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Enable support for hardware assisted virtualization in the RBSU

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• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 has been installed using the procedure outlined in the document "Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers1." • If necessary, enable support for No-Execute and hardware assisted virtualization in the RBSU. • 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. • If installing HP Systems Insight Manager and agents, ensure SNMP is loaded and the service is started. Enable support for hardware assisted virtualization in the RBSU Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 uses an advanced processor feature known as hardware assisted virtualization. This feature is disabled by default on most ProLiant servers and must be enabled prior to installing Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1. Enable hardware assisted virtualization by following the appropriate procedure in the following sections. ProLiant servers with Intel Processors To enable support for hardware assisted virtualization in the RBSU, complete the following steps: 1. Restart or power-on the server. 2. Access the RBSU by pressing F9 when prompted. 3. From the RBSU Menu, select Advanced Options. 4. From the Advanced Options menu, select Processor Options. 1 The "Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers" integration note is available at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00710606/c00710606.pdf. 14

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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 has been installed using the procedure outlined in the document
“Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers
1
.”
If necessary, enable support for No-Execute and hardware assisted virtualization in the RBSU.
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.
If installing HP Systems Insight Manager and agents, ensure SNMP is loaded and the service is
started.
Enable support for hardware assisted virtualization in the RBSU
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 uses an advanced processor feature known as hardware
assisted virtualization. This feature is disabled by default on most ProLiant servers and must be
enabled prior to installing Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1. Enable hardware assisted
virtualization by following the appropriate procedure in the following sections.
ProLiant servers with Intel Processors
To enable support for hardware assisted virtualization in the RBSU, complete the following steps:
1.
Restart or power-on the server.
2.
Access the RBSU by pressing
F9
when prompted.
3.
From the RBSU Menu, select
Advanced Options
.
4.
From the Advanced Options menu, select
Processor Options
.
The “Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers” integration note is available at
1
.
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