System configuration utility

System Configuration Utility performs a wide range of configuration activities, including: Automatically configuring PCI plug-and-play boards... Page 129: Resolving Resource Conflicts 6-2 Compaq ProLiant ML370 Setup and Installation Guide IMPORTANT: The Compaq utilities partition should not be confused with the partitions created by your operating system. In ProLiant ML370 servers, the system ROM automatically configures the system when adding or removing memory, a second processor, or a PCI expansion board. Page 130: Starting The System Configuration Utility The first time you start the Compaq System Configuration Utility, follow the procedure on the Compaq SmartStart installation poster. After the Compaq SmartStart and Support Software CD is used for the first time to create and populate the system configuration partition, you may access the System Configuration Utility as follows: 1. Page 131: System Configuration Menu 6-4 Compaq ProLiant ML370 Setup and Installation Guide System Configuration Menu The following options are available from the System Configuration Utility menu: Hardware configuration Drive array configuration Power-On defaults System configuration partition Configuration backup Return to the previous menu Configuring Hardware After the Configure Hardware menu, a screen with five steps is displayed. Page 132: System Configuration Partition Server Configuration and Utilities 6-5 Drive Array Configuration This option runs the Compaq Array Configuration Utility. This utility allows you to view and make changes to array controller configurations. Power-On Defaults You can set and change the Power-On features at any time. Page 133: Creating A New System Configuration Partition 6-6 Compaq ProLiant ML370 Setup and Installation Guide Creating

A New System Configuration Partition If you used SmartStart to configure your server initially, a new Compaq utility partition was created automatically. If SmartStart was not used for initial server configuration, follow the procedure below to create a system configuration partition: 1. Page 134: Configuration Backup Server Configuration and Utilities 6-7 Configuration Backup The Configuration Backup option allows you to create a backup of the system configuration and to restore the system configuration from the backup. The following menu options are available: Backup Restore Configuration Backup and Configuration History Files When you save and exit the System Configuration Utility, the utility retains a history of the configuration. Page 135: Configuring Pci Boards Automatically 6-8 Compaq ProLiant ML370 Setup and Installation Guide Table 6-1 System Configuration History Files continued Filename Description SYSTEM1.CHL Textual representation of SYSTEM1.SCI file SYSTEM2.CHL Textual representation of SYSTEM2.SCI file (oldest) IMPORTANT: If there is not enough disk space for the entire system configuration history log, the utility deletes log files starting with the oldest files (SYSTEM2.SCI and... Page 136: Installing An Operating System Server Configuration and Utilities 6-9 Installing an Operating System Single Processor Operating Support Compaq ProLiant ML370 servers support the following operating systems: Novell NetWare 3.2, 4.2, and 5.0 NetWare for Small Business 4.2 and 5.0 Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51 and 4.0 Microsoft NT Enterprise 4.0... Page 137: Loading Compaq Device Drivers IBM OS/2 Warp Server for E-Commerce Sun Solaris 2.6 and 7 Intel Platform Edition If you use Compaq SmartStart to install the

Docs > tech help > Compaq smartstart cd The Compaq SmartStart CD contains utilities, management programs and other software used to configure and set up a Compaq Server. The SmartStart process can install the Compaq System Partition, configure your RAID Array, update the system BIOS and install your Operating System. This document goes through the steps to configure a server for a manual install of your Operating System, in this case, Windows NT4.0. For more information on the Compaq SmartStart install process, see the Compaq SmartStart web site. What’s Needed: Using SmartStart: 1. Make sure all your hardware is installed in the server before running SmartStart. 2. Turn on the server, insert the bootable SmartStart CD. 3. If the server has already been set up once, and you want to redo it, run the System Erase utility when the SmartStart menu appears. The System Erase utility will delete the Compaq System Partition and drive configurations (which will delete all data on the server) . 4. Assuming the System Erase utility has been run, or this is a new server, when SmartStart boots up you will first choose a language, then set the date and time. 5. On the next screen you have the option of choosing different types of installs, choose Manual Configuration. 6. Choose your Operating System. For this document it is Windows NT 4.0 7. The System Configuration utility will now start. No user input is needed for this process. 8. When the System Configuration utility finishes, you will be prompted to set up your RAID Array if you are using a RAID controller. The screens for the RAID configuration are very simple and intuitive. Pick the options you want, choose which drives will be part of the Array (don't forget to make one a hot spare), save the configuration, and exit the RAID Configuration utility. Creating 2 Logical drives w/the RAID Configuration Utility Choose your OS Select custom configuration You will be presented with a graphical screen showing your drives. Click the box next to each drive and then click the Add button. Make the last drive a Hot Spare by clicking the Hot Spare Add button. Click Next, then click the Create Logical Drive button. Under "Logical Drive Size" change it to 2048MB for a NT server or 150MB for a NetWare server. Under "Fault Tolerance" choose RAID 5, under "Array Accelerator" choose Enable, click Done. Highlight "Unused Space" and click Create Logical Drive. Except the defaults and click Done. Click Next, and click Next again (if you are happy with your Array). On the next screen under "Rebuild Priority" choose Medium. Under "Expand Priority" choose Low. Click Next, then click Save Configuration Now. Close the RAID Configuration Utility.9. The server will now reboot. 10. After the server boots up, System Configuration will run again on it's own. When it finishes, you will prompted to remove the SmartStart CD, and the server will reboot. 11. The SmartStart Process will now be finished and you can install

Use the combination Win+R on your keyboard (press and hold the “Windows” key, then press the “R” key) to open the Run dialog window.In the Run dialog window type msconfig, and press Enter (or click OK).This will open the system configuration utility. Go to the Services tab, check the option Hide all Microsoft services, and click Disable all. Then go to the Startup tab, and click Open Task Manager. There are two ways to disable an entry. One is to select it, and click Disable; the other is to right click it, and select Disable. Use whichever method is more convenient to you. You will need to repeat this for every entry in the list.After you are done, reboot your computer.To KnowTo revert the changes, repeat the steps above, but this time re-enable all disabled entries in the system configuration utility and in Task Manager, then reboot again.Use the combination Win+R on your keyboard (press and hold the “Windows” key, then press the “R” key) to open the Run dialog window.In the Run dialog window type msconfig, and press Enter (or click OK).This will open the system configuration utility. Go to the Services tab, check the option Hide all Microsoft services, and click Disable all. Then go to the Startup tab, and click Open Task Manager. There are two ways to disable an entry. One is to select it, and click Disable; the other is to right click it, and select Disable. Use whichever method is more convenient to you. You will need to repeat this for every entry in the list.After you are done, reboot your computer.To KnowTo revert the changes, repeat the steps above, but this time re-enable all disabled entries in the system configuration utility and in Task Manager, then reboot again.Use the combination Win+R on your keyboard (press and hold the “Windows” key, then press the “R” key) to open the Run dialog window.In the Run dialog window type msconfig, and press Enter (or click OK).This will open the system configuraiton utility go to the Services tab, check the option Hide all Microsoft services, and click Disable all.Then go to the Startup tab, click Disable all, and finally click OK.You will be asked to restart your computer. Click Restart.To KnowTo revert the changes, repeat the steps above, but this time re-enable all disabled entries in the system configuration utility and in Task Manager, then reboot again.