Upgrading Proliant Servers From Windows Server 2008 To Windows Server 2008 Service Pack2; Installing The Proliant Support Pack; Getting Psp Updates - HP DL585 - ProLiant - G2 Integration Notes

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
3.
IMPORTANT
Unlike other Microsoft Operating Systems, the F6 option for
updating drivers is not available during the Windows Server
2008 installation. If a boot controller driver is not found,
Microsoft has added the option to inject a driver during install
through the Update Driver button. The driver may reside on
USB media as well as a floppy drive or CD-ROM drive.
Upgrading ProLiant Servers from Windows Server 2008 to
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack2
To upgrade ProLiant Servers from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2008 SP2, complete the
following steps and then reboot the server before installing Windows Server 2008 SP2:
Refer to Knowledge Base (KB) Article updates:
– For Windows Server 2008 x32 edition, install update KB955430, which is available at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5E4A1EBF-010D-43DC-9854-
40CEA502CDA5&displaylang=en.
– For the Windows Server 2008 x64 edition, install update KB955430, which is available at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=082A5532-D7B8-43D6-9677-
CC02B2FCC87A&displaylang=en.
Use the SmartStart Support Pack 8.25 to update your system to the latest HP software/drivers.
– For Windows Server 2008 x32 edition:
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/servers/supportsoftware/ZIP/psp-8.25.w2k8.i386.exe.
– For Windows Server 2008 x64 edition:
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/servers/supportsoftware/ZIP/psp-8.25.w2k8.x64.exe.
Download and install the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 upgrade for 32-bit or 64-bit
editions on ProLiant servers.
Install the latest Microsoft updates from the Microsoft Windows Update service.
NOTE
For more information upgrading to Windows Server 2008, visit
Microsoft web site at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/cc754728.aspx

Installing the ProLiant Support Pack

Getting PSP updates

PSP updates are available on the HP website
the following locations:
• For Windows Server 2008 x64 edition:
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/servers/supportsoftware/ZIP/psp-8.25.w2k8.x64.exe.
• For Windows Server 2008 x32 edition:
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/servers/supportsoftware/ZIP/psp-8.25.w2k8.i386.exe.
www.hp.com/go/ws2008 or the FTP site at either of
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