Setup Overview; Planning For Installation - HP ProLiant DL100 G2 Installation Manual

1 Setup overview

Your HP ProLiant Storage Server comes pre-installed with the Windows®
Storage Server 2003 R2 operating system. Windows Storage Server
2003 R2 extends the Windows Storage Server 2003 operating system,
providing a more efficient way to manage and control access to local
and remote resources. In addition, Windows Storage Server 2003 R2
provides a scalable, security-enhanced Web platform for simplified branch
server management, improved identity and access management, and more
efficient storage management.
The HP ProLiant Data Protection Storage Server is an HP ProLiant Storage
Server preinstalled with Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager
(DPM) software and preconfigured with optimized storage settings to
deliver a rapid, reliable disk-to-disk backup and recovery solution.

Planning for installation

Before you install your HP ProLiant Storage Server, you need to make a
few up-front decisions.
Determining a network access method
Before beginning setup and startup procedures, decide upon an access
method to connect to the storage server. The type of network access you
select is determined by whether or not the network has a Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, as shown in
the types of network access methods that are available and provides more
information about each one.
HP ProLiant DL100 G2 Data Protection Storage Server
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