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Deploying Windows Essential Business Server 2008 on ProLiant servers, Pre-installation tasks

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Table 4. Supported ProLiant Gigabit Ethernet NICs available on PSP 8.11 and the Windows media Gigabit NIC NC371i NC373T/F/M/i NC374M NC380T NC6170 NC7170 NC7761 NC7771 NC7781 NC7782 PCI-X Driver BXVBDA.SYS BXVBDA.SYS BXVBDA.SYS BXVBDA.SYS N1G5132E.SYS N1G5132E.SYS Q57AMD64.SYS Q57AMD64.SYS Q57AMD64.SYS Q57AMD64.SYS Deploying Windows Essential Business Server 2008 on ProLiant servers Pre-installation tasks To prepare for installation, ensure that the following conditions are met: • The server selected for installation is listed in Table 1 as having the necessary support. • Ensure the latest ROM is installed on the server. • Any additional storage options added to the server are listed as supported ProLiant storage options. • Any additional NICs added to the server are listed as supported ProLiant Gigabit Ethernet NICs. • Go to the support and drivers page at www.hp.com/support to obtain the supported ROM for Windows Server 2008 installations for the server. • Use the RBSU to set date/time and configure the boot controller order (if necessary). • Use the Online RAID Configuration Utility (ORCA) to configure the RAID settings for the server. 11

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Table 4.
Supported ProLiant Gigabit Ethernet NICs available on PSP 8.11 and the Windows media
Gigabit NIC
Driver
NC371i
BXVBDA.SYS
NC373T/F/M/i
BXVBDA.SYS
NC374M
BXVBDA.SYS
NC380T
BXVBDA.SYS
NC6170
N1G5132E.SYS
NC7170
N1G5132E.SYS
NC7761
Q57AMD64.SYS
NC7771
Q57AMD64.SYS
NC7781
Q57AMD64.SYS
NC7782 PCI-X
Q57AMD64.SYS
Deploying Windows Essential Business Server 2008 on
ProLiant servers
Pre-installation tasks
To prepare for installation, ensure that the following conditions are met:
The server selected for installation is listed in Table 1 as having the necessary support.
Ensure the latest ROM is installed on the server.
Any additional storage options added to the server are listed as supported ProLiant storage options.
Any additional NICs added to the server are listed as supported ProLiant Gigabit Ethernet NICs.
Go to the support and drivers page at
www.hp.com/support
to obtain the supported ROM for
Windows Server 2008 installations for the server.
Use the RBSU to set date/time and configure the boot controller order (if necessary).
Use the Online RAID Configuration Utility (ORCA) to configure the RAID settings for the server.
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