Option rom configuration for arrays, Management tools, Automatic server recovery – HP ProLiant BL465c Server Blade User Manual

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Press the F10 key to confirm exiting RBSU. The server will automatically reboot.

Option ROM Configuration for Arrays

Before installing an operating system, you can use the ORCA utility to create the first logical drive, assign

RAID levels, and establish online spare configurations.
The utility also provides support for the following functions:

Reconfiguring one or more logical drives

Viewing the current logical drive configuration

Deleting a logical drive configuration

Setting the controller to be the boot controller

If you do not use the utility, ORCA will default to the standard configuration.
For more information regarding array controller configuration, refer to the controller user guide.
For more information regarding the default configurations that ORCA uses, refer to the HP ROM-Based

Setup Utility User Guide on the Documentation CD.

Management tools

Automatic Server Recovery

ASR is a feature that causes the system to restart when a catastrophic operating system error occurs, such

as a blue screen, ABEND, or panic. A system fail-safe timer, the ASR timer, starts when the System

Management driver, also known as the Health Driver, is loaded. When the operating system is

functioning properly, the system periodically resets the timer. However, when the operating system fails,

the timer expires and restarts the server.
ASR increases server availability by restarting the server within a specified time after a system hang or

shutdown. At the same time, the HP SIM console notifies you by sending a message to a designated

pager number that ASR has restarted the system. You can disable ASR from the HP SIM console or

through RBSU.

ROMPaq utility

Flash ROM enables you to upgrade the firmware (BIOS) with system or option ROMPaq utilities. To

upgrade the BIOS, insert a ROMPaq diskette into the diskette drive and boot the system.
The ROMPaq utility checks the system and provides a choice (if more than one exists) of available ROM

revisions. This procedure is the same for both system and option ROMPaq utilities.
For more information about the ROMPaq utility, refer to the HP website

(

http://www.hp.com/servers/manage

).

Integrated Lights-Out 2 technology

The iLO 2 subsystem is a standard component of selected ProLiant servers that provides server health and

remote server manageability. The iLO 2 subsystem includes an intelligent microprocessor, secure memory,

and a dedicated network interface. This design makes iLO 2 independent of the host server and its

operating system. The iLO 2 subsystem provides remote access to any authorized network client, sends

alerts, and provides other server management functions.
Using iLO 2, you can:

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