Preparing HP ProLiant DL585 G2 Nodes

On HP ProLiant DL585 G2 servers, use the following tools to configure the appropriate settings for an HP XC system:

Integrated Lights Out (iLO) Setup Utility
ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU)

Perform the following procedure from the iLO Setup Utility for each HP ProLiant DL585 G2 node in the hardware configuration:

Use the instructions in the accompanying HP ProLiant hardware documentation to connect a monitor, mouse, and keyboard to the node.
Turn on power to the node. Watch the screen carefully during the power-on self-test, and press the F8 key when prompted to access the Integrated Lights Out Setup Utility.

For each node, make the iLO settings listed in Table 3-3.

Table 3-3 iLO Settings for HP ProLiant DL585 G2 Nodes

Menu Name SubMenu Name Option Name Set To This Value

User

Add

Create a common iLO user name and password for every node in the hardware configuration. The password must have a minimum of 8 characters by default, but this value is configurable.

The user Administrator is predefined by default, but you must create your own user name and password. For security purposes, HP recommends that you delete the Administrator user.

This user name and password are required to access the console port with the telnet cp-nodename command.

Network

DNS/DHCP

DHCP Enable

On

Select File Exit to exit the Integrated Lights Out Setup Utility and resume the power-on self-test.
Watch the screen carefully, and press the F9 key when prompted to access the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU).

Perform the following procedure for each HP ProLiant DL585 G2 node in the hardware configuration:

For each node, make the settings listed in Table 3-4.

Table 3-4 RBSU Settings for HP ProLiant DL385 G2 Nodes

Menu Name	Option Name	Set To This Value
System Options	Embedded Serial Port	`Disabled`
	Virtual Serial Port	`COM1; IRQ4; IO: 3F8h-2FFh`
	Embedded NICs/NIC 1 boot Options	On all nodes except the head node, set this value to `PXE boot`
	Embedded NICs/NIC 2 boot Options	`Disabled` (head node only)
	Power Regulator for ProLiant	`OS Control Mode`
Standard Boot Order (IPL)		Set the following boot order on all nodes except the head node: IPL:1 `CD-ROM` IPL:2 `Floppy Drive (A:)` IPL:3 `USB Drive Key (C:)` IPL:4 `PCI Embedded HP NC373i Multifunction Gigabit Adapter` IPL:5 `Hard Drive C:` Set the following boot order on the head node: IPL:1 `CD-ROM` IPL:2 `Floppy Drive (A:)` IPL:3 `USB Drive Key (C:)` IPL:4 `Hard Drive C:`
BIOS Serial Console and EMS	BIOS Serial Console Port	`COM1; IRQ4; IO: 3F8h-3FFh`
	BIOS Serial Console Baud Rate	`115200`
	EMS Console	`Disabled`
	BIOS Interface Mode	`Command Line`
Advanced	Linux x86_64 HPET Option	`Disabled`

Press the Esc key to exit the RBSU. Press the F10 key to confirm your choice and restart the boot sequence.
Repeat this procedure for every HP ProLiant DL585 G2 node in the hardware configuration.

Configuring Smart Arrays

On hardware models, such as the HP ProLiant DL585 G2 with smart array cards, you must add the disks to the smart array before attempting to image the node.

To do so, watch the screen carefully during the power-on self-test phase of the node, and press the F8 key when prompted to configure the disks into the smart array.

Specific instructions are outside the scope of the HP XC documentation. See the documentation that came with the HP ProLiant server for more information.

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