Perform the following procedure for each workstation in the hardware configuration. Change only the values that are described in this procedure; do not change any other factory-set values unless you are instructed to do so:

1.Establish a connection to the console by connecting a monitor and keyboard to the node.

2.Turn on power to the workstation.

3.When the node is powering on, press the F10 key to access the Setup Utility.

4.When prompted, press any key to continue.

5.Select English as the language.

6.Make the following BIOS settings for each workstation in the hardware configuration as shown in Table 4-19

Table 4-19 BIOS Settings for xw8600 Workstations

Menu Name

Submenu Name

Option Name

Set to This Value

Storage

Storage Options

SATA Emulation

Separate IDE Controller

 

 

 

After you make this setting, make sure the Primary

 

 

 

SATA Controller and Secondary SATA

 

 

 

Controller settings are set to Enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boot Order

Set the following boot order on all nodes except

 

 

 

the head node:

 

 

 

1.

Optical Drive

 

 

 

2.

USB device

 

 

 

3.

Broadcom Ethernet controller

 

 

 

4.

Hard Drive

 

 

 

5.

Broadcom Ethernet controller

On the head node, set the boot order so that the

Optical Drive is listed before the hard disk.

7.Select File→Save Changes & Exit to exit the Setup Utility.

8.Repeat this procedure for each workstation in the hardware configuration.

9.Turn off power to all nodes except the head node.

10.Follow the software installation instructions in the HP XC System Software Installation Guide to install the HP XC System Software.

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