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Chapter 5: Upgrade Instructions for the Windows OS 33
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Upgrade Instructions for the Windows OS
Use the procedures in this chapter to upgrade the storage management software on the
Windows operating system.
System
Requirements
for Windows
Server 2008,
Windows
Server 2012,
Hyper-V and
Vista
Operating system version for I/O
attached hosts
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64-bit only)
 Standard server and core
 Enterprise server and core
 Datacenter server and core
 Web edition (client only, no failover supported)
 Foundation server and core
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 SP1 (standalone)
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Hyper-V (add on to 2008)
Refer to the applicable Microsoft documentation for guest operating
systems supported on Hyper-V
Operating system version for
management stations only (no
I/O attached hosts)
 Windows Vista SP1
 Windows 7
 Windows XP
Processor Support Intel Xeon 64 bit, AMD Opteron 64 bit
Controller-drive trays
 E2600
 E5400
 E5500*
*The E5500 controller-drive trays support host connections to Windows
host only if the hosts runs Windows Server 2012.