset tag, 8

Index 45 Serial Port Switching, 19 Setup Utility menus, 7 Share NIC Mode, 20 software, 4 Supported operating systems, 39 system configuration cha

System BIOS configuration 5 NOTE: If you repeatedly receive “Run Setup” messages, the battery located on the system board (XBAT1) may be defect

System BIOS configuration 6 Table 1 Setup Utility navigation keysKey Function ← and → Move between selections on the menu bar. ↑ and ↓ Move t

System BIOS configuration 7 Figure 2 General Help Screen Setup Utility menus The Setup Utility menu bar displays the five primary menu selecti

System BIOS configuration 8 Table 2 Main menu fieldsField Description System Overview Displays the system ROM Version, the date when the Setup

System BIOS configuration 9 Table 3 Boot Settings Configuration submenu fieldsField Description Options Do not display any splash screen duri