HP ML350 Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 on HP serve - Page 5

Table 1. Recommended system configuration as established by Microsoft for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Component Monitor Optical storage Available disk space Requirement SVGA resolution (800x600) or higher DVD drive • Minimum: 10 GB • Recommended: 40 GB NOTE • Available disk space refers to the free disk space on the partition that contains the system files. Additional space is required to copy the Windows Server 2008 CD contents to the hard disk during installation. • Refer to the Microsoft website for any system requirement updates: www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/sysreqs.mspx. • Computers with more than 16 GB of RAM will require more disk space for paging and dump files. Recommended ProLiant server platforms Table 2 lists the ProLiant servers, ROM versions, and minimum ROM dates that support Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2. Refer to the following web resources to assist in determining the ROM version and family of the supported ProLiant server. HP recommends updating to the latest available ROM before installing Windows Server 2008 SP2. Software and driver updates are available at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/ProductRoot.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=135. The Windows on ProLiant support matrix is available at http://h10018.www1.hp.com/wwsolutions/windows/index.html. IMPORTANT iLO 2 firmware must be updated to Version 1.42 (or later). Table 2. ProLiant server platforms that support Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Server platform ProLiant BL servers: BL2x220c G5 ROM family ROM date (minimum) I19 09/24/08 BL260c G5 I20 09/24/08 BL280c G6 I22 04/01/09 BL460c G5 I23 12/08/08 5