Required hardware and software
The following table lists the hardware and software required to boot from a SAN.
Table 3 Required hardware and software
RequirementSupported feature
Datacenter Enterprise and Standard editions of:
• Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based systems.
• Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based systems.
• Windows Server 2003 x86/x64.
• Windows Server 2008 x86/x64
NOTE:
All operating systems requires the latest supported Microsoft Service Pack.
Operating systems
EVA
MSA
XP
RAID arrays
All HP supported Fibre Channel switches, running the latest released switch firmware
are supported in a Boot From SAN configuration. For more information, see the website
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/networking/index.html
Fibre Channel
switches
All HP ProLiant servers, including HP ProLiant blade servers, are supported unless
otherwise noted. For more information, see the website
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/platforms/storage.html
If you are using the Rapid Deployment Pack, see the support matrix for the supported
servers on the website
http://www.hp.com/servers/rdp
NOTE:
Boot from SAN does not support the DL140 and DL145 line of servers.
Servers
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