HP Integrity rx2620 HP Integrity Servers with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Re - Page 29

HPVM Patches required on virtual machine guests Issue Servers Workaround Microsoft patches correct a compiler issue that can affect HPVM Windows virtual machine guests. These issues can manifest in various ways, including blue screens. All Integrity Ensure that you install all Microsoft patches and Quick Fix Engineering updates (QFEs) that are available on the current HP Smart Update media. Installation Attempting installation from a second DVD drive results in system message Issue Servers Workaround If you attempt to install a Smart component from the second DVD drive of a system that contains multiple DVD drives, you are prompted to insert a DVD into the first drive and the component is not installed. For example, consider a system that has two DVD drives, the first of which is the D:\ drive and the second is the E:\ drive. If you attempt to install a Smart component such as Virus Throttle from the E:\ drive, the system assumes it is running from D:\ and issues a message about the missing DVD. This problem also occurs if your system runs an iLO DVD drive as a second drive and if you use CD media. All Integrity To avoid this issue, run the Smart components from first DVD drive. Japanese QFE package fails to install all QFEs Issue The Japanese operating system Quick Fix Engineering (QFE) package cp007519.exe for Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 does not install correctly. The package should install four QFEs, but only three are installed. You can confirm this by going to Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel. When you check the Show Updates box, only three QFEs are displayed; the Microsoft QFE package 929054 does not appear. Servers Workarounds HP Superdome (sx2000), HP Superdome (sx1000), rx8640, rx8620, rx7640, rx7620, rx4640, rx3600, rx2660, rx2620, rx1620, HP Integrity BL860c, HP Integrity BL870c Rerun smart component cp007519.exe. You will now see QFE 929054 in the Control Panel. Installation from graphics console may require additional steps Issue Servers Workaround When using vKVM to install Windows Server 2003 on rx3600 or rx6600 with a graphics console attached, you must either disconnect the graphics console or edit the boot entry to add the /NOVESA option. rx6600, rx3600 For more information on editing boot entries, see the Smart Setup Guide. Hyper-threading may cause installation failure Issue Servers Workaround When installing the operating system using Microsoft reinstall media on a system with hyper-threading enabled, the installation might fail. Superdome (sx2000), rx8640, rx7640, rx6600, rx4640, rx3600, rx2660, rx2620 Before installing the operating system from Microsoft reinstall media, disable hyper-threading. After installing the operating system, you must install KB Troubleshooting Common Issues 29