Virtual Install Disk; Secondary Ide Channel Support; Bios Enhanced Raid; Node Interleaving - HP ProLiant xw25p User Manual

Virtual Install Disk

The virtual install disk is a holding place within the system ROM that contains embedded boot drivers
(such as SCSI or RAID controller drivers) that may be necessary to complete the operating system
installation. Typically, boot drivers that are placed in the virtual install disk are either not included as part
of the operating system media or are updated for new controllers. Supported operating systems
automatically find these drivers, eliminating the need for user intervention. HP recommends updating these
boot drivers to the latest version after the OS install to further optimize the system.

Secondary IDE Channel Support

The Secondary IDE Channel Support option is a toggle setting that enables or disables the secondary IDE
channel. When enabled, an additional IDE device can be connected to the secondary IDE channel.

BIOS Enhanced RAID

The BIOS Enhanced RAID feature is a toggle setting that, when enabled, analyzes the Linux data on
installed hard drives for failure information. Based on the analysis, the system ROM automatically chooses
which hard drive to boot.

Node Interleaving

The Node Interleaving feature requires all nodes to have equal memory sizes when enabled. Enabling
Node Interleaving may affect OS performance.
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