HP ProLiant AMD-based 100-series G7 servers

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HP ProLiant Easy Set-up CDs
Easy Set-up CDs are available on all 100-series G7 servers and are also available as an ISO image
web download. HP ProLiant Easy Set-up CDs provide easy, step-by-step, single- and multi-server
utilities to streamline server setup for 100-series G7 servers. Each Easy Set-up CD includes the
following:
 Boot environment and GUI
 Assisted Installation: Windows 2003 Server and Windows 2008 Server drivers
 Manual installation: Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2008 Server, and Linux drivers (specific OS
support varies by server. Refer to each server's QuickSpecs for supported versions)
 HP Insight Diagnostics
 Combined Array Configuration Utility (ACU) and Array Diagnostics Utility (ADU) to offer both array
controller and storage device configuration and array controller hardware testing
 SmartStart Scripting Toolkit (SSSTK) and Smart Components for software and drivers
Security
The Trusted Platform Module™ (TPM) and Microsoft® BitLocker® technology are supported in all
ProLiant 100-series G6 and G7 servers by means of the available Trusted Platform Module option kit.
The Trusted Platform Module v1.2 supported on ProLiant G6 and G7 servers is a microcontroller chip
that can create, securely store, and manage artifacts such as passwords, certificates, and encryption
keys that are used to authenticate the server platform. The TPM 1.2 chip provides a unique
Endorsement Key (EK) and a unique Storage Root Key (SRK). It provides data encryption and uses
RSA, SHA-1, and RNG cryptographic functions to provide access protection, OS level protection, and
stolen disk protection.
The TPM 1.2 chip can also store platform measurements (hashes) to help ensure that the platform
remains trustworthy. TPM enables Microsoft BitLocker, part of Windows
®
Server 2008. TPM is an
option on all ProLiant 100-series G6 servers. For more information about TPM, go to
www.hp.com/go/TPM
Microsoft BitLocker Drive Encryption (BitLocker) is a data protection feature available in Windows
Server 2008. BitLocker uses the enhanced security capabilities of TPM version 1.2 to protect data and
to ensure that a server running Windows Server 2008 has not been compromised while the system
was offline.
OS support
HP performs extensive testing, qualification, and certification on the latest server operating systems to
ensure maximum performance and reliability. HP resells and provides full service and support for
Microsoft Windows operating systems, Red Hat Linux® subscriptions, Novell SUSE Linux
subscriptions, Citrix XenServer, and VMware hypervisors. The latest information regarding support
and deployment can be found at www.hp.com/go/ossupport
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Summary
The development and engineering innovations associated with the HP ProLiant AMD-based100-series
G7 servers help administrators decrease power costs and increase business performance. These
innovations include the AMD Opteron 6100-series processor technologies, improved thermal control,
common slot power supplies, DDR3 memory, and PCIe 2.0-compliant modular Smart Array
controllers. The AMD 100-series G7 servers possess superior technology differentiation and
management capabilities with Lights-Out 100i, SNMP management agents and the ProLiant Easy Set-
up CD.