HP ProLiant DL165 G7 Server Software Configuration Guide

OS installation 41
OS installation
Supported OS
Table 27 Supported OSes
Option Description
Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (32/64 bit)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (32/64 bit)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 for 32 bit and EM64T/AM D64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for 32 bit and EM64T/AM D64
SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for 32 bit and EM64T/AM D64
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for 32 bit and EM64T/AM D64
OS pre-installation procedure
Perform the two pre-OS installation steps in this section before installing the OS of your choice.
1. Configure the hardware aspect of the server.
2. Update the server BIOS.
Hardware setup
Prepare the server following the instructions in the HP ProLiant DL165 G7 Server Installation Sheet.
It is recommended that you do not install any third party adapter until you verify that the HP
equipment is functioning properly and you complete the OS installation.
Your ProLiant server comes with new hard disk drive(s) that do not need specific setup. However, if
you install additional used hard disk drives in your new server:
• Note that most OS installations remove all data from the hard disk on which they are installed. If
you want to use additional hard disk drives to access existing data in the new server, HP
recommends that you install and configure any of these hard drives after completing the OS
installation.
• If you want to recycle used hard drives, use a utility such as disk to erase all data and partitions
from that particular hard drive.