Contents Introduction Accessing additional information ....................... 4 Supported operating systems ........................4 Supported storage ........................... 5 Supported platforms and software HP support and contact information Related documents ..........................11 Online resources............................ 11 HP contact information ........................... 11 Introduction 3...
Introduction The HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack enables the installation of supported operating systems using either a scripted or an imaged installation. Table 1, Table 2, and Table 3 list the platforms supported by the Rapid Deployment Pack and the supported operating systems for each platform. Accessing additional information Before using RDP to perform an operating system installation: Review and implement any predeployment steps for the hardware configuration or operating system as...
Supported storage The storage configuration shipped with each server is supported unless otherwise noted. The following naming conventions are used: IMPORTANT: ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU)–enabled RAID is not supported. DAS—Direct-attached storage QLogic SAN—QLogic Fibre Channel HBA for Boot-from-SAN and SAN-attached Emulex SAN—Emulex Fibre Channel HBA for Boot-from-SAN and SAN-attached LFF SATA—Large-form-factor SATA storage SA—Smart Array controller...
Supported platforms and software Table 1 Supported HP ProLiant and virtual machines platforms and software HP platform Storage Microsoft Windows Red Hat Linux 4 Red Hat Linux 5 SUSE Linux 10 VMware ESX Server Update 4 (scripted) 2000 2003 2003 x86-64 x86-64 x86-64...
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Table 1 Supported HP ProLiant and virtual machines platforms and software HP platform Storage Microsoft Windows Red Hat Linux 4 Red Hat Linux 5 SUSE Linux 10 VMware ESX Server Update 4 (scripted) 2000 2003 2003 x86-64 x86-64 x86-64 2.5.3 3.0.1 SP1/R2 (scripted)
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Table 1 Supported HP ProLiant and virtual machines platforms and software HP platform Storage Microsoft Windows Red Hat Linux 4 Red Hat Linux 5 SUSE Linux 10 VMware ESX Server Update 4 (scripted) 2000 2003 2003 x86-64 x86-64 x86-64 2.5.3 3.0.1 SP1/R2 (scripted)
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Table 1 Supported HP ProLiant and virtual machines platforms and software HP platform Storage Microsoft Windows Red Hat Linux 4 Red Hat Linux 5 SUSE Linux 10 VMware ESX Server Update 4 (scripted) 2000 2003 2003 x86-64 x86-64 x86-64 2.5.3 3.0.1 SP1/R2 (scripted)
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Table 3 Supported HP Integrity platforms and software HP platforms Storage Microsoft Windows Red Hat Linux 4 Update 4 2003 IA64 IA64 HP BladeSystem servers Integrity BL860c • SB40c • • Integrity rx servers Integrity rx1620 • • Integrity rx2620 •...
HP support and contact information Related documents HP recommends reviewing the following documentation: HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack Planning Guide HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows Edition Release Notes HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows Edition Installation Guide HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows Edition User Guide All documents can be found in PDF format at http://www.hp.com/servers/rdp, from the Rapid Deployment Pack DVD autorun utility, at \docs on the product DVD, and at .\docs on the Deployment Server.