HP XC System Software 3.2.1 manual Preparing HP xw8200 and xw8400 Workstations

5.Watch the screen carefully, and press the F9 key when prompted to access the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU).

Perform the following procedure from the RBSU for each HP ProLiant DL580 G5 node in the HP XC system:

1.Make the following settings from the Main menu. The BIOS settings for HP ProLiant DL580 G5 nodes are listed in Table 4-14.

Table 4-16 BIOS Settings for HP ProLiant DL580 G5 Nodes

Menu Name	Option Name	Set to This Value
Standard Boot Order IPL		Set the following boot order on all nodes
		except the head node; CD-ROM does not
		have to be first in the list, but it must be
		listed before the hard disk:
		1.	CD-ROM
		2.	NIC1
		3.	Hard Disk
		On the head node, set the boot order so that
		the CD-ROM is listed before the hard disk.
System Options	Embedded Serial Port	COM2
	Virtual Serial Port	COM1
		Press the Esc key to return to the main
		menu.
BIOS Serial Console &	BIOS Serial Console Port	COM1
EMS
	BIOS Serial Console Baud Rate	115200
	EMS Console	Disable
	BIOS Interface Mode	Command-Line
		Press the Esc key to return to the main
		menu.

2.Press the Esc key to exit the RBSU. Press the F10 key to confirm your choice and restart the boot sequence.

3.Repeat this procedure for each HP ProLiant DL580 G5 node in the hardware configuration.

Configuring Smart Arrays

On such hardware models as the HP ProLiant DL580 G5 with smart array cards, you must add the disks to the smart array before attempting to image the node.

To do so, watch the screen carefully during the power-on self-test phase of the node, and press the F8 key when prompted to configure the disks into the smart array.

Specific instructions are outside the scope of the HP XC documentation. See the documentation that came with the HP ProLiant server for more information.

4.5.8 Preparing HP xw8200 and xw8400 Workstations

You can integrate HP xw8200 and xw8400 workstations into an HP XC system as a head node, service node, or compute node.

Follow the procedures in this section to prepare each workstation before installing and configuring the HP XC System Software.

Figure 4-9shows a rear view of an HP xw8200 and xw8400 workstation and the appropriate port connections for an HP XC system.

80 Preparing Individual Nodes