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server configuration process. This automated server configuration process cuts time from each server deployed, making it possible to scale server deployments to high volumes in a rapid manner. For more information, and to download the SmartStart Scripting Toolkit, refer to the HP website (http://www.hp.com/servers/sstoolkit). HP Instant Support Enterprise Edition ISEE is a proactive remote monitoring and diagnostic tool to help manage your systems and devices, a feature of HP support. ISEE provides continuous hardware event monitoring and automated notification to identify and prevent potential critical problems. Through remote diagnostic scripts and vital system configuration information collected about your systems, ISEE enables fast restoration of your systems. Install ISEE on your systems to help mitigate risk and prevent potential critical problems. For more information on ISEE, refer to the HP website (http://www.hp.com/hps/hardware/hw_enterprise.html). To download HP ISEE, visit the HP website (http://www.hp.com/hps/hardware/hw_downloads.html). For installation information, refer to the HP ISEE Client Installation and Upgrade Guide (ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/services/hardware/info/isee_client.pdf). 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. HP ROM-Based Setup Utility RBSU, an embedded configuration utility, performs a wide range of configuration activities that may include: • Configuring system devices and installed options • Enabling and disabling system features • Displaying system information • Selecting the primary boot controller • Configuring memory options • Language selection For more information on RBSU, refer to the HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide on the Documentation CD or the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support/smartstart/ documentation). 54 Diagnostic tools

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server configuration process. This automated server configuration process cuts time from each
server deployed, making it possible to scale server deployments to high volumes in a rapid
manner.
For more information, and to download the SmartStart Scripting Toolkit, refer to the HP website
(
).
HP Instant Support Enterprise Edition
ISEE is a proactive remote monitoring and diagnostic tool to help manage your systems and
devices, a feature of HP support. ISEE provides continuous hardware event monitoring and
automated notification to identify and prevent potential critical problems. Through remote
diagnostic scripts and vital system configuration information collected about your systems, ISEE
enables fast restoration of your systems. Install ISEE on your systems to help mitigate risk and
prevent potential critical problems.
For more information on ISEE, refer to the HP website
(
).
To download HP ISEE, visit the HP website
(
).
For installation information, refer to the HP ISEE Client Installation and Upgrade Guide
(
).
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.
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility
RBSU, an embedded configuration utility, performs a wide range of configuration activities that
may include:
Configuring system devices and installed options
Enabling and disabling system features
Displaying system information
Selecting the primary boot controller
Configuring memory options
Language selection
For more information on RBSU, refer to the
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide
on the
Documentation CD or the HP website (
documentation
).
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