HP Factory-Installed Operating System Software for Windows Server® 2008 R2 wSP1 Standard, Windows Server® 2012 Standard and Windows Server® 2012 R2 Standard User Guide HP Part Number: 481182-007 Published: December 2014 Edition: 6
Contents 1 Navigation tips..........................................................................................4 2 Notices.....................................................................................................5 3 Overview..................................................................................................6 Introduction..............................................................................................................................6 Features........................
For HP Factory installed ProLiant servers or ProLiant servers installed from HP-branded Windows Server® 2008 R2 wSP\Windows Server 2012\Windows Server 2012 R2 Media DVD:..............32 For non HP-branded Windows Server® 2008 R2 wSP1/Windows Server 2012\Windows Server 2012 R2 Media DVD..........................................................................................................
1 Navigation tips Navigating in the HTML document To navigate through the documentation sequentially: • Click the Next arrow (→) for the next topic. • Click Previous arrow (←) for the previous topic. Navigating using the Internet browser toolbar: • To return to the last page you viewed, click the Back button on the browser toolbar. Navigating to documentation on the HP website 4 • From the URLs in this guide, you may need to make several selections to get to your specific server documentation.
2 Notices © Copyright 2008, 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Confidential computer software.
3 Overview Introduction IMPORTANT: • If your server has a factory-installed operating system, then do not boot from the HP SmartStart DVD or Service Pack for ProLiant or HP Intelligent Provisioning when powering up the server for the first time. The SmartStart DVD or HP Intelligent Provisioning must only be used if it is necessary to reinstall the operating system. • Complete the operating system installation before installing any additional hardware options.
with Microsoft. Please follow activation instructions upon installation of the operating system. For more information on activation or grace period extension, see Microsoft® knowledge base or Windows FAQ document at: http://www.hp.com/go/windowsfaq. • Capable of out-of-the-box management of the server with the installation of the HP Management Agents for Servers – The HP Management Agents monitor server performance and configuration, as well as the performance of the operating system.
4 Gathering information Certificate of authenticity IMPORTANT: Locate the COA label on the server, and record the product key for future reference. The COA label is used for the following: • Upgrade the factory-installed operating system using the Microsoft® Upgrade program for license validation. • Reinstall the operating system because of a failure that has permanently disabled it. The COA label location varies by server model.
5 Installation Before installing the operating system IMPORTANT: • Before powering up the server and configuring the operating system software, connect the server hardware as described in the server user guide. Do not install additional hardware devices until the software installation is complete. • After the installation of the operating system, if prompted for HP driver files, enter the path: C:\Drivers. Driver files are located in subdirectories in this path. To view the directory, click Browse.
Figure 1 3. 4. 10 Installation On the Welcome screen, if prompted for selecting the Service pack level then, choose the desired service pack level and press the appropriate key to continue. Click Continue.
Figure 2 5. Click Microsoft EULA.
Figure 3 6. 12 Installation Read the Microsoft End User License Agreement for Microsoft Windows Pre-installation Environment, select Agree to accept the Microsoft license agreement and click Continue.
Figure 4 7. 8. Click the Ancillary Software to check all third party Ancillary Licensed software used by HP. Read the HP End User License Agreement, select Agree to accept the Microsoft license agreement and click Continue.
Figure 5 9. 14 Installation Click Continue.
Figure 6 10. On the OS Partition screen, choose one of the following to set the operating system partition size: • Typical disk size option. Typical size cannot be altered as it is the minimum recommended value. The partition size is normally 20 GB or greater. • Custom disk size option. This option enables you to set the partition size between typical and maximum disk capacity. Click Continue.
Figure 7 11. On the User Credentials page, enter the administrator password and re-enter to confirm the password. For help click on Click here for help option for password criteria. Administrator Password must meet the following criteria: a. Must be at least eight characters long b. Must contain at least three out of the four following categories: 1) Upper case characters 2) Lower case characters 3) Numbers 4) Symbols Click Continue.
Figure 8 12. Read the Microsoft Operating System End User License Agreement and select Agree to accept the Microsoft End User License Agreement. 13. Click Continue.
Figure 9 14. On Operating System Information page, confirm the options you have selected before continuing installation and to start the installation process, click Continue.
Figure 10 Follow the online prompts, making keyboard or mouse entries only when prompted by the system. During the software installation several status screens appear that describe the process. CAUTION: The server requires a reboot at the end of the installation. Do not power down the server at any time during the installation process. Any power interruption during the installation process could prevent proper completion of the installation and prevent the operating system from restarting.
installation. If you are prompted to reboot the server, click No. After the operating system installation is complete, download digitally signed drivers (http://www.hp.com/support/files). Found New Hardware Wizard The Found New Hardware Wizard might appear during the operating system installation. If this wizard appears, click Cancel.
NOTE: The dynamic disk upgrade is optional. For information about dynamic disk upgrades, see the Operating system documentation. After upgrading to dynamic disk, the emergency repair disk must be updated.
6 Post-installation tasks Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1 Standard, Windows Server 2012 Standard and Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard To log into the server after completing the initial software installation: 1. On the server console, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete button from keyboard and enter the password which you provided during initial setup. 2. By default, computer name is set to a default value, which can be changed as required.
6. 7. To select the Input Languages window, click Add. At the Add Input Language window, select the Keyboard Layout/IME, and then correct the Input Language. 8. Click OK. 9. From the list, select the correct Default input language. 10. To exit the Text Services and Input Languages window, click OK. 11. To exit the Regional and Language Options window, click OK.
Installing Microsoft Internet Information Services for Windows Server 2012 Standard/ Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard To install Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) for Windows Server 2012 Standard/ Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. If your operating system is Windows Server 2012 Standard, press button from keyboard, and then select Administrative Tools>Server Manager.
Configuring the disk drives The primary logical drive, which contains the operating system, is the only drive on the server that is configured during the operating system installation. Additional space that is not partitioned is also located on the primary drive. This non partitioned space and any additional disk drives on the server must be partitioned and formatted using Disk Administrator before they can be available for use.
Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1. But, If your operating system is Windows Server 2012, Press button from the keyboard, right click anywhere on Start Page and click on All Apss>Windows System >Help and Support. If your operating system is Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard, click Start button, click on ↓ button and then select Help and Support under Windows System. Installing tape drives If you have purchased a tape drive for your server, you might need to manually install support for the tape drive. 1.
Configuring network protocols . The TCP/IP, WBEM Provider, and AMS are installed automatically. The HP Management Agents for servers require TCP/IP, Wbem Providers, and AMS to communicate with HP Systems Insight Manager.Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2008 R2 wSP1 Standard and Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2012 Standard, Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2012 R2 Standard require TCP/IP to be enabled.
Follow the directions to initialize the TPM. You must restart or shut down your computer for the changes to take place. 3. On the Save the recovery password page, the following options appear: • Save the password on a USB drive. This saves the password to a USB flash drive. • Save the password in a folder. This saves the password to a folder on a network drive or other location. • Print the password. This prints the password. Use one or more of these options to preserve the recovery password.
b. the directions to initialize the TPM. You must restart or shut down your computer for the changes to occur. If TPM (Trusted Platform Module) is not available then the following error message is displayed: This device cannot use a Trusted Platform Moudule. Your administrator must set the “Allow Bitlocker without a compatible TPM” option in the “Require additional authentication at startup” policy for OS volumes. To solve this issue: 1. 2. 3. 4. Press +R to access the Run command. Type MMC.
12. If it is not, an error message alerting you to the problem appears. If it is ready for encryption, the Encryption in Progress status bar appears. You can monitor the ongoing completion status of the disk volume encryption by dragging your mouse cursor over the BitLocker Drive Encryption icon in the notification area at the bottom of your screen. By completing this procedure, it is ensured that you have encrypted the operating system volume and have created a recovery password unique to this volume.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. On the Before you begin page, verify that your destination server and network environment are prepared for the role and feature you want to install, and then click Next. On the Select installation type page, select Role-based or feature-based installation and then click Next. On the Select destination server page, select either select a server from the server pool or Select a virtual hard disk option and then click Next.
7 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1 Standard, Windows Server 2012 Standard and Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard operating system on virtual machines using HP media Installing guest operating systems on Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1\Windows Server 2012 Standard\Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard For HP Factory installed ProLiant servers or ProLiant servers installed from HP-branded Windows Server® 2008 R2 wSP\Windows Server 2012\Windows Server 2012 R2 Media DVD: To install guest operating systems on Microsoft
If prompted to overwrite the registry string, choose Yes. 4. Map appropriate HP branded Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1 or HP-branded Windows Server 2012 or HP-branded Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system media to the virtual machine created and start the operating system installation.
For Smart Start\Intelligent Provisioning assisted installation for either HP-branded or non HP-branded Windows Server® 2008 R2 wSP1\Windows Server 2012\Windows Server 2012 R2 Media DVD 1. After the operating system installation is complete, run the following command from the command prompt: NOTE: In the following command line after the word "Hewlett-Packard" there are 17 blank spaces before the quotation mark that must be entered as part of the command.
8 Post-installation tasks for HP ProLiant series servers Web-based Management utility (HP System Management Homepage) Use a local administrator account and password when logging into the Web-based Management utility (shortcut link available on the desktop of the Administrator Profile). The account login name must be entered in the following format: domain name\login name It is necessary to modify the display resolution to a higher mode to properly view the Management page.
To launch HPSUM: 1. For Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1 Standard operating system, click Start, and then select All Programs>Pre-Install Features>HP Service Pack for ProLiant. For Windows Server 2012 standard operating system, press button from the keyboard and right click anywhere in the Start page, then click All Apps>Pre-Install Features>HP Service Pack for ProLiant.
A Troubleshooting Reinstalling the operating system If the server operating system becomes corrupt, reinstall it using the SmartStart DVD or HP Intelligent Provisioning, the HP Management DVD, and the HP branded version of the Microsoft® Windows® operating system DVD. To reinstall the operating system, boot the server from the SmartStart DVD or HP Intelligent Provisioning and follow the on-screen installation path instructions.
B Technical support Before you contact HP Be sure to have the following information available before you call HP: • Technical support registration number (if applicable).
• Support Plus (http://www.hp.com/services/swsupport) – One year of integrated hardware and software support is included for the server. • 90-day getting started software telephone support – For ProLiant servers, technical advisory support, including installation assistance, is available for HP preinstalled third-party software from the HP website (http://www.hp.com) or by telephone for 90 days from the date of purchase.
C Acronyms and abbreviations 40 ACU Array Configuration Utility AMS Agentless Management Service BIOS Basic Input/Output System COA Certificate of Authenticity CPQTEAM Network Teaming and Configuration EFI Extensible Firmware Interface EULA End User License Agreement HP IP HP Intelligent Provisioning HP SSA HP Smart Storage Administrator HPSUM HP Smart Update Manager IIS Internet Information Services iLO integrated Lights-Out IP Internet Protocol NIC Network Interface Controller
Index A S automatic configuration, 20 F Setting up Remote Access Server for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard/ Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard, 27 setting up remote access server for microsoft® windows server™ 2008 R2 wSP1 standard, 27 signed drivers, 19 features, 6 found new hardware wizard, 20 T G technical support, 38 troubleshooting, 37 E enabling bitlocker drive encryption, 27 gathering information certificate of authenticity, 8 I installation before installing the operating s
