HP Intelligent Provisioning 1.20 Release Notes

Server 2008 SP2 x64bit Hyper V, Enterprise x64 Edition Core, and Windows Server 2008 SP2
x64bit Hyper V, Standard x64 Edition Core.
Suggested action: After installing Windows Datacenter Core editions, log into the Administrator
account with a blank password. In this mode, you will see only a command line (cmd) page.
• The Windows Small Business Server 2011 (base) operating image is too large for a FAT32 format
USB flash drive.
Suggested action: Instead of using a flash drive, use real media, do a network installation via
ISO, or mount virtual media through iLO.
• SNMP cannot be installed on HP-branded Windows Server 2008 Combo media using Intelligent
Provisioning. SNMP can be installed on HP-branded Windows Server 2008 R2 Combo media,
which is supported.
Suggested action: Upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2 or install the operating system manually
without Intelligent Provisioning.
• During a Windows custom installation, AMS might be installed even when it is not selected for
installation.
Suggested action: Uninstall AMS if it is not wanted.
• When installing Windows Server 2008 SP2, the recommended and custom installation methods
require a product key and will not proceed without it.
Suggested action: Have the product key available during the installation in case it is needed.
• No information is populated on the System Management Homepage after a recommended
installation on Windows. This is expected behavior because by default only AMS is installed.
Suggested action: To populate the information in the SMH, install WBEM or SNMP agents.
• When installing Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Network Configuration Utility (NCU) is
automatically installed. If NCU is installed, you cannot enable Hyper V. You should ideally enable
Hyper V before installing NCU, but installing NCU is required with this OS, and cannot be
excluded.
Suggestion action: Install Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 manually, without using Intelligent
Provisioning. After adding Hyper V, update with the latest version of SPP.
Linux-specific issues
• If SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 is updated using the base operating system image in
Intelligent Provisioning, the connected operating system media will be scanned as Valid media,
but after booting connected media hard disk will not be detected.
Suggested action: When installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 via Intelligent Provisioning,
a kISO (kernel update ISO) must be used.
• When performing a Red Hat Enterprise Linux manual installation with a B320i controller, a no
usable disks founderror appears and the installation does not complete.
Suggested action: To provide a driver location, Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation requires the
addition of linux dd on the command line.
VMware-specific issues
VMware ESX and ESXi require a custom HP ISO. You can download the ISO from the VMware website:
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