HP Proliant Dl585 Generation 5 User Guide

 
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a.
 
Plug the battery cable (supplied in the battery pack kit) into the battery pack. 
 
b. Install the battery pack into the server. 
  

 
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10.
 
Route the cable, and connect it to the cache module.  
   
  NOTE:  After installing a battery pack, you  might see a POST message during reboot 
indicating that the array accelerator (cache) is  temporarily disabled. This is normal, because 
the new battery pack is likely to have a low  charge. You do not need to take any action, 
because the recharge process be gins automatically when the battery pack is installed. The 
controller will operate properly while...

 
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Cabling 
Cabling overview 
This section provides guidelines that help you ma ke informed decisions about cabling the server and 
hardware options to optimize performance. 
For information on cabling peripheral components, refe r to the white paper on high-density deployment at 
the HP website (http://www.hp.co m/products/servers/platforms). 
 
BBWC cabling 
   

 
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Front panel cable components 
       
Item Description 
1  Video connector cable assembly 
2  USB connector cable assembly 
3  Power button cable assembly   
SAS and SATA hard drive cabling 
   
  CAUTION:
  When routing cables, always be sure th at the cables are not in a position where 
they can be pinched or crimped. 
   

 
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Software and configuration utilities 
Configuration tools 
SmartStart software 
SmartStart is a collection of software that optimizes  single-server setup, providing a simple and consistent 
way to deploy server configuration. SmartStart ha s been tested on many ProLiant server products, 
resulting in proven, re liable configurations. 
SmartStart assists the deployment process by perf orming a wide range of configuration activities, 
including: 
•  Configuring...

 
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HP ROM-Based Setup Utility 
RBSU is a configuration utility embedded in ProLiant  servers that performs a wide range of configuration 
activities that can include the following: 
•  Configuring system devices and installed options 
• Enabling and disabling system features 
• Displaying system information 
• Selecting the primary boot controller 
• Configuring memory options 
• Language selection 
For more information on RBSU, see the  HP ROM-Based Setup...

 
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For more information about BI OS Serial Console, see the BIOS Serial Console User Guide  on the 
Documentation CD or the HP website (http:// www.hp.com/support/smartstart/documentation). 
 
Boot options 
Near the end of the boot process, the boot options scr een is displayed. This screen is visible for several 
seconds before the system attempts to boot from a  supported boot device. During this time, you can do 
the following:  
•  Access RBSU by pressing the...

 
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The utility also provides support for the following functions: 
•  Reconfiguring one or more logical drives 
• Viewing the current logical drive configuration 
• Deleting a logical drive configuration 
• Setting the controller to be the boot controller 
If you do not use the utility, ORCA wi ll default to the standard configuration. 
For more information regarding array controller conf iguration, refer to the controller user guide. 
For more information...

 
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Warning: The Product ID should ONLY be modified by qualified service 
personnel. This value should always match the Product ID located on the \
chassis. 
7.  Enter the product ID and press the  Enter key. 
8. Press the  Escape key to close the menu. 
9. Press the  Escape key to exit RBSU. 
10. Press the  F10 key to confirm exiting RBSU. The  server will automatically reboot.  
Management tools 
Automatic Server Recovery 
ASR is a feature that causes the system...

 
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For more information, and to download the util ity, refer to the StorageWorks L&TT website 
(http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/ltt). 
 
Management Agents 
Management Agents provide the information to  enable fault, performance, and configuration 
management. The agents allow easy manageability of  the server through HP SIM software, and third-
party SNMP management platforms. Management Agen ts are installed with every SmartStart assisted...