Installing Windows Server 2003 on HP Integrity Systems (for Windows Server 2008 v6.2 License Holders)

InstallingWindowsServer2003onHPIntegritySystems
(forWindowsServer2008LicenseHolders)
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MicrosoftnowofferslicensesforonlythelatestversionofWindowsServeronIntegrity
(WindowsServer2008forItanium‐basedSystems).However,Microsoftgivescustomerswho
purchasealicenseforWindowsServer2008forItanium‐basedSystemstherightto
“downgrade”andinstallWindowsServer2003DatacenterEditionforItanium‐basedSystems.
Foracompletelistingofthesedowngraderights,refertothechartonMicrosoft’swebsite:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/downgrade‐right
s.aspx
DowngradingtoWindowsServer2003onIntegritysystemsrequiresthefollowing:
 purchaseofaWindowsServer2008license
 theWindowsServer2003installationmedia
 the25‐digitProductKeyfromtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2003DatacenterEdition
forItanium‐BasedSystemsCertificateofAuthenticity(COA)
YourWindowsServer2003do
wngradeinstallationoptionsinclude:
1. UsingyourpreviouslypurchasedinstallationmediaforWindowsServer2003for
Itanium‐basedSystemsandtheassociatedProductKey.Theinstallationmediaand
ProductKeymustbothcomefromthesamevendor,eitherHewlett‐Packard,or
Microsoft,orsomeotherMicrosoftAuthorizedReseller.Ifyouusemediathatisnot
suppliedbyHewlett‐Packard,HPrecommendsusingtheHPSmartSetupmediaandHP
SmartUpdatemediaaftertheOSinstallation,inordertoobtainthelatestHPvalue‐
addedsoftware(drivers,tools,utilities,manageabilityagents)forHPIntegrityServers
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2. Usingthe6.2version,orhigher,HPMicrosoftWindowsServer2003,DatacenterEdition
withSP2forItanium‐basedSystemsReinstallationmediaincludedinthiskit.The
ProductKeyhasbeenpre‐populatedwithinthemediasonoProductKeyentryis
neededforinstallation.
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PartNumber:5992‐5595 *5992-5595*
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