Upgrading From Windows Server 2003 To Windows Server 2008; Application Requirements For Windows Server 2003 To Windows Server 2008 Upgrades - HP 124708-001 - ProLiant Cluster - 1850 Implementation Manual

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
3.
IMPORTANT
Unlike other Microsoft OSs, the F6 option for updating drivers
is not available during the Windows Server 2008 installation.
If a boot controller driver is not found, Microsoft has added the
option to inject a driver during install through the "Update
Driver" button. The driver may reside on USB media as well as
a floppy drive or CD-ROM drive.
Upgrading from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server
2008
Table 7 details the Microsoft supported upgrade paths for Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server
2008.
Table 7. Supported ProLiant upgrade paths
If you are running:
•
Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition
•
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
•
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
•
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise
Edition
•
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
with SP1
•
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
with SP2
•
Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter
Edition
•
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
with SP1
•
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
with SP2
Application requirements for Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server
2008 upgrades
Review the Microsoft Knowledge Base 948070 article
upgrades from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008.
You can upgrade to:
•
Full installation of Windows Server 2008 Standard (with or
without Windows Server Hyper-V)
•
Full installation of Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (with or
without Windows Server Hyper-V)
Full installation of Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (with or
without Windows Server Hyper-V)
Full installation of Windows Server 2008 Datacenter (with or
without Windows Server Hyper-V)
for application requirements when performing
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