Windows Server 2008 R2 on Integrity Servers Release Notes

FeaturesModel

• 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

BL870c 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

BL890c i2 Server Blade

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 BL860c i2, BL870c i2, and BL89c 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.

NOTE: System Management Homepage (SMH) version 3.0.1 on SSM 6.5 supports Internet

Explorer up to version 7.0. A future version will support Internet Explorer 8.

Utility Meter

Pay Per Use (PPU) 7.1 software requires Utility Meter software version 7.3 or higher.

Supported Components

The following tables list the components that are supported on each server:

Superdome (with sx2000 chipset)

Table 1-1 Components supported with Superdome SX2000

• Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based SystemsOperating System

• HP PCI-X Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet SX adapter (A9899A)

• HP PCI-X Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet TX adapter (A9900A)

• HP PCI-X 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapter (AD385A)

• HP PCIe Gigabit Ethernet adapter SX 2P (AD338A)

• HP PCIe Gigabit Ethernet adapter TX 2P (AD337A)

LAN Adapter

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