Updating The Drivers, System Partition, And Compaq Insight Manager Console - Compaq ProLiant 8500 Upgrade Manual

Updating the Drivers, System Partition, and
Compaq Insight Manager Console
USE THESE INSTRUCTIONS ONLY IF YOU ARE USING UPGRADE
METHOD 2 TO PERFORM THE UPGRADE.
IMPORTANT: SmartStart for Servers 5.0 can no longer be used to create a Compaq
Server Diagnostics diskette. If the server is not installed with a System Partition, a new
version of the Compaq Server Diagnostics utility will need to be downloaded from the
Compaq website. To access the Compaq website, log on to the Internet and point the
browser to:
www.compaq.com
IMPORTANT: If the server does not have a System Partition, do not perform the
"Updating the System Partition" section that follows. Perform only the "Updating the
Drivers" and "Updating the Compaq Insight Manager Console" sections and then continue
to the "Migrating the System" section.
Updating the Drivers
Software drivers and utilities have been updated to support the new PCI-X
architecture included in this upgrade. To update the Support Software and
Health Drivers specific to your operating system perform the following:
I
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000
1. Insert the SmartStart for Servers 5.0 CD in the server and allow Autorun
to execute.
2. Select and install the appropriate Compaq Support Paq following the
screen instructions.
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