HP Integrity BL890c BL8x0c i2 Server Installation Read-Me-First Document v7.0

BL8x0c i2 Server Installation Read-Me-First Document

Before installing the Windows operating system (OS) on any HP Integrity BL860c i2, BL870c i2,

or BL890c i2 server blade, you must perform the following steps, in order:

1.

Ensure that you are installing the OS to one of the following controllers:

•

Embedded SAS controller (HP Smart Array P410i)

•

Fibre Channel Mezzanine card located in the Monarch blade (or left-most blade

in a multi-blade system)

2.

For installations using Microsoft media, you must use the EBSU Express Setup option to

ensure that critical configuration settings are made before the OS installation begins.

(EBSU software is located on the HP Smart Setup media.)

3.

If you choose not to install from a local console, you must install from a headless

console; the iLO Integrated Remote Console is not currently supported on BL8x0c i2

systems. For headless console installation instructions, see the

Windows Server 2008 R2

on HP Integrity Servers Installation Guide

on your Smart Setup media.

4.

After the Microsoft OS installation finishes, you must install the Integrity Support Pack

(ISP) from the HP Smart Setup media next. Then, install the latest OS patches (called

QFEs) from the HP Smart Update media.

NOTE:

For a complete list of known issues associated with this release, see the

Release Notes

.

To view the latest web version of the

Release Notes

, click here:

•

(to locate documents by operating system)

•

(to locate documents by server model number)

NOTE:

Critical software updates might have been posted to the web since the creation of the

Smart Setup and Smart Update media included in this Foundation Suite release. To see a list of

any such components, and their location, go to:

es.pdf

Part Number:

T2369-96009