HP ProLiant SL165z G7 Server - Manual (Page 19)

Software and configuration utilities 19
For optimum performance, the minimum display settings are 1024 × 768 resolution and 16-bit color.
Servers running Microsoft® operating systems require one of the following supported browsers:
• Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
• Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later
For Linux servers, see the README.TXT file for additional browser and support information.
For more information, see the Configuring Arrays on HP Smart Array Controllers Reference Guide on the
Documentation CD or the HP website (
http://www.hp.com ).
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays
Before installing an operating system, you can use the ORCA utility to create the first logical drive, assign
RAID levels, and establish online spare configurations.
The utility also provides support for the following functions:
• Reconfiguring one or more logical drives
• Viewing the current logical drive configuration
• Deleting a logical drive configuration
• Setting the controller to be the boot controller
If you do not use the utility, ORCA will default to the standard configuration.
For more information regarding array controller configuration, refer to the controller user guide.
For more information regarding the default configurations that ORCA uses, refer to the HP ROM-Based
Setup Utility User Guide on the Documentation CD.
ROMPaq Utility
The ROMPaq utility enables you to upgrade the system firmware (BIOS). To upgrade the firmware, insert
a ROMPaq USB Key into an available USB port and boot the system. In addition to ROMPaq, Online
Flash Components for Windows and Linux operating systems are available for updating the system
firmware.
The ROMPaq utility checks the system and provides a choice (if more than one exists) of available
firmware revisions.
For more information, see the Download drivers and software page for the server. To access the server-
specific page, enter the following web address into the browser:
http://www.hp.com/support/<servername>
For example:
http://www.hp.com/support/dl360g6
To flash the ROM using ROMPaq:
1. Download the system ROMPaq utility diskette or USB drive key for each target server. ROMPaq
downloads are available on the HP website (
http://www.hp.com/support ).
2. Shut down each target server, and then reboot using the correct ROMPaq diskette or USB drive key
for that server.