Extenal USB DVD drive connection in HP rx2600 for OS installation

[Dhiyanesh Babu]

Hi,
I need to install a OS in HP rx2600 system. For installation, connection of external USB DVD drive is essential.
Pl. let me know how to boot the OS from external USB drive.

[Robert_Jewell]

Hi there,
Not sure if its supported on the rx2600, but I have utilized USB storage on the rx2660 (a newer model). A USB attached drive should be seen as any other:

- Install the drive.
- Either reset or run 'reconnect -r' from EFI shell.
- Run map -r to show a listing of devices. The drive should report as a block device.
- Start the install and select this device to install to.

Hope this helps.

-Bob

[Torsten.]

Try and you will see.

Connect the drive, start the server, go to EFI.

You should see an "fsx" entry with "USB" in the path.

[rick jones]

Ignoring "bootstrap" issues, which may be avoided via HP_UX patches, perhaps - it would probably be best to be on the latest firmware for the rx2600 before trying to use an external USB DVD. I don't know there are problems, but I also tend to be a paranoid :)

If you have "other" HP-UX systems on the same network, you might consider setting one of them up as an Ignite server and doing the OS install that way.