System Recovery Guide

About This Document
This document describes how to use the system recovery features available on HP Integrity
servers running Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Server 2008 R2
with Service Pack 1 (SP1).
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Intended Audience
This document is intended for system administrators and HP support personnel responsible for
installing, configuring, and managing HP Integrity servers. This document is not a tutorial.
New and Changed Information in This Edition
This document includes the following changes since its last release:
• About This Document: added SP1 support for Windows Server 2008 R2
• Document Organization: added SP1 support for Windows Server 2008 R2
• Publishing History: added new row for 7.1 release; included Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
and rx2800 i2 support
• Chapter 1, page 9: first paragraph, added R2 SP1 support
• Chapter 1, page 11: changed wording in bullet item describing Device Manager and added
Note after that bullet item
Document Organization
This document is organized as follows:
Describes the system recovery options available for HP Integrity servers running
Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.
“Recovery Options for HP
Integrity Servers Running
Windows Server 2008” (page 9)
Typographic Conventions
This document uses the following typographical conventions:
WARNING A warning calls attention to important information that if not understood
or followed will result in personal injury or nonrecoverable system
problems.
CAUTION A caution calls attention to important information that if not understood
or followed will 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.
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