To launch HPSUM:

1.For Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1 Standard operating system, click Start, and then select All Programs>Pre-Install Features>HP Service Pack for ProLiant.

For Windows Server 2012 standard operating system, press button from the keyboard and right click anywhere in the Start page, then click All Apps>Pre-Install Features>HP Service Pack for ProLiant.

For Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard operating system, click Start, click on ↓ button and then under Pre-Install Features, select HP Service Pack for ProLiant.

Follow the on-screen instructions when the setup program is launched. You might have to enter user credentials during installation.

To manually launch HPSum:

•Navigate to the directory that holds HP SUM.

•Right click on HPSum.bat file and click Run as Administrator

For more information on how to manually launch HPSum, see HP Smart Update Manager User Guide.

Configuring array controllers

If an array controller was purchased with the server, run the online ACU/HP SSA to set up the remaining physical drives for use.

IMPORTANT: Microsoft® Internet Explorer is required to run the ACU. Internet Explorer is used to interface with the array controller. For the page to display properly, the server IP address must be included in the trusted sites list. Internet Explorer must be restarted after adding the IP address to the trusted sites list for the settings to take effect.

To configure array controllers:

1.For Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1 Standard operating system, click Start, and select All Programs>HP System Tools>HP Smart Storage Administrator.

For Windows Server 2012 operating system, Press button from the keyboard and right click anywhere in the Start page, then click All Apps>HP System Tool>HP Smart Storage Administrator.

For Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard operating system, click Start, click on ↓ button, and then click Apps > HP System Tool > HP Smart Storage Administrator.

2.Configure the remaining physical drives into logical drives, and run Disk Management to partition and format the additional drive space.

For more information about using the ACU/HP SSA, see the http://www.hp.com/go/hpssa.

Using Management Agents

The Management Agents for servers are installed during the setup process. For more information about the Management Agents, see the HP Insight Management Agents User Guide.

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