Configuring Conrep; Applyhwconf Action; Sethbabootdevice Action - HP BL860c Administrator's Manual

Configuring conrep

By default, the conrep utility reads the following EFI variables as configured in the conrep.xml
file and saves the variable data saved to conrep.dat file:
Lang
Default
UIOption
CPUTreadControl
Timeout
AutobootRetry or AutobootRetries
To read (replicate) another EFI variable, edit the conrep.xml file and add it. Use the EFI Shell
dmpstore command to list the variables and their values on the target server.
See Chapter 6 (page 34)
NOTE: By default, ACU reads the RAID configuration with the internal switch showing
information about Direct Attached Disks (DAS) only. If you want to capture information on Storage
Area Network (SAN) disks, remove the internal switch in the
CaptureArrayConfiguration.cmd script.

applyhwconf action

The applyhwconf action replicates the configuration files saved in the data_files folder as
described in "readhwconf action" (page
If you want to skip some configuration variables (EFI , ACU, or HBA), delete (or rename) the
corresponding configuration file. For example, if you rename the ACU configuration file, the current
array configuration on the server is preserved when applyhwconf runs.
NOTE: If an EFI variable saved in the conrep.dat configuration file does not exist on the target
server, SSTK does not create it by default. Use conrep with the F switch if you want to create
new EFI variables when applying the conrep configuration file.
When applying the RAID configuration with ACU, the disk IDs can change. If you want to install
to a disk other than the first disk (disk ID 0), HP recommends you use the hpshowdisk tool to
ensure you are choosing the correct installation disk. See
IMPORTANT:
ACU. This prevents overwriting the Emulex or Qlogic HBA configuration in the Storage Area
Network (SAN) environment.

sethbabootdevice action

The sethbabootdevice action sets the boot device. This configuration is needed in order to
deploy the Windows operating system in disks present in storage controlled by Emulex or QLogic
in SAN environments. This action performs the following:
1. Calls the hpshowdisk utility using the number set in the hbabootdevicediskid variable
(in SSTKConfig.cmd script) to retrieve the WWID and LUN information of the disk.
2. Calls the sethbaini utility to write the information in the corresponding INI file.
3. Applies the new configuration in the controller using the Emulex configuration tool or the
Qlogic configuration tool.
To set the hbabootdevicediskid variable, follow these steps:
1. Set the default_action variable to commandprompt in the SSTKConfig.cmd script.
20 Configuring an SSTK action
for additional information on utilities called by the readhwconf action.
Always use the internal switch when applying the RAID configuration with
19).
"Choosing the installation disk" (page 21).