Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- 1HP Server tc2110 Installation Highlights for Experts
- 2Preparing your HP Server tc2110 for your NOS installation
- 3Installing Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server
- Prepare the Installation
- High Level Process Flow
- Section 1. Create the Drivers Diskettes
- Section 2. Create Microsoft Windows NT Installation Diskettes
- Section 3. Perform Windows NT Installation
- Section 4. Initialize Hard disk Drive
- Section 5. Perform Hardware Status Check
- Section 6. Attach Clients to Network and Test Network Link
- Section 7. Install Additional HP Accessories
- Troubleshooting
- Tip #1. Troubleshooting SCSI Host Bus Adapter Configuration
- Tip #2. NT Warning About Drives with More than 1024 Cylinders
- Tip #3. Service Pack Files Replaced Without Feedback
- Tip #4. Using the NT Event Log to Diagnose Network Adapter Problems
- Tip #5. Booting from Another SCSI HDD
- Tip #6. Restarting Windows NT installation
- On-Line Information and Software Sources
- 4Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Small Business Server 2000
- Prepare the Installation
- High Level Process Flow
- Section 1. Create the Drivers Diskettes
- Section 2. Perform Windows 20000 Installation
- Section 3. Completing the Installation
- Section 4. Configure the System
- Section 5. Configure the Network
- Section 6. Install Additional HP Accessories
- Troubleshooting
- Tip #1. Upgrading from NT 4.0 to Windows 2000
- Tip #2. Windows 2000 Installation Halts About Three Minutes After Starting to Boot from CD-ROM
- Tip #3. Configure the Parallel (LPT) Port for ECP Mode
- Tip #4. Windows 2000 Drivers Signatures
- Tip #5. Windows 2000 Recovery Options
- Tip #6. Restarting Windows 2000 installation
- Online Information and Software Sources
- 5Installing Novell NetWare 5.1 and Novell Small Business Suite 5.1
- Prepare the Installation
- High Level Process Flow
- ""Section 1. Run HP Diagtools (optional)
- Section 2. Create the Drivers Diskettes
- Section 3. Perform NetWare 5.1 or Novell Small Business Suite 5.1 Installation
- Section 4 Install the Support Pack
- Section 5. Install Additional HP Accessories
- Troubleshooting
- On-Line Information and Software Sources
- 6Installing Novell NetWare 6.0 and Novell Small Business Suite 6.0
- 7Installing Red Hat Linux 7.1
- 8Installing TurboLinux Server 6.5
3 Installing Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Server
Prepare the Installation
Please refer to the Chapter 1 "Preparing your HP Server tc2110 for your NOS
installation" for our recommendations on the server preparation.
Then gather the following material:
· HP Server tc2110 Startup CD
· Microsoft Windows NT4 CD-ROM as well as the latest Microsoft NT
Service Pack (#6a or above)
· Seven blank formatted 3.5-inch diskettes
· Two or more clients for testing purpose (Optional)
To avoid problems use only hardware that appears on the Windows NT Hardware
Compatibility List. (HCL) You can access the latest HCL via Microsoft's Web site
at http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/
High Level Process Flow
1. Create the drivers diskettes using HP Startup CD.
2. Create Microsoft Windows NT installation diskettes.
3. Perform Windows NT installation.
4. Initialize Hard Disk Drives.
5. Perform Hardware status check with "Windows NT Diagnostic Tool".
6. Attach clients to network and test network link.
7. Install additional HP accessories.
Section 1. Create the Drivers Diskettes
1. Locate three blank, formatted 3.5" diskettes.
2. Insert your HP Startup CD in a Windows PC and follow the on-screen
instructions to create the following diskettes:
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