HP Integrity Servers with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Release Notes v6.1

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Table of Contents

About This Document.........................................................................................................7

Typographic Conventions......................................................................................................................7

HP Encourages Your Comments............................................................................................................7

1 Release 6.1 Overview....................................................................................................9

What’s New in Windows Solution 6.1?...................................................................................................9

System Configurations...........................................................................................................................9

Software Requirements.........................................................................................................................12

Web Browser....................................................................................................................................12

TCP/IP and SNMP...........................................................................................................................12

Utility Meter....................................................................................................................................12

Supported Components........................................................................................................................12

Superdome (with sx1000 or sx2000 chipset)....................................................................................12

rx8640...............................................................................................................................................13

rx8620 ..............................................................................................................................................14

rx7640...............................................................................................................................................15

rx7620 ..............................................................................................................................................16

rx6600...............................................................................................................................................16

rx3600...............................................................................................................................................17

rx2660...............................................................................................................................................18

BL860c and BL870c Server Blade.....................................................................................................18

Troubleshooting Common Issues.........................................................................................................18

Application Development...............................................................................................................19

Application hangs when calling the GetThreadContext function.............................................19

Array Configuration Utility (ACU).................................................................................................19

Verifer.exe causes ACU inaccuracies..........................................................................................19

Array Diagnostic Utility (ADU)......................................................................................................19

Uninstall feature not functional.................................................................................................19

Clustering........................................................................................................................................19

Cluster nodes unable to see messages.......................................................................................19

Device Drivers.................................................................................................................................19

Missing driver affects Virtual Machines....................................................................................19

Drivers missing from Microsoft media......................................................................................20

Driver roll back causes crash......................................................................................................20

prlntss.sys installation issue.......................................................................................................20

Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) and EFI-based Setup Utility (EBSU)......................................21

I/O card firmware values display as unknown..........................................................................21

QLogic HBA firmware and EFI driver revisions display incorrectly........................................21

EBSU displays incorrect firmware version................................................................................21

EBSU changes EFI Boot menu....................................................................................................21

EBSU cannot change MPS settings if EFI password is set ........................................................21

EBSU fails when flashing an Emulex 4 Gb HBA.......................................................................22

ESBU can lose mapping of drives connected to QLogic controllers..........................................22

Express Setup fails when launched from EBSU.........................................................................22

Fibre Channel..................................................................................................................................22

Installation causes MSA 1500 driver to be flagged....................................................................22

Target LUN and boot controller WWN not visible in a VC environment.................................22

Support Pack update generates errors.......................................................................................23

Inapplicable errors seen in kit update .......................................................................................23

Redundant entries seen in the Add/Remove Program..............................................................23

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