HP UEFI System Utilities and Shell Release Notes for HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 Servers (June 2014)

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HP UEFI System Utilities and Shell Release

Notes for HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 Servers

HP Part Number: 761394-002

Published: May 2014

Edition: 1

Summary of content (5 pages)

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HP UEFI System Utilities and Shell Release Notes for HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 Servers HP Part Number: 761394-002 Published: May 2014 Edition: 1
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Version 1.1.0.0 May 2014 Description HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 servers include the HP UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) System Utilities, which is embedded in the system ROM.
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around an issue in Windows 2008 / 2008 R2 that requires legacy BIOS components necessary for video operations in Windows operating systems. • When the server is configured for UEFI Boot Mode, PXE servers must be configured with a UEFI boot image. • When the server boots in UEFI mode, it does not boot media with a legacy OS installation. This includes DOS targets and Windows or Linux systems installed in Legacy boot mode. The reverse is also true for servers that boot in Legacy boot mode.
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server might experience a Non-System Disk Error or not boot the intended media. This issue does not impact systems configured in UEFI Boot Mode. • Processor can result in a “blue screen” in a Windows virtual machine or Linux Kernel Panic in a Linux virtual machine when running on Microsoft Hyper-V or VMware ESX 5.x on Intel Xeon E5-2600 series v2 processors. This issue is not unique to HP ProLiant servers and could impact any system using affected processors operating with the conditions listed.