Installing Hardware Options; Installing The Operating System; Selecting Boot Options In Uefi Boot Mode - HP ProLiant ML30 Gen9 User Manual

Installing hardware options

Install any hardware options before initializing the server. For options installation information, refer to the
option documentation. For server-specific information, refer to Hardware options installation.

Installing the operating system

This ProLiant server does not ship with provisioning media. Everything needed to manage and install the
system software and firmware is preloaded on the server.
To operate properly, the server must have a supported operating system. Attempting to run an unsupported
operating system can cause serious and unpredictable results. For the latest information on operating system
support, see the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website.
Failure to observe UEFI requirements for ProLiant Gen9 servers can result in errors installing the operating
system, failure to recognize boot media, and other boot failures. For more information on these requirements,
see the HPE UEFI Requirements on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website.
To install an operating system on the server, use one of the following methods:
• Intelligent Provisioning—For single-server deployment, updating, and provisioning capabilities.
To install an operating system on the server with Intelligent Provisioning (local or remote):
1. Connect the Ethernet cable between the network connector on the server and a network jack.
2. Press the Power On/Standby button.
3. During server POST, press F10.
4. Complete the initial Preferences and Registration portion of Intelligent Provisioning.
5. At the 1 Start screen, click Configure and Install.
6. To finish the installation, follow the onscreen prompts. An Internet connection is required to update the
firmware and systems software.
• Insight Control server provisioning—For multi-server remote OS deployment, use Insight Control server
provisioning for an automated solution. For more information, see the Insight Control documentation on
the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website.
For additional system software and firmware updates, download the Service Pack for ProLiant from the
Hewlett Packard Enterprise website. Software and firmware must be updated before using the server for
the first time, unless any installed software or components require an older version.
For more information, see "Keeping the system current."
For more information on using these installation methods, see the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website.

Selecting boot options in UEFI Boot Mode

On servers operating in UEFI Boot Mode, the boot controller and boot order are set automatically.
Procedure
1. Press the Power On/Standby button.
2. During the initial boot:
• To modify the server configuration ROM default settings, press the F9 key in the ProLiant POST 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, press
the F10 key to access Intelligent Provisioning.
For more information on automatic configuration, see the UEFI documentation on the Hewlett Packard
Enterprise website.
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