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SmartStart streamlines single-server setup, providing a faster way to deploy reliable and consistent server configurations. |
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Get your server up and running quickly using SmartStart - perform the 3-step server setup.
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Assisted OS Installation |
Manual OS Installation |
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SmartStart performs validity checks to ensure you have the appropriate hardware configuration before the OS installation.
SmartStart Assisted OS Installation is only available for these supported RBSU-systems. |
Create driver diskettes from the SmartStart CD autorun, to obtain the latest storage boot controller drivers, for use during your OS installation.
After your manual OS installation, apply the latest PSP from SmartStart or the new ProLiant Software Update CD. |
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Upon system start, configure server and array controller hardware using ROM-based setup utilities by hitting F8 and F9, or launch these utilities from SmartStart. |
Upon system start, configure server and array controller hardware using ROM-based setup utilities by hitting F8 or F9, or choose the intelligent defaults. |
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Boot the SmartStart CD to validate the hardware configuration and walk through interview questions to prepare your server for OS installation |
Boot the OS CD and walk through interview questions to complete the OS installation. Have the driver diskette ready to ensure the latest storage controller driver is installed during the OS installation. |
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Insert the OS CD to complete the OS installation and automatic installation of the ProLiant Support Pack, server support software. |
Apply the latest PSP from the SmartStart CD by launching the Autorun either from a Windows or a Linux system. |
Firmware Updates
Firmware for your servers and server options are now available through the ProLiant Firmware Maintenance CD. Also access the latest and a more complete set of firmware from the Software and Drivers download pages.
Software and PSP Updates
ProLiant Support Packs (PSPs) help you maintain the software versions on your ProLiant servers. ProLiant Support Packs are operating system (OS) specific bundles of ProLiant optimized drivers, utilities, and management agents. These bundles of software are tested and released concurrently with HP's SmartStart CD to insure proper installation and functionality. PSPs come with their own deployment utilities that help you get the software deployed onto your individual ProLiant systems. Obtain the PSP through
- The SmartStart CD Autorun
- Access the latest PSPs and other software from the Software and Drivers download pages.
Software Version Control
Use HP Systems Insight Manager Software Version Control to automatically download ProLiant system software and firmware updates from HP's web site, allowing the customer to evaluate the updates, create system software and firmware baselines, and schedule necessary deployments. Install HP Systems Insight Manager using the Management CD or download from www.hp.com/go/hpsim.
Get Proactive Notifications of Software Updates
Subscribe to communications regarding product changes through Subscriber's Choice. Subscriber's Choice uses a secure website to proactively communicate product changes and Customer Advisories through e-mail to registered customers based on a customer-provided profile. To sign up for this free service, go to www.hp.com/go/subscriberschoice.
Configure your server through SmartStart or RBSU (ROM-based server utilities)
SmartStart provides maintenance utilities in an offline mode by booting the CD and launching the Maintenance tab:
- Insight Diagnostics - performs overall system and hardware component tests
- Array Configuration Utility - configures array controllers and storage devices
- Array Diagnostics Utility - performs array controller hardware tests
- Erase Utility - performs a clean sweep of your system by erasing all data from attached hard drives and resets non-volatile RAM (NVRAM)
ProLiant server hardware configuration is available through RBSU. Review the RBSU Users Guide for more details.
- The ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) performs a wide variety of server configuration activities: viewing system information, 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) is a utility that allows users to configure array controllers. ORCA is accessible by pressing F8 after the system has booted. It allows the user to create and delete logical drives, set interrupts, and set boot controller order.
- Enhanced auto-configuration process will automatically configure a 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, Novell NetWare 6.0, and future RedHat Linux.
- Selected set of system Diagnostics and Inspect utilities is available by pressing F10 after the system has booted. F10 launches the System Maintenance Utilities.
SmartStart is delivered with every ProLiant ML and DL 300, 500, and 700 series of servers and supports ProLiant BL servers.
The ProLiant Foundation Pack contains the essential components you need to set up a reliable and well-integrated server. The SmartStart CD contains SmartStart, server system utilities and operating system support software for servers. The Management CD delivers a full suite of software tools to help manage your HP adaptive infrastructure such as:
- HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) - The focal point for proactive system management across the HP product line and extending to non-HP systems. HP SIM helps maximize system uptime and performance and reduces infrastructure maintenance costs by providing proactive notification of problems before those problems result in costly downtime and reduced productivity
- Software Version Control - through the Version Control Agents and Version Control Repository within HP SIM, system software version control capabilities make it even easier to maintain consistent software baselines across all your ProLiant servers
- System Management Homepage - provides a web-based interface to consolidate and simplify single system management information. The System Management Homepage enables direct access to system health and in-depth configuration information through the Insight Management Agents, in addition tools that proactively monitor and administer system performance data, drive array configuration, and software version control
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