Installing The Operating System; Registering The Server - HP ProLiant DL320 Generation 5 User Manual

For more information on the automatic configuration, refer to the HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide
located on the Documentation CD.

Installing the operating system

To operate properly, the server must have a supported OS. For the latest information on OS support, refer
to the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/supportos).
Two methods are available to install an OS on the server:
SmartStart assisted installation—Insert the SmartStart CD into the CD-ROM drive and reboot the
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server.
Manual installation—Insert the OS CD into the CD-ROM drive and reboot the server. This process
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may require you to obtain additional drivers from the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support).
Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the installation process.
NOTE: For SATA RAID configuration, a driver diskette must be created.
For information on using these installation paths, refer to the SmartStart installation poster in the HP
ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack, included with the server.

Registering the server

To register the server, refer to the HP Registration website (http://register.hp.com).
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