HP Integrity BL890c - i2 Server Read Me First

BL8x0c i2 Server Installation Read-Me-First Document
Before installing the Windows operating system (OS) on any HP Integrity BL860c i2, BL870c i2,
or BL890c i2 server blade, you must perform the following steps, in order:
1. Ensure that you are installing the OS to one of the following controllers:
• Embedded SAS controller (HP Smart Array P410i)
• Fibre Channel Mezzanine card located in the Monarch blade (or left-most blade
in a multi-blade system)
2. For installations using Microsoft media, you must use the EBSU Express Setup option to
ensure that critical configuration settings are made before the OS installation begins.
(EBSU software is located on the HP Smart Setup media.)
3. If you choose not to install from a local console, you must install from a headless
console; the iLO Integrated Remote Console is not currently supported on BL8x0c i2
systems. For headless console installation instructions, see the Windows Server 2008 R2
on HP Integrity Servers Installation Guide on your Smart Setup media.
4. After the Microsoft OS installation finishes, you must install the Integrity Support Pack
(ISP) from the HP Smart Setup media next. Then, install the latest OS patches (called
QFEs) from the HP Smart Update media.
NOTE: For a complete list of known issues associated with this release, see the Release Notes.
To view the latest web version of the Release Notes, click here:
•
http://www.hp.com/go/windows-on-integrity-docs
(to locate documents by operating system)
•
http://www.hp.com/go/integrity_servers-docs
(to locate documents by server model number)
NOTE: Critical software updates might have been posted to the web since the creation of the
Smart Setup and Smart Update media included in this Foundation Suite release. To see a list of
any such components, and their location, go to:
ftp://www.hp.com/pub/servers/software/WindowsIntegrity/Windows_Integrity_Critical_Updat
es.pdf
Part Number: T2369-96009