Chapter 2
System Information
9
Boot Priority
The Netserver's boot order should be considered when selecting a boot device. This is especially important if
you are installing a board that requires an early (lower) number in the boot order. The board's boot priority is
set by its location in the boot order.
By default the Netserver searches for boot devices in this order:
1. IDE CD-ROM drive
2. Flexible disk drive
3. Embedded SCSI A channel (Hot Swap SCSI Drives)
4. Embedded SCSI B channel (external SCSI Devices)
5. PCI slot 1
6. Network connection
The embedded SCSI controller consists of two channels, A and B. Channel A is used to control the Hot
Swap SCSI hard drives (3). Channel B is used to control the external SCSI devices. On each SCSI channel,
the controller scans for a boot device starting at device ID 0 and works through the ID numbers. The
Netserver's embedded controller is always SCSI ID 7.
NOTE
The boot order can be changed using the Netserver's (BIOS) Setup Utility and the
SCSI Select Utility.
Mass Storage Devices
Table 3-1 lists the number and types of mass storage devices that may be installed into the HP Netserver LP
1000r.
Table 3-1. SCSI Mass Storage Device Types
Interface
Types
Max
Number of
Devices
Installed Devices and Addresses
Flexible disk
drive
1
Factory installed flexible disk drive in drive bay 1
IDE-1
1*
Factory installed CD-ROM drive in drive bay 2 (Primary IDE
connector)
Ultra-3
SCSI
Channel A
up to 3 **
•
Up to three Hot Swap SCSI hard disk drives may be installed in
bays 3 through 5 (addresses = ID 0, ID 1 and ID 2, respectively)
•
Embedded SCSI controller
(address = ID 7)
Ultra-3
SCSI
Channel B
up to 15 **
•
Control of up to 15 external SCSI devices
* The primary IDE (IDE-1) cable is connected to the factory-installed CD-ROM drive. A secondary IDE connector
(IDE-2) is available, but is not supported by Hewlett-Packard.
