HP ProLiant DL140 G3 Server - Manual (Page 31)

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Network operating system (NOS) installation
Supported NOS
Table 20 List of supported NOS
NOS Version On-line information site
Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows 2003 Server—Enterprise,
Standard, and Web Editions
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2—Enterprise,
Standard, and Web Editions
Microsoft Windows Vista—Enterprise, Standard,
and Web Editions Microsoft World Wide Web access:
www.microsoft.com
Microsoft Product Support Services:
http://support.microsoft.com/directory
Microsoft Software BBS: 206-936-6735
(14,400 bps)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3—AS, ES, and WS
versions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 2, x86/x64
Editions—AS, ES, and WS versions www.redhat.com
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, x86/x64 Editions
www.novell.com/linux
Sun Solaris Enterprise Sun Solaris 10 www.sun.com/solaris
NOS pre-installation procedure
Perform the two pre-NOS installation steps in this section before installing the NOS of your choice.
1.
Configure the hardware aspect of the server.
2. Update the server BIOS.
Hardware setup
Prepare the server following the instructions in the HP ProLiant DL140 Generation 3 Server Installation Sheet.
It is recommended that you do not install any third party adapter until you verify that the HP equipment is
functioning properly and you complete the NOS installation.
Your ProLiant server comes with new hard disk drive(s) that do not need specific setup. However, if you install
additional used hard disk drives in your new server:
•
Note that most NOS installations remove all data from the hard disk they are installed on. If you wish to use
your additional hard disk drives to access existing data in you new server, HP recommends that you install
and configure this (these) hard disk drive(s) AFTER completing the NOS installation.
• If you wish to recycle used hard disk drives, use a utility such as fdisk to erase all data and partitions
from that particular hard drive.
BIOS update
For detailed procedures, refer to Chapter 5 of the HP ProLiant DL140 Generation 3 Server Maintenance and
Service Guide.
HP recommends that you update the server BIOS with the latest system BIOS version to take advantage of the
most recent compatibility fixes. You can download the latest HP ProLiant DL140 Generation 3 server BIOS at
www.hp.com.
NOTE: For ease of reading, the HP ProLiant DL140 Generation 3 Server Support CD will be simply referred to
as the “Support CD”.