4 Operating system procedures
Operating system supported on the server
• HP-UX 11i v3 HWE 1209 or later
NOTE: Wake-On-LAN (WOL) is supported with Integrity rx2800 i4 Servers running HP-UX 11i
v3.
Installing the operating system onto the server
The following procedures describe generalized operating system installation. For more details, see
the operating system documentation.
Installing the operating system from the DVD drive or tape drive
NOTE: Commands are not case-sensitive.
NOTE: Tapeboot requires an add-on AM311A Integrity Smart Array P411/256 HBA running
5.06 firmware or later.
1. Insert the OS Media into the DVD (internal to system) or tape drive (external to system).
2. Power on the server and boot to UEFI. If the server is already powered on, then using the
reset command at the UEFI prompt, reboot to UEFI.
3. From the UEFI Front Page, press S to launch the UEFI Shell.
NOTE: If the device is already selected or you already know the device name, skip the
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 P411 Controller (version 5.06)
Tape Drive(s) Detected:
Port: 2E, box:0, bay: 5 (SAS)
If you do not see a line starting with Port and ending with (SAS), the tape is NOT connected
correctly, or it is not responding.
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