• New SmartStart Features
  • Support for newly released HP ProLiant ML/DL 300, 500, and 700 series servers, HP ProLiant BL server blades, and HP BladeSystem c-class
  • Support for newly supported server options
• ProLiant Support Pack
  • Version 8.151 of ProLiant Support Packs are contained in on the SmartStart 8.150 CDs
  • New Operating System
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7
  • New Support Additions
    • HP SC08Ge Host Bus Adapter
    • Network Controller Driver Ethernet (NCDE) version 9.35

NOTE: Includes the current release of the following CDs: SmartStart, Management and Firmware Maintenance

For additional information please visit the SmartStart Web site at: http://www.Hp.com/go/foundation or http://www.hp.com/servers/SmartStart. For the latest information about SmartStart and other related software; please visit the SmartStart Web site at: http://www.hp.com/servers/SmartStart. The SmartStart Web site includes the following and more:

• What's New information
• Subscription information
• Support Information
• Server and OS Support Matrices
• Links to the latest ProLiant Software and Driver download pages

• Integral part of the HP server experience: SmartStart is part of the ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack, delivered standard with HP ProLiant ML and DL 300, 500 and 700 servers. The ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack provides convenient access to the suite of Intelligent Manageability products. The Foundation Pack provides essential management tools designed to simplify IT management in a dynamic and demanding 7x24x365 environment.
• Reliable configuration: By assisting with operating system installations, integrating server support software, and preventing configuration errors, SmartStart ensures consistency, and maximizes reliability and system uptime. SmartStart leverages embedded system utilities that provide either customized configuration or intelligent defaults for server hardware and array controller configuration.
• Optimized configuration: SmartStart integrates optimized ProLiant drivers with every assisted OS installation to achieve the maximum performance for your ProLiant server.
• Manageable-ready system: SmartStart completes your ProLiant server setup with installation of management agents, ready to be managed with HP Systems Insight Manager.
• HP Insight Management WBEM Providers:
• Windows Server 2003/2008. 
• These providers:
• Are based on industry standard technologies for accessing management information in an enterprise environment.
• Supply system management data through the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) framework for ProLiant server platforms and options
• Are now available as an alternative to SNMP management agents
• Are supported by HP-SIM 5.2
• Extend the Common Information Model (CIM) defined by the DMTF to provider a rich set of standards based management data that is specific to ProLiant systems.
• The Providers leverage the rich set of base-level instrumentation provided by the system management controllers and drivers.
• Deliver in-depth hardware management, inventory, system state, and event notifications.
• For more information go to: www.hp.com /go/HPwbem

SmartStart is an essential single-server deployment tool that simplifies HP ProLiant server setup, providing a repeatable way to deploy reliable and consistent single-server configurations. SmartStart uses embedded ROM-based setup utilities (RBSU) to configure server and array controller hardware. SmartStart assists with the OS installation process by preparing the system for installing "off-the-shelf" versions of leading operating system software and automatically integrating optimized HP ProLiant server support software drivers, utilities and management agents, known as ProLiant Support Packs. SmartStart users enjoy the following benefits:

• An easy-to-use, intuitive graphical interface that guides you through preparing your system for the OS installation process.
• Integration of key server software drivers and management agents through ProLiant Support Packs with every assisted installation.
• Dependency and validity checks to ensure that all supported ProLiant software can be installed.

The ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) is an integral component for optimizing and managing your HP ProLiant server. PSPs help you maintain the software versions on your HP ProLiant servers. PSPs are operating system specific bundles of ProLiant optimized drivers, utilities, and management agents for Windows® Server 2003/2008 and Linux. These bundles of software are tested and released concurrently with HP SmartStart CD to insure proper installation and functionality. PSPs can be installed in a variety of ways:

• Using SmartStart assisted installation process (PSPs are installed automatically)
• Launching the installation from the Windows and Linux autoruns on the SmartStart CD
• Using the deployment utilities that are provided with the PSPs when downloaded from: http://www.hp.com/servers/psp or the SmartStart CD

If you prefer not to utilize the assisted installation, you may either use ROM-based setup (in RBSU-enabled systems), Option ROM Array Configuration (ORCA) or SmartStart to configure your server hardware before OS installation. After the operating system has landed, apply the latest PSP obtained from SmartStart by launching the Windows or Linux Autorun or by downloading it from: http://www.hp.com/support (See Software Updates below for more details.)

The Autorun feature of the SmartStart and ProLiant Firmware Maintenance CDs is available for Windows and Linux environments. Autorun provides access to support software and useful product information also contained on the CD.

• To launch autorun on a Windows system, either insert the CD in a CD-ROM drive and autorun will automatically launch, or launch by executing _autorun\autorun_win.exe from the CD.
• To launch autorun on a Linux system, insert the CD in a CD-ROM drive, log on to the root and mount the CD and run the autorun file.

Insight Diagnostics - performs tests on system components. Insight Diagnostics displays information about a server's hardware and software configuration. You can perform hardware and software tests on the following subsystems: Processor, Input devices, Communication ports and devices, Storage devices, Graphics, Memory, Multimedia devices and now the remote management processor (iLO, RILOE II).

Array Configuration Utility (ACU) - enables you to configure newly added Smart Array controllers and associated storage devices. It is a web-based tool that has a configuration wizard that allows you to configure your Smart Array controller, add additional disk drives to an existing configuration or reconfigure your existing disk drive array.

Array Diagnostics Utility (ADU) - performs device tests on HP array controller hardware

Erase Utility - provides options to clean different areas of the system: attached drives, non-attached drives, BIOS, and non-volatile RAM (NVRAM)

• The ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) performs a wide variety of server configuration activities: viewing system information to prepare the system for installation of the OS, configuring system devices and installed options and selecting the primary boot controller. RBSU is accessible by pressing F9 key after the system has booted.
• The Option-ROM Configuration for Arrays utility (ORCA) allows users to configure HP array controllers. ORCA is accessible by pressing F8 key after the system has booted. It allows the user to create and delete logical drives, set interrupts, and set boot controller order.
• The enhanced auto-configuration process will automatically configure the system for RAID selection without the user having to launch RBSU and ORCA. The RAID defaults are based on the following number of drives: 1 drive - RAID 0, 2 drives - RAID 1, 3-6 drives - RAID 5. The user always has the option of configuring the server through RBSU and ORCA.
• Dynamic Setup Support enables the operating system to automatically find necessary boot drivers on the Virtual Install Disk, to complete the OS installation without user intervention. This feature is only supported for Windows Server 2003.
• Selected set of system Diagnostics and Inspect utilities is available by pressing F10 key after the system has booted. F10 launches the System Maintenance Utilities.

HP offers a complete choice of services to ensure the success of your ProLiant server deployment program. For more information on any of these below, go to: http://www.hp.com/servers/smartstart.

• Warranty - HP will replace defective delivery media for a period of 90 days
  following the date of purchase of your server.
• Startup technical software support - Available at no additional charge by calling HP Support up to 90 days from the date of purchase of your server. Phone support is available to assist customers with installation and set-up and standard usage questions. Worldwide numbers for HP Support are available at: http://www.hp.com/hps/carepack/services/cp_sw_technical.html.
• SmartStart Support Forum - The HP Support Forum is a community based, user supported tool for HP customers to participate in discussions amongst the customer community about HP products.
• Software and Drivers download pages - Provides latest software and drivers for your ProLiant products

The following released operating systems are supported by SmartStart for an assisted installation and by ProLiant Support Packs

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008
• Windows Small Business Server 2008
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x86 edition, Standard, Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 edition, Standard, Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard, Enterprise and Small Business Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 edition, Standard, Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Data Center Edition x86/64 on selected platforms (BL45p, BL45p G2; BL685c, DL380 G4/G5; DL580 G3/G4; DL585, DL585 G2; ML570 G3/G4)

The following released operating systems are supported by ProLiant Support Packs

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 update 1
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 update 6
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4 and 5
• SLES 9 SP 4
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise 9 and 10

For Server Deployment: Use SmartStart 7.x and later for assisted installation and server maintenance operations on HP ProLiant BL Server Blades and HP ProLiant ML and DL 300, 500 and 700 series RBSU-based systems. Use SmartStart 5.50 for configuring and installing operating systems on pre-RBSU systems.

For Software Updates: Access the latest software and drivers from via: http://www.hp.com/support Download the latest version of HP Systems Insight Manager from Download the latest version of HP Systems Insight Manager from: http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim.
For an up-to-date list of supported ProLiant servers please view the following URL: http://www.hp.com/servers/smartstart

HP Care Pack offering combines comprehensive ProLiant Essentials and Insight Control software support with convenient access to ProLiant Essentials and Insight Control software updates

Expert support for performance, availability, and productivity optimization
ProLiant Essentials and Insight Control software technical support brings timely assistance and trustworthy advice on issues such as product features and use, problem diagnosis and resolution, and software defect identification. Service highlights include:

• Ready access to technical resources - Connect with experienced HP IT Response Center engineers via telephone, electronic communication, or fax for help with ProLiant Essentials and Insight Control implementation or operations problems.
• Problem analysis and resolution - HP Services provides corrective support to resolve identifiable and reproducible ProLiant Essentials and Insight Control product problems, and to help you identify problems that are difficult to reproduce. You can also receive help with trouble-shooting and setting configuration parameters.
• Software features and operational support - HP provides information on the latest ProLiant Essentials and Insight Control features and known problems and solutions, plus operational advice and assistance.
• Escalation management - Established escalation procedures enlist specialized expertise from HP and selected third-parties.
• Installation advisory - Advisory support is available for help with installing and updating standalone or networked ProLiant Essentials and Insight Control products.
• Choice of coverage windows - Service is available 13x5 Monday-Friday or 24x7.

Productivity-enhancing software updates
This multifaceted service also brings updated ProLiant Essentials and Insight Control software products, patches, and technical manuals as they become available. And it includes licensing to use and copy the new updates. Subscription-based purchasing gives you substantial savings vs. the cost of individual updates.

Service highlights include:

• Software updates - Complete ProLiant Essentials and Insight Control product and documentation updates are made available to your system manager.
• Software licensing - You receive a license to use and copy updates for all systems covered by your original software license.
• Electronic software information - Access HP's electronic support facility for ProLiant Essentials and Insight Control software patches, a symptom-solution database, product descriptions, specifications, technical literature, and more

This service gives the opportunity to obtain software updates faster and more efficiently with:
http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/SUM/How_to_be_a_SUM_customer.htm

Care Packs services for ProLiant Essentials Operating Environment provide support for the following products.

NOTE: Supported products may change over time, the list of products:

• Rapid Deployment Pack Windows Edition
• Performance Management Pack
• Systems Insight Manager
• iLO Advanced Pack
• iLO Select Pack
• Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack
• Virtual Machine Management Pack
• HP Insight Control Linux Edition
• Insight Control Environment
• iLO Power Management Pack

Hewlett-Packard offers end-of-life HP product return, trade-in, and recycling programs in many geographic areas. For trade-in information, please go to: http://www.hp.com/go/green. To recycle your product, please go to: http://www.hp.com/go/green or contact your nearest HP sales office. Products returned to HP will be recycled, recovered or disposed of in a responsible manner.

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The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.