Windows Essential Business Server 2008 management
strategy
Windows Essential Business Server 2008 includes MS System Center Essentials (SCE), and all services
are managed through a single, common console.
For more information on MS System Center Essentials and Windows Essential Business Server
integration, please visit
www.microsoft.com/Systemcenter/essentials/en/us/essential-business-
server.aspx.
Supported components
ProLiant components
Software
HP recommends that administrators use the drivers on the Windows Essential Business Server 2008
media for the installation. The HP ProLiant Support Pack for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 X64
editions, version 8.11 or later may be used with Windows Essential Business Server 2008.
Storage options
Table 3 lists supported ProLiant storage options and recommended driver revisions needed to
interface with Windows Essential Business Server 2008. HP has updated the ProLiant Support Pack
8.10 for Windows Essential Business Server 2008 with the latest drivers (see the "Installing the PSP"
section for the download location).
Table 3. Supported ProLiant storage controller options
Option
Management drivers:
Notification driver, Smart Array 5xxx
SAS/SATA Notification Service
StorageWorks Fibre Channel Array Notification Driver for
Windows 2000/Server 2003
6-Port SATA RAID Controller
Smart Array:
E200
E200i
E500
Driver
Location
PSP 8.11
CPQCISSE.SYS
CISSESRV.EXE
CPQFCAC.SYS
AAC.SYS
HPCISSS2.SYS
(full-feature)
HPCISSS2.SYS
(full-feature)
HPCISS2.SYS
(full-feature)
Windows
media
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