4.6 Preparing the Hardware for CP3000BL Systems

Perform the following tasks on each server blade in the hardware configuration after the head node is installed and the switches are discovered:

•Set the boot order

•Create an iLO2 user name and password

•Set the power regulator

•Configure smart array devices

Use the Onboard Administrator, the iLO2 web interface, and virtual media to make the appropriate settings on HP ProLiant Server Blades.

NOTE: The following setup procedure continues from the procedure in “Setting the Onboard Administrator Password” (page 62), in which you used a browser to log in to the Onboard Administrator for the enclosure.

Setup Procedure

Use the following procedure to prepare the CP3000BL server blades:

1.In the left frame of the HP Onboard Administrator browser window, click the plus sign (+) next to Device Bays to display the list of nodes contained in the enclosure.

2.Click the link to the first hardware model in the list. Wait a few seconds until the frame to the right is populated with node-specific information.

3.Click the Boot Options tab.

a.Select a boot device, and use the up and down arrows on the screen to position the device so that it matches the boot order listed in Table 4-20.

Table 4-20 Boot Order for HP ProLiant Server Blades

Head Node

All Other Nodes

Set the following boot order on the head node:

Set the following boot order on all nodes except the

1.

USB

head node:

2.

Floppy

1.

USB

3.

CD

2.

Floppy

4.

Hard Disk

3.

CD

5.

PXE NIC1

4.

PXE NIC 1

 

 

5.

Hard Disk

 

 

 

 

b.Click the Apply button.

4.In the left frame, do the following to create a new iLO2 user name and password on this node:

a.Under the hardware model, click iLO.

b.In the body of the main window, click the Web Administration link to open the Integrated Lights-Out 2 utility in a new window. You might have to turn off popup blocking for this window to open.

c.In the new window, click the Administration tab.

d.In the left frame, click the User Administration link.

e.Click the New button, and create a new iLO2 user name and password, which must match the user name and password you set on the Onboard Administrator. Do not use any special characters as part of the password.

You use this user name and password whenever you need to access the console port with the telnet cp-nodenamecommand.

84 Preparing Individual Nodes