Installation Guide, Windows Server 2008 SP2 v7.0

• Appendix D: new URL in section, WBEM Providers
• Global change: removed all Notes and other references to HPVM (not supported in this
release)
Document Organization
This document is organized as follows:
Describes the steps to prepare the server for installation of the operating system,
SmartSetup, and management software.
“Preparing for Installation”
(page 13)
Describes how to install the operating system software.“Installing the OS” (page 29)
Describes how to install the server management software.“Installing and Configuring the
Management Tools” (page 57)
Describes how to configure and install Microsoft SQL Server 2005.“Preparing the Server for
Microsoft SQL Server” (page 67)
An overview of the server's Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) and EFI-Based
Setup Utility (EBSU).
“EFI Utilities” (page 71)
An overview of how to configure a single system into several independent,
partitioned systems, each with hardware and software isolation.
“nPartitioning” (page 77)
An overview of the WBEM Providers and how to configure System Management
Homepage (SMH) to administer your system locally or remotely.
“SMH and the WBEM Providers”
(page 95)
An overview of the benefits, concepts, and terminology of headless operating
system installation on HP Integrity servers.
“Headless Windows
Installations” (page 103)
Typographic Conventions
This document uses the following typographical conventions:
WARNING A warning calls attention to important information that, if not
understood or followed, results in personal injury or nonrecoverable
system problems.
CAUTION A caution calls attention to important information that, if not understood
or followed, might result in data loss, data corruption, or damage to
hardware or software.
IMPORTANT This alert provides essential information to explain a concept or to
complete a task.
NOTE A note contains additional information to emphasize or supplement
important points of the main text.
KeyCap
The name of a keyboard key or graphical interface item (such as buttons,
tabs, and menu items).
Computer output
Text displayed by the computer.
User input
Commands and other text that you type.
Command
A command name or qualified command phrase.
Ctrl+x A key sequence. A sequence such as Ctrl+x indicates that you must press
the key labeled Ctrl while you press another key or mouse button.
[ ] The contents are optional in command-line syntax. If the contents are a
list separated by |, you must choose one of the items.
{ } The contents are required in command-line syntax. If the contents are
a list separated by |, you must choose one of the items.
... The preceding element can be repeated an arbitrary number of times.
 Indicates the continuation of a code example.
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