Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 on HP Integrity Servers Release Notes v7.1
FeaturesModel
BL870c i2 Server Blade
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2-4 Intel Itanium 93xx series processors with Intel Hyper-Threading technology
• 384GB memory capacity
• 6 Mezzanine slots (4 Type II PCIe x8 Gen2, 2 Type I PCIe x8 Gen2)
• Eight 10-Gb LAN ports; 1 iLO 3 management LAN port
• Up to 4 small form factor (SFF) SAS internal disks
• Intel Boxboro chipset
• vMedia
• vKVM support
BL890c i2 Server Blade
• 4-8 Intel Itanium 93xx series processors with Intel Hyper-Threading technology
• 768 GB memory capacity
• 12 Mezzanine slots (8 Type II PCIe x8 Gen2, 4 Type I PCIe x8 Gen2)
• Sixteen 10-Gb LAN ports; 1 iLO 3 management LAN port
• Up to 8 small form factor (SFF) SAS internal disks
• Intel Boxboro chipset
• vMedia
• vKVM support
1 With optional AD307A.
NOTE: The Intel Dual Core Itanium processor (Intel Itanium 90xx and 91xx family) is supported
by the sx2000 chipset used in the rx8640, rx7640, and Superdome SX2000 and by the zx2
chipset used in the rx6600, rx3600, rx2660, BL860c, and BL870c. The Intel Itanium 93xx processor
is supported by the Boxboro chipset used in the rx2800 i2, BL860c i2, BL870c i2, and BL890c
i2.
Software Requirements
In addition to the software included from HP, the following software is required.
Web Browser
The browser-based interface to the HP Smart Setup and Smart Update CDs requires Internet Explorer
version 5.1 or higher. The latest version of Internet Explorer is available from the Microsoft download
site at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx.
HP NC532m Dual Port 10 GbE Driver
For the BL8x0 i2 server blades, if you are using the HP NC532m Dual Port 10 GbE Multifunction
adapter, you must download and manually install a new driver from http://www.hp.com. Navigate
to the Download drivers and software page for your server, select Microsoft Windows Server 2008
R2 for Itanium-Based Systems, and scroll down to the Driver – Network section. Follow these steps:
1. Download the Smart Component to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory.
2. Change to the directory to which you downloaded the Smart Component and extract the files.
3. Manually install the driver using the Windows device manager using the extracted files.
NCU
In Windows Solution 7.1, NCU only supports upgrades from Release 7.0 as follows:
• Upgrade to 7.1 with the SSM CD.
• Update to NCU in 7.1 with the NCU smart component.
10 Release 7.1 Overview