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

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 downgrade 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.
2. Using the Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition with SP2 for Itanium-based
Systems Reinstallation media included in your Windows Server 2008 kit. For the Product
Key, you can either:
a. Reuse an existing Hewlett-Packard OEM Product Key from any Windows Server 2003
Datacenter Edition for Itanium-based Systems COA, or
b. Obtain a Windows 2003 OEM Product Key from HP by sending a request to
[e-mail]. Please provide complete contact information and a copy of your
Windows Server 2008 invoice.
Installing Windows Server 2008 on rx8640 and rx7640 Servers
On rx8640 and rx7640 servers, you must run the reconnect –r command at the EFI shell before
launching the Microsoft Windows 2008 installation. Failure to run this command can result in
the following error message during the installation: Windows Setup cannot locate valid
Hard Drive to store temporary installation files. To install Windows
create more free space on the hard drive or add a new hard drive.
Using Integrated Remote Console to Install Windows
If you are using the IRC to remotely install Windows Server 2008 on servers with a graphics
console attached to the local VGA port, complete one of the following:
• Install the OS remotely from a headless console instead. See “Install from a Headless Console”
(page 29).
• Disconnect the local graphics console before you install Windows using IRC, and then
reconnect it afterwards. This method is easy and therefore recommended.
Installing a Windows Guest on an HPVM Host
NOTE: HPVM is not supported in this release of the software.
HPVM is a soft partitioning and virtualization technology that provides OS isolation with CPU
allocation and shared I/O. HPVM enables a single Integrity server to emulate multiple virtual
machines running distinct operating systems and environments. The Virtual Machines solution
consists of two components:
• A VM host (the physical system where the virtual machines reside)
• Virtual machines, also known as guests
Virtual machines, or guests, are abstractions of real, physical machines. They are fully loaded,
operational systems, complete with OS, system management utilities, applications, and networks,
all running in the virtual machine environment that you set up for them. You boot and manage
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