3.For each node, make the BIOS settings listed in Table 4-21.

Table 4-21 BIOS Settings for HP ProLiant DL145 Nodes

Menu Name

Submenu Name

Option Name

Set to This Value

Boot

Boot Settings

Onboard NIC PXE Option

Enabled (for all nodes except the head

 

Configuration (for

ROM

node)

 

NIC1)

 

 

 

 

Boot Settings

Onboard NIC PXE Option

Disabled (for the head node)

 

Configuration (for

ROM

 

 

 

NIC1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced

Management

Set Serial Port Sharing

Shared

 

Processor

 

 

 

 

Configuration

 

 

 

 

BIOS Serial Console

Redirection After BIOS

Enabled

 

Configuration

Post

 

 

Boot

 

Boot Device Priority1

Maintain 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

Set the head node to boot from CD-ROMfirst; the hard disk must be listed after CD-ROM.

1The NIC1 interface is named Broadcom MBA, and it is the second choice with this name from the Boot Screen Menu→Boot Device Priority.

For each HP ProLiant DL145 node, log in to the IPMI utility and invoke the Terminal mode:

1.Establish a connection to the server by using one of the following methods:

•A serial port connection to the console port

•A telnet session to the IP address of the Management NIC

NOTE: For more information about how to establish these connections, see “Establishing a Connection Through a Serial Port” (page 141) or the documentation that came with the HP ProLiant server.

2.Press the Esc key and then press Shift+9 to display the IPMI setup utility.

3.Enter the administrator's user name at the login: prompt (the default is admin).

4.Enter the administrator's password at the password: prompt (the default is admin).

5.Use the C[hange Password] option to change the console port management device password. The factory default password is admin; change it to the password of your choice. This password must be the same on every node in the hardware configuration.

ProLiant> ChangePassword

Type the current password> admin

Type the new password (max 16 characters)> your_password Retype the new password (max 16 characters)> your_password New password confirmed.

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