HP Integrity Servers with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Release Notes v5.5

#919385 from the HP Smart Update media. Hyper-threading can then be
re-enabled.
Component times outs cause installation failure
Issue If a Smart Component takes longer than 15 minutes to install, the installation
of the Support Pack most likely fails. This normally occurs in cases where the
system has many cards, such as numerous NIC cards, installed.
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Workaround Install the Smart Component separately, and then install the Support Pack.
Screen is blank at system startup
Issue During system startup the screen may remain blank for 3 to 8 minutes (actual
time depends on the quantity of the installed system memory).
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Workaround This is normal. The system activity can be monitored within a few seconds of
system power-on using a remote terminal.
Use of 16 GB option discouraged
Issue If you use the 16 GB option during installation of the operating system from
reinstall media, you cannot create a kernel memory dump (in the event of a
system failure) unless the page file size is manually configured afterward. In
addition, even with manual configuration the page file size will still be less than
the recommended 20 GB.
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Workaround The system partition must be created on a 33 GB or larger disk drive. When
using reinstall media, select either the 33 GB or maximum drive size option
when configuring the system volume.
Maximum Payload Size parameter must be off
Issue HP Integrity servers based on the HP ZX2 chipset using PCIexpress backplanes
allow the user to control a feature called Maximum Payload Size (MPS). This
feature must be off for Windows Server 2003, and is delivered off on
factory-installed system. If the server is ever used with another operating system,
ensure that the MPS setting is off before installing Windows Server 2003.
Servers rx6600, rx3600, rx2660, HP Integrity BL860c Server Blade, HP Integrity BL870c
Server Blade
Workaround
Use the ioconfig in EFI to view and configure this value. To view the value,
enter:
shell>ioconfig
To turn the value off (required on Windows Server 2003), enter:
shell>shell> ioconfig mps_optimize off
To turn the value on, enter:
shell>shell> ioconfig mps_optimize on
Use Esc+8 instead of F8 key on headless server
Issue The Telnet and Hyperterminal applications on Windows NT4 and Windows
2000 do not correctly map the ASCII string for the function keys. For example,
during Power On Self Test (POST) the Smart Array firmware displays a banner
and configuration menu with instructions to press the Esc key to continue or
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