HP Xw25p, ROM-Based Setup Utility User Manual
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility
User Guide
Part Number 347563-009
May 2009 (Ninth Edition)
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Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 7
Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 7
Running RBSU........................................................................................................................................... 7
RBSU menu (HP ProLiant G6 servers or server blades)....................................................................... 9
RBSU menu overview................................................................................................................................. 9
System Options menu (G6 servers) ............................................................................................................10
Serial Port Options (G6 servers) ......................................................................................................10
Embedded NICs (G6 servers).......................................................................................................... 12
Advanced Memory Protection (G6 servers) ....................................................................................... 13
USB Options (G6 servers)............................................................................................................... 14
Processor Options (G6 servers) ....................................................................................................... 17
NUMLOCK Power-On State (G6 servers).......................................................................................... 24
Power Management Options (G6 servers) ..................................................................................................24
HP Power Profile (G6 servers) ......................................................................................................... 24
HP Power Regulator (G6 servers)..................................................................................................... 25
Redundant Power Supply Mode (G6 servers) ....................................................................................27
Advanced Power Management Options (G6 servers) ......................................................................... 27
PCI IRQ Settings (G6 servers).................................................................................................................... 34
PCI Device Enable/Disable (G6 servers) .................................................................................................... 34
Standard boot order (IPL) (G6 servers) ....................................................................................................... 36
Boot Controller Order (G6 servers) ............................................................................................................ 36
Date and Time (G6 servers) ...................................................................................................................... 38
Server Availability (G6 servers)................................................................................................................. 38
ASR Status (G6 servers).................................................................................................................. 39
ASR Timeout (G6 servers) ............................................................................................................... 39
Thermal Shutdown (G6 servers)....................................................................................................... 41
Wake-On LAN (G6 servers)............................................................................................................ 41
POST F1 Prompt (G6 servers).......................................................................................................... 42
Power Button (G6 servers) .............................................................................................................. 44
Automatic Power-On (G6 servers).................................................................................................... 45
Power-On Delay (G6 servers).......................................................................................................... 45
Server Security (G6 servers)...................................................................................................................... 46
Set Power-On Password (G6 servers) ............................................................................................... 47
Set Admin Password (G6 servers) .................................................................................................... 48
Trusted Platform Module (G6 servers)............................................................................................... 48
BIOS Serial Console/EMS Support (G6 servers).......................................................................................... 52
BIOS Serial Console Port (G6 servers).............................................................................................. 53
BIOS Serial Console Baud Rate (G6 servers)..................................................................................... 54
EMS Console (G6 servers)..............................................................................................................55
BIOS Interface Mode (G6 servers) ...................................................................................................56
Server Asset Text (G6 servers)................................................................................................................... 56
Set Server Info Text (G6 servers)...................................................................................................... 57
Set Administrator Info Text (G6 servers)............................................................................................ 58
Set Service Contact Text (G6 servers) ............................................................................................... 59
Custom POST Message (G6 servers) ................................................................................................60
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Advanced Options Menu (G6 servers) ....................................................................................................... 60
Advanced System ROM Options (G6 servers) ...................................................................................61
Video Options (G6 servers) ............................................................................................................68
Thermal Configuration (G6 servers) ................................................................................................. 68
Service Options (G6 servers)........................................................................................................... 69
Advanced Performance Tuning Options (G6 servers).......................................................................... 71
Drive Write Cache (G6 servers) ...................................................................................................... 75
Asset Tag Protection (G6 servers)..................................................................................................... 76
System Default Options (G6 servers).......................................................................................................... 77
Restore Default System Settings (G6 servers) ..................................................................................... 78
Restore Settings/Erase Boot Disk (G6 servers) ...................................................................................79
User Default Options (G6 servers).................................................................................................... 80
Utility Language (G6 servers).................................................................................................................... 81
RBSU menu (HP ProLiant G5 and earlier servers or server blades) .................................................... 82
RBSU menu overview............................................................................................................................... 82
System Options....................................................................................................................................... 83
Embedded Serial Port A ................................................................................................................. 84
Embedded Serial Port B.................................................................................................................. 84
Virtual Serial Port........................................................................................................................... 85
Optional LPT Port........................................................................................................................... 86
Optional LPT Mode Support............................................................................................................86
Integrated Diskette Controller .......................................................................................................... 86
NUMLOCK Power-On State ............................................................................................................ 86
Embedded NICs............................................................................................................................ 87
Diskette Write Control.................................................................................................................... 87
Diskette Boot Control...................................................................................................................... 87
Advanced Memory Protection .........................................................................................................87
USB Control.................................................................................................................................. 88
USB 2.0 EHCI Controller ................................................................................................................ 89
Power Regulator for ProLiant ........................................................................................................... 89
USB External Port Capability........................................................................................................... 90
Ultra Low Power State .................................................................................................................... 91
PCI Devices ............................................................................................................................................ 92
Standard Boot Order (IPL)......................................................................................................................... 93
Boot Controller Order .............................................................................................................................. 93
Date and Time ........................................................................................................................................ 94
Server Availability................................................................................................................................... 94
ASR Status.................................................................................................................................... 95
ASR Timeout ................................................................................................................................. 95
Thermal Shutdown......................................................................................................................... 95
Wake-On LAN.............................................................................................................................. 95
POST Speed Up ............................................................................................................................ 95
POST F1 Prompt............................................................................................................................ 95
Power Button................................................................................................................................. 96
Automatic Power-On...................................................................................................................... 96
Power-On Delay............................................................................................................................ 96
Server Passwords .................................................................................................................................... 96
Set Power-On Password ................................................................................................................. 97
Set Admin Password ...................................................................................................................... 97
Trusted Platform Module ................................................................................................................. 97
Network Server Mode.................................................................................................................... 99
QuickLock ....................................................................................................................................99
BIOS Serial Console/EMS Support............................................................................................................ 99
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BIOS Serial Console Port..............................................................................................................100
BIOS Serial Console Baud Rate..................................................................................................... 101
EMS Console .............................................................................................................................. 101
BIOS Interface Mode ...................................................................................................................102
Server Asset Text................................................................................................................................... 102
Set Server Info Text...................................................................................................................... 102
Set Administrator Info Text ............................................................................................................ 103
Set Service Contact Text ............................................................................................................... 104
Custom POST Message ................................................................................................................ 104
Advanced Options Menu .......................................................................................................................104
Multi-Processor Specification (MPS) Table Mode.............................................................................. 105
ROM Selection............................................................................................................................ 106
Restore Default System Settings...................................................................................................... 106
Restore Settings/Erase Boot Disk ................................................................................................... 106
User Default Options.................................................................................................................... 107
NMI Debug Button....................................................................................................................... 107
Virtual Install Disk ........................................................................................................................ 107
Secondary IDE Channel Support.................................................................................................... 107
BIOS Enhanced RAID................................................................................................................... 108
Node Interleaving........................................................................................................................ 108
Serial Number ............................................................................................................................108
Product ID .................................................................................................................................. 108
Drive Write Cache ...................................................................................................................... 108
SATA Software RAID.................................................................................................................... 108
Optional PCI-X Riser Fan Monitoring .............................................................................................. 108
Processor Options ....................................................................................................................... 109
Power Supply Requirements Override............................................................................................. 110
Embedded VGA Control............................................................................................................... 110
Utility Language .................................................................................................................................... 111
ROM-based enhancements ........................................................................................................ 112
ROM-based enhancements overview........................................................................................................ 112
Embedded server setup.......................................................................................................................... 112
Setup Utility ................................................................................................................................ 113
Inspect Utility .............................................................................................................................. 114
Diagnostics Utility........................................................................................................................ 114
Auto-Configuration Process..................................................................................................................... 116
Boot options ......................................................................................................................................... 117
Operating System Installation.................................................................................................................. 117
Command Line Interface ............................................................................................................ 119
Command Line Interface Overview .......................................................................................................... 119
Dual-Mode ROM-Based Utilities............................................................................................................... 119
CLI Mode Selection ............................................................................................................................... 119
Inspect CLI Commands........................................................................................................................... 120
RBSU CLI Commands............................................................................................................................. 120
System Maintenance CLI Commands........................................................................................................ 123
Command Buffering Support................................................................................................................... 123
Additional CLI support ........................................................................................................................... 123
RBSU configuration flow ............................................................................................................ 124
RBSU configuration flow overview ........................................................................................................... 124
Manual path flow.................................................................................................................................. 124
Scripted installation flow ........................................................................................................................125
Contents 5
Configuration Replication Utility .................................................................................................... 125
Array Configuration Replication Utility ........................................................................................... 127
Acronyms and abbreviations...................................................................................................... 128
Index....................................................................................................................................... 131
Contents 6
Introduction
Overview
HP ProLiant Generation 2 and later servers have a configuration utility embedded in the system ROM. The
configuration utility, RBSU, starts when you press the F9 key from the startup sequence.
RBSU performs a wide range of configuration activities that may include:
• Configuring system devices and installed options
• Displaying system information
• Selecting the primary boot controller
• Configuring online spare memory
IMPORTANT: Menu options may differ from those in this document, depending on specific
server options.
Based on the generation of the server blade, this user guide is divided into two sections:
• HP ProLiant G6 servers or server blades ("RBSU menu (HP ProLiant G6 servers or server blades)" on
page 9)
• HP ProLiant G5 and earlier servers or server blades (including the HP ProLiant servers and server
blades with AMD processors) ("RBSU menu (HP ProLiant G5 and earlier servers or server blades)" on
page 82)
Running RBSU
1. To run RBSU and modify configuration settings, press the F9 key when prompted during the startup
sequence.
2. Modify configuration settings as needed.
3. Exit RBSU by pressing Esc at the main menu. To confirm configuration setting changes, reboot the
system when exiting RBSU.
Introduction 7
A confirmation to exit displays on the screen, and the current boot controller also displays for
reference purposes.
4. To confirm exiting RBSU, press the F10 key.
The server restarts using the new configuration settings.
Introduction 8
RBSU menu (HP ProLiant G6 servers or server
blades)
RBSU menu overview
The RBSU menu lists configuration settings to view or modify.
IMPORTANT: Menu options may differ from those in this document, depending on specific
On the right-hand side of the screen, a window displays basic server information, including the server
model, serial number, BIOS version, backup BIOS version, memory installed, and processors installed.
server options.
Pressing the F1 key when any sub-menu option is highlighted enables you to view a description of that
feature. While the menus are provided in various languages, the help text is provided in English only.
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If a BIOS Serial Console is active, RBSU will run in CLI mode. The following command prompt screen
appears.
The CLI mode of RBSU ("CLI Mode Selection" on page 119) is a command-prompted interface that
provides equivalent functionality to the menu-based mode.
System Options menu (G6 servers)
The System Options menu enables basic I/O server configuration with the following options:
• Serial Port Options (G6 servers) (on page 10)
• Embedded NICs (G6 servers) (on page 12)
• Advanced Memory Protection (G6 servers) (on page 13)
• USB Options (G6 servers) (on page 14)
• Processor Options (G6 servers) (on page 17)
• NUMLOCK Power-On State (G6 servers) (on page 24)
IMPORTANT: Menu options may differ from those in this document, depending on specific
Serial Port Options (G6 servers)
• Serial Port 1 (G6 servers) (on page 11)
• Virtual Serial Port (G6 servers) (on page 12)
server options.
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Serial Port 1 (G6 servers)
The Serial Port 1 option assigns the logical COM Port number and associated default resources to the
selected physical serial port. This setting may be overwritten by the OS.
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Virtual Serial Port (G6 servers)
The Virtual Serial Port option assigns the logical COM Port number and associated default resources used
by the Virtual Serial Port. The VSP enables the ILO Management Controller to appear as a physical serial
port to support the BIOS Serial Console and the OS serial console.
For detailed information about iLO configurations, refer to the HP Integrated Lights-Out User Guide on the
Documentation CD or to the HP website (http://www.hp.com/servers/lights-out
Embedded NICs (G6 servers)
The Embedded NICs option enables Network boot for embedded NICs:
• NIC 1 Boot Options
o Network Boot (default)
o Disabled
• NIC 2 Boot Options
o Network Boot
).
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o
Disabled (default)
Advanced Memory Protection (G6 servers)
The Advanced Memory Protection option provides the following memory protection modes:
• Advanced ECC provides the largest memory capacity to the OS.
• Lockstep Mode provides increased data protection by enabling multiple-bit memory errors to be
corrected in certain instances not possible in Advanced ECC mode.
• Mirrored Memory provides maximum protection against uncorrectable memory errors that would
otherwise result in system failure.
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For more information on Advanced Memory Protection, see the HP website
(http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/technology/memoryprotection.html
).
USB Options (G6 servers)
• USB Control (G6 servers) (on page 14)
• USB 2.0 EHCI Controller (G6 servers) (on page 16)
USB Control (G6 servers)
• Removable Flash Media Boot Sequence (G6 servers) (on page 17)
The USB Control menu determines how USB ports and embedded devices operate at startup:
• When USB Enabled is selected, all USB ports and embedded devices are enabled.
• When USB Disabled is selected, all USB ports and embedded devices are disabled.
• When Legacy USB Disabled is selected, all USB ports are enabled under a USB-aware OS, but USB
is not supported during POST or RBSU. Legacy USB Disabled also disables iLO 2 virtual devices.
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• When External USB Port Disabled is selected, external USB ports are disabled. Under this option,
embedded USB devices still have full support under the ROM and OS.
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USB 2.0 EHCI Controller (G6 servers)
The USB 2.0 EHCI Controller option is a toggle setting that enables or disables the high-speed USB 2.0
controller.
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Removable Flash Media Boot Sequence (G6 servers)
This option enables the user to select which USB or SD card devices the system searches first when
enumerating boot devices. The user can select whether the system should attempt to boot from the SD
Card slot first. The option does not override the device boot order selected in the Standard Boot Order
(IPL) option.
Processor Options (G6 servers)
• No-Execute Memory Protection (G6 servers) (on page 17)
• Intel® Virtualization Technology (G6 servers) (on page 18)
• Intel® Hyperthreading® Options (G6 servers) (on page 20)
• Core Disabling Options (G6 servers) (on page 20)
• Turbo Mode (G6 Servers) (on page 21)
No-Execute Memory Protection (G6 servers)
• Intel® VT-d2 (G6 servers) (on page 22)
No-Execute Memory Protection enables the hardware portion of a feature that protects systems against
malicious code and viruses. When used in combination with an OS that supports this feature, certain
memory is marked as not for executable code. Viruses that attempt to insert and execute code from nonexecutable memory locations are intercepted and an exception is raised.
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The default setting is Enabled.
Intel® Virtualization Technology (G6 servers)
When enabled, a Virtual Machine Manager supporting this feature can use hardware capabilities
provided by Intel®.
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The default setting is Enabled.
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Intel® Hyperthreading® Options (G6 servers)
Intel® Hyperthreading® Options is a toggle setting that allows Intel® Hyperthreading® Technology to be
enabled or disabled, though it is enabled by default. Intel® Hypertreading® delivers two logical
processors that can execute multiple tasks simultaneously using shared hardware resources of a single
processor core. The option is supported through the system BIOS. For more information on Intel®
Hyperthreading®, see the HP website
(http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/technology/hyper-threading.html
).
Core Disabling Options (G6 servers)
Depending on the applications used, this feature has the following benefits:
• Reduces processor power usage and improves overall performance
• Improves overall performance for applications that benefit from higher performance cores rather than
from additional processing cores
• Addresses issues with software licensed on a per-core basis
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The default setting is All Cores Enabled.
Turbo Mode (G6 servers)
Turbo Mode enables a processor that has available power headroom and is under temperature
specification to transition to a higher frequency than the rated speed. Disabling this feature reduces
power usage but also reduces the system's maximum achievable performance under some workloads.
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The default setting is Enabled.
Intel® VT-d2 (G6 servers)
When enabled, a Virtual Machine Manager supporting this feature can use hardware capabilities
provided by the Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O.
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The default setting is Enabled.
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NUMLOCK Power-On State (G6 servers)
The NUMLOCK Power-On State option is a toggle setting that enables or disables the power-up state of
the NUMLOCK key. When the NUMLOCK key is enabled, it is active when the machine powers up.
Power Management Options (G6 servers)
The Power Management Option menu has the following options:
• HP Power Profile (G6 servers) (on page 24)
• HP Power Regulator (G6 servers) (on page 25)
• Redundant Power Supply Mode (G6 servers) (on page 27)
• Advanced Power Management Options (G6 servers) (on page 27)
IMPORTANT: Menu options may differ from those in this document, depending on specific
HP Power Profile (G6 servers)
This option enables the user to select the appropriate power profile based on power and performance
characteristics. The following options are available:
server options.
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• Balanced Power and Performance provides the optimum settings to maximize power savings with
minimal performance impact for most operating systems and applications.
• Minimum Power Usage enables power reduction mechanisms that may affect performance
negatively. This mode guarantees a lower maximum power usage by the system.
• Maximum Performance disables all power management options that may affect performance
negatively.
HP Power Regulator (G6 servers)
This feature configures the Power Regulator for ProLiant support. The following options are available:
• HP Dynamic Power Savings Mode
o Automatically varies processor speed and power usage based on processor use
o Reduces overall power consumption with little or no impact to performance
o Does not require OS support
• HP Static Low Power Mode
o Reduces processor speed and power usage
o Guarantees a lower maximum power usage for the system
o The impact on performance is greater for environments with higher processor utilization.
• HP Static High Performance Mode
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Processors run in the maximum power and performance state, regardless of the OS power
management policy.
• OS Control Mode
Processors run in the maximum power and performance state, unless the OS enables a power
management policy.
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Redundant Power Supply Mode (G6 servers)
This feature enables the user to configure how the system handles redundant power supply configurations.
Balanced Mode shares the power delivery equally between all installed power supplies. All High
Efficiency Mode options provide the most power efficient operation with redundant power supplies by
keeping half of the power supplies in standby mode at lower power usage levels. The High Efficiency
Mode options allow the user to choose which power supply is placed in standby. To achieve a semirandom distribution with a group of systems, Auto chooses between the odd or even power supply based
on the server's serial number.
Advanced Power Management Options (G6 servers)
The Advanced Power Management Options menu configures the following features:
• Intel® QPI Link Power Management (G6 servers) (on page 28)
• Minimum Processor Idle Power State (G6 servers) (on page 29)
• Maximum Memory Bus Frequency (G6 servers) (on page 30)
• Memory Interleaving (G6 servers) (on page 31)
• PCI Express Generation 2.0 Support (G6 servers) (on page 32)
• Dynamic Power Savings Mode Response (G6 servers) (on page 32)
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Intel® QPI Link Power Management (G6 servers)
This feature places the Quick Path Interconnect links into a low power state when the links are not being
used. This reduces power usage with minimal performance impact.
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Minimum Processor Idle Power State (G6 servers)
This feature selects the lowest processor idle power state (C-state) supported by the OS. The higher the Cstate, the lower the power usage of the idle power state. C6 is the lowest power idle state supported by
the processor.
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Maximum Memory Bus Frequency (G6 servers)
This feature configures the system to run memory at a lower maximum speed than what is supported by
the installed processor and DIMM configuration. Setting this option to Auto configures the system to run
memory at the maximum speed supported by the system configuration.
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