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Redundant rom support, Safety and security benefits, Usb support – HP BL460C G7 User Manual

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Run the Erase Utility if you must erase the system for the following reasons:

You want to install a new operating system on a server blade with an existing operating system.

You encounter an error when completing the steps of a factory-installed operating system installation.

To access the Erase Utility, use the System Erase button on the home screen of the SmartStart CD ("

SmartStart

software

" on page

55

).

Redundant ROM support

The server blade enables you to upgrade or configure the ROM safely with redundant ROM support. The

server blade has a single ROM that acts as two separate ROM images. In the standard implementation, one

side of the ROM contains the current ROM program version, while the other side of the ROM contains a
backup version.

NOTE:

The server ships with the same version programmed on each side of the ROM.

Safety and security benefits

When you flash the system ROM, ROMPaq writes over the backup ROM and saves the current ROM as a

backup, enabling you to switch easily to the alternate ROM version if the new ROM becomes corrupted for

any reason. This feature protects the existing ROM version, even if you experience a power failure while
flashing the ROM.

USB support

HP provides both standard USB 2.0 support and legacy USB 2.0 support. Standard support is provided by
the OS through the appropriate USB device drivers. Before the OS loads, HP provides support for USB

devices through legacy USB support, which is enabled by default in the system ROM.
Legacy USB support provides USB functionality in environments where USB support is not available normally.

Specifically, HP provides legacy USB functionality for the following:

POST

RBSU

Diagnostics

DOS

Operating environments which do not provide native USB support

Diagnostic tools

HP Insight Diagnostics

HP Insight Diagnostics is a proactive server blade management tool, available in both offline and online

versions, that provides diagnostics and troubleshooting capabilities to assist IT administrators who verify
server blade installations, troubleshoot problems, and perform repair validation.

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