HP Z Virtual manual Keeping the system current, USB support, Redundant ROM support, Drivers

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USB support

HP provides both standard USB 2.0 support and legacy USB 2.0 support. Standard support is provided by the OS through the appropriate USB device drivers. Before the OS loads, HP provides support for USB devices through legacy USB support, which is enabled by default in the system ROM.

Legacy USB support provides USB functionality in environments where USB support is not available normally. Specifically, HP provides legacy USB functionality for the following:

●POST

●RBSU

●Diagnostics

●DOS

●Operating environments which do not provide native USB support

Redundant ROM support

The server enables you to upgrade or configure the ROM safely with redundant ROM support. The server has a single ROM that acts as two separate ROM images. In the standard implementation, one side of the ROM contains the current ROM program version, while the other side of the ROM contains a backup version.

NOTE: The server ships with the same version programmed on each side of the ROM.

Safety and security benefits

When you flash the system ROM, ROMPaq writes over the backup ROM and saves the current ROM as a backup, enabling you to switch easily to the alternate ROM version if the new ROM becomes corrupted for any reason. This feature protects the existing ROM version, even if you experience a power failure while flashing the ROM.

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Drivers

IMPORTANT: Always perform a backup before installing or updating device drivers.

The server includes new hardware that may not have driver support on all OS installation media.

If you are installing an Intelligent Provisioning-supported OS, use Intelligent Provisioning on page 82 and its Configure and Install feature to install the OS and latest supported drivers.

If you do not use Intelligent Provisioning to install an OS, drivers for some of the new hardware are required. These drivers, as well as other option drivers, ROM images, and value-add software can be downloaded as part of an SPP.

If you are installing drivers from SPP, be sure that you are using the latest SPP version that your server supports. To verify that your server is using the latest supported version and for more information about SPP, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/spp/download).

To locate the drivers for a particular server, go to the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc) and click on Drivers, Software & Firmware. Then, enter your product name in the Find an HP product field and click Go.

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Contents HP DL380z Gen8 Virtual Workstation Part number First Edition April Table of contents Setup Active Health System Integrated Management Log 101 Abstract Front panel components Component identificationDescription Status Front panel LEDs and buttonsSystems Insight Display LEDs Access the Systems Insight DisplayRJ-45 LEDs for status Rear panel LEDs and buttons Systems Insight Display LED combinationsPage Rear panel components Non-hot-plug PCI riser board slot definitions Rear panel LEDs and buttonsFL/FH ItemDescription System board componentsDefault Function System maintenance switchDimm slot locations NMI functionalityLED SAS and Sata device numbers Hot-plug drive LED definitionsPCI riser cage LED Amber Green Interpretation Fbwc module LEDs P420Hot-plug fans Page Power down the server Power up the serverOperations Extend the server from the rack Install the access panel Remove the access panelOpening the cable management arm Access the product rear panelRemove the hot-plug fan cage Power down the server onRemove the hot-plug fan Remove the access panel onRemove the full-length expansion board Remove the PCI riser cage Install the access panel on Install the PCI riser cageSecure the full-length expansion board retainer Remove the air baffle Page Optional installation services SetupSpace and airflow requirements Optimum environmentPower requirements Temperature requirementsElectrical grounding requirements Connecting a DC power cable to a DC power source Installing hardware options Identifying the contents of the server shipping cartonRack warnings Installing the server into the rack Page Citrix XenServer Installing the operating systemVMware vSphere Registering the server Powering on and selecting boot optionsIntroduction Hardware options installationMemory options Memory subsystem architecture HP SmartMemoryDimm identification Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs1Maximum capacity Memory configurationsAdvanced ECC memory configuration Advanced ECC population guidelines General Dimm slot population guidelinesLockstep Memory population guidelines Installing a DimmHot-plug hard drive options Power up the server onInstalling a hot-plug SAS or Sata hard drive Removing a hot-plug SAS or Sata hard drive Controller optionsInstalling the flash-backed write cache module Installing the flash-backed write cache capacitor pack Page Remove the Velcro liner Hardware options installation Power up the server on Optical drive option 48V DC power supply option Page Page Page Page FlexibleLOM option FlexibleLOM option Removing the expansion slot blanks Expansion board optionsPage Installing a half-length expansion board Installing a full-length expansion board Secondary PCI riser cage option Page Install the secondary PCI riser cage HP Trusted Platform Module option 2U rack bezel optionInstalling the Trusted Platform Module board HP Trusted Platform Module option Enabling the Trusted Platform Module Retaining the recovery key/passwordSAS hard drive cabling CablingOptical drive cabling Fbwc cabling Chipset Sata cable option Remove the air baffle on Cabling PCIe power cable option Server mode Software and configuration utilitiesHP product QuickSpecs HP iLO HP iLO Management EngineIntegrated Management Log Intelligent ProvisioningErase Utility HP Insight Remote Support softwareScripting Toolkit HP Smart Update Manager HP Service Pack for ProLiantUsing Rbsu HP ROM-Based Setup UtilityBoot options Auto-configuration processConfiguring AMP modes Array Configuration Utility Utilities and featuresRe-entering the server serial number and product ID Option ROM Configuration for Arrays HP Smart Storage AdministratorROMPaq utility Automatic Server RecoveryUSB support Keeping the system currentRedundant ROM support DriversSoftware and firmware Version control Change control and proactive notification Troubleshooting resources TroubleshootingLocate the battery System board components on Battery replacementPage Environmental specifications SpecificationsMechanical specifications Power supply specificationsSpecification Value Input requirements HP 1200 W CS HE Power Supply 94% efficiencyBefore you contact HP Support and other resourcesHP contact information Customer Self Repair 101 Acronyms and abbreviationsAcronyms and abbreviations Documentation feedback ASR IndexIML
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