HP Integrity BL890c Installation Guide, Windows Server 2008 SP2 v7.0 - Page 55

Installing Windows Server 2008 SP2 on rx8640 and rx7640 Servers

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• the purchase of a Windows Server 2008 R2 license • the Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2003 installation media To perform such a downgrade, use your previously purchased installation media for Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2003. The installation media can come from either Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, or some other Microsoft Authorized Reseller. If you use media that is not supplied by Hewlett-Packard, HP recommends using the HP Smart Setup media and HP Smart Update media after the OS installation, in order to obtain the latest HP value-added software (drivers, tools, utilities, manageability agents) for HP Integrity Servers. If you have any questions about your downgrade options, please contact [email protected] for more information. Installing Windows Server 2008 SP2 on rx8640 and rx7640 Servers On rx8640 and rx7640 servers, you must run the reconnect -r command at the EFI shell before launching the Microsoft Windows 2008 installation. Failure to run this command can result in the following error message during the installation: Windows Setup cannot locate valid Hard Drive to store temporary installation files. To install Windows create more free space on the hard drive or add a new hard drive. Booting Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) from the Hard Drive Diagnostic Partition Beginning with the Reinstall media in Windows Integrity Release 7.00 (for both Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 R2), the Microsoft WinPE boot environment is now pre-loaded on the diagnostic partition of the OS boot drive. The purpose of this change is to provide an additional tool for support team members to run diagnostics more efficiently. Also, customers can use this environment for offline file copying and restoration if needed. To boot WinPE from the diagnostic partition of the OS boot drive, follow these steps: 1. After completing the image restore and booting the OS, restart the system. 2. At the Extended Firmware Interface (EFI) command prompt, type map and press Enter. 3. Identify the File System number associated with hard drive partition #2 (usually either "FS1" or "FS2"). Assuming it is "FS2", type fs2 and press Enter to gain access to hard drive partition #2. 4. Type \efi\boot\bootx64.efi and press Enter to boot WinPE. 5. Wait about 35 seconds for a command prompt to display. 6. Perform any desired actions (diagnostics, file copy, file restoration) at the command prompt. 7. Type exit and press Enter to reboot the system. Installing from the IRC If you are using the Integrated Remote Console (IRC) to remotely install Windows Server 2008 SP2 on servers with a graphics console attached to the local VGA port, complete one of the following: • Install the OS remotely from a headless console instead. See "Install from a Headless Console" (page 29). • Disconnect the local graphics console before you install Windows using IRC, and then reconnect it afterwards. This method is easy and therefore recommended. Enabling Hyperthreading on HP Integrity Servers HP Integrity servers now support Intel® Dual-Core Itanium processors. These processors, in addition to providing two CPUs in the space previously occupied by one, support a new feature called hyperthreading. Miscellaneous Installation Issues 55

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the purchase of a Windows Server 2008 R2 license
•
the Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2003 installation media
To perform such a downgrade, use your previously purchased installation media for Windows
Server 2008 or Windows Server 2003. The installation media can come from either
Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, or some other Microsoft Authorized Reseller. If you use media that
is not supplied by Hewlett-Packard, HP recommends using the HP Smart Setup media and HP
Smart Update media after the OS installation, in order to obtain the latest HP value-added
software (drivers, tools, utilities, manageability agents) for HP Integrity Servers.
If you have any questions about your downgrade options, please contact
for
more information.
Installing Windows Server 2008 SP2 on rx8640 and rx7640 Servers
On rx8640 and rx7640 servers, you must run the
reconnect
–
r
command at the EFI shell
before
launching the Microsoft Windows 2008 installation. Failure to run this command can result in
the following error message during the installation:
Windows Setup cannot locate valid Hard Drive to store temporary
installation files. To install Windows create more free space on the
hard drive or add a new hard drive.
Booting Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) from the Hard Drive Diagnostic
Partition
Beginning with the Reinstall media in Windows Integrity Release 7.00 (for both Windows Server
2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 R2), the Microsoft WinPE boot environment is now pre-loaded
on the diagnostic partition of the OS boot drive. The purpose of this change is to provide an
additional tool for support team members to run diagnostics more efficiently. Also, customers
can use this environment for offline file copying and restoration if needed.
To boot WinPE from the diagnostic partition of the OS boot drive, follow these steps:
1.
After completing the image restore and booting the OS, restart the system.
2.
At the Extended Firmware Interface (EFI) command prompt, type
map
and press
Enter
.
3.
Identify the File System number associated with hard drive partition #2 (usually either “FS1”
or “FS2”). Assuming it is “FS2”, type
fs2
and press
Enter
to gain access to hard drive
partition #2.
4.
Type
\efi\boot\bootx64.efi
and press
Enter
to boot WinPE.
5.
Wait about 35 seconds for a command prompt to display.
6.
Perform any desired actions (diagnostics, file copy, file restoration) at the command prompt.
7.
Type
exit
and press
Enter
to reboot the system.
Installing from the IRC
If you are using the Integrated Remote Console (IRC) to remotely install Windows Server 2008
SP2 on servers with a graphics console attached to the local VGA port, complete one of the
following:
•
Install the OS remotely from a headless console instead. See
“Install from a Headless Console”
(page 29)
.
•
Disconnect the local graphics console before you install Windows using IRC, and then
reconnect it afterwards. This method is easy and therefore recommended.
Enabling Hyperthreading on HP Integrity Servers
HP Integrity servers now support Intel® Dual-Core Itanium processors. These processors, in
addition to providing two CPUs in the space previously occupied by one, support a new feature
called hyperthreading.
Miscellaneous Installation Issues
55