Accessing Bios on HP Proliant DL360 G7

ITtech2010

Hey everyone,

I am having trouble accessing the bios on this device. Any clue on how to do it? I tried researching on the websites on Google nonetheless it's not really clear. I tried pressing F9, F12, F8 in the beginning and it doesn't. Not sure what to do. Thanks.

nosoup4u

On the proliants we use, its f1-f2, but often delete.

Bokeh

Do you get a splash screen on startup? The DL350-G6 we just got in fires up with one, and gives us a menu with each F-key function.

ITtech2010

@nosoup4u i will try the delete key this time

@Bokeh Yes i get the splash screen with each F-Key listing but i need to get into the Bios.

Here's the issue. We are trying to use the console connection to access the routers and switches for our CCNP/CCIE lab. The problem is the console connection does not work. An engineer who worked here previously allowed the connection to be bridged to the ilo connection...If that makes sense. So we want to enable the console connection so it's functional. We're allowed to use the proliant server for our lab. Only issue is accessing it so we wanted to check the console connection in the bios if its blocked.

Thanks for any assistance you guys can offer.

cyberguypr

F11 brings the boot menu. Once there go to option 9 for RBSU.

ITtech2010

Will that point me to the bios to enable the console connection?? I never worked on these servers before but i looked at RBSU and it did not have the option of going in the bios.

cyberguypr

ITtech2010 wrote: »

Will that point me to the bios to enable the console connection?? I never worked on these servers before but i looked at RBSU and it did not have the option of going in the bios.

Yes. It is know as the ROM-Based Setup Utility. Once in go to System Options > Serial Port Options > Embedded Serial Port and make sure it is NOT disabled.

ITtech2010

Let me try this and i will let you know in a few. Thanks!

ITtech2010

I am in rbsu but how do I get to system options ect? I just see you can do show or set commands

cyberguypr

In that case see if this works: HP ProLiant Server - Unable to Access the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) in Full-Screen Menu-based Mode - c01155651 - HP Business Support Center

ITtech2010

Thanks for your help Cyber. I was finally able to access the bios.

ITtech2010

Cyber,

I enabled the console connection but my co-worker is still unable to access the router via the console.

In Embedded Serial Port settings I picked Com 1 (Com2, Com3 and Disable are other options)

Virtual Serial Port I left it to disabled.

Bios Serial Console Port - Auto
BIS Baud Rate - 9600
EMS Console - Disabled
BIOS Interfae Mode - Auto

Is there anything I should change? After settings are saved how should i go about accessing it? Thx

cyberguypr

Has he double checked that the cable works and that the connections settings are correct?

ITtech2010

Yeah he did and i asked him what we were using to try to console into it and he said minicom. Minicom does not connect to any of the devices we have set up which is weird.