Operating System Procedures; Operating Systems Supported On The Server Blade; Installing The Operating System Onto The Server Blade; Installing The Os From An External Usb Dvd Device Or Tape Device - HP Integrity BL860c i2 User's & Service Manual

4 Operating system procedures

Operating systems supported on the server blade

HP-UX 1 1i v3 HWE 1003
HP OpenVMS v8.4
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium Edition R2

Installing the operating system onto the server blade

The following procedures describe generalized operating system installation. For more details, see
the operating system documentation.

Installing the OS from an external USB DVD device or tape device

NOTE: Tapeboot requires BL8x0c i2 system firmware bundle 26.1 1 or later and a partner tape
blade, or an additional 51378-B21 Integrity Smart Array P71 1m HBA running 6.22 firmware or
later to boot from an Ultrium 6250 tape drive.
1. If using an external USB DVD device:
a. Connect the Integrity SUV cable to the front of the Monarch server blade.
b. Connect the USB DVD cable to one of the USB ports on the SUV cable.
NOTE:
c. Turn on the external USB DVD device.
2. Insert the OS media into the USB DVD device or tape device.
3. Power on the server blade and boot to UEFI. If the server blade is already powered on, then
reboot to UEFI using the reset command at the UEFI prompt.
4. From the UEFI Front Page, press S or s to launch the UEFI Shell.
NOTE:
following step.
If you are using a tape device, when the UEFI shell comes up, you should see a message
similar to the following on the console:
HP Smart Array P212 Controller
Tape Drive(s) Detected:
Port: 1I, box:0, bay: 3 (SAS)
The message may also be similar to the following.
HP Smart Array P711m Controller
Tape Drive(s) Detected:
Port: 2E, box:1, bay: 9 (SAS)
NOTE:
connected correctly or it is not responding.
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Some DVD drives might also require a separate power connection.
If the device is already selected or you already know the device name, then skip the
If you do not see a line starting with Port and ending with (SAS), the tape is not
(version 6.22)
(version 6.22) 0 Logical Drives