User manual HP SMARTSTART 7.6 QUICKSPECS

[. . . ] SmartStart leverages embedded system utilities that provide either customized configuration or intelligent defaults for server hardware and array controller configuration. Optimized configuration: SmartStart integrates optimized ProLiant drivers with every assisted OS installation to achieve the maximum performance for your ProLiant server. Manageable-ready system: SmartStart completes your ProLiant server setup with installation of management agents, ready to be managed with HP Systems Insight Manager. DA - 12250 Worldwide -- Version 6 -- September 25, 2006 Page 2 QuickSpecs Standard Features SmartStart SmartStart 7. 6 SmartStart is an essential single-server deployment tool that simplifies HP ProLiant server setup, providing a repeatable way to deploy reliable and consistent single-server configurations. SmartStart uses embedded ROM-based setup utilities (RBSU) to configure server and array controller hardware. [. . . ] To launch autorun on a Windows system, either insert the CD in a CD-ROM drive and autorun will automatically launch, or launch by executing _autorun\autorun_win. exe from the CD. To launch autorun on a Linux system, insert the CD in a CD-ROM drive, log on to the root and mount the CD and run the autorun file. Obtain the latest PSPs and other ProLiant server software from the Software and Drivers download pages Software Updates at http://www. hp. com/go/support or from the SmartStart CD image available as a download from the SmartStart Web site at http://www. hp. com/servers/smartstart. Updating your firmware can be performed using the various offline (non-OS session) and online (while Firmware Updates running in an OS session) methods: Deploy offline and online firmware components for servers, SCSI array controllers, Lights-Out Management options and hard drives (offline only). Access this capability via the Install Firmware link on the Firmware Update page. ROMPaqs: Floppy-based method for performing firmware updates for selected ProLiant servers and options. ROM Flash Components: Offline method for servers without an operating system and online method for servers running Windows or Linux for performing firmware updates for selected ProLiant servers and options. These components can be deployed individually or the firmware installation application. Obtain the latest ProLiant firmware from the following locations: The ProLiant Firmware Maintenance CD is available within the ProLiant Software Maintenance Pack and as a downloadable image from the SmartStart Web site. The Software and Drivers download pages on HP. COM are available as a link from the SmartStart Web site. The ROM-BIOS web pages at http://h18023. www1. hp. com/support/files/server/us/romflash. html. Get Proactive Notification Proactive delivery of Product Change Notifications (PCNs), Customer Advisories (CAs), and software driver alerts are delivered through Subscriber's Choice. We encourage you to begin taking advantage of of Upcoming Software with Subscriber's Choice the feature-rich notifications delivered from HP Subscriber's Choice at http://www. hp. com/go/subscriberschoice. DA - 12250 Worldwide -- Version 6 -- September 25, 2006 Page 4 QuickSpecs Standard Features SmartStart 7. 6 Systems Maintenance Perform Server Maintenance by booting the SmartStart CD and launching these utilities Insight Diagnostics - performs tests on system components. Insight Diagnostics displays information about a server's hardware and software configuration. You can perform hardware and software tests on the following subsystems: Processor, Input devices, Communication ports and devices, Storage devices, Graphics, Memory, Multimedia devices and now the remote management processor (iLO, RILOE II). Array Configuration Utility (ACU) - enables you to configure newly added Smart Array controllers and associated storage devices. It is a web-based tool that has a configuration wizard that allows you to configure your Smart Array controller, add additional disk drives to an existing configuration or reconfigure your existing disk drive array. Array Diagnostics Utility (ADU) - performs device tests on HP array controller hardware Erase Utility - provides options to clean different areas of the system: attached drives, non-attached drives, BIOS, and non-volatile RAM (NVRAM) Perform Server Maintenance through ROM-based embedded utilities The ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) performs a wide variety of server configuration activities: viewing system information to prepare the system for installation of the OS, configuring system devices and installed options and selecting the primary boot controller. RBSU is accessible by pressing F9 key after the system has booted. The Option-ROM Configuration for Arrays utility (ORCA) allows users to configure HP array controllers. ORCA is accessible by pressing F8 key after the system has booted. It allows the user to create and delete logical drives, set interrupts, and set boot controller order. [. . . ] With HP Software Technical Support, a customer's IT staff has fast and reliable access to HP Response Centers. Support Services for HP Response Center engineers work with customers' IT team to provide advice on software features and ProLiant Essentials use, problem diagnosis and resolution, software defect identification and access to patches. Software technical support Care Packs for ProLiant Essentials Operating Environment provide support for the following products. Note that supported products may change over time, the list of products : Rapid Deployment Pack Windows Edition Rapid Deployment Pack Linux Edition Workload Management Pack Performance Management Pack Recovery Server Option Pack Insight Manager SmartStart SmartStart Scripting ToolKit iLO Advanced Pack Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack Intelligent Networking Pack Virtual Machine Management Pack Server Migration Pack Automation Pack DA - 12250 Worldwide -- Version 6 -- September 25, 2006 Page 6 QuickSpecs Operating System and ProLiant Server Support HP Control Tower HP Control Tower SmartStart 7. 6 © Copyright 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P. [. . . ]