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Contents
Installing Hardware Options ......................................................................................................................3-5
Server Shipping Contents ..........................................................................................................................3-5
Installing the Server into the Rack.............................................................................................................3-6
Operating System Installation..................................................................................................................3-10
Registering the Server..............................................................................................................................3-10
Routine Maintenance ...............................................................................................................................3-11
Chapter 4
Hardware Options Installation
Processors ..................................................................................................................................................4-1
Memory Options ........................................................................................................................................4-4
Memory Guidelines .............................................................................................................................4-4
Removing a Media Bay Blank or a DVD Drive ........................................................................................4-6
Installing a DVD Drive ..............................................................................................................................4-8
EIDE Hard Drive Installation ..................................................................................................................4-11
Removing the EIDE Hard Drives ............................................................................................................4-13
PCI-X Expansion Board ..........................................................................................................................4-16
SCSI Hard Drive Installation ...................................................................................................................4-18
Installing the SCSI Drives .................................................................................................................4-19
Installing the SCSI Controller ...........................................................................................................4-22
Routing the SCSI Cable ....................................................................................................................4-23
Additional Information ............................................................................................................................4-25
Supported Features...................................................................................................................................4-25
Chapter 5
Operating System Installation and Software
Overview....................................................................................................................................................5-1
Operating System Installation....................................................................................................................5-2
ProLiant DL145 Support CD .....................................................................................................................5-2
PXE Deployment .......................................................................................................................................5-3
Software and Utilities ................................................................................................................................5-3
ROMPaq Utility ..................................................................................................................................5-3
Management Processor Flash Utility...................................................................................................5-4
Diagnostics Utility...............................................................................................................................5-4
BIOS Setup Utility ..............................................................................................................................5-5
Server Management .................................................................................................................................5-13
Configuring the Serial Port................................................................................................................5-13
Configuring Access Through the Serial Port.....................................................................................5-14
Configuring Access Through the Network........................................................................................5-17
User Accounts ...................................................................................................................................5-17
Accessing the Management Processor CLI .......................................................................................5-18
Using CLI Commands.......................................................................................................................5-20
BIOS Console Text Redirection........................................................................................................5-23
Linux Operating System Redirection ................................................................................................5-24
Windows EMS Management.............................................................................................................5-24
Using the Watch Dog Timer..............................................................................................................5-25
System Event Log .............................................................................................................................5-26
Systems Insight Manager ..................................................................................................................5-27
IPMI System Management ................................................................................................................5-27
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