HP Integrity rx2800 Installation Guide, Windows Server 2008 R2 v7.0 - Page 55

Enable Windows Components, Set IP Addresses from a Headless Console

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10. Click Install to continue with the installation or click Close to exit setup. When you click Install, a command window appears, listing each update as it installs. Sometimes these are large updates that can take several minutes each to install. 11. When prompted, click Reboot to complete the installation. HP recommends rebooting after each QFE bundle installs to ensure correct installation. 12. To read a detailed description about an update, click on its Knowledge Base (KB) ID number. You are linked to the relevant article on the Microsoft website. You can do this at any time. 13. If your server will function in a SAN environment or as a node in a Microsoft Cluster, install the Clustering Updates in the same manner. 14. After installing updates, use Microsoft Windows Update (Start → Help and Support → Support Tasks → Windows Update) to check for updates that have been issued since your Smart Update media was released. NOTE: You can also extract Smart Components to your hard drive and install the QFEs individually, but HP recommends installing them as a group, as described above. Enable Windows Components This section describes installation of the Windows components that enable networking. Set IP Addresses from a Headless Console To set the MP IP from a headless console, follow these steps: 1. Use an RS232 cable to connect the target server console port to the COM port of a working system. 2. Launch a terminal emulation program, such as HyperTerminal. 3. In the Connect Using pull-down list, select the COM port connected to the RS232 cable and click OK. 4. When prompted, enter the default baud rate of 9600, and HyperTerminal connects to the MP. 5. Log in to the MP using the default MP administration user name and password Admin / Admin. 6. Enter the CM command to access the Command menu. 7. Enter the LC command to configure the network settings. Enter A to configure all parameters, or enter the letter designating the parameters you want to modify. Typically, I = IP address, S = Subnet mask, and G = Gateway address. To set the server IP address from a headless console, follow these steps: 1. Use HyperTerminal or PuTTY to log in to the MP. 2. Enter the CO command to go to the SAC prompt. 3. At the SAC> prompt, enter the I command to specify the network number, IP address, and subnet mask. For example: I Enable and Run Remote Desktop Connection The remote administration mode is enabled by default on Windows Server 2008 R2 if you use the HP Reinstall media. If you install or reinstall using Microsoft OS media (for example, if you have a volume license from Microsoft), Remote Desktop functionality is disabled. Users must have unique user names. Windows does not permit two users with the same name to log on simultaneously. To enable remote desktop connections from a GUI console, follow these steps: 1. From the Windows Desktop, select Start → Server Manager. Enable Windows Components 55

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10.
Click
Install
to continue with the installation or click
Close
to exit setup. When you click
Install
, a command window appears, listing each update as it installs. Sometimes these are
large updates that can take several minutes each to install.
11.
When prompted, click
Reboot
to complete the installation. HP recommends rebooting after
each QFE bundle installs to ensure correct installation.
12.
To read a detailed description about an update, click on its Knowledge Base (KB) ID number.
You are linked to the relevant article on the Microsoft website. You can do this at any time.
13.
If your server will function in a SAN environment or as a node in a Microsoft Cluster, install
the Clustering Updates in the same manner.
14.
After installing updates, use Microsoft Windows Update (
Start
→
Help and Support
→
Support Tasks
→
Windows Update
) to check for updates that have been issued since your
Smart Update media was released.
NOTE:
You can also extract Smart Components to your hard drive and install the QFEs
individually, but HP recommends installing them as a group, as described above.
Enable Windows Components
This section describes installation of the Windows components that enable networking.
Set IP Addresses from a Headless Console
To set the MP IP from a headless console, follow these steps:
1.
Use an RS232 cable to connect the target server console port to the COM port of a working
system.
2.
Launch a terminal emulation program, such as HyperTerminal.
3.
In the Connect Using pull-down list, select the COM port connected to the RS232 cable and
click
OK
.
4.
When prompted, enter the default baud rate of
9600
, and HyperTerminal connects to the
MP.
5.
Log in to the MP using the default MP administration user name and password
Admin /
Admin
.
6.
Enter the
CM
command to access the Command menu.
7.
Enter the
LC
command to configure the network settings. Enter
A
to configure all parameters,
or enter the letter designating the parameters you want to modify. Typically, I = IP address,
S = Subnet mask, and G = Gateway address.
To set the server IP address from a headless console, follow these steps:
1.
Use HyperTerminal or PuTTY to log in to the MP.
2.
Enter the
CO
command to go to the SAC prompt.
3.
At the
SAC>
prompt, enter the
I
command to specify the network number, IP address, and
subnet mask. For example:
I<network#><IPaddress><subnet mask>
Enable and Run Remote Desktop Connection
The remote administration mode is enabled by default on Windows Server 2008 R2 if you use
the HP Reinstall media. If you install or reinstall using Microsoft OS media (for example, if you
have a volume license from Microsoft), Remote Desktop functionality is disabled. Users must
have unique user names. Windows does not permit two users with the same name to log on
simultaneously.
To enable remote desktop connections from a GUI console, follow these steps:
1.
From the Windows Desktop, select
Start
→
Server Manager
.
Enable Windows Components
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