Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server 2008, v6.2

Task 4: Choose an Installation Environment
Your installation environment consists of the server model number, the installation method (GUI
or Headless console, Integrated Remote Console, or PXE/WDS), and the installation media used
to perform the installation. Table 1-1 lists the installation environments available to you.
Table 1-1 Installation matrix
Installation MediaInstallation MethodServer Model
Windows Server 2008 OS disc (provided by Microsoft) + HP
Smart Setup disc + HP Smart Update disc
Headless consoleNon Cell-Based
Servers
rx2660
rx3600
rx6600
BL860c
BL870c
HP Reinstallation disc + HP Smart Setup disc + HP Smart
Update disc
Windows Server 2008 OS disc (provided by Microsoft) + HP
Smart Setup disc + HP Smart Update disc
GUI console
HP Reinstallation disc + HP Smart Setup disc + HP Smart
Update disc
• Virtual Media (vMedia) + Windows Server 2008 disc
(provided by Microsoft) + HP Smart Setup disc + HP Smart
Update disc
• Virtual Media (vMedia) + HP Reinstallation disc + HP Smart
Setup disc + HP Smart Update disc
Integrated Remote Console
PXE/WDS
Windows Server 2008 OS disc (provided by Microsoft) + HP
Smart Setup disc + HP Smart Update disc
Headless consoleCell-Based Servers
rx8640
rx7640
Superdome
sx2000
HP Reinstallation disc + HP Smart Setup disc + HP Smart
Update disc
Windows Server 2008 OS disc (provided by Microsoft) + HP
Smart Setup disc + HP Smart Update disc
GUI console
HP Reinstallation disc + HP Smart Setup disc + HP Smart
Update disc
PXE/WDS
HP Reinstallation disc (or Windows Server 2008 OS disc
provided by Microsoft) + HP Smart Setup disc + HP Smart
Update disc
Headless console
HP Reinstallation disc (or Windows Server 2008 OS disc
provided by Microsoft) + HP Smart Setup disc + HP Smart
Update disc
GUI console
Using Windows Server 2008 OS Media (Provided by Microsoft) + HP Smart Setup
+ Smart Update Media
You can purchase the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 OS media from HP, or you can purchase
it separately from a Windows reseller. Your organization might already have a volume license
for Windows Server 2008. Regardless of how you obtain it, you will need the OS media, a valid
license key, and the HP Smart Setup and Smart Update discs to install Windows Server 2008 if
the OS is not factory-installed by HP.
In installation environments that include Microsoft-supplied OS media, HP provides Smart Setup
and Smart Update media. Smart Setup media automates the setup of boot controllers, drivers,
and disk partitions. The Smart Update media provides operating system updates from Microsoft.
After completing the installation, HP recommends connecting to Microsoft's website to obtain
the latest security updates.
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