Enabling And Configuring The Controller; Boot Mode; Enabling The Controller - HP Smart Array B140i User Manual

Enabling and configuring the controller

Boot mode

Use this option to set the boot mode for the system. HPE ProLiant Gen9 servers provide two boot mode
configurations: UEFI Mode and Legacy BIOS Mode. Certain boot options described in this guide require
that you select a specific boot mode.
By default, the boot mode is set to UEFI Mode. The system must boot in UEFI Mode to use the following
options:
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Secure Boot, UEFI Optimized Boot, Generic USB Boot, IPv6 PXE Boot, iSCSI Boot, and Boot from
URL
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Fibre Channel/FCoE Scan Policy
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Embedded User Partition
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BL140i Smart Array SW RAID controller
NOTE: The boot mode you use must match the operating system installation. If not, changing
the boot mode can impact the ability of the server to boot to the installed operating system.
To select a Boot Mode:
From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration → BIOS/Platform Configuration
1.
(RBSU) → Boot Options → Boot Mode and press the Enter key.
Select a setting and press the Enter key:
2.
UEFI Mode (default)—Configures the system to boot to a UEFI-compatible operating system.
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NOTE: Configure the system to use native UEFI graphic drivers when booting to the UEFI
Mode.
Legacy BIOS Mode—Configures the system to boot to a traditional operating system in Legacy
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BIOS compatibility mode.
Press the F10 key to save your selection.
3.
Reboot the server for the change to take effect.
4.

Enabling the controller

The SATA chipset used by the HPE Dynamic Smart Array B140i RAID controller may be configured as a
SATA AHCI controller, or it may be configured as a B140i controller. On some platforms, SATA AHCI
mode is the default, and the B140i controller may need to be enabled before use.
To enable the B140i controller:
Reboot the server.
1.
The server starts up and the HPE ProLiant POST screen appears within a few minutes.
Press the F9 key in the ProLiant POST screen. The System Utilities screen appears.
2.
From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration → BIOS/Platform Configuration
3.
(RBSU) → System Options → SATA Controller Options → Embedded SATA Configuration →
Enable HPE Dynamic Smart Array RAID Support, and then press the Enter key.
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