4 Operating system procedures
Operating systems supported on the server
• HP-UX 11i v3 HWE 1009 or later
• HP OpenVMS v8.4 with VMS84I_UPDATE-V0500, rx2800 i2 enablement kit
NOTE: Wake-On-LAN (WOL) is supported with Integrity rx2800 i2 Servers running HP-UX 11i
v3. WOL is not supported with Integrity servers running OpenVMS environments. The supported
remote power-on solution for OpenVMS environments is iLO 3.
Installing the operating system onto the server
The following procedures describe generalized operating system installation. For 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 rx2800 i2 system firmware bundle 26.12 or later and an additional
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, use the reset
command at the UEFI prompt to 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)
NOTE:
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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