External Usb Functionality; Hpe Smart Storage Administrator; Automatic Server Recovery - HP ProLiant DL160 Gen9 Maintenance And Service Manual

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Enabled—If Enabled, USB 3.0 capable devices operate at USB 3.0 speeds at all times (including
the pre-boot environment) when in UEFI Boot Mode. This mode should not be used with operating
systems that do not support USB 3.0. If operating in Legacy Boot BIOS Mode, the USB 3.0 ports
cannot function in the pre-boot environment and are not bootable.
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Disabled—If configured for Disabled, USB 3.0 capable devices function at USB 2.0 speeds at all
times.
The pre-OS behavior of the USB ports is configurable in the UEFI System Utilities, so that the user can
change the default operation of the USB ports. For more information, see the HPE UEFI System Utilities
User Guide for HPE ProLiant Gen9 Servers on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website
(http://www.hpe.com/info/uefi/docs).

External USB functionality

Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides external USB support to enable local connection of USB devices for
server administration, configuration, and diagnostic procedures.
For additional security, external USB functionality can be disabled through USB options in UEFI System
Utilities.

HPE Smart Storage Administrator

The HPE SSA is a configuration and management tool for HPE Smart Array controllers. Starting with HPE
ProLiant Gen8 servers, HPE SSA replaces ACU with an enhanced GUI and additional configuration
features.
The HPE SSA exists in three interface formats: the HPE SSA GUI, the HPE SSA CLI, and HPE SSA
Scripting. Although all formats provide support for configuration tasks, some of the advanced tasks are
available in only one format.
Some HPE SSA features include the following:
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Supports online array capacity expansion, logical drive extension, assignment of online spares, and
RAID or stripe size migration
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Provides diagnostic and SmartSSD Wear Gauge functionality on the Diagnostics tab
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For supported controllers, provides access to additional features.
For more information about HPE SSA, see the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website
(http://www.hpe.com/servers/ssa).

Automatic Server Recovery

ASR is a feature that causes the system to restart when a catastrophic operating system error occurs,
such as a blue screen, ABEND, or panic. A system fail-safe timer, the ASR timer, starts when the System
Management driver, also known as the Health Driver, is loaded. When the operating system is functioning
properly, the system periodically resets the timer. However, when the operating system fails, the timer
expires and restarts the server.
ASR increases server availability by restarting the server within a specified time after a system hang. You
can disable ASR from the System Management Homepage or through UEFI System Utilities.
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