• Installing software drivers directly from the CD. With systems that have internet connection, th
SmartStart Autorun Menu provides access to a complete list of ProLiant system softwar
• Enabling access to the Array Configuration Utility, Array Diagnostic Utility, and Erase Utility
e
e.
ed in the HP ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack. For more information about
, refer to the HP ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack or the
HP website
SmartStart is includ
SmartStart software
(
http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/smartstart/index.html).
Paq utility
ROM
insert
ette drive or ROMPaq USB Key into an available USB port and boot the
than one exists) of available
The ROMPaq utility enables you to upgrade the system firmware (BIOS). To upgrade the firmware,
a ROMPaq diskette into the disk
system. Online versions of the ROMPaq utility are also available for updating the system firmware.
The ROMPaq utility checks the system and provides a choice (if more
firmware revisions.
For more information about the ROMPaq utility, see the
HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/support).
System Online ROM flash component utility
ntr
featu
• or
• Supp Windows® 2000, Windows Server® 2003, Novell Netware,
and Linu
The Online ROM Flash Component Utility enables system administrators to efficiently upgrade system or
co oller ROM images across a wide range of servers and array controllers. This tool has the following
res:
W ks offline and online
orts Microsoft® Windows NT®,
x operating systems
IMPORTANT: This utility supports operating systems that may not be supported by the server.
For operating systems supported by the server, see the
HP website
(
http://www.hp.com/support).
• Integrates with other software maintenance, deployment, and operating system tools
• Automatically checks for h
the correct ROM upgrades requ
ardware, firmware, and operating system dependencies, and installs only
ired by each target server
To download the tool and for more information, see the
HP website (http://www.hp.com/support).
HP Insight Diagnostics
vailable in both offline and online
tem and component testing while the
a web-based application that captures system configuration and
other related data needed for effective server management. Available in Microsoft® Windows® and
Linux versions, the utility helps to ensure proper system operation.
HP Insight Diagnostics is a proactive server management tool, a
versions, that provides diagnostics and troubleshooting capabilities to assist IT administrators who verify
server installations, troubleshoot problems, and perform repair validation.
HP Insight Diagnostics Offline Edition performs various in-depth sys
OS is not running. To run this utility, launch the SmartStart CD.
HP Insight Diagnostics Online Edition is
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