HP ProLiant DL160 G6 Server

Software Configuration Guide

Part number 516316-003

Third edition November 2010
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Contents

System BIOS configuration .................................................................................................................... 4

System BIOS overview ................................................................................................................................. 4
AMIBIOS software ...................................................................................................................................... 4
AMIBIOS Setup Utility ................................................................................................................................. 4
Accessing the Setup Utility ...................................................................................................................... 5
Navigating through the Setup Utility......................................................................................................... 5
Setup Utility menus ................................................................................................................................. 5
Recording custom setup values .............................................................................................................. 35
Loading system defaults ........................................................................................................................ 35
Clearing CMOS ....................................................................................................................................... 35
BIOS Recovery Steps ................................................................................................................................. 36
POST error indicators ........................................................................................................................... 37
POST errors Message Definition ............................................................................................................ 37
POST-related troubleshooting ................................................................................................................ 38
OS installation ................................................................................................................................... 40
Supported OSes ....................................................................................................................................... 40
OS pre-installation procedure ..................................................................................................................... 40
Hardware setup ................................................................................................................................... 40
BIOS update ....................................................................................................................................... 40
Server management............................................................................................................................ 41
Pre- and post-installation procedures ........................................................................................................... 41
Pre-installation procedures .................................................................................................................... 41
Post-installation procedures ................................................................................................................... 42
Configuring the BMC ................................................................................................................................ 42
BMC Recovery Steps ................................................................................................................................. 43
SETSYS Utility ........................................................................................................................................... 44
Index ................................................................................................................................................ 45

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System BIOS configuration

This chapter describes the basic functions of the AMIBIOS software.

System BIOS overview

A Basic Input/Output System, or BIOS, is a set of programs permanently stored in an EEPROM
chipset located on the system board. These programs serve as an interface between the server’s
hardware components and its operating system. This HP ProLiant DL160 G6 server features the
AMIBIOS software—a ROM BIOS-based diagnostic tool that monitors system activity and performs
constant hardware testing to ensure proper system operation.

AMIBIOS software
The AMIBIOS software serves three functions:
• Configure the system settings via the AMIBIOS Setup Utility
Using the Setup Utility, you can install, configure, and optimize the hardware devices on your
system (such as clock, memory, and hard drives).
• Initialize hardware at boot via POST routines
At power-on or reset, the software performs Power-On Self Test (POST) routines to test system
resources and run the operating system.
• Perform run-time routines
Using the software, perform basic hardware routines that can be called from DOS and Microsoft
Windows applications.

AMIBIOS Setup Utility

NOTE: For ease of reading, the AMIBIOS Setup Utility will be referred to as “Setup” or “Setup
Utility” in this guide. Also, the screenshots used in this guide display default system values. These
values may not be the same as those in your server.

The AMIBIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into the server BIOS. Because
most systems are already properly configured and optimized, there is normally no need to run this
utility.
You need to run this utility under the following conditions:
• When changing the system configuration, including:
○ Setting the system time and date
○ Configuring the hard drives
○ Specifying the boot device sequence
○ Configuring the power management modes
○ Setting up system passwords or making other changes to the security setup

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 • When a configuration error is detected by the system and you are prompted by a "Run Setup"
message to make changes to the BIOS settings.

NOTE: If you repeatedly receive “Run Setup” messages, the battery located on the system board
may be defective. In this case, the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS. Ask a
qualified technician for assistance.

The Setup Utility loads the configuration values in a battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS
RAM. This memory area is not part of the system RAM, which allows configuration data to be
retained when power is turned off. The values take effect when the system is booted. POST uses these
values to configure the hardware. If the values and the actual hardware do not agree, POST
generates an error message. You must run the Setup Utility to change the BIOS settings from the
default or current configuration.

Accessing the Setup Utility

1. Turn on the monitor and the server.
If the server is already turned on, save your data and exit all open applications, and then restart
the server.
During POST, press F10. If you fail to press F10 before POST is completed, you need to restart
the server and repeat this step. The first page displayed is the Main menu. Use the left (←) and
right (→) arrow keys to move between selections on the menu bar.

Navigating through the Setup Utility

Use the keys listed in the legend bar on the bottom of the Setup Utility screen to access the various
menu and submenu screens of the Setup Utility. Table 1 lists these legend keys and their respective
functions.

Table 1 Setup Utility Navigation Keys

Key Function

Enter, Tab, or Select a field value or display a submenu screen.

Shift-Tab Display more options for items marked with

<+>, <–> Configure the system time or change field.

← and → Select different screens.

↑ and ↓ Select items in each menu.

F1 To bring up the General Help window.

The General Help window describes other Setup navigation keys that are not displayed
on the legend bar.

F10 To save changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

Esc Exit the BIOS Setup menu.

Setup Utility menus

The Setup Utility menu bar displays the five primary menu selections. For detailed information and
screenshots of these Setup Utility menus and their related submenus, refer to the following sections.

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Main menu
Figure 1 Main menu

ROM-based Setup Utility

<Main> Advanced Boot Security Exit

System Overview User [ENTER], [TAB] or

[SHIFT-TAB] to select a field.
Product Name :ProLiant DL160 G6
ProLiant BIOS : 033 Use [+] or [-] to
configure system Time.
Build Date : 03/01/2010
ROM ID : 18DIM200

Processor
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5640 @ 2.67GHz
Speed : 2133MHz
Count :1

System Memory ←→ Select Screen

Size : 2048M ↑↓ Select Item
+- Change Field
System Time [02:52:30] Tab Select Field
System Date [Thu 03/18/2010] F1 General Help
System Serial Number : F10 Save and Exit
NIC#1 MAC Address : F4-CE-46-80-04-86 ESC Exit
NIC#2 MAC Address : F4-CE-46-80-04-87

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NOTE: The time is in 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 A.M. appears as 05:30:00, and 5:30, P.M. as
17:30:00.

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Table 2 Main menu fields

Field Description Options

Product Name Display the product name of the system.

ProLiant BIOS Display the BIOS family.

Build Date Display the date when this version of BIOS was built.

ROM ID Display the ROM ID number.

Processor Display detailed processor information.

System Memory Display the amount of conventional memory detected during POST.
Size

System Time Adjust the system time. Current time

System Date Adjust the system date. Current date

System Serial Display the serial number information of the system.

Number

NIC#1 MAC Display NIC#1 MAC address information.

Addresses

NIC#2 MAC Display NIC#2 MAC address information.

Addresses

Asset Tag Configure asset tag settings.

POST F1 Prompt Set this value to allow wait of up to 15 seconds for an F1 press. This is the default Delayed
setting

Set this value to wait indefinitely for an F1 press. Enable

Set this value to continue booting without waiting for an F1 press Disabled

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Advanced menu
Figure 2 Advanced Menu

ROM-based Setup Utility

Main <Advanced> Boot Security Exit

Advanced Settings Custom: Allow to

configure
WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system
Efficiency/Performance
to malfunction.
related items individually.

Power Efficiency Mode [Efficiency] Efficiency/Performance:

Impact groups as CPU
Configuration/CPU
 CPU Configuration bridge Configuration/PCI
Express Configuration
 CPU Bridge Configuration

 SATA Configuration
 SuperIO Configuration
 USB Configuration
 PCI Configuration
 PCI Express Configuration
 IPMI Configuration
 BIOS Serial Console Configuration ←→ Select Screen
 Trusted Computing ↑↓ Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

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NOTE: The CPU Configuration setup screen can vary depending on the installed processor.

Table 3 Advanced menu fields

Field Description Options

Power Efficiency BIOS will initialize all power related processor and chipset settings to maximize Efficiency
Mode the performance per Watt value as measured by SpecPower.

BIOS will initialize all power related processor and chipset settings to maximize Performance
the performance of the server.

The user has modified the configuration of power/performance related settings Custom
individually. User selection of this option is not allowed, It is only informational
based on other changes the user has made to SETUP options. When user set
"Power Efficiency Mode" to Custom, the user can change all power related
processor and chipset settings freely.

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Table 3 Advanced menu fields

Field Description Options

CPU Configure advanced CPU settings.
Configuration

CPU Bridge Configure CPU Bridge chipset settings.

Configuration

SATA Configure SATA device settings.

Configuration

SuperIO Configure PILOT Super I/O chipset settings.

Configuration

USB Configure USB controller settings.

Configuration

PCI Configure PCI settings.

Configuration

PCI Express Configure PCI Express settings.

Configuration

IPMI Configure IPMI 2.0 settings.

Configuration

BIOS Serial Configure BIOS Serial Console settings.

Console
Configuration

Trusted Configure Trusted Computing settings.

Computing

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CPU Configuration submenu
Figure 3 CPU Configuration submenu

ROM-based Setup Utility

Main <Advanced> Boot Security Exit

Configure advanced CPU settings When enabled, a VMM

can utilize the additional
Module Version: 01.09
HW Caps. Provided by
Manufacturer: Intel Intel (R) Virtualization
Tech.
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5640 @ 2.67GHz
Note: A full reset is
Frequency: 2.66GHz required to change the
BCLK Speed: 133MHz setting.

Cache L1: 256 KB

Cache L2: 1024 KB

Cache L3: 12288KB

C1E Support [Enabled]

Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled] ←→ Select Screen

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] ↑↓ Select Item

DCU Prefetcher [Enabled] +- Change Option

Data Reuse [Enabled] F1 General Help

Intel VT-d [Enabled] F10 Save and Exit

Intel (R) Virtualization Tech [Enabled] ESC Exit

Execute-Disable Bit Capability [Enabled]

Intel (R) HT Technology [Enabled]

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Table 4 CPU Configuration submenu fields

Field Description Options

Module Version Display the module version of the processor.

Manufacturer Display the manufacturer of the processor.

Frequency Display the frequency of the processor.

BCLK Speed Display the BCLK speed of the processor.

Cache Display the cache capacity of the processor.

C1E Support Enable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage/frequency to prevent Enabled
overheating.

Disable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage/frequency to prevent Disabled

overheating.

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Table 4 CPU Configuration submenu fields

Field Description Options

Hardware Prefetcher Predictable data pre-fetched into cache. Ser according to observed Enabled
system performance results.

Disable Predictable data pre-fetched into cache Disabled

Adjacent Cache Line Cache lines are fetched in pairs (even line + odd line) Enabled
Prefetch Note: Modifying this setting may affect system performance

Only the current cache line required is fetched Disabled

DCU Prefetcher Enabling the DCU Prefetcher is intended to speed up data accessed by Enabled
a program by prefetching to the L1 data cache. DCU prefetching
improves performance if data in large structures is arranged sequentially
in the order used by the program.

If data access patterns are sparse instead of local, some performance Disabled
degradation can occur under high CPU load due to bandwidth issues.
In such cases, disabling DCU Prefetcher may improve performance.

Data Reuse Data Reuse reduces the frequency of L3 cache updates from the L1 Enabled
cache. In most cases, this improves performance by reducing the
internal bandwidth consumed by constant updates of L1 cache lines in
the L3 cache.

However, since this behavior can result in more requests to main Disabled
memory, in some cases, overall performance may be degraded.
Whether Data Reuse should be enabled or disabled for a particular
workload will depend on the memory access patterns of the workload.

Intel VT-d Enable Intel Virtualization Technology support for Direct I/O VT-d. This Enabled
feature offers fully-protected I/O resource-sharing across the Intel
platforms, providing the user with greater reliability, security and
availability in networking and data-sharing.

Disable VT-d. Disabled

Intel (R) Virtualization Tech Turn on hardware virtualization support. A full system reset is required Enabled
after changing this value.

Turn off hardware virtualization support. A full system reset is required Disabled
after changing this value.

Execute-Disable Bit When enabled, train the XD feature flag to always return 0. This is the Enabled
Capability default setting.

When disabled, force the XD feature flag to always return 0 Disabled

Intel (R) HT Technology Enable Simultaneous Multi-Threading. Enabled

Disable Simultaneous Multi-Threading. Disabled

Active Processor Cores All cores active. All

1 core active 1

2 cores active. 2

A20M Enable A20M (when needed for legacy OSes / applications) Enabled

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Table 4 CPU Configuration submenu fields

Field Description Options

Disable A20M Disabled

Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech Enable GV3. Enabled

Disable GV3. Disabled

Intel (R) TurboMode tech Enable processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific Enabled
conditions.
Note that SpeedStep must be enabled in order to enable TurboMode.

Disable processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific Disabled
conditions

Intel (R) C-STATE tech Enable CPU idle C2/C3/C4. Enabling it will allow the OS to make the Enabled
cores run at different frequencies, thus making optimum use of power.

Disable CPU idle C2/C3/C4. Cores will run at the same frequency. Disabled

CPU Bridge Configuration submenu

Figure 4 CPU Bridge Configuration submenu

ROM-based Setup Utility

Main <Advanced> Boot Security Exit

CPU Bridge Chipset Configuration To transfer the QPI links

to full-speed or leave
CPU Revision :A0 them in slow-mode.
Current QPI Frequency 5.866GT

Current Memory Frequency :1333Mhz

Current Memory Mode :Sparing

QPI Links Speed [Full-Speed]

QPI Frequency [Auto]
QPI L0s and L1 [Enabled]

Memory Frequency [Auto]

Memory Speed with 20PC [1066MHz@1.35V] ←→ Select Screen
Advanced Memory Protection [Independent] ↑↓ Select Item
Note Interleaving [Disabled] +- Change Option
Memory Interleaving [Full Interleaving] F1 General Help
QPI Optimization [Balanced] F10 Save and Exit
Demand Scrubbing [Enabled] ESC Exit
Patrol Scrubbing [Disabled]

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Table 5 CPU Bridge Configuration submenu fields

Field Description Options

CPU Revision Display the CPU revision. D0

Current QPI Display the current QPI frequency. 6.400GT

Frequency

Current Memory Display the current memory frequency. 1333MHz

Frequency

Current Memory Display the current memory mode. Independent

Mode

QPI Links Speed Transit the QPI links to full-speed. Full-Speed

Transit the QPI links to slow mode Slow Mode

QPI Frequency QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) is the connection between the CPUs and I/O Auto
hub.
Transit the links to the auto speed when transitioning the links to full-speed.

Transit the links to 4.800GT when transitioning the links to full-speed. 4.800GT

Transit the links to 5.866GT when transitioning the links to full-speed. 5.866GT

Transit the links to 6.400GT when transitioning the links to full-speed. 6.400GT

QPI L0s and L1 This enables the QPI power state to lower power consumption. L0s and L1 Enabled
are automatically selected by the motherboard.
Enable L0s and L1

Disable L0s and L1 Disabled

Memory Frequency Transit the memory frequency to the maximum speed. Auto

Transit the memory frequency to the 800MHz. Force DDR-800

Transit the memory frequency to the 1066MHz. Force DDR-1066

Transit the memory frequency to the 1333MHz. Force DDR-1333

Memory Mode Configure the memory to work in independent channel. Independent

Configure the memory to work in mirrors channel space between channels. Channel
Mirroring

Configure the memory with Lockstep between channel 0 and 1. Lockstep

Memory Configure memory controller to socket inter leaved mode. Enabled

Interleaving

Configure memory controller to non-socket inter leaved (NUMA) mode. Disabled

Demand Scrubbing Demand scrubbing solves the problem of obtaining multiple correctable Enabled
errors due to a single soft error, and thus the problem of potentially
reporting a correctable threshold error due to soft errors.
Allow to scrub ECC demand.

Disable to scrub ECC demand. Disabled

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Table 5 CPU Bridge Configuration submenu fields

Field Description Options

Patrol Scrubbing Background scrubbing (also known as patrol scrubbing) is a memory error- Enabled
correction scheme that works in the background looking for and correcting
resident errors. Instead of only reading the data and ECC bits, correcting
them, and writing them back to memory when a correctable memory error
occurs, the system will constantly be reading and writing memory locations.
Thus, the system will be constantly scrubbing all of the contents of memory
in an effort to correct soft errors before a correctable error even occurs.
Allow to scrub ECC patrol.

Disable to scrub ECC patrol. Disabled

SATA Configuration submenu

Figure 5 SATA Configuration submenu with Disabled mode
ROM-based Setup Utility
<Advanced>
SATA Configuration Options
Disabled
SATA#1 Controller Mode [Disabled]

SATA#2 Controller Mode [Enabled] Compatible

RAID

> Primary IDE Master: [Not Detected] AHCI

> Secondary IDE Master: [Not Detected]

Embedded SAS/SATA Link Rate [Auto] ←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Table 6 SATA Configuration submenu fields with Disabled mode

Field Description Options

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Table 6 SATA Configuration submenu fields with Disabled mode

Field Description Options

SATA#1 Controller SATA controller is disabled and does not appear in the standard boot Disabled
Mode order list.

SATA#2 Controller Enable SATA#2 Controller. Enabled

Mode

Disable SATA#2 Controller. Disabled

Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Master not detected. Not Detected

Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Master not detected. Not Detected

Figure 6 SATA Configuration submenu with Compatible mode

ROM-based Setup Utility
<Advanced>
SATA Configuration Options
Disabled
SATA#1 Controller Mode [Compatible]

SATA#2 Controller Mode [Enabled] Compatible

RAID

> Primary IDE Master: [Not Detected] AHCI

> Primary IDE Slave: [Not Detected]

> Secondary IDE Master: [Not Detected]

> Secondary IDE Slave: [Not Detected]

> Third IDE Master: [Not Detected]

> Fourth IDE Master: [Not Detected]

Drive Write Cache [Disabled]

Embedded SAS/SATA Link Rate [Auto] ←→ Select Screen
↑↓ Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Table 7 SATA Configuration submenu fields with Compatible mode

Field Description Options

SATA#1 Controller Legacy Native mode, supports up to 4 drives. Compatible

Mode

SATA#2 Controller Enable SATA#2 Controller. Enabled

Mode

Disable SATA#2 Controller. Disabled

Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Master not detected. Not Detected

Primary IDE Slave Primary IDE slave not detected. Not Detected

Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Master not detected. Not Detected

Secondary IDE Slave Secondary IDE slave not detected. Not Detected

Third IDE Master Third IDE Master not detected. Not Detected

Fourth IDE Master Fourth IDE Master not detected. Not Detected

Figure 7 SATA Configuration submenu with RAID mode

ROM-based Setup Utility
<Advanced>
SATA Configuration Options
Disabled
SATA#1 Controller Mode [RAID]

Compatible
RAID

> SATA Port1: [Not Detected] AHCI

> SATA Port2: [Not Detected]

> SATA Port3: [Not Detected]

> SATA Port4: [Not Detected]

> Primary IDE Master: [Not Detected]

> Secondary IDE Master: [Not Detected]

Embedded SAS/SATA Link Rate [Auto] ←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help

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 F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Table 8 SATA Configuration submenu fields with RAID mode

Field Description Options

SATA#1 Controller L Only available on systems with an embedded software RAID option RAID
Mode ROM.

SATA Port1 SATA Port1 not detected. Not

Detected

SATA Port2 SATA Port2 not detected. Not

Detected

SATA Port3 SATA Port3 not detected. Not

Detected

SATA Port4 SATA Port4 not detected. Not

Detected

Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Master not detected. Not

Detected

Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Master not detected. Not

Detected

ROM-based Setup Utility

<Advanced>
SATA Configuration Options
Disabled
SATA#1 Controller Mode [AHCI]

Compatible
RAID

> AHCI Port1: [Not Detected] AHCI

> AHCI Port2: [Not Detected]

> AHCI Por3: [Not Detected]

> AHCI Port4: [Not Detected]

> AHCI Port5: [Not Detected]

> AHCI Port6: [Not Detected]

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 Drive Write Cache [Disabled]
Embedded SAS/SATA Link Rate [Auto] ←→ Select Screen
↑↓ Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Table 9 SATA Configuration submenu fields with AHCI

Field Description Options

SATA#1 Controller This should be the DEFAULT if NCQ Mode requires that AHCI also be AHCI
Mode enabled. Otherwise, legacy SATA Native Mode should be the DEFAULT
as previously specified.

AHCI Port1 AHCI Port1 not detected. Not Detected

AHCI Port2 AHCI Port2 not detected. Not Detected

AHCI Port3 AHCI Port3 not detected. Not Detected

AHCI Port4 AHCI Port4 not detected. Not Detected

AHCI Port5 AHCI Port5 not detected. Not Detected

AHCI Port6 AHCI Port6 not detected. Not Detected

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Super IO Configuration submenu
Figure 8 Super IO Configuration submenu

ROM-based Setup Utility

Main <Advanced> Boot Security Exit

Configure PILOT Super IO Chipset Allows BIOS to Select

Embedded Serial Port
Embedded Serial Port Address [3F8/IRQ4]
Base Addresses.
Serial Port Interrupt setting [Edge trigger]

←→ Select Screen
↑↓ Select Item

+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

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Table 10 Super IO Configuration submenu fields

Field Description Options

Embedded Serial Port Set this value to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I/O port address
Address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. This is the default setting. The
majority of serial port 1 or COM1 ports on computer systems use IRQ4
3F8/IRQ4
and I/O Port 3F8 as the standard setting. The most common serial device
connected to this port is a mouse. If the system will not use a serial
device, it is best to set this port to Disabled.

Set this value to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I/O port address
and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address. If the system will not use a serial 2F8/IRQ3
device, it is best to set this port to Disabled.

Set this value to allow the serial port to use 3E8 as its I/O port address
and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. If the system will not use a serial 3E8/IRQ4
device, it is best to set this port to Disabled.

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Table 10 Super IO Configuration submenu fields

Field Description Options

Set this value to allow the serial port to use 2E8 as its I/O port address
and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address. If the system will not use a serial 2E8/IRQ3
device, it is best to set this port to Disabled.

Set this value to prevent the serial port from accessing any system
resources. When this option is set to Disabled, the serial port Disabled
physically becomes unavailable.

USB Configuration submenu

Figure 9 USB Configuration submenu

ROM-based Setup Utility

Main <Advanced> Boot Security Exit

USB Configuration Disabled

Module Version – 2.24.4-13.4 Enabled

USB Devices Enabled:

1 Keyboard, 1 Mouse,

USB Functions [Enabled]

Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]

USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled]
Hot-plug USB FDD Support [Auto]

←→ Select Screen
↑↓ Select Item

+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

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Table 11 USB Configuration submenu fields

Field Description Options

Module Version Display USB module version.

USB Devices Enabled Display the enabled USB devices in system.

USB Functions Enable USB functions. Enabled

Disable USB functions. Disabled

Legacy USB Support: Enable support for Legacy USB devices. Enabled

Disable support for Legacy USB devices. Disabled

Disable legacy support if no USB devices are connected. Auto

USB 2.0 Controller: Enable USB 2.0 support. Enabled

Disable USB 2.0 support. Disabled

USB 2.0 Controller Mode: Set the USB 2.0 Controller to full-speed. FullSpeed

Set the USB 2.0 Controller to high-speed. HiSpeed

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off Set this value enable EHCI hand-off support. This is the default value. Enabled

Set this value disable EHCI hand-off support. This is used when your OS
Disabled
does not support EHCI hand-off.

Hot-plug USB FDD Support Set this value to enable Hot-plug USB FDD support. Enabled

Clear this value to disable Hot-plug USB FDD support. Disabled

Auto option creates this dummy device only if there is no FDD present. Auto

USB Mass Storage Device Access the submenu to configure USB Mass Storage Device.
Configuration

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PCI Configuration submenu
Figure 10 PCI Configuration submenu

ROM-based Setup Utility

Main <Advanced> Boot Security Exit

PCI Configuration Select which graphics

Embedded VGA Control [Auto Detect] controller to use as

the primary boot

Embedded NIC Port 1 Control [Enabled] device.

Embedded NIC Port 1 PXE [Enabled]

Embedded NIC Port 2 Control [Enabled]

Embedded NIC Port 2 PXE [Disabled]

Wake-On LAN [Enabled]

←→ Select Screen
↑↓ Select Item

+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

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Table 12 PCI Configuration submenu fields

Field Description Options

Embedded VGA Control Always Enable Onboard VGA. Always
Enabled

Enable add-in VGA once there is add-in VGA. Auto Detect

Embedded NIC Port 1 Enable Onboard NIC1. Enabled

Control

Disable Onboard NIC1. Disabled

Embedded NIC Port 1 PXE Enable Onboard NIC1 PXE. Enabled

Disable Onboard NIC1 PXE. Disabled

Embedded NIC Port 2 Enable Onboard NIC2. Enabled

Control

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Table 12 PCI Configuration submenu fields

Field Description Options

Disable Onboard NIC2. Disabled

Embedded NIC Port 2 PXE Enable Onboard NIC2 PXE. Enabled

Disable Onboard NIC2 PXE. Disabled

Wake-On LAN Allow wake up in S4/S5 over LAN. This is the default setting. Enabled

Disabled Wake-On LAN in S4/S5. Disabled

PCI-Express Configuration submenu

Figure 11 PCI-Express Configuration submenu

ROM-based Setup Utility

Main <Advanced> Boot Security Exit

PCI Express Configuration

Active State Power-Management [Disabled]

PCI Express Gen2 [Gen2]

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

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Table 13 PCI-Express Configuration submenu fields

Field Description Options

Active State Power- Enable PCI Express L0s and L1 link power states. Enabled
Management

Disable PCI Express L0s and L1 link power states. Disabled

This option would be chosen by the user if there were compatibility
issues with their PCIE option cards. It is the default setting.

PCI Express Gen2 All PCI-E devices will only run in Gen 1 mode. Gen 1

For best possible performance. PCI-E devices, which support Gen 2 Gen 2
mode, will run in Gen 2 mode. PCI-E devices, which only support Gen 1
mode, will run in Gen 1 mode.

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IPMI Configuration submenu
Figure 12 IPMI Configuration submenu

ROM-based Setup Utility

Main <Advanced> Boot Security Exit

IPMI 2.0 Configuration InPut for Set LAN

Status Of BMC Working Configuration command.

BMC Firmware Revision 09.57 NOTE: -

BMC/IPMI FW Date: Jan/13/2010 Each question in

BMC SDR Version: 2.19.0.211 This group may take

Warehouse Build Number: 211 considerable amount of

time.

 Set LAN Configuration

 SEL Configuration
 Hardware Health Information
 Watchdog Configuration
 Serial Port Configuration

←→ Select Screen
↑↓ Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

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Table 14 IPMI Configuration submenu fields

Field Description Options

Status of BMC Display the current status of BMC.

BMC Firmware Display the current revision of the BMC firmware.

Revision

BMC/IPMI FW Date Display the date of the BMC/IPMI firmware.

BMC SDR Version Display the current version of the BMC SDR.

Set LAN Access the submenu to configure Option of Set LAN Configuration.
Configuration

SEL Configuration Access the submenu to configure Option of SEL Configuration.

Hardware Health Access the submenu to view Hardware Health Information.

Information

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Table 14 IPMI Configuration submenu fields

Field Description Options

Watch Dog Access the submenu to configure Option of Watch Dog Configuration.
Configuration

Serial Port Access the submenu to configure Option of Serial Port Configuration.
Configuration

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BIOS Serial Console Configuration submenu
Figure 13 BIOS Serial Console Configuration submenu

ROM-based Setup Utility

Main <Advanced> Boot Security Exit

Configure BIOS Serial Console type and parameters Select BIOS Serial
Console type
BIOS Serial Console [Disabled]

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

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Table 15 BIOS Serial Console Configuration fields

Field Description Options

BIOS Serial Enable to configure BIOS Serial Console type and parameters Enabled
Console

Disable to configure BIOS Serial Console type and parameters Disabled

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Trusted Computing submenu
Figure 14 Trusted Computing submenu

ROM-based Setup Utility

Main <Advanced> Boot Security Exit

Trusted Computing

TPM Status Not Present

←→ Select Screen
↑↓ Select Item

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

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Table 16 Trusted Computing submenu fields

Field Description Options

TPM Status TPM not present Not Present

Display TPM Status. Present

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Boot menu
Figure 15 Boot menu

ROM-based Setup Utility

Main Advanced <Boot> Security Exit

Boot Settings Configure Settings during

System Boot.
 Boot Settings Configuration

 Standard Boot Order

 Hard Disk Drives

USB Device Boot Priority [High]

Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State]

←→ Select Screen
↑↓ Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

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Table 17 Boot menu fields

Field Description Options

Boot Settings Configure settings during system boot.
Configuration

Standard Boot View and configure standard boot order settings.

Order

Hard Disk Drives Display HDD information if detect HDD installed.

USB Device Boot Force USB devices automatically showing up as top priority within their High
Priority device class in the standard boot order list. This is the default setting.

Train USB devices as original priority as the standard boot order list. Low

Restore on AC Power off the server after power loss. Power off
Power Loss

Power on the server after power loss. Power on

Restore last state after power loss. Last state

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Boot Settings Configuration submenu
Figure 16 Boot Settings Configuration submenu

ROM-based Setup Utility

Main Advanced <Boot> Security Exit

Boot Settings Configuration Allows BIOS to skip

certain tests while
Quick Boot [Enabled]
booting. This will
Quiet Boot [Enabled] decrease the time
needed to boot the
Num Lock [Enabled] system.

←→ Select Screen
↑↓ Select Item

+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

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Table 18 Boot Settings Configuration submenu fields

Field Description Options

Quick Boot Allow BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time Enabled
needed to boot the system.

Allow the BIOS to process the normal tests while booting. Disabled

Quiet Boot Display OEM Logo instead of POST messages Enabled

Display normal POST messages. This is the default setting. Disabled

Num Lock Set this value to allow Num Lock on the keyboard to be enabled Enabled
automatically when the computer system is booted up. This allows the
immediate use of the numeric keypad located on the right side of the
keyboard. To confirm this, the Num Lock LED on the keyboard will be lit.

This option does not enable the keyboard Num Lock automatically. To use Disabled
the numeric keypad, press the Num Lock key located on the upper left-hand
corner of the numeric keypad. The Num Lock LED on the keyboard will light
up when Num lock is engaged. This is the default setting.

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Standard Boot Order submenu
Figure 17 Standard Boot Order submenu

ROM-based Setup Utility

Main Advanced <Boot> Security Exit

Standard Boot Order Specifies the boot

[Hard Drive] sequence from the
1st Boot Device
available devices.
2nd Boot Device [Network: IBA GE Slo]
A device enclosed in
parenthesis has been
disabled in the
corresponding type
menu.
←→ Select Screen
↑↓ Select Item

+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

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Table 19 Standard Boot Order submenu fields

Field Description Options

1st Boot Device Hard drive is the 1st Boot Device Hard drive

2nd Boot Device Network:IBA GE Slo is the 2nd boot device. Network:IBA GE
Slo

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Hard Disk Drives submenu
Figure 18 Hard Disk Drives submenu

ROM-based Setup Utility

Main Advanced <Boot> Security Exit

Hard Disk Drives Specifies the boot

sequence from the
1 Drive
st
[SATA: 4M-GB0500C441] available devices.

←→ Select Screen
↑↓ Select Item

+ - Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

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Table 20 Hard Disk Drives submenu fields

Field Description Options

1st Drive USB is the 1st drive. [USB: SanDisk
USB F1]

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Security menu
Figure 19 Security menu

ROM-based Setup Utility

Main Advanced Boot <Security> Exit

Security Settings Install or Change the

Password.
Admin Password :Not Installed
User Password :Not Installed

Change Admin Password

Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]

←→ Select Screen
↑↓ Select Item

Enter Change
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

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Table 21 Security menu fields

Field Description Options

Admin Password Is No Admin password is installed. Not Installed

An Admin password is installed. Installed

User Password Is A user password is not installed. Not Installed

A user password is installed. Installed

Change Admin Type the admin password in the dialogue box to set or to change admin
Password password, which allows access to the BIOS.

Boot Sector Virus Enable boot sector virus protection. Enabled

Protection

Disable boot sector virus protection. Disabled

Exit menu
The Exit menu displays several options for how to quit the Setup Utility. Select any of the exit options
and press Enter.
Figure 20 Exit menu

ROM-based Setup Utility

Main Advanced Boot Security <Exit>

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 Exit Options Exit system setup after
saving the changes.
Save Changes and Exit
Discard Changes and Exit
F10 key can be used for
Discard Changes this operation.

Restore Default Settings

←→ Select Screen
↑↓ Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

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Table 22 Exit menu fields

Field Description Options

Save Changes and Exit Save the changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

Discard Changes and Exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you have made.
Exit

Discard Changes Discard (cancel) any changes you have made. Remain in the BIOS
Setup Utility.

Restore Default Settings Restore Default Settings.

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Recording custom setup values
Write down the settings from the Setup Utility and keep them in a safe place. If you need to restore
the custom values, you must run the Setup Utility and then reenter these custom settings. Having a
record of these custom settings makes this much easier.

Loading system defaults

If the system fails after you make changes in the Setup Utility menus, reboot the server, enter Setup,
and load the system default settings to correct the error. These default settings have been selected to
optimize the server’s performance. Setup default settings are quite demanding in terms of resource
consumption. If you are using low-speed memory chips or other types of low-performance components
and you choose to load these settings, the system might not function properly.
To load the system defaults:
1. Reboot the server in a normal manner.
2. During POST, press F10 to access the Setup Utility.
3. Press F9 to load the default values.
4. Choose Save Changes and Exit on the Exit menu, and press Enter to save the changes and close
the Setup Utility.

Clearing CMOS
You may need to clear the Setup configuration values (CMOS) if the configuration has been
corrupted, or if incorrect settings made in the Setup Utility have caused error messages to be
unreadable. Clearing the CMOS data removes the admin password.
The clear CMOS setting is on the jumper block (J27-A) on the system board. Refer to your server hood
label or the HP ProLiant DL160 G6 Server Maintenance and Service Guide for the location of this
jumper block and the clear CMOS setting.
To clear CMOS:
1. Perform the pre-installation procedures described on page 41.
2. If necessary, remove any expansion boards, assemblies, or cables that prevent access to enable
CMOS jumper block (J27-A).
3. Locate the CMOS jumper block (J27-A) on the system board.
4. Enable clear CMOS jumper block (J27-A) to clear the CMOS memory.
5. Perform the post-installation procedure as described on page 42.
6. During POST, press F10 to access the Setup Utility.
7. Press F9 to load the system default values.
8. Set time, date, and other system values.
9. Press F10 to save the changes you made and close the Setup Utility.

NOTE: Clearing CMOS restore all system configurations and password default settings.

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BIOS Recovery Steps
Steps to perform a BIOS recovery:
1. Prepare USB key for BIOS recovery.
a. On a system with Internet access, download the ROMPaq file for the restore BIOS from
hp.com.
b. Run the ROMPaq file.
c. After following the instructions to unpack the ROMPaq file, you will see the following in your
browser:

d. Follow the instructions to prepare your USB key with the proper BIOS files for restoration.

2. Perform BIOS Recovery:

a. Place jumper on J27 - group C pins.
b. Insert USB key.
c. Power on computer, and wait for the recovery process complete. Wait a minimum of 10
minutes for the process to complete.
d. Unplug USB key and remove jumper from J27 - group C pins.
e. Restart computer and load BIOS defaults.

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 Power-On Self Test (POST)
When the server boots up, a series of tests are displayed on the screen. This is referred to as Power-
On Self-Test (POST). POST is a series of diagnostic tests that checks firmware and assemblies to
ensure that the server is properly functioning. This diagnostic function automatically runs each time the
server is powered on.
These diagnostics, which reside in the BIOS ROM, isolate server-related logic failures and indicate the
board or component that you need to replace, as indicated by the error messages. Most server
hardware failures will be accurately isolated during POST. The number of tests displayed depends on
the configuration of the server.
During POST you can:
• Press ESC to skip the HP logo and go to POST boot progress display system summary screen.
• Press F10 to access the Setup Utility.
• Press F12 to request a network boot (PXE).
• Press F1 to continue POST after POST errors are detected.

POST error indicators

When POST detects a system failure, it displays a POST error message.

POST errors Message Definition

When a non-fatal error occurs during POST, the screen will display an error message with the format
“xxx-Error Identifier String” where “xxx” is a unique number code that matches ODM system specific
error documentation and may be a hexadecimal or decimal value.
All Error messages describe the problems as shown below:

Table 23 POST Error Messages

Error-Code Error Message

10 Floppy Controller Failure

00B CMOS Memory Size Wrong

00C RAM R/W test failed

003 CMOS Battery Low

005 CMOS Checksum Bad

040 Refresh timer test failed

041 Display memory test failed

048 Password check failed

120 $A0CCMOS Cleared by Jumper. Restore the Jumper and Continue…

122 $A0CPassword Cleared By Jumper. Restore the Jumper and Continue…

150 Processor failed BIST

160 Processor missing microcode:

192 L3 cache size mismatch

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 Table 23 POST Error Messages

Error-Code Error Message

193 CPUID, Processor stepping are different

194 CPUID, Processor family are different

195 Front side bus mismatch. System halted.

196 CPUID, Processor Model are different

197 Processor speeds mismatched

198 Processor QPI speed mismatch detected.

601 Error: BMC Not Responding

605 BMC Has Detected Fatal Hardware Error

611 Internal User Area Of BMC FRU Corrupted

612 Controller Update 'boot block' Firmware Corrupted

613 Controller Operational Firmware Corrupted

620 Non-Redundant Fan Failure or Missing

621 Redundant Fan Configuration, One Fan Failure or Missing

622 Redundant Fan Configuration, Multiple Fans Failure or Missing

Temperature Violation Detected

Waiting 5 minutes for system to cool
623 Press ESC Key to resume booting without waiting for the system to cool
Warning: Pressing ESC is NOT recommended as the system may shutdown
unexpectedly

624 Power Supply Failure or Power Supply Unplugged

626 Update SDRR/Configuration Image failed

Invalid or Unknown SKU/Chassis ID

627 Please check Front panel, System ID Jumper or Riser card
Press F1 to Continue

628 Redundant Power Supply Mismatch

Insufficient Runtime space for MPS data.!!.

701
System may operate in PIC or Non-MPS mode.

No enough APIC ID in range 0-0Fh can be assigned to IO APICs.

702 (Re-assigning CPUs' local APIC ID may solve this issue)
MPS Table is not built! System may operate in PIC or Non-MPS mode.

POST-related troubleshooting
Perform the following procedures when POST fails to run, error messages are displayed.
If the POST failure is during a routine boot up, verify the following conditions:
• All external cables and power cables are firmly plugged in.

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• The power outlet to which the server is connected is working.
• The server and monitor are both turned on. The bicolor power status LED indicator on the ear
must be green.
• The monitor's contrast and brightness settings are correct.
• All internal cables are properly connected and all boards firmly seated.
• The processor is fully seated in its socket on the system board.
• The heat sink assembly is properly installed on top of the processor.
• All memory modules are properly installed.
• If you have installed a PCI accessory board, verify that the board is firmly seated and any
jumpers on the board are properly set. Refer to the documentation provided with the accessory
board.
• All internal cabling and connections are in their proper order.
• If you have changed the jumper on the system board, verify that each is properly set.

If the POST failure occurs after installing an accessory, perform the following steps:
1. Perform the pre-installation procedure described on page 41
2. If necessary, remove any expansion boards, assemblies, or cables that prevent access to the
system components.
3. Check the following conditions:
a. If you have installed an expansion board, verify that the board is firmly seated in its slot and
any switches or jumpers on the board are properly set. Refer to the documentation provided
with the expansion board.
b. All internal cabling and connections are in their proper order.
c. If you have changed any jumper block on the system board, verify that each one is properly
set.
4. Perform the post-installation procedure described on page 42.
5. Turn on the monitor.
6. If the server still does not work, repeat step 2.
7. Remove all accessories, except the primary boot hard disk drive.
8. Repeat steps 4 and 5.
If the server now works, replace the boards and accessories one at a time to determine which
one is causing the problem.

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OS installation

Supported OSes
Refer to the operating system support matrix (http://www.hp.com/go/supportos).

OS pre-installation procedure
Perform the two pre-OS installation steps in this section before installing the OS of your choice.
1. Configure the hardware aspect of the server.
2. Update the server BIOS.

Hardware setup
Prepare the server following the instructions in the HP ProLiant DL160 G6 Server Installation Sheet.
It is recommended that you do not install any third party adapter until you verify that the HP
equipment is functioning properly and you complete the OS installation.
Your HP ProLiant DL160 G6 server comes with new hard disk drive(s) that do not need specific setup.
However, if you install additional used hard disk drives in your new server:
• Note that most OS installations remove all data from the hard disk on which they are installed. If
you want to use additional hard disk drives to access existing data in the new server, HP
recommends that you install and configure any of these hard drives after completing the OS
installation.
• If you want to recycle used hard drives, use a utility such as disk to erase all data and partitions
from that particular hard drive.

BIOS update
HP recommends that you update the server BIOS with the latest system BIOS version to take
advantage of the most recent compatibility fixes. The latest BIOS version for your server can be
downloaded from http://www.hp.com.

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Server management

Pre- and post-installation procedures

Pre-installation procedures
WARNING: Failure to properly turn off the server before you open the server or before you start
removing or installing hardware components may cause serious damage as well as bodily harm.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the chassis and any
installed hardware components to cool before touching them.

CAUTION: Follow the ESD precautions listed in Chapter 2 of the HP ProLiant DL160 G6 Server
Maintenance and Service Guide when handling any hardware component.
1. Turn off the server and all the peripherals connected to it.
2. Disconnect the AC power cord from the power supply cable located on the server rear panel to
turn off the service processor and reduce the risk of electrical shock.
3. Remove the top cover from the chassis:
a. Loosen the screw on the top cover with a T-10 wrench.
b. Press the button on the top cover.
c. Slide the cover toward the rear of the server, and then lift the cover away from the chassis.
Figure 21 Removing the top cover

4. Place the top cover in a safe place for reinstallation later.

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Post-installation procedures
1. Be sure all components are installed according to the described step-by-step instructions.
2. Check to make sure you have not left loose tools or parts inside the server.
3. Reinstall any expansion boards, riser board assemblies, peripherals, board covers, brackets,
and system cables that you have removed.
4. Reinstall the top cover:
a. Align the top cover to the chassis and then slide it towards the front panel to position it into
place.
b. Tighten the screw on the top cover.
5. Connect all external cables and the AC power cord to the system.
Route the cables properly through the available cable management arrangement.
6. Press the power button on the front panel to turn on the server.

Configuring the BMC

The server includes a BMC for systems management, which you can access through a 10/100 Mbps
LAN port for IPMI management. To access the BMC through this LAN port, you must configure the IP
address. You can configure the LAN settings for the BMC in the BIOS Setup.
To configure the BMC (LAN) through the BIOS Setup:
1. In the Advanced-->IPMI Configuration -->Set LAN Configuration submenu, set the BMC NIC
Allocation field to select which connection the BMC uses for the IPMI LAN interface.
2. In the Advanced-->IPMI Configuration-->Set LAN Configuration submenu, set the IP
address and Subnet Mask for the BMC. In the BMC LAN Configuration field, you can use Static
to set the address manually or use DHCP to set the address automatically.
3. Press F10 to save and exit.

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BMC Recovery Steps
For BMC Recovery, perform the following steps:
1. Disconnect AC power from the system.
2. Insert jumper on connector J27 (D group pins) on the system board.
3. Update BMC firmware using HP ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade for HP ProLiant G6 Lights-Out 100
Remote Management (For USB Key-Media). Detailed information is available at the following Web
page:http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=
us&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=3884343&swItem=MTX-
bd27c5aa4f134285aa4825e143&prodNameId=3884344&swEnvOID=1005&swLang=13&taskId
=135&mode=4&idx=1
4. After BMC recovery is complete, remove USB key.
5. Remove AC power and remove the recovery jumper on J27 (D group pins).

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SETSYS Utility
SETSYS. EXE (DOS application) is the correct tool for setting the Serial Number/Asset Tag text on this
server after a system board replacement has occurred.
Once the Serial Number/Asset Tag text has been entered via SETSYS, populating the SMBIOS data,
the system BIOS will automatically write this info into BMC IPMI FRU data on the next boot up. For the
detailed command, refer to the below:

Command Line: SETSYS [/S|/U|/A|/M|/K|/?] <string>

/S - Set Serial S/N has a MAX length of 16 chars (16 digits).

Number
(e.g. SETSYS /S=1234567890XYZEFG)

/U – Set UUID UUID must be exactly 16 Bytes (32 digits) in length.

Digits must be 0-9 and A-F (CAPS) only.
(e.g. SETSYS
/U=1234567890ABCDEF1234567890ABCDEF)

/A - Set Chassis Asset Tag has a MAX length of 16 chars (16 digits).
Asset Tag
(e.g. SETSYS /A=MAINSERVER123456)

/M - Set Manufacturer string has a MAX length of 16 chars.

Manufacturer String
(e.g. SETSYS /M=HP)

/K - Set SKU ID SKU Number String has a MAX length of 16 chars.

String
(e.g. SETSYS /K=AG655A)

/? - Help

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Index

1 Current QPI Frequency, 13 Memory Mode, 13

1st Boot Device, 31 D Module Version, 10, 21

1st Drive, 32 Demand Scrubbing, 13 N

2 Diagnostic tools and Setup Utilities: NIC MAC Address number, 7
clear CMOS, 35 Num Lock, 30
2nd Boot Device, 31
Discard Changes, 34
A P
Discard Changes and Exit, 34
Active Processor Cores, 11 Patrol Scrubbing, 14
E PCI Configuration, 9
Active State Power-Management,
24 Embedded NIC Port 1 PXE, 22 PCI Express Configuration, 9
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch, 11 Embedded NIC Port 1 Control, 22 PCI Express Gen2, 24
Admin Password Is, 33 Embedded NIC Port 2 Control, 22 POST, 4, 37
AMIBIOS Setup Utility, 4 Embedded NIC Port 2 PXE, 23 POST F1 Prompt, 7
Asset Tag, 7 Embedded Serial Port Address, 19 Power Efficiency Mode, 8
Embedded VGA Control, 22 Power-On Self Test: POST error
B
Execute-Disable Bit Capability, 11 indicators, 37; recoverable
Basic Input/Output System, 4 POST errors, 37
Exit menu, 33
BCLK Speed, 10 Power-On Self-Test, 37
BIOS EHCI Hand-Off, 21
F
Primary IDE Master, 15, 16, 17,
BIOS Serial Console, 27 Fourth IDE Master, 15, 16, 17, 18 18
BIOS Serial Console Frequency, 10
Primary IDE Slave, 16, 17, 18
Configuration, 9 H Processor, 7
BMC Firmware Revision, 25 Hard Disk Drives, 29, 32 Product Name, 7
BMC NIC Allocation, 42 Hardware Health Information, 25 ProLiant BIOS, 7
BMC SDR Version, 25 Hardware Prefetcher, 11 Q
BMC/IPMI FW Date, 25 Hot-plug USB FDD Support, 21 QPI Frequency, 13
Boot Sector Virus Protection, 33
I QPI L0s and L1, 13
Boot Settings Configuration, 29,
30 Intel (R) HT Technology, 11 QPI Links Speed, 13
Intel <R> Virtualization Quick Boot, 30
Build Date, 7
Technology, 11 Quiet Boot, 30
C Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech, 12
C1E Support, 10
R
IPMI Configuration, 9
Cache, 10 Restore Default Settings, 34
IPMI LAN interface, 42
Change Supervisor Password, 33 Restore on AC Power Loss, 29
L ROM ID, 7
CMOS, 5, 35
Legacy USB Support, 21
CPU Bridge Configuration, 9, 12 S
CPU Configuration, 9 M SATA Configuration, 9
CPU Revision, 13 Main menu, 6 SATA#1 Controller Mode, 15, 16,
Current Memory Frequency, 13 Manufacturer, 10 17, 18
Current Memory Mode, 13 Memory Frequency, 13 SATA#2 Controller Mode, 15, 16
Memory Interleaving, 13 Save Changes and Exit, 34

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Secondary IDE Master, 16, 17, 18 System Date, 7 USB 2.0 Controller Mode, 21
Secondary IDE Slave, 16, 17, 18 system defaults, 35 USB Configuration, 21
SEL Configuration, 25 System Memory Size, 7 USB Configuration, 9
Serial Port Configuration, 26 System Serial number, 7 USB Device Boot Priority, 29
Set LAN Configuration, 25 System Time, 7 USB Devices Enabled, 21
Setup, 4 system time and date setting, 4 USB Mass Storage Device
software, 4 Configuration, 21
T
Standard Boot Order, 29, 31 User Password Is, 33
Third IDE Master, 16, 17, 18
Status of BMC, 25 TPM Status, 28 W
Subnet Mask, 42 Trusted Computing, 9 Wake-On LAN, 23
SuperIO Configuration, 9 Watch Dog Configuration, 26
U
System BIOS overview, 4
USB 2.0 Controller
system configuration changing, 4

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