Upgrade policies
• The minimum upgradeable version of Windows Server is Windows Server 2003 SP1 or higher;
upgrades between Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2008 are not supported.
• Cross-architecture upgrades (for example, x86 to x64) are not supported.
• Cross-language upgrades are not supported.
• Upgrades between core installations and non-core installations of Windows Server 2008 are not
supported (for example, Windows Server 2008 Standard core installation to Windows Server
2008 Enterprise regular installation).
• There are no supported upgrade paths for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems edition
and Windows Web Server 2008 edition.
Installing the ProLiant Support Pack
Getting PSP updates
• PSP updates are available on the HP website:
the following:
– For Windows Server 2008 x64 edition:
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/servers/supportsoftware/ZIP/psp-8.00.w2k8.x64.exe.
– For Windows Server 2008 x32 edition:
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/servers/supportsoftware/ZIP/psp-8.00.w2k8.i386.exe.
• SmartStart 7.90 and its corresponding PSP will not support Windows Server 2008 and should not
be used in a Windows Server 2008 test environment.
• HP plans to provide PSP updates in conjunction with Windows Server 2008 major milestones. Refer
to the official Microsoft schedule for major milestone dates.
NIC Teaming driver
The PSP does contain the NIC Teaming driver including:
• RSS Teaming
• TOE Configuration
• Broadcom Multi-function Diagnostics
• Broadcom Multi-function offload properties exposed
• Intel driver support
• Broadcom Legacy support
NOTES
OEM drivers appear in the NIC Configuration Utility (NCU) but
should not be teamed or configured in NCU.
INP is not supported with the Windows Server 2008 NIC
teaming driver. INP was also removed from the Windows
Server 2003 teaming driver.
www.hp.com/go/ws2008
or the FTP site at either of
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