Deploying Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Rc1 On Proliant Servers; Pre-Installation Tasks - HP BL680c - ProLiant - G5 Configuration

Table 6. ProLiant Gigabit Ethernet NICs supported by Windows Server 2008
Gigabit NIC Driver
NC7771:
Q57XP32.SYS
Q57AMD64.SYS
NC7781:
PCI-X LOM for 32-bit
Q57XP32.SYS
systems
Q57AMD64.SYS
NC7782 PCI-X:
Q57XP32.SYS
Q57AMD64.SYS
NOTE: NIC drivers for x64 are listed separately.
Deploying Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 on ProLiant
servers
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 requires manual installation after successfully installing Server
2008.
IMPORTANT
The procedures in this paper are for installing Windows Server
2008 Hyper-V RC1 with a "Full" Windows Server 2008
installation. Windows Server 2008 Core installation instructions
are available at http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/
howdoi/?p=183&tag=nl.e138.

Pre-installation tasks

To prepare for installation, ensure that the following conditions are met:
• The server selected for installation is listed in Table 1 as having the necessary support for
hardware-assisted virtualization.
• Any additional storage options added to the server are listed as supported ProLiant storage options.
• Any additional NICs added to the server are listed as supported ProLiant Gigabit Ethernet NICs.
• Go to the support and drivers page at
Windows Server 2008 installations for the server.
Location Installation
support
PSP Windows Full Server
8.00 media Core
www.hp.com/support to obtain the supported ROM for
Supported
architecture
x86 x64
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