Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2012 on HP ProLiant servers and HP ProLiant server blades, 3rd edition

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Technical white paper

Implementing

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

on HP ProLiant servers and HP ProLiant server blades, 3

edition

Table of contents

Abstract .................................................................................................................................................................................. 2

Windows Server 2012 overview .......................................................................................................................................... 2

Virtualization ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2

Microsoft manageability ................................................................................................................................................... 3

Scalability ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3

Accessibility ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3

Windows Server 2012 features ........................................................................................................................................... 4

Recommended system configurations .............................................................................................................................. 4

Recommended ProLiant servers ......................................................................................................................................... 5

Supported ProLiant server platform options .................................................................................................................... 7

Software and drivers ........................................................................................................................................................ 7

Storage options ................................................................................................................................................................. 7

Network adapters ............................................................................................................................................................. 9

Pre-installation tasks ........................................................................................................................................................ 10

Installing the Windows Server 2012 OS .......................................................................................................................... 11

ProLiant Gen8 servers ................................................................................................................................................... 11

ProLiant G7 servers ....................................................................................................................................................... 11

Where to get drivers .......................................................................................................................................................... 11

Installing components from the HP SPP ..................................................................................................................... 12

Installing the HP SR-IOV enabled NIC driver (optional) ............................................................................................. 13

Known issues and workarounds ...................................................................................................................................... 14

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Technical white paper Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2012 on HP ProLiant servers and HP ProLiant server blades, 3rd edition Table of contents Abstract ..................................................................................................................................................................................2 Windows Server 2012 overview..........................................................................................................................................
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Technical white paper | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Abstract This paper identifies the HP ProLiant servers, HP ProLiant server blades, and options that we support with Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and provides information that can assist you during your OS installation. The information applies to Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012.
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Technical white paper | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 For details on configuring constrained delegation and remote management, see the following resources: – Microsoft TechNet Library article “Configure and Use Live Migration on Non-clustered Virtual Machines” at technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134199.aspx – Any of the following blog posts: • blogs.msdn.com/taylorb - Enabling Hyper-V Remote Management - Configuring Constrained Delegation For Non- Clustered Live Migration • blogs.msdn.
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Technical white paper | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 features Windows Server 2012 offers several new features. We support the following key features with the servers listed in the “Recommended ProLiant servers” section: • Consistent Device Naming (CDN): Uses firmware-supplied NIC names for easier identification of each NIC and server.
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Technical white paper | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Table 1. Recommended system configuration as established by Microsoft Component Requirement Peripherals Keyboard Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device Available disk space†‡ Minimum: 10 GB Recommended: 40 GB *MB = 1024^2 bytes; GB = 1024^3, and TB=1024^4 †MB=1000^2; GB=1000^3; TB=1000^4 ‡Available disk space is the free disk space on the partition that will contain the system files.
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Technical white paper | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Table 2.
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Technical white paper | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Table 2. Recommended ProLiant servers Server platform ROM family ROM date ProLiant MicroServer O41 08/29/11 or later *SR-IOV-compliant ProLiant servers Supported ProLiant server platform options Before you install Windows Server 2012 on a ProLiant server, review the following sections for information on the ProLiant server platform options for which HP drivers are available and known to work.
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Technical white paper | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Table 3. Supported ProLiant storage controller options Option Driver Location Web download Windows media HP Intelligent Provisioning HP SPP Host Bus Adapters LSI_SAS2.SYS   SC08e LSI_SAS2.SYS   SC11Xe LSI_SCSI.SYS H220 H221 H222 H210i H220i Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters QLogic 81Q PCIe QL2300.SYS    ELXSTOR.SYS    BFAD.
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Technical white paper | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Network adapters We support the network adapters (NICs) listed in Table 4 for Windows Server 2012. When used with a supported ProLiant Gen8 server, the NICs with an asterisks (*) support Consistent Device Naming (CDN). Table 4. Supported ProLiant NICs NIC Driver(s) Location Download Windows HP Intelligent Provisioning Media HP SPP B57ND60A.SYS   BXVBDA.SYS   E1R63X64.SYS   E1E6332E.SYS   E1Q63X64.SYS   NC532i EVBDA.
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Technical white paper | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Table 4. Supported ProLiant NICs NIC Driver(s) Location Download NC522m QLXGND64.
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Technical white paper | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Installing the Windows Server 2012 OS These following sections provide instructions for installing Windows Server2012 on ProLiant servers. ProLiant Gen8 servers Use HP Intelligent Provisioning 1.40 (or later) to install Windows Server 2012 onto a ProLiant Gen8 server.
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Technical white paper | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Install HP drivers from one of the following sources: • Intelligent Provisioning: Intelligent Provisioning includes HP firmware, drivers, and software needed for all ProLiant Gen8 servers. If you are installing Windows Server 2012 onto a ProLiant Gen8 server, Intelligent Provisioning installs all of the latest drivers during the OS installation. For the latest version of Intelligent Provisioning firware, see hp.com/go/intelligentprovisioning.
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Technical white paper | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Installing the HP SR-IOV enabled NIC driver (optional) Install the HP SR-IOV enabled NIC driver by completing the following steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. Copy the component package cp017638 from the HP SPP to your server Windows desktop. Double click the cp017638 icon on your server Windows Desktop to launch the component package cp017638 setup. Choose Install from the component package cp017638 setup.
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Technical white paper | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Known issues and workarounds This section outlines a few potential issues that you may encounter with the Windows Server 2012 OS and ProLiant servers. We are actively working to resolve all the issues. We will update this paper as additional information becomes available. Table 5 lists known issues with ProLiant servers and Windows Server 2012. Table 5.
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Technical white paper | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Table 5. Known issues and workarounds When exiting Suspend or Hibernation, a blue screen may display Description A blue screen sometimes appears after you exit Suspend or Hibernation. Workaround/Solution To work around this issue, do not use Suspend or Hibernation. We are working with Microsoft to resolve this issue. We will also be providing additional information on this issue.
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Resources, contacts, or additional links Microsoft Windows Server 2012 information on the HP website hp.com/go/ws2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Home Page microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-server/default.aspx Service Pack for ProLiant Home Page hp.com/go/spp Intelligent Provisioning information hp.com/go/intelligentprovisioning HP ProLiant Server Technology Papers hp.com/servers/technology Sign up for updates hp.