HP DL585 - ProLiant - G2 Integration Notes

Implementing Microsoft
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Windows
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Server 2008
Service Pack 2 on HP servers
integration note
Abstract.............................................................................................................................................. 2
Introduction to Windows Server 2008.................................................................................................... 2
Server Core Installations ................................................................................................................... 3
What’s New in Service Pack 2.............................................................................................................. 3
Supported configurations .................................................................................................................. 4
Recommended system configuration ................................................................................................... 4
Recommended ProLiant server platforms ................................................................................................. 5
Recommended Integrity server platforms ................................................................................................. 8
Supported components for ProLiant servers ............................................................................................. 9
Software drivers............................................................................................................................... 9
Management software...................................................................................................................... 9
Storage options ............................................................................................................................... 9
Tape options ................................................................................................................................. 12
Network interface controllers ........................................................................................................... 13
IPMI and WS-Management................................................................................................................. 14
IPMI and WS-Management for HP ProLiant 100 Series servers ............................................................ 15
HP IPMI Provider for HP BladeSystem servers and ProLiant 300 and 500 Series servers ......................... 15
Failover Clustering ............................................................................................................................. 15
Storage requirements...................................................................................................................... 16
Configuring EVA host connections.................................................................................................... 16
Windows Server 2008 installation for 32-bit and 64-bit editions on ProLiant servers.................................. 17
Pre-installation tasks........................................................................................................................ 17
Installation procedure ..................................................................................................................... 17
Upgrading ProLiant Servers from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2008 Service Pack2.............. 18
Installing the ProLiant Support Pack ...................................................................................................... 18
Getting PSP updates....................................................................................................................... 18
NIC Teaming driver........................................................................................................................ 19
Upgrading Integrity Servers from Windows Server 2008........................................................................ 20
Appendix A: known issues and workarounds........................................................................................ 22
Known issues and workarounds with HP ProLiant servers .................................................................... 22
Known issues and workarounds with Integrity servers ......................................................................... 23
Known issues and workarounds with the ProLiant Support Pack ........................................................... 24
For more information ...................................................................................................................... 26
Call to action .................................................................................................................................... 26

HP DL585 - ProLiant - G2 Specifications

General

Product Line	ProLiant
Model	DL585 G2
Form Factor	4U
CPU Type	AMD Opteron
Number of Processors Supported	4
Maximum RAM	64 GB
Server Type	Rack
Processor	AMD Opteron 8000 series
Memory Type	DDR
Hard Drive Interface	SAS or SATA
RAID Levels	0, 1, 5
Network	Ethernet
Power Supply	Redundant Power Supply
Expansion Slots	PCI-X
Operating System Support	Windows, Linux, VMware