HP ProLiant DL185 HP ProLiant DL185 Generation 5 Server Software Configuration - Page 3

Contents System BIOS configuration ...5 System BIOS overview ...5 AMIBIOS software ...5 AMIBIOS Setup Utility...5 Accessing the Setup Utility...6 Navigating through the Setup Utility ...7 Setup Utility menus ...8 BIOS Summary Display screen...28 Recording custom Setup values ...29 Loading system defaults ...29 Clearing CMOS ...30 Power-On Self Test (POST) ...30 POST error indicators ...30 POST beep codes ...32 POST-related troubleshooting ...38 Reprogramming the BIOS with the crisis recovery jumper 39 NOS installation ...40 Supported NOS...40 NOS pre-installation procedure ...40 Hardware setup ...40 BIOS update ...41 Installing Microsoft Windows NOS ...41 Pre-installation instructions ...41 Installation flow...41 Section 1. Creating the driver diskettes 41 Section 2. Installing Windows NOS ...42 Section 3. Completing the installation 43 Section 4. Configuring the system ...44 Section 5. Configuring the network ...46 Section 6. Installing additional HP accessories 48 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux NOS...48 Installation flow...48 Pre-installation instructions ...48 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 installation 48 Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server NOS 51 Installation flow...51 Pre-installation instructions ...51 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 installation 51 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation 52 Installing Sun Solaris 10 ...54 Pre-installation instructions ...54 Installation flow...54 Sun Solaris 10 installation...54 Server management...58 Pre- and post-installation procedures ...58 Pre-installation procedures...58 Post-installation procedures...59 Contents 3