Server Setup

Set up process for Alpha and Beta

ILO4 - Integrated Lights Out 4

This is an HP software that lets you control low level settings of your server through a network connection.

Windows

Download and install the newest version of these files from HP in the order below. This comes from a gued here: Friendly Blogpost

  1. Interface Driver

  2. Management Driver

  3. ILO4 ROM Update

Linux

I didn’t do much and it just started working. I updated the Intelligent Provisioning version and during the first time setup of that it asked for a gateway ip (router ip) and a ip for the ILO

ILO4 Mod Fan Config

Beta has a ILO4 mod installed that allows it to control the fan speeds. Adding non-whitelisted hardware (like a gpu) causes the fan controller to spin up.

These are the changes done to keep the fans slow with a M2000 GPU installed:

fan pid 31 lo 5000 # HD Controller
fan pid 35 lo 5000 # PCI Zone 2
fan pid 40 lo 5000 # Exhaust
fan pid 45 lo 5000 # ?
fan pid 46 lo 5000 # ? 
fan pid 49 lo 5000 # ?
fan pid 50 lo 5000 # ?
fan pid 11 hi 5000 # HD Max
fan pid 35 hi 5000 # PCI Zone 2
fan pid 40 hi 7500 # Exhaust
fan pid 46 hi 5000 # ? 
fan pid 49 hi 5000 # ?
fan pid 50 hi 5000 # ?

Installing Operating Systems

Linux

Linux can be installed with a simple rufus created boot drive. Very easy.

Windows

After very extensive testing the only thing I could get to work is creating a boot CD. There is a sata port in the center of the motherboard that can be plugged directly into a disk drive and used for booting.