HP VMware Virtualization Software for Servers manual Configuration

NOTE: After you boot up the server, you must press the correct function key when prompted to enter setup mode to configure boot order, configure hardware virtualization, and configure iLO 2, iLO 3 and iLO 4 and the Smart Array controller. Familiarize yourself with the following steps and prompts; each prompt is available for only a few seconds during the boot process.

To enter ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU):

a.Boot the server.

b.On Gen8, press F9.

c.On Gen9:

1)Press F9.

2)Scroll to System Configuration and press Enter.

3)Scroll to BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) and press Enter.

6.If you are installing to flash media (USB flash drive or SD card), configure the flash device to boot before the hard drive. By default, flash media is configured to boot before the hard drive.

a.If you are not in RBSU, enter RBSU.

b.1) For Gen 8 and earlier, scroll down to Standard Boot Order (IPL), and then press Enter.

2)For Gen9 to navigate to boot order screen, scroll to Boot Options and press Enter

•If booted in UEFI Mode, scroll to UEFI Boot Order.

•If booted in Legacy Mode, scroll to Legacy BIOS Boot Order.

c.To modify the boot order, select the device you want to move, and then press Enter. A menu appears to change the device boot order.

d.Ensure the flash media is set to boot before the hard drive.

7.Set UEFI Optimized Boot to Enable. This should enabled by default.

a.If you are not in RBSU, enter RBSU.

b.Scroll down to Boot Options and press Enter

c.Scroll down to UEFI Optimized Boot and press Enter.

d.At the next screen, select Enable then press Enter.

e.Save the configuration changes, and then exit. The server reboots.

8.Enable CPU virtualization.

For CPU-specific virtualization capabilities, you can select Intel® Virtualization Technology or AMD® Virtualization. You must perform this step for supporting Windows® 64-bit operating systems and all guest 64-bit operating systems such as Linux.

a.If you are not in RBSU, enter RBSU.

b.For Gen 8:

1)Scroll down to Processor Options, and then press Enter.

2)Scroll down to the supported processor (either Intel® Virtualization Technology or AMD® Virtualization), and then press Enter.

For Gen 9:

1)Scroll to System Options and press Enter

2)Scroll to Virtualization Options and press Enter

3)Scroll to Virtualization Technology and press Enter.

c.At the next screen, select Enable, and then press Enter.

d.Save the configuration changes, and then exit. The server reboots.

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