Uefi Boot Mode Boot Options; Configuring An Array - HP Smart Array P830 User Manual

Confirm that the controller is connected to a logical drive. (If it is not, it cannot be set as the boot
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controller.)
Perform a normal system shutdown.
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Restart the server.
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POST runs, and the system recognizes devices. When the system recognizes the controller you
want to set as the boot controller, continue with the next step.
Press the F5 key.
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After POST completes, the system launches the HPE SSA GUI, or if you are using Serial Console,
the system launches the HPE SSA CLI.
Select the appropriate menu option, and follow any subsequent on-screen instructions. If prompted
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to save the settings, do so.
(Optional) To configure or reconfigure an array on this controller, you can use HPE SSA. For more
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information, see the HPE Smart Storage Administrator User Guide.
To configure an array at a later time or to use a different utility to configure the array, exit HPE SSA,
and then restart the server for the new boot controller setting to take effect.
Setting the controller order
For servers running in legacy (non-UEFI) mode, use the following procedure to set the controller order
using RBSU.
Power up the server.
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The server runs the POST sequence and briefly displays an RBSU prompt.
At the prompt, press the F9 key. After POST completes, RBSU starts.
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Follow the on-screen instructions to set the boot order for the different controllers in the system.
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Save the settings.
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Exit from the utility.
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For more information about using RBSU, see the ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide or the server user
guide. These documents are both available on the Documentation CD supplied in the server kit.

UEFI Boot Mode boot options

On servers operating in UEFI Boot Mode, the boot controller and boot order are set automatically.
Press the Power On/Standby button.
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During the initial boot:
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To modify the server configuration ROM default settings, press the F9 key in the ProLiant POST
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screen to enter the UEFI System Utilities screen. By default, the System Utilities menus are in the
English language.
If you do not need to modify the server configuration and are ready to install the system software,
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press the F10 key to access Intelligent Provisioning.
For more information on automatic configuration, see the UEFI documentation on the Hewlett Packard
Enterprise website (http://www.hpe.com/info/enterprise/docs).

Configuring an array

To configure an array on an Smart Array controller, use HPE SSA. For more information, see the HPE
Smart Storage Administrator User Guide.
Remember the following factors when you build an array:
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All drives grouped in a logical drive must be of the same type (for example, either all SAS or all SATA
and either all hard drives or all solid state drives).
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