HP ProLiant DL160se - G6 Server Implementation Guide

Implementing Microsoft Windows Server
2008 on HP ProLiant servers
integration note, 2
nd
edition
Abstract.............................................................................................................................................. 3
Introduction to Windows Server 2008.................................................................................................... 3
Server Core Installations ................................................................................................................... 4
Server Roles .................................................................................................................................... 4
Read-Only Domain Controllers........................................................................................................... 5
Networking requirements .................................................................................................................. 5
TCP/IP ........................................................................................................................................ 5
NDIS 6.0 .................................................................................................................................... 5
IPv6 ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) .................................................................................. 5
Supported configurations .................................................................................................................. 6
Recommended system configuration ................................................................................................... 7
Recommended ProLiant server platforms ................................................................................................. 8
Supported components for ProLiant servers ........................................................................................... 10
Software drivers............................................................................................................................. 10
Management software.................................................................................................................... 10
Storage options ............................................................................................................................. 11
Tape options ................................................................................................................................. 13
Network interface controllers ........................................................................................................... 14
IPMI and WS-Management................................................................................................................. 15
IPMI and WS-Management for the HP ProLiant 100 Series servers ....................................................... 16
HP IPMI Provider for HP BladeSystem servers and ProLiant 300 and 500 Series servers ......................... 16
Failover Clustering ............................................................................................................................. 16
Storage requirements...................................................................................................................... 17
Configuring EVA host connections.................................................................................................... 17
Windows Server 2008 installation for 32-bit and 64-bit editions on ProLiant servers.................................. 18
Pre-installation tasks........................................................................................................................ 18
Installation procedure ..................................................................................................................... 18
Upgrading from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008.......................................................... 19
Application requirements for Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 upgrades ...................... 19
Upgrade policies ........................................................................................................................... 20
Installing the ProLiant Support Pack ...................................................................................................... 20
Getting PSP updates....................................................................................................................... 20
NIC Teaming driver........................................................................................................................ 20
Appendix A: known issues and workarounds........................................................................................ 23
ProLiant servers with Windows Server 2008 ..................................................................................... 23
Windows Server 2008 ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) ........................................................................... 24

HP ProLiant DL160se - G6 Server Specifications

General

Product Line	ProLiant
Form Factor	1U
Processor Sockets	2
Chipset	Intel 5520
Memory Slots	12
Hard Drive Interface	SATA / SAS
Server Type	Rack
Processor	Intel Xeon 5500 series
Memory Type	DDR3
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
Network	2 x 1GbE
Power Supply	460W
Expansion Slots	2 PCIe
Operating System Support	Windows Server, Linux, VMware
Maximum Memory Capacity	96 GB (Registered) or 24 GB (Unbuffered)
RAID Controller	Smart Array P410