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4.
Select
Serial Number
. The following warnings appear:
WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! The serial number is loaded into the system during
the manufacturing process and should NOT be modified. This option should only
be used by qualified service personnel. This value should always match the
serial number sticker located on the chassis.
Warning: The serial number should ONLY be modified by qualified service
personnel. This value should always match the serial number located on the
chassis.
5.
Press the
Enter
key to clear the warning.
6.
Enter the serial number and press the
Enter
key.
7.
Select
Product ID
. The following warning appears:
Warning: The Product ID should ONLY be modified by qualified service
personnel. This value should always match the Product ID on the chassis.
8.
Enter the product ID and press the
Enter
key.
9.
Press the
Esc
key to close the menu.
10.
Press the
Esc
key to exit RBSU.
11.
Press the
F10
key to confirm exiting RBSU. The server automatically reboots.
Utilities and features
HP Smart Storage Administrator
HP SSA is a configuration and management tool for HP Smart Array controllers. Starting with HP ProLiant
Gen8 servers, HP SSA replaces ACU with an enhanced GUI and additional configuration features.
HP SSA exists in three interface formats: the HP SSA GUI, the HP SSA CLI, and HP SSA Scripting. Although
all formats provide support for configuration tasks, some of the advanced tasks are available in only one
format.
Some HP SSA features include the following:
•
Supports online array capacity expansion, logical drive extension, assignment of online spares, and
RAID or stripe size migration
•
Suggests the optimal configuration for an unconfigured system
•
Provides diagnostic and SmartSSD Wear Gauge functionality on the Diagnostics tab
•
For supported controllers, provides access to additional features.
For more information about HP SSA, see the HP website (
http://www.hp.com/go/hpssa
).
Automatic Server Recovery
ASR is a feature that causes the system to restart when a catastrophic operating system error occurs, such as
a blue screen, ABEND (does not apply to HP ProLiant DL980 Servers), or panic. A system fail-safe timer, the
ASR timer, starts when the System Management driver, also known as the Health Driver, is loaded. When the
operating system is functioning properly, the system periodically resets the timer. However, when the
operating system fails, the timer expires and restarts the server.
