HP ProLiant SL4540 HP Intelligent Provisioning 1.30 Release Notes - Page 4

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86 • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86 • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T • VMware ESX 4.1 • VMware ESXi 4.1 • VMware ESXi 5.0 • VMware ESXi 5.1 For information about supported the servers and the supported firmware, software, and driver versions, see the HP Intelligent Provisioning Server Support Guide, available in the HP Intelligent Provisioning Library on the Intelligent Provisioning website (http://www.hp.com/go/intelligentprovisioning). Enhancements • Added support for Microsoft Windows Server 2012. • Added support for SR-IOV, using Windows Server 2012 Intel virtual function (VF) drivers. • When using the guest OS, added support for installing VF NIC drivers. • Added the ability to enroll this server for Insight Remote Support services. • Simplified the Erase utility options and screen display. Prerequisites • Hardware, firmware, and software requirements for this release are listed in the HP Intelligent Provisioning Server Support Guide. • Prerequisites and support information are documented in the HP Intelligent Provisioning User Guide. • Intelligent Provisioning does not support connecting to an FTP server through a proxy. Installation instructions HP ProLiant Gen8 servers are pre-loaded with a basic set of firmware and operating system components that are installed with Intelligent Provisioning. After the server is running, use the Intelligent Provisioning Firmware Update utility to update any components that have been outdated since the server was manufactured. Updating instructions are documented in the HP Intelligent Provisioning User Guide. Installation notes Windows Small Business Server 2011: If you see the message The Username or Password is incorrect, click OK and enter the same Password entered with the OS Product Information. Windows and VMware: Only flat files are supported over FTP. ISO files are not supported. An embedded NIC card on the motherboard of the server takes the position of eth0 and eth1, pushing the LOM to eth2 and eth3. VMware: VMware ESX and ESXi require a custom HP ISO. You can download the ISO from the VMware website (http://www.hp.com/go/esxidownload). 4 Enhancements