HP ProLiant SL335s driver and firmware
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Error Prevention Guide - Page 5
... new versions of system software with the version control feature of Insight Manager 7. Using this feature, you can easily determine whether version updates are available for server BIOS, drivers, and agents.
Server Design
Design the server setup to minimize the impact of downtime. For example, on enterprise class servers, high availability features such as Hot-Pluggable RAID memory functionality...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers - Page 1
... ...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...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers - Page 5
... Windows (ETW)
Not all HP servers that support Windows Server 2008 will be WHEA compatible. Table 2 lists the WHEA-capable ProLiant servers. HP has updated the following deliverables in support of WHEA:
• System ROMs for specific ProLiant server platforms planned for WHEA support (see Table 2) • iLO firmware (version 1.42 or later) • iLO 2 Management Controller Driver for Windows...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers - Page 8
... the ROM version and family of the supported ProLiant server. • Software and drivers:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/ProductRoot.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=135. • Windows on ProLiant support matrix: http://h10018.www1.hp.com/wwsolutions/windows/index.html.
IMPORTANT iLO 2 firmware must be updated to Version 1.29 (or later) before Windows Server 2008 is installed.
Table...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers - Page 12
... ProLiant storage controller options
Option
Driver
Ultra 320 SCSI:
Integrated Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Controller
SYMMPI.SYS
64-bit/13-MHz Single Channel Ultra320 SCSI Host Bus Adapter
64-bit/13-MHz Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Host Bus Adapter
Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters:
Location
Installation support
PSP 8.00 Windows Full Server
media
Core
Supported architecture
x86 x64...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers - Page 14
...HPDAT.SYS HPDATCHG.SYS
Location
Installation support
PSP 8.00
Windows media
9
Full
9
Server Core
Supported architecture x86 x64
9 9
NOTE: Many of these devices have firmware upgrades available through variations of the Options ROMPaq. The latest version of each Options ROMPaq is available on the software and drivers website: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/ProductRoot.jsp...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers - Page 16
... of applications and services. Windows Server 2008 failover clustering does not support parallel SCSI-based storage solutions. Only SCSI-3 commandcapable storage functions with Windows Server 2008 failover clustering.
HP delivers intelligent fault resilience with its High Availability Clustering product solutions and kits built on industry standard ProLiant servers running Windows Server 2008 and...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers - Page 18
... ProLiant Gigabit Ethernet NIC
in Table 5. ‰ Go to www.hp.com/go/bizsupport to obtain the supported ROM for Windows Server 2008
installations for the server. ‰ Use the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) to set date/time and configure the boot controller order
(if necessary). ‰ Use the Array Configuration Utility to configure the RAID settings for the server. ‰ Install the HP...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers - Page 19
... has added the option to inject a driver during install through the "Update Driver" button. The driver may reside on USB media as well as a floppy drive or CD-ROM drive.
Upgrading from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008
Table 7 details the Microsoft supported upgrade paths for Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008.
Table 7. Supported ProLiant upgrade paths
If you are running:
You...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers - Page 20
... Windows Server 2008 Enterprise regular installation). • There are no supported upgrade paths for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems edition and Windows Web Server 2008 edition.
Installing the ProLiant Support Pack
Getting PSP updates
• PSP updates are available on the HP website: www.hp.com/go/ws2008 or the FTP site at either of the following: - For Windows Server 2008 x64...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers - Page 21
... Core option. To configure components to be deployed on this OS configuration, you must access the system as a remote host using HP Smart Update Manager running on a system with a supported Windows OS and then configure the components before deployment.
- Review failed dependencies before installation. - Review the revision history of the components.
9. After selecting the components to...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers - Page 23
... displaying a "BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER" error may display upon installation of Windows Server 2008.
Workaround If this error occurs, download and install iLO 2 firmware Version 1.29 (or later).
Issue 4 Storage drivers do not get loaded during Driver Injection on Windows Server 2008 x64 edition.
Description During installation, if a driver is injected, no controllers supported by the injected driver...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers - Page 24
... in the G5 NIC drivers available on Windows Server 2008 media. Latest driver is on the PSP Version 8.00.
Issue 2 HP StorageWorks Fibre Channel Array Notification Driver component shows update not required, if a supported MSA controller is not found behind a Fibre Channel HBA.
Description
The installation result states that "Not updated - already current" and the installation log states that...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers - Page 25
... exclamation point next to it (indicating no driver has been loaded). The device should be called "Ethernet Controller."
5. Right-click the device and select Update Driver Software.
6. A window titled "Update Driver Software - Ethernet Controller" should now be displayed. Select Browse my computer for driver software.
7. In the following window, enter the directory the component was extracted...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation on HP ProLiant servers - Page 6
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IMPORTANT iLO 2 firmware must be updated to Version 1.42 (or later) before Windows Server 2008 Foundation is installed.
For additional information and updates on supported servers, refer to the following websites:
• ProLiant server platforms OS matrix: - http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/458915-0-0-0-121.html
• Software and drivers: - http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation on HP ProLiant servers - Page 7
...the supported ROM for Windows Server 2008
Foundation installations for the server. ‰ Use the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) to set date/time and configure the boot controller order
(if necessary). ‰ Use the Option ROM Configuration for Arrays (ORCA) utility, F8 during post, to configure the
RAID settings for the server. ‰ Update iLO 2 firmware to Version 1.42 (or later).
HP ProLiant...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation on HP ProLiant servers - Page 8
... information and to download the latest PSP, see the HP ProLiant Support Pack website www.hp.com/servers/psp.
NOTE The PSP installs automatically at the end of the assisted path installation. It does not need to be initiated to perform a manual installation of Windows Server 2008 Foundation.
Obtaining the PSP
The latest PSP and individual components for supported Windows operating systems...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 5 - Page 5
... HP ProLiant Networking Software
Current Softpaq sp43831.exe
All firmware upgrades and complete Softpaqs can be downloaded from http:www.hp.com/go/ProLiantNICs. Select ―Support and Documents‖ and enter the product name/number.
Additional resources
For additional information on the topics discussed in this article, visit these resources:
HP iSCSI resources HP network adapters...
HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology, 2nd Edition - Page 9
... HP Smart Array controller and SFF drive cage. ProLiant SL G6 and G7 server trays support the Smart Array P212, P410, and P411 controllers. Optional battery-backed or flash-backed write cache is available for the Smart Array controller.
Serial ATA technology implementation We developed a software RAID solution based on Smart Array firmware to provide RAID support for the embedded SATA controller...
Technology implementation in HP ProLiant G7 servers - Page 10
...
HP ProLiant G7 100-series ML, DL, and SL servers use LO100i Remote Management hardware and firmware for remote server access and control capabilities. See the website for more information about LO100i Remote Management.
ProLiant 300, 400, 500 and 600 series server and server blades use the iLO 3 management processor. iLO 3 improves performance, streamlines the user interface, and enhances support...