HP BL465c Implementing Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server 2008 on HP - Page 1

Implementing Microsoft® Windows® Essential Business Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers integration note Abstract...2 Introduction to Windows Essential Business Server 2008 2 Benefits of Windows Essential Business Server 2008 3 Windows Essential Business Server 2008 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V 4 System requirements...5 Recommended system configuration 5 Supported ProLiant platforms ...6 Windows Essential Business Server 2008 management strategy 8 Supported components ...8 ProLiant components...8 Software ...8 Storage options...8 Network interface controllers ...10 Deploying Windows Essential Business Server 2008 on ProLiant servers 11 Pre-installation tasks...11 Installation tips...12 Install Windows Essential Business Server 2008 12 Install the ProLiant Support Pack (PSP 13 PSP requirements ...13 Installing the PSP ...13 Appendix A: Known issues and workarounds 15 For more information...16 Call to action ...16