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Chapter 3
Installing and Configuring
NOS Installation
The NOS installation process, whether automated or manual, is the same in custom configuration mode as in
Express configuration mode:
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For Manual NOS Installation Only:
Before you perform a manual NOS installation, you must manually create NOS-specific drivers diskettes
and print instructions, as follows:
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Create Drivers Diskette(s): On the Create Drivers Diskette(s) screen, select Create Drivers Diskette(s)
to create one or more customized diskettes containing HP drivers and configuration files to use when
you install the NOS.
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Print and Read Instructions: You may already have done this directly from the Custom Configuration
menu option Show NOS Instructions. If not, on the Show NOS Installation Instructions screen, select
Save to Disk to copy the Network Operating System Installation Instructions to disk. Then print them
out from the disk. Read the instructions first and then follow them to manually install the NOS.
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Install NOS:
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Automated NOS Installation:
For certain versions of Novell NetWare/IntranetWare or Microsoft Windows NT Server, Configuration
Assistant partitions and formats the hard disk drive, and Installation Assistant guides you through the
NOS installation and configures the NOS with the appropriate drivers for the HP-bundled configuration.
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Manual NOS Installation:
Follow the instructions on the screen and the Network Operating System Installation Instructions that
you printed out.
HP Management Solutions
HP Management Solutions is a comprehensive suite of utilities, applications, and built-in features to manage
multiple HP Servers locally or from remote locations. If you are unfamiliar with these products or concepts:
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Go to the Management Web site on the HP Web Site at:
http://www.hp.com
to view information on HP Toptools and all other HP Server tc4100 management options for your Server.
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Read the
HP Netserver/Server Management Reference Guide
included with your Server. This guide covers
Toptools and all other HP Server tc4100 management utilities and options for the HP Server tc4100.
Toptools for Servers
HP Toptools
for
Servers is an online-reactive troubleshooting tool that displays the System Event Log (SEL)
and gathers configuration information from the system. It also serves as the diagnostic engine for
troubleshooting network servers through HP Instant Support.
Some of the features of Toptools include:
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Notification of problems with key hardware components including memory, disk drives, SCSI controllers,
NICs, and power supplies, as well as environmental problems with temperature and voltage
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Unified event log to review a complete history of HP Server tc4100 activity in one place
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Predictive disk problem warning backed by HP pre-failure warranty replacement
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Disk capacity threshold alert and usage tracking
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Viewing of critical HP Server tc4100 inventory information such as the BIOS version, driver and firmware
versions, PCI slot contents, and serial and parallel ports.
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Easy linkage with leading management platforms including HP OpenView Network Node Manager
