Boot Device Priority; Processor Board Configurations - HP D5970A - NetServer - LCII Service & Reference Manual

Boot Device Priority

By default, the HP NetServer searches for bootable devices in the order shown below. (This boot sequence
is configurable.)
1. CD-ROM drive.
2. Flexible disk drive.
3. Hard disk drives on embedded SCSI controller 0. This controller controls the server's internal mass
storage devices.
4. Embedded SCSI controllers 1 through 7. (These controllers are only accessible in servers equipped
with the optional SCSI Extender Board accessory.)
5. PCI slots 1 through 8.
NOTE
NOTE

Processor Board Configurations

CPU Chips in System
2 CPUs
4 CPUs
6 CPUs
If you plan to boot the system from a DAC card, you must reconfigure the hard drives
on any SCSI controllers that are in the boot sequence, so that those drives are not
scanned during start-up. Use the SCSI Controller Utility to do this, and also to
remove selected SCSI controllers from the boot sequence. To change the boot order,
use the Boot Menu or the SCSI configuration utility.
Processor Slots
B1 B2
Rear of
System
The HP NetServer's video card can only be in PCI slots 1 through 4.
Board in Slot A1
Processor board
Processor board
Processor board
PCI Slots
A1 A2
8
7
Board in Slot A2 Board in Slot B1
Terminator Terminator
board board
Terminator Processor
board board
Processor board Processor
6 5 3
4 2 1
Board in Slot
Terminator
board
Terminator
board
Terminator
B2
95