Pre-Nos Installation Procedures; Hardware Setup; Preparing The Hard Disk Drives - HP ProLiant ML110 Operating System Installation Manual

Preparatory Procedures for NOS Installation

Pre-NOS Installation Procedures

Perform the two pre-NOS installation steps in this section before installing the NOS of your
choice. These include:
1. Configure the hardware aspect of the server.
2. Update the server BIOS.

Hardware Setup

Prepare the server following the instructions in the HP ProLiant ML110 Server Installation
Sheet.
It is recommended that you do not install any third party adapter until you verify that the HP
equipment is functioning properly and you complete the NOS installation.

Preparing the Hard Disk Drives

The HP ProLiant ML110 server comes with new hard disk drive(s) that do not need specific
setup. However, if you install additional used hard disk drives in your new server:
•
Note that most NOS installations remove all data from the hard disk they are installed on.
If you wish to use your additional hard disk drives to access existing data in you new
server, HP recommends that you install and configure this (these) hard disk drive(s)
AFTER completing the NOS installation.
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If you are using the Promise FastTrak TX4000 IDE RAID controller, connect the hard
disk drives to the controller following the instructions in the FastTrak User Guide. The
RAID setup for this controller is performed at the BIOS level when the system starts up.
1. Turn on the monitor and the server.
2. When the HP logo banners on-screen, press Esc to shift to text mode boot.
3. Press Ctrl + F when prompted to access the FastBuild utility.
4. Press 3 to define the array.
5. Use the Up/Down arrow keys to select an available array then press Enter.
6. Use the Down arrow key to view all available drives and the space bar to select
7. Depending on the drives you have selected, you can change the RAID mode using
8. Press Ctrl + Y to save the changes you made.
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If the server is already turned on, save your data and exit all open applications, then
restart the server.
The utility's Main Menu page will be displayed.
A list of available arrays is shown on-screen.
which drives you want in the selected array.
the space bar to make the selection.
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