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Installation Requirements, Hardware Requirements

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Installation Requirements To complete the Endurance installation, you need to meet the hardware, software, and other requirements described in the following sections: • Hardware Requirements • Software Requirements Hardware Requirements To install the Endurance server, you need the following hardware: Table 1-2 Endurance Server Hardware Requirements Item Notes IOPs The two IOPs must be Pentium® class PCI-bus PCs. Each IOP must have: • A minimum of 256 MB of system memory • The capability of restarting automatically after a power failure. On some systems, you may need to select options for automatic restart in the system Setup utility. • A SCSI system disk for the local copy of the version of the Windows operating system you are using • SCSI Host Based Adapter (HBA) • One SCSI-based or IDE CD-ROM • One SCSI IOP boot device (a physical drive or a logical drive from a hardware RAID set) • At least one SCSI hard disk that meets the requirements listed in the Mirrored Disks Set(s) section of this table • Two Ethernet Adapters that meet the requirements listed in the Ethernet adapter section of this table • Floppy disk drive • Monitor, keyboard, mouse, and video adapter Make sure your IOP systems conform with the requirements specified in the Endurance Release Notes. No IDE devices other than CD-ROMs may be present. 1-6 HP Netserver AA Solution Installation Guide

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HP Netserver AA Solution Installation Guide
Installation Requirements
To complete the Endurance installation, you need to meet the hardware, software, and other
requirements described in the following sections:
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Hardware Requirements
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Software Requirements
Hardware Requirements
To install the Endurance server, you need the following hardware:
Table 1-2
Endurance Server Hardware Requirements
Item
Notes
IOPs
The two IOPs must be Pentium
class PCI-bus PCs. Each IOP
must have:
°
A minimum of 256 MB of system memory
°
The capability of restarting automatically after a power failure.
On some systems, you may need to select options for automatic
restart in the system Setup utility.
°
A SCSI system disk for the local copy of the version of the
Windows operating system you are using
°
SCSI Host Based Adapter (HBA)
°
One SCSI-based or IDE CD-ROM
°
One SCSI IOP boot device (a physical drive or a logical drive
from a hardware RAID set)
°
At least one SCSI hard disk that meets the requirements listed in
the
Mirrored Disks Set(s)
section of this table
°
Two
Ethernet Adapters
that meet the requirements listed in the
Ethernet adapter section of this table
°
Floppy disk drive
°
Monitor, keyboard, mouse, and video adapter
Make sure your IOP systems conform with the requirements
specified in the
Endurance Release Notes
.
No
IDE devices other than CD-ROMs may be present.