Windows Server® 2008 R2 on HP Integrity Servers Release Notes HP Part Number: T2369-96005 Published: September 2010
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Table of Contents About This Document.........................................................................................................7 Typographic Conventions......................................................................................................................7 HP Encourages Your Comments............................................................................................................7 1 Release 7.0 Overview.................................................................
SCSI..................................................................................................................................................22 Event ID 129 errors on Integrity blade servers..........................................................................22 Smart Array.....................................................................................................................................23 Blue screen displays when Smart Array cards are hot removed..............................
List of Tables 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6 1-7 1-8 Components supported with Superdome SX2000........................................................................12 Components supported with rx8640.............................................................................................13 Components supported with rx7640.............................................................................................14 Components supported with rx6600...........................................................
About This Document This document provides information to install and use Release 7.0. Audience These release notes are for the person who installs the product and for anyone using the product following installation. Organization This document is organized as follows: Chapter 1 (page 9) Provides overviews of the Windows Server® 2008 R2 edition and supported configurations.
1 Release 7.0 Overview This chapter provides the following information: • Changes introduced in Release 7.0 • An overview of the Windows Server 2008 R2 edition and supported configurations • Software requirements • Supported components • Troubleshooting common issues NOTE: For the latest release notes, see the http://www.hp.com/go/windows-on-integrity-docs website. Click on the Windows Server edition you want and scroll down to the General reference section.
IMPORTANT: This release does not support the NCU advanced teaming feature. Therefore, you will not see the following entries in the Team Type Selection drop-down list box: 802.3ad Dynamic Dual Channel Load Balancing, 802.3ad Dynamic Dual Channel Network Fault Tolerance, 802.3ad Dynamic Dual Channel NFT and Preference Order, Switch-assisted Dual Channel Load Balancing, Switch-assisted Dual Channel Network Fault Tolerance, and Switch-assisted Dual Channel NFT and Preference Order.
Model Features rx6600 • 1-4 Intel Itanium 90xx up to 91xx series processors with Intel Hyper-Threading technology for processors that support HT • 192 GB memory capacity • 8 PCI-X slots or 4 PCI-Express x8 slots and 4 PCI-X slots • Two 1-Gb LAN ports; 1 iLO management LAN port • zx2 chipset • vMedia • vKVM support rx3600 • 1-2 Intel Itanium 90xx up to 91xx series processors with Intel Hyper-Threading technology for processors that support HT • 96 GB memory capacity • 8 PCI-X slots or 4 PCI-Express x8 s
Model Features BL870c i2 Server Blade • • • • • • • • 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 1
Table 1-1 Components supported with Superdome SX2000 (continued) SCSI Adapter 2 • HP PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Host Bus Adapter (A7173A) Fibre Channel Adapter 3 • • • • • • • • • • • • • HP StorageWorks 4 Gb single port 64-bit 266 MHz Fibre Channel HBA (AB429A) HP StorageWorks 4 Gb dual port 64-bit 266 MHz Fibre Channel HBA (AB379A) HP StorageWorks 4 Gb dual port 64-bit 266 MHz Fibre Channel HBA (AB379B) HP StorageWorks 4 Gb single port 64-bit 266 MHz Fibre Channel HBA (AD167A) HP StorageWorks 4 G
Table 1-2 Components supported with rx8640 (continued) SCSI Adapter 2 • HP PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Host Bus adapter (A7173A) (supported as accessory card and as embedded core I/O) Fibre Channel Adapter 3 • • • • • • • • • • • • • HP StorageWorks 4 Gb Single Port 64-bit 266 MHz Fibre Channel HBA (AB429A) HP StorageWorks 4 Gb Dual Port 64-bit 266 MHz Fibre Channel HBA (AB379A) HP StorageWorks 4 Gb Dual Port 64-bit 266 MHz Fibre Channel HBA (AB379B) HP StorageWorks 4 Gb Single Port Fibre Channel H
Table 1-3 Components supported with rx7640 (continued) SCSI Adapter 2 • HP PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Host Bus adapter (A7173A) (supported as accessory card and as embedded core I/O) SCSI /LAN Combination Adapter • HP PCI-X (Castor AB290A) U320 SCSI/GigE Combination card Fibre Channel Adapter 3 • • • • • • • • • • • • • HP StorageWorks 4 Gb Single Port 64-bit 266 MHz Fibre Channel HBA (AB429A) HP StorageWorks 4 Gb Dual Port 64-bit 266 MHz Fibre Channel HBA (AB379A) HP StorageWorks 4 Gb Dual Port
Table 1-4 Components supported with rx6600 (continued) SCSI Adapter • HP PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Host Bus Adapter (A7173A) Fibre Channel Adapter • • • • • • • • • • • • • HP StorageWorks 4 Gb Single Port 64-bit 266 MHz Fibre Channel HBA (AB429A) HP StorageWorks 4 Gb Dual Port 64-bit 266 MHz Fibre Channel HBA (AB379A) HP StorageWorks 4 Gb Dual Port 64-bit 266 MHz Fibre Channel HBA (AB379B) HP StorageWorks 4 Gb Single Port 64-bit 266 MHz Fibre Channel HBA (AD167A) HP StorageWorks 4 Gb Dual Port 6
Table 1-5 Components supported with rx3600 (continued) RAID Controller • • • • Management Processor • Integrity iLO 2 • Integrity iLO Advanced Pack Graphic Console • TFT7600 Rack Mount Keyboard Monitor (all versions) 1 HP PCI-X Single Channel Smart Array P600, SAS 3.
BL860c and BL870c Server Blade Table 1-7 Components supported with BL860c and BL870c Operating System • Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems I/O Mezzanine Support • • • • • • • • Management Processor • Integrity iLO 2 • Integrity iLO Advanced Pack Graphic Console • TFT7600 Rack Mount Keyboard Monitor (all versions) 1 Dual Port 4 Gb/s FC Mezzanine Card (Q-Logic) (403619-B21) 8 Gigabit Mezzanine FC HBA (Emulex) (456972-B21) 8 Gigabit Mezzanine FC HBA (QLogic) (451871-B21) Emulex LPe1105-H
Event Log Corrected hardware errors Issue Integrity Servers running Windows Server 2008 R2 might receive Windows Event Log messages describing Corrected Hardware Errors for memory and processor components. These messages from the Microsoft WHEA-LOGGER service can occur several times daily on large memory configurations running under high load. Servers All Integrity Workaround These event log messages do not indicate a problem. The underlying hardware is operating correctly.
Error message during system boot Issue On a system with an Emulex LPe1205-HP 8 Gb Mezzanine card, during system boot, a VOLTAGE_DEGRADES_TO_NON_RECOVERABLE message is posted in the System Event Log (SEL). You can view this message with the SL command under the MP menu. Servers HP Integrity BL860c Server Blade and BL870c Server Blade Workaround This is only an alert message. The function and performance on the Mezzanine card are not adversely affected. No actions are needed.
Servers BL8x0c i2 Server Blade Workaround Replace the double byte characters with single byte characters. Long delays when HP SUM updates the NC532m NIC driver Issue When running HP SUM, you might experience long delays while updating the NIC components on machines with a large number of network adapters (for example, the BL890c i2 with Flex-10 enabling 64 VLANs or more). This is because of the enumeration of the adapters and the way the drivers are installed.
Workaround These are informational events. When the system is booted up, a type DC event entry is generated in the SEL. When the system is gracefully shut down, one or more type DD event entries are generated in the SEL. Unknown IPMI Type-E1 event Issue The iLO SL (Show Event Logs) menu might report an unknown IPMI Type-E1 event after an OS boot completed event or after an OS graceful shutdown occurred event.
Workaround Download and install the 01.28.03.65 or later driver from http://www.hp.com. Smart Array Blue screen displays when Smart Array cards are hot removed Issue A blue screen is displayed when Smart Array P800/E500 and P400 cards are hot removed with no storage attached. Servers All supported Integrity servers Workaround HP does not recommend any hot replace or hot add functions for these cards.
2 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 This chapter provides an overview of the Windows Server 2008 R2 installation on HP Integrity servers using the HP Smart Setup CD and your licensed copy of Windows Server 2008 R2. It is intended for system administrators with experience performing Windows installations. A more detailed description of the installation process is in the Windows Server 2008 R2 on Integrity Servers Installation Guide located on the HP Smart Setup CD.
tasks such as creating hard disk partitions and updating the firmware. During Express Setup you are prompted to insert your licensed Windows Server 2008 R2 CD. 1. Install from a headless or GUI console a. Run EBSU b. Run Windows Setup 2. If you choose to install from a GUI console you are prompted to specify server settings when the Windows setup is complete.
To enable remote desktop traffic through the Windows Firewall, enter: netsh firewall set service remotedesktop enable all • Enable greater than 256 interrupts (cell-based servers only) When using Windows Server 2008 R2 on cell-based servers, the system only allows 256 interrupts. To overcome this limitation, apply QFE 900713, then add /EXTINTVEC to the boot options using NVRBOOT.
3 Product Support This chapter points you to documentation to help you work with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 on HP Integrity servers and to obtain the system firmware, drivers, and utilities applicable to Windows Server 2008 R2. Technical Documentation Technical documentation for HP Integrity servers running Windows Server 2008 R2 includes the following manuals in English and Japanese. These manuals are available on the HP Smart Setup CD and from the following websites: • http://www.hp.
Technical Support To keep your server up to date with the latest firmware, drivers, and utilities, visit the HP technical support web site periodically. Get Windows-specific firmware, drivers, and utilities To obtain the system firmware, drivers, and utilities applicable to Windows Server 2008 R2: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Go to http://www.hp.com/. Click Software & Driver Downloads.
