HP 381513-B21 HP Smart Array P800 Controller for ProLiant Servers User Guide - Page 14

Setting the boot controller and controller order, Setting a controller as the boot controller

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Setting the boot controller and controller order Setting a controller as the boot controller The following procedure enables you only to set a controller as the boot controller. If you also want to adjust the boot order settings of other controllers in the system, use RBSU instead ("Setting the controller order" on page 14). 1. Confirm that the controller is connected to a logical drive. (If it is not, it cannot be set as the boot controller.) 2. Perform a normal system shutdown. 3. Restart the server. POST runs, and all controllers in the server are initialized one at a time in the current boot order sequence. If a controller is connected to one or more hard drives, an ORCA prompt message appears during the initialization process for that controller. As soon as you see the ORCA prompt for the controller that you want to set as the boot controller, continue with the next step. 4. Press the F8 key. The ORCA main menu appears. If the controller is configured with a logical drive, one of the menu options is to set the controller as the boot controller. 5. Select the appropriate menu option, and follow any subsequent on-screen instructions. If prompted to save the settings, do so. 6. If you want to configure or reconfigure an array on this controller, you can do this while you are still in ORCA. (For more information, see the Configuring Arrays on HP Smart Array Controllers Reference Guide. This guide is available on the Documentation CD that is provided in the controller kit.) If you do not want to configure an array at this time or if you intend to use a different utility to configure the array, exit from ORCA, and then restart the server for the new boot controller setting to take effect. Setting the controller order 1. Power up the server. The server runs the POST sequence and briefly displays an RBSU prompt. 2. At the prompt, press the F9 key to start RBSU. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to set the boot order for the different controllers in the system. 4. Save the settings. 5. Exit from the utility. Setting the boot controller and controller order 14

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Setting the boot controller and controller order
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Setting the boot controller and controller order
Setting a controller as the boot controller
The following procedure enables you only to set a controller as the boot controller. If you also want to
adjust the boot order settings of other controllers in the system, use RBSU instead ("
Setting the controller
order
" on page
14
).
1.
Confirm that the controller is connected to a logical drive. (If it is not, it cannot be set as the boot
controller.)
2.
Perform a normal system shutdown.
3.
Restart the server.
POST runs, and all controllers in the server are initialized one at a time in the current boot order
sequence. If a controller is connected to one or more hard drives, an ORCA prompt message
appears during the initialization process for that controller.
As soon as you see the ORCA prompt for the controller that you want to set as the boot controller,
continue with the next step.
4.
Press the
F8
key.
The ORCA main menu appears. If the controller is configured with a logical drive, one of the menu
options is to set the controller as the boot controller.
5.
Select the appropriate menu option, and follow any subsequent on-screen instructions. If prompted to
save the settings, do so.
6.
If you want to configure or reconfigure an array on this controller, you can do this while you are still
in ORCA. (For more information, see the
Configuring Arrays on HP Smart Array Controllers
Reference Guide
. This guide is available on the Documentation CD that is provided in the controller
kit.)
If you do not want to configure an array at this time or if you intend to use a different utility to
configure the array, exit from ORCA, and then restart the server for the new boot controller setting to
take effect.
Setting the controller order
1.
Power up the server.
The server runs the POST sequence and briefly displays an RBSU prompt.
2.
At the prompt, press the
F9
key to start RBSU.
3.
Follow the on-screen instructions to set the boot order for the different controllers in the system.
4.
Save the settings.
5.
Exit from the utility.