2.Turn on power to the node. Watch the screen carefully during the power-on, self-test, and press the F10 key when prompted to access the BIOS Setup Utility. The Lights-Out 100i (LO-100i) console management device is configured through the BIOS Setup Utility.

The BIOS Setup Utility displays the following information about the node:

BIOS ROM ID: BIOS Version: BIOS Build Date:

Record this information for future reference.

3.For each node, make the following BIOS settings from the Main window. The settings differ depending upon the generation of hardware model:

BIOS settings for HP ProLiant DL140 G2 nodes are listed in Table 4-3.

BIOS settings for HP ProLiant DL140 G3 nodes are listed in Table 4-4.

Table 4-3 BIOS Settings for HP ProLiant DL140 G2 Nodes

Menu Name

Submenu Name

Option Name

Set to This Value

Main

Boot Features

Numlock

Disabled

 

 

 

 

Advanced

PCI Device

Device

Enabled

 

Configuration/Ethernet

 

 

 

on Board (for

 

 

 

Ethernet 1,2)

 

 

 

 

Option ROM Scan

Enabled

 

 

Latency Timer

40h

 

Advanced

Hyperthreading

Disabled

 

Processor Options

 

 

 

I/O Device

Serial Port

BMC COM Port

 

Configuration

 

 

 

 

SIO COM Port

Disabled

 

 

Mouse controller

Auto Detect

 

Console Redirection

Console Redirection

Enabled

 

 

EMS Console

Enabled

 

 

Baud Rate

115.2K

 

 

Flow Control

None

 

 

Redirection After

On

 

 

BIOS Post

 

 

IPMI/LAN Setting

IP Address

DHCP

 

 

Assignment

 

 

 

BMC Telnet Service

Enabled

 

 

BMC Ping Response

Enabled

 

 

BMC HTTP Service

Enabled

 

 

 

 

Power

 

Wake On Modem

Disabled

 

 

Ring

 

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