HP ProLiant DL380e User manual

HP ROM-Based Setup Utility
User Guide
Part Number 347563-402
September 2010 (Eleventh Edition)

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Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 7
Overview ....................................................................................................................................................7
Running RBSU..............................................................................................................................................7
RBSU menu (HP ProLiant G7 servers or server blades)....................................................................... 9
RBSU menu overview....................................................................................................................................9
System Options menu (G7 servers)...............................................................................................................10
Serial Port Options (G7 servers).........................................................................................................10
Embedded NICs (G7 servers)............................................................................................................12
NIC Personality Options (G7 servers) .................................................................................................14
Advanced Memory Protection (G7 servers) .........................................................................................15
USB Options (G7 servers) .................................................................................................................17
Processor Options (G7 servers)..........................................................................................................20
NUMLOCK Power-On State (G7 servers) ............................................................................................27
Power Management Options (G7 servers) ....................................................................................................27
HP Power Profile (G7 servers)............................................................................................................27
HP Power Regulator (G7 servers) .......................................................................................................28
Redundant Power Supply Mode (G7 servers) ......................................................................................30
Advanced Power Management Options (G7 servers)...........................................................................30
PCI IRQ Settings (G7 servers) ......................................................................................................................45
PCI Device Enable/Disable (G7 servers).......................................................................................................45
PCI Option ROM Enable/Disable (G7 servers)..............................................................................................46
Utility Language .........................................................................................................................................47
Standard boot order (IPL) (G7 servers)..........................................................................................................48
Boot Controller Order (G7 servers) ..............................................................................................................48
Date and Time (G7 servers).........................................................................................................................50
Server Availability (G7 servers) ...................................................................................................................50
ASR Status (G7 servers) ....................................................................................................................51
ASR Timeout (G7 servers)..................................................................................................................51
Thermal Shutdown (G7 servers) .........................................................................................................53
Wake-On LAN (G7 servers) ..............................................................................................................53
POST F1 Prompt (G7 servers) ............................................................................................................54
Power Button (G7 servers) .................................................................................................................56
Automatic Power-On (G7 servers) ......................................................................................................57
Power-On Delay (G7 servers) ............................................................................................................57
Server Security (G7 servers) ........................................................................................................................58
Set Power-On Password (G7 servers)..................................................................................................59
Set Admin Password (G7 servers) ......................................................................................................60
Trusted Platform Module (G7 Servers).................................................................................................60
Network Server Mode (HP ProLiant DL360 G7 and HP ProLiant DL380 G7 Servers) ............................... 64
BIOS Serial Console & EMS (G7 servers)......................................................................................................65
BIOS Serial Console Port (G7 servers) ................................................................................................66
BIOS Serial Console Baud Rate (G7 servers).......................................................................................67
EMS Console (G7 servers) ................................................................................................................68
BIOS Interface Mode (G7 servers)......................................................................................................
69
Server Asset Text (G7 servers) .....................................................................................................................69
Set Server Information (G7 servers) ....................................................................................................70

Set Administrator Information (G7 servers) ..........................................................................................71
Set Service Contact Text (G7 servers) .................................................................................................72
Custom POST Message (G7 servers) ..................................................................................................73
Advanced Options (G7 servers)...................................................................................................................73
Advanced System ROM Options (G7 servers) .....................................................................................74
Video Options (G7 servers)...............................................................................................................82
Power Supply Requirements Override (HP ProLiant DL580 G7 Servers)..................................................82
Thermal Configuration (G7 servers)....................................................................................................83
Service Options (G7 servers).............................................................................................................84
Advanced Performance Tuning Options (G7 servers) ...........................................................................86
Drive Write Cache (G7 servers).........................................................................................................96
Asset Tag Protection (G7 servers).......................................................................................................97
System Default Options (G7 servers) ............................................................................................................98
Restore Default System Settings (G7 servers) .......................................................................................99
Restore Settings/Erase Boot Disk (G7 servers) ...................................................................................100
User Default Options (G7 servers)....................................................................................................101
Utility Language (G7 servers).....................................................................................................................102
RBSU menu (HP ProLiant G6 and earlier servers or server blades) .................................................. 103
RBSU menu overview................................................................................................................................103
System Options........................................................................................................................................104
Embedded Serial Port A..................................................................................................................105
Embedded Serial Port B ..................................................................................................................105
Virtual Serial Port ...........................................................................................................................106
Optional LPT Port ...........................................................................................................................107
Optional LPT Mode Support ............................................................................................................107
Integrated Diskette Controller...........................................................................................................107
NUMLOCK Power-On State ............................................................................................................107
Embedded NICs ............................................................................................................................108
Diskette Write Control ....................................................................................................................108
Diskette Boot Control ......................................................................................................................108
Advanced Memory Protection..........................................................................................................108
USB Control...................................................................................................................................109
USB 2.0 EHCI Controller.................................................................................................................110
Power Regulator for ProLiant............................................................................................................110
USB External Port Capability ...........................................................................................................111
Ultra Low Power State.....................................................................................................................112
PCI Devices .............................................................................................................................................113
Standard Boot Order (IPL) .........................................................................................................................114
Boot Controller Order ...............................................................................................................................114
Date and Time .........................................................................................................................................115
Server Availability....................................................................................................................................115
ASR Status.....................................................................................................................................116
ASR Timeout ..................................................................................................................................116
Thermal Shutdown..........................................................................................................................116
Wake-On LAN...............................................................................................................................116
POST Speed Up .............................................................................................................................116
POST F1 Prompt.............................................................................................................................116
Power Button .................................................................................................................................117
Automatic Power-On.......................................................................................................................117
Power-On Delay.............................................................................................................................117
Server Passwords .....................................................................................................................................117
Set Power-On Password ..................................................................................................................118
Set Admin Password.......................................................................................................................118

Trusted Platform Module..................................................................................................................118
Network Server Mode ....................................................................................................................120
QuickLock .....................................................................................................................................120
BIOS Serial Console/EMS Support ............................................................................................................120
BIOS Serial Console Port ................................................................................................................121
BIOS Serial Console Baud Rate .......................................................................................................122
EMS Console.................................................................................................................................122
BIOS Interface Mode ......................................................................................................................123
Server Asset Text......................................................................................................................................123
Set Server Info Text.........................................................................................................................123
Set Administrator Info Text...............................................................................................................124
Set Service Contact Text..................................................................................................................125
Custom POST Message...................................................................................................................125
Advanced Options Menu..........................................................................................................................125
Multi-Processor Specification (MPS) Table Mode................................................................................126
ROM Selection...............................................................................................................................127
Restore Default System Settings........................................................................................................127
Restore Settings/Erase Boot Disk......................................................................................................127
User Default Options ......................................................................................................................128
NMI Debug Button .........................................................................................................................128
Virtual Install Disk...........................................................................................................................128
Secondary IDE Channel Support......................................................................................................128
BIOS Enhanced RAID .....................................................................................................................129
Node Interleaving ..........................................................................................................................129
Serial Number ...............................................................................................................................129
Product ID .....................................................................................................................................129
Drive Write Cache .........................................................................................................................129
SATA Software RAID ......................................................................................................................129
Optional PCI-X Riser Fan Monitoring ................................................................................................129
Processor Options ..........................................................................................................................130
Power Supply Requirements Override...............................................................................................131
Embedded VGA Control .................................................................................................................131
Utility Language .......................................................................................................................................132
ROM-based enhancements ........................................................................................................ 133
ROM-based enhancements overview ..........................................................................................................133
Embedded server setup.............................................................................................................................133
Setup Utility ...................................................................................................................................134
Inspect Utility .................................................................................................................................135
Diagnostics Utility...........................................................................................................................135
Auto-Configuration Process........................................................................................................................137
Boot options ............................................................................................................................................138
Operating System Installation ....................................................................................................................138
Command Line Interface ............................................................................................................ 140
Command Line Interface Overview.............................................................................................................140
Dual-Mode ROM-Based Utilities .................................................................................................................140
CLI Mode Selection ..................................................................................................................................140
Inspect CLI Commands..............................................................................................................................141
RBSU CLI Commands................................................................................................................................141
System Maintenance CLI Commands..........................................................................................................144
Command Buffering Support .....................................................................................................................144
Additional CLI support ..............................................................................................................................145

RBSU configuration flow ............................................................................................................ 146
RBSU configuration flow overview..............................................................................................................146
Manual path flow.....................................................................................................................................146
Scripted installation flow ...........................................................................................................................147
Configuration Replication Utility.......................................................................................................147
Array Configuration Replication Utility..............................................................................................149
Acronyms and abbreviations...................................................................................................... 150
Index....................................................................................................................................... 153

Introduction 7
Introduction
Overview
HP ProLiant Generation 2 and later servers have a configuration utility embedded in the system ROM. The
configuration utility, RBSU, starts when you press the F9 key from the startup sequence.
RBSU performs a wide range of configuration activities that may include:
•Configuring system devices and installed options
•Displaying system information
•Selecting the primary boot controller
•Configuring online spare memory
IMPORTANT: Menu options may differ from those in this document, depending on specific
server options.
Based on the generation of the server blade, this user guide is divided into two sections:
•HP ProLiant G7 servers or server blades ("RBSU menu (HP ProLiant G7 servers or server blades)" on
page 9)
•HP ProLiant G6 and earlier servers or server blades (including the HP ProLiant servers and server
blades with AMD processors) ("RBSU menu (HP ProLiant G6 and earlier servers or server blades)" on
page 103)
Running RBSU
1. To run RBSU and modify configuration settings, press the F9 key when prompted during the startup
sequence.
2. Modify configuration settings as needed.
3. Exit RBSU by pressing Esc at the main menu. To confirm configuration setting changes, reboot the
system when exiting RBSU.

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A confirmation to exit displays on the screen, and the current boot controller also displays for
reference purposes.
4. To confirm exiting RBSU, press the F10 key.
The server restarts using the new configuration settings.

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RBSU menu (HP ProLiant G7 servers or server
blades)
RBSU menu overview
The RBSU menu lists configuration settings to view or modify.
IMPORTANT: Menu options may differ from those in this document, depending on specific
server options.
On the right-hand side of the screen, a window displays basic server information, including the server
model, serial number, BIOS version, backup BIOS version, memory installed, and processors installed.
NOTE: A service number is reported below the serial number on the HP ProLiant DL760
Server only.
NOTE: Pressing the F1 key when any sub-menu option is highlighted allows you to view a
description of that feature. Please note that all menus are in English only.

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Servers configured using the BIOS Serial Console display a command prompt screen.
The CLI mode of RBSU ("CLI Mode Selection" on page 140) is a command-prompted interface that
provides equivalent functionality to the menu-based mode.
System Options menu (G7 servers)
The System Options menu enables basic I/O server configuration with the following options:
•Serial Port Options (G7 servers) (on page 10)
•Embedded NICs (G7 servers) (on page 12)
•NIC Personality Options (G7 servers) (on page 14)
•Advanced Memory Protection (G7 servers) (on page 15)
•USB Options (G7 servers) (on page 17)
•Processor Options (G7 servers) (on page 20)
•NUMLOCK Power-On State (G7 servers) (on page 27)
IMPORTANT: Menu options may differ from those in this document, depending on specific
server options.
Serial Port Options (G7 servers)
•Embedded Serial Port (G7 servers) (on page 11)
•Virtual Serial Port (G7 servers) (on page 12)

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Embedded Serial Port (G7 servers)
The Embedded Serial Port option assigns the logical COM Port number and associated default resources
to the selected physical serial port. This setting may be overwritten by the OS.

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Virtual Serial Port (G7 servers)
The Virtual Serial Port option assigns the logical COM Port number and associated default resources used
by the Virtual Serial Port (VSP). The VSP enables the ILO Management Controller to appear as a physical
serial port to support the BIOS Serial Console and the OS serial console.
For detailed information about iLO configurations, refer to the HP Integrated Lights-Out User Guide on the
Documentation CD or to the HP website (http://www.hp.com/servers/lights-out).
Embedded NICs (G7 servers)
•HP ProLiant DL360 G7 and HP ProLiant DL380 G7 Servers (on page 12)
•HP ProLiant DL580 G7 and HP ProLiant DL980 G7 Servers (on page 13)
HP ProLiant DL360 G7 and HP ProLiant DL380 G7 Servers
The Embedded NICs option enables network boot for embedded NICs:
•NIC 1 Boot Options
oNetwork Boot (default)
oDisabled
•NIC 2 Boot Options
oNetwork Boot
oDisabled (default)

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•NIC 3 Boot Options
oNetwork Boot
oDisabled (default)
•NIC 4 Boot Options
oNetwork Boot
oDisabled (default)
HP ProLiant DL580 G7 and HP ProLiant DL980 G7 servers
The Embedded NIC Boot Options under Embedded NICs enables network boot for embedded NICs:
•Network Boot (default)

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•Disabled
NIC Personality Options (G7 servers)
The protocols for a converged network adapter can be configured using the NIC Personality Options. If
there are no converged network adapters present, the menu will not appear.
NOTE: HP Virtual Connect profile settings take precedence over the NIC Personality option
settings.
Before configuring protocol settings, certain converged network adapters require the Network Boot option
to be enabled. If the protocol settings are configured without enabling network boot for these adapters,
the protocol settings may not be saved. After the server reboots and the protocol settings are active, the
Network Boot option can be disabled. For information on enabling network boot, see Embedded NIC
Boot Options (G7 servers) ("Embedded NICs (G7 servers)" on page 12).
The NIC personality options are:
•iSCSI (Default)

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•FCoE
Advanced Memory Protection (G7 servers)
•HP ProLiant DL360 G7 and HP ProLiant DL380 G7 Servers (on page 15)
•HP ProLiant DL580 G7 and HP ProLiant DL980 G7 Servers (on page 16)
HP ProLiant DL360 G7 and HP ProLiant DL380 G7 Servers
The Advanced Memory Protection provides the following additional memory protection beyond ECC
(error checking and correcting):
•Advanced ECC provides the largest memory capacity to the OS.
•Online Spare memory enables the system to automatically map out a group of memory that is
receiving excessive correctable memory errors. This memory is replaced by a spare group of
memory.
•Mirrored Memory provides maximum protection against uncorrectable memory errors that would
otherwise result in system failure.
•Lockstep Mode provides maximum data protection by enabling multiple-bit memory errors to be
corrected in certain instances not possible in Advanced ECC mode.

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For more information on Advanced Memory Protection, see the HP website
(http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/technology/memoryprotection.html).
HP ProLiant DL580 G7 and HP ProLiant DL980 G7 Servers
The Advanced Memory Protection provides the following additional memory protection beyond ECC
(error checking and correcting):
•Advanced ECC Support provides the largest memory capacity to the OS.
•Online Spare with Advanced ECC Support enables the system to automatically map out a group of
memory that is receiving excessive correctable memory errors. This memory is replaced by a spare
group of memory.
•Mirrored Memory with Advanced ECC Support provides maximum protection against uncorrectable
memory errors that would otherwise result in system failure.

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For more information on Advanced Memory Protection, see the HP website
(http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/technology/memoryprotection.html).
USB Options (G7 servers)
•USB Control (G7 servers) (on page 17)
•USB 2.0 Controller (G7 servers) (on page 19)
•Removable Flash Media Boot Sequence (G7 servers) (on page 19)
USB Control (G7 servers)
The USB Control menu determines how USB ports and embedded devices operate at startup:
•When USB Enabled is selected, all USB ports and embedded devices are enabled.
•When USB Disabled is selected, all USB ports and embedded devices are disabled.
•When Legacy USB Disabled is selected, all USB ports are enabled under a USB-aware OS, but USB
is not supported during POST or RBSU. Legacy USB Disabled also disables iLO 2 virtual devices.

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•When External USB Port Disabled is selected, external USB ports are disabled. Under this option,
embedded USB devices still have full support under the ROM and OS.

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USB 2.0 Controller (G7 servers)
The USB 2.0 EHCI Controller option is a toggle setting that enables or disables the high-speed USB 2.0
controller.
Removable Flash Media Boot Sequence (G7 servers)
This option enables the user to select which USB or SD card devices the system searches first when
enumerating boot devices. The user can select whether the system should attempt to boot from the SD
Card slot first. The option does not override the device boot order selected in the Standard Boot Order
(IPL) option.
•Internal SD Card First
•Internal DriveKeys First

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•External DriveKeys First (Default)
Processor Options (G7 servers)
•No-Execute Memory Protection (G7 servers) (on page 20)
•Intel® Virtualization Technology (G7 servers) (on page 21)
•Intel® Hyperthreading® Options (G7 servers) (on page 23)
•Processor Core Disable (G7 servers) (on page 23)
•Intel® Turbo Boost Technology (G7 Servers) (on page 24)
•Intel® VT-d (G7 servers) (on page 25)
No-Execute Memory Protection (G7 servers)
No-Execute Memory Protection enables the hardware portion of a feature that protects systems against
malicious code and viruses. When used in combination with an OS that supports this feature, certain
memory is marked as not for executable code. Viruses that attempt to insert and execute code from non-
executable memory locations are intercepted and an exception is raised.