HP (Hewlett-Packard) 654080-S01 Server User Manual


 
Component identification 92
Position Description Function
S5
Password
protection
override
Off = No function
On = Clears power-on password
and administrator password
S6
Invalidate
configuration
Off = Normal
On = ROM treats the system
configuration as invalid.
S7
Reserved Reserved
S8
Reserved Reserved
S9
Reserved Reserved
S10
Reserved Reserved
When the system maintenance switch position 6 is set to the On position, the system is prepared to erase all
system configuration settings from both CMOS and NVRAM.
CAUTION: Clearing CMOS and/or NVRAM deletes configuration information. Be sure to
properly configure the server or data loss could occur.
NMI functionality
An NMI crash dump enables administrators to create crash dump files when a system is hung and not
responding to traditional debug mechanisms.
Crash dump log analysis is an essential part of diagnosing reliability problems, such as hangs in operating
systems, device drivers, and applications. Many crashes freeze a system, and the only available action for
administrators is to cycle the system power. Resetting the system erases any information that could support
problem analysis, but the NMI feature preserves that information by performing a memory dump before a
hard reset.
To force the OS to invoke the NMI handler and generate a crash dump log, the administrator can use the iLO
Virtual NMI feature.
For more information, see the white paper on the HP website
(http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00797875/c00797875.pdf).
SAS and SATA device numbers
With optional hard drive cages installed, the server supports up to 24 SFF hard drives or up to 14 LFF hard
drives. The server does not support mixing SFF and LFF hard drives.
HP recommends populating hard drive bays starting with the lowest SAS or SATA device number.