Configuring The Hp Netserver; Introduction - HP D6030A - NetServer - E50 Installation Manual

8 Configuring the HP NetServer

Introduction

This chapter provides the setup instructions for your HP NetServer E 200. The
first few topics in this chapter provide an overview of the HP Startup CD-ROM.
The balance of this chapter provides the necessary instructions for setting up the
(BIOS) Setup Utility and the optional SCSI Select Utility used to configure the
HP NetServer E 200.
You may choose to make changes to the (BIOS) Setup Utility before or after you
install any additional accessories into the NetServer. However, you must
reconfigure the NetServer after installing any additional options to allow the
NetServer to recognize the options. For more information on the overall process,
refer to Chapter 1, "Setting Up the HP NetServer."
The instructions provided for the (BIOS) Setup Utility are used to configure the
following NetServer options:
HP NetServer Date and Time
Setting the HP NetServer's Boot Passwords
Setting Internal Device Boot Priority
Configuring ISA Non-Plug and Play boards
Clearing Boot Passwords (CMOS)
Updating BIOS
The instructions provided for the SCSI Select Utility are used to:
Verify or modify SCSI controller settings.
l Low-level format the SCSI disks or verify the SCSI disk media, if
necessary.
The SCSI configuration utility used for the HP NetServer E 200 is the
Symbios SCSI Select Utility.
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