HP Integrity rx4640 Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server 2003, v5. - Page 85

EFI-Based Setup Utility, Microsoft Reserved Partition MSR.

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EFI-Based Setup Utility The EFI-Based Setup Utility (EBSU) provides an easy-to-use interface to flash the firmware, partition the hard disk, install diagnostic tools, configure storage controllers, and run other EFI utilities. The EBSU provides the following functions: • Express Setup - Guides you through Windows installation and setup. See "Run EBSU" (page 39) for detailed information on using Express Setup. Express Setup guides you through the following preselected setup tasks: - Updating firmware - Creating disk partitions - Installing offline diagnostic tools - Installing Windows • Maintain Firmware - Maintains the firmware for all the selected devices with flashable firmware. You can flash all the devices at once or select one or more individually. NOTE: You might not be able to use EBSU to flash the firmware of some devices. You cannot flash the firmware if the installed version is the same as or higher than the version on the Smart Setup media. Also, you cannot use EBSU to flash the management processor (MP) firmware. You must download the latest MP firmware from the HP Integrity support site: http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers/ and flash it separately. • Create Partitions - creates such partitions as the EFI System Partition, the HP Service Partition, and the Microsoft Reserve Partition (MSR) - EFI System Partition. This partition is required to boot the OS. Store only the EFI drivers and the OS system files here. This partition is labeled EFIPART. - HP Service Partition (HPSP). This is an optional partition. The files from the HP Integrity Offline Diagnostics and Utilities CD are stored here. This partition is labeled HPPART. - Microsoft Reserved Partition (MSR). Windows requires this partition on the boot drive and all data drives. The MSR partition is created by this utility if the HSPS partition has also been created; otherwise, it is created by the Windows installer. • Install Diagnostics - Installs a copy of the diagnostics programs from the HP Integrity Offline Diagnostics CD in the HPSP partition. Some of the options available from the EBSU main menu are not part of Express Setup, but you can use them to customize, diagnose problems or fine tune firmware settings. • Drive Explorer - Offers the following options: - Launch. Launches the Drive Explorer, which displays the directories present on the disks in the EFI partition or executes EFI programs. - Install. Installs the Drive Explorer • Load OEM Boot Driver - Loads OEM drivers for boot devices into memory. Ordinarily, boot drivers not on the Windows CD are installed using the floppy drive. Because Integrity servers do not have floppy drives, the drivers must be loaded into memory and then installed. EBSU shows the devices that it detects and that have a virtual floppy image available. To load the virtual floppy image manually, follow these steps: 1. Enter fs0: at the EFI Shell prompt. 2. Navigate to the \efi\io_cards\vfloppy directory. 3. Enter the following: set -v VirtualFloppySourcePath \efi\io_cards\vfloppy\SA6400.img 4. Enter the following: set -v VirtualFloppyHandleNumber 0 Introduction to EFI 85

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EFI-Based Setup Utility
The EFI-Based Setup Utility (EBSU) provides an easy-to-use interface to flash the firmware,
partition the hard disk, install diagnostic tools, configure storage controllers, and run other EFI
utilities. The EBSU provides the following functions:
•
Express Setup
— Guides you through Windows installation and setup. See
“Run EBSU”
(page 39)
for detailed information on using Express Setup. Express Setup guides you through
the following preselected setup tasks:
—
Updating firmware
—
Creating disk partitions
—
Installing offline diagnostic tools
—
Installing Windows
•
Maintain Firmware
— Maintains the firmware for all the selected devices with flashable
firmware. You can flash all the devices at once or select one or more individually.
NOTE:
You might not be able to use EBSU to flash the firmware of some devices. You
cannot flash the firmware if the installed version is the same as or higher than the version
on the Smart Setup media. Also, you cannot use EBSU to flash the management processor
(MP) firmware. You must download the latest MP firmware from the HP Integrity support
site:
http://www
.hp.com/support/itaniumserv
ers/
and flash it separately.
•
Create Partitions
— creates such partitions as the EFI System Partition, the HP Service
Partition, and the Microsoft Reserve Partition (MSR)
—
EFI System Partition.
This partition is required to boot the OS. Store only the EFI drivers
and the OS system files here. This partition is labeled EFIPART.
—
HP Service Partition (HPSP).
This is an optional partition. The files from the HP Integrity
Offline Diagnostics and Utilities CD are stored here. This partition is labeled HPPART.
—
Microsoft Reserved Partition (MSR).
Windows requires this partition on the boot drive
and all data drives. The MSR partition is created by this utility if the HSPS partition has
also been created; otherwise, it is created by the Windows installer.
•
Install Diagnostics
— Installs a copy of the diagnostics programs from the HP Integrity
Offline Diagnostics CD in the HPSP partition.
Some of the options available from the EBSU main menu are not part of Express Setup, but
you can use them to customize, diagnose problems or fine tune firmware settings.
•
Drive Explorer
— Offers the following options:
—
Launch.
Launches the Drive Explorer, which displays the directories present on the
disks in the EFI partition or executes EFI programs.
—
Install.
Installs the Drive Explorer
•
Load OEM Boot Driver
— Loads OEM drivers for boot devices into memory. Ordinarily,
boot drivers not on the Windows CD are installed using the floppy drive. Because Integrity
servers do not have floppy drives, the drivers must be loaded into memory and then installed.
EBSU shows the devices that it detects and that have a virtual floppy image available. To
load the virtual floppy image manually, follow these steps:
1.
Enter
fs0:
at the EFI Shell prompt.
2.
Navigate to the
\efi\io_cards\vfloppy directory
.
3.
Enter the following:
set -v VirtualFloppySourcePath \efi\io_cards\vfloppy\SA6400.img
4.
Enter the following:
set -v VirtualFloppyHandleNumber 0
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