HP ProLiant DL185 Generation 5 Server Software Configuration Guide

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NOS installation
Supported NOS
Table 23
Supported network operating systems (NOS)
NOS
Version
On-line information site
Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows Server 2003—Enterprise,
Standard, and Web Editions Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 R2—Enterprise, Standard, and Web
Editions Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for 64-bit
Microsoft World Wide Web
access: www.microsoft.com
Microsoft Product Support
Services:
http://support.microsoft.com/dir
ectory Microsoft Software BBS:
206-936-6735
Extended Systems—Enterprise and Standard Editions (14,400 bps)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 for 64-bit
Extended Systems—Enterprise and Standard Editions
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (32- and 64-bit)—AS, ES,
and WS versions Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (32-
and 64-bit)—AS, ES, and WS versions
www.redhat.com
SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (32- and 64-bit)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32- and 64-bit)
www.novell.com/linux
Sun Solaris Enterprise Sun Solaris 10 (64-bit) www.sun.com/solaris
NOS pre-installation procedure
Perform the two pre-NOS installation steps in this section before installing the NOS 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 DL185 Generation 5 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 NOS 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: