User manual HP INTEGRITY RX4610 SERVERS

[. . . ] hp server rx4610 User Guide Online Version: 1. 0 Last Updated: June 2001 Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. Hewlett-Packard assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished by Hewlett-Packard. [. . . ] From the Boot Manager, you can choose to invoke the EFI Shell or you can choose to go to the Boot Maintenance Menu. For information on the Boot Manager, refer to "The Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) Boot Manager". For information on the EFI Shell, refer to "The Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) Shell". Follow these steps to power up the HP Server: 1. Press the Power on/off button on the Front Control Panel. Pressing this button causes the server fans to start up and POST begins to run. You can 107 Chapter 10 Configuring the HP Server monitor boot progress in two different places: the video display and the LCD display on the Front Panel. Information appears in the LCD display first. NOTE To enter the BIOS Setup Utility you must immediately start pressing <F2> repeatedly after you first power on the server. Doing so interrupts the boot process and allows you to use the utility. For more information on entering and using the utility, refer to "Using BIOS Setup" in this chapter. 2. POST checks the drive carriers, processors, memory, keyboard, and most installed peripheral devices. During the memory test, POST displays the amount of memory it is able to access and test. The length of time needed to test memory depends on the amount of memory installed. The LCD displays boot progress as follows: Boot, First Row Test (should always be 64MB) Base Memory Test (2GB max) Ext Memory Test (will report out if enough memory is available) CMOS Test Keybrd Bat Test Initialize Timer PCI Bus Scan Initialize Video Keyboard Test Initialize IDE Serial Test Prepare to Boot Processor Speed 4. Video appears on the monitor attached to the system and begins to display boot progress. AMI BIOS banner: displays the loaded versions of the BIOS, PAL, SAL, and EFI. 108 Chapter 10 Configuring the HP Server QLogic banner: allows you the opportunity to enter the QLogic SCSI utility by entering the key combination <Alt-Q>. The QLogic SCSI utility allows you to manage and configure the server's SCSI devices. For information on the screens available in this utility, refer to "QLogic SCSI Utility". 5. POST concludes and passes control to the Boot Manager. From the Boot Manager, you can use arrow keys to highlight the option that invokes the EFI Shell, or you can highlight and select the Boot Maintenance Menu. Booting to the EFI Shell causes the following prompt to appear: Shell> 7. When you see the Shell> prompt, load and start the operating system. The Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) Boot Manager The EFI Boot Manager allows you to control the server's booting environment. [. . . ] To remedy this, either modify the INI file to reduce the number of lines displayed, or increase the number of lines on the screen using the "MODE 80 50" EFI command. Introduction INI File Structure An INI file consists of two areas: the header area that is designated by the [INF_FILE] section header and the main body designated by the [DISPLAY] section header. The [INF_FILE] Section The [INF_FILE] must contain three items: Signature, FileFormatVersion, and ManufacturersID. The Signature is to let the utility know that this is an INI file for the FRUSDR utility. The FileFormatVersion is so that future changes to the INI Display format can be tracked and adapted to. [. . . ]