About This Guide; Intended Audience; Document Conventions And Symbols; Document Conventions - HP Integrity BL890c - i2 Server Software Manual

About this guide

This guide provides information about building and booting Windows Server 2003 SP2 x86, x64,
and Windows Server 2008 SP2 x86, x64 operating systems from a storage area network. It describes
single-server, cluster, and multipath, configurations using EVA, MSA and XP storage arrays. It also
includes the required hardware and software necessary for installing QLogic and Emulex single and
dual channel HBAs.

Intended audience

This document is intended for customers who are familiar with:
• The following storage arrays and the interconnections required to attach to an HBA on a Windows
server:
• Enterprise Virtual Arrays (EVAs)
• Modular Smart Arrays (MSAs)
• XP Disk Arrays (XP)
• • Windows Server 2003 x86/x64 and Windows Server 2008 x86/x64 operating systems
• HBAs
• Switch zoning

Document conventions and symbols

Table 1 Document conventions
Convention
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Blue, underlined text:
Bold text
Italic text
Monospace text
Monospace, italic text
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Element
Cross-reference links and e-mail addresses
Website addresses
• Keys that are pressed
• Text typed into a GUI element, such as a box
• GUI elements that are clicked or selected, such as menu
and list items, buttons, tabs, and check boxes
Text emphasis
• File and directory names
• System output
• Code
• Commands, their arguments, and argument values
• Code variables
• Command variables
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