HP Storage Mirroring V5.1 Software - Manual (Page 22)

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Installation
Review System requirements on page 2-1 and Installation and
upgrade notes on page 2-3, and then use the appropriate
instructions from the following list to meet your goal.

Installing or upgrading Storage Mirroring on page 2-4—Use these instructions if you are
installing or upgrading Storage Mirroring. You can also use these instructions to repair or modify
an existing Storage Mirroring installation.

Installing or upgrading Storage Mirroring automatically on page 2-6—Use these
instructions if you want to automate the installation or upgrade of Storage Mirroring.

Uninstalling Storage Mirroring on page 2-9—Use these instructions if you are removing
Storage Mirroring.

Uninstalling Storage Mirroring automatically on page 2-10—Use these instructions if you
want to automate the removal of Storage Mirroring.
System requirements
Each server that will be used as a Storage Mirroring source or target should meet the following system
requirements.

Operating System and Licensing—There are different Storage Mirroring licenses depending on
the operating system you are using. Be sure you have the correct license for your operating
system. Each of the Windows 2003 operating systems listed in the chart require Service Pack 1
or later.
License Operating Systems
NAS

Windows Small Business Server 2008

Windows Small Business Server 2003 or 2003 R2
Server Edition
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Windows Server 2008 Standard or Web Edition

Windows Server 2003 or 2003 R2 Standard, Web, or Standard
x64 Edition
Enterprise Edition

Windows Server 2008 Enterpriseor HPC Edition

Windows Server 2003 or 2003 R2 Enterprise or Enterprise x64
Edition

Any valid operating system which can be used with a Storage
Mirroring Server Edition license
Virtual Machines Edition These operating systems are for the guest operating system. The
host can be any operating system.

Windows 2008 Enterprise, Standard, or Web Edition

Windows 2003 or 2003 R2 Enterprise, Standard, or Web Edition
Itanium Edition a
a. The Itanium Edition does not support Full-Server Failover.

Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition for Itanium-Based
Systems
NOTE: Microsoft Server Core is also supported, however you will be unable to launch the
installation automatically. You can run the setup.exe for your architecture (i386 or
x64), or you can push the installation by performing an automatic installation (see
Installing or upgrading Storage Mirroring automatically on page 2-6) or by
using the Enterprise Install Console (see the Enterprise Install Console User’s Guide).