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Install windows2003 in HP Hardware.

Rajesh.K — Mon, 15 Mar 2004 04:01:27 GMT

Can i install windows2003 in RX2600 HP-Server.

Is so how can i?

Regards,
K.Rajesh

Re: Install windows2003 in HP Hardware.

Mark Grant — Mon, 15 Mar 2004 04:35:10 GMT

According to this page you can

http://www.hp.com/products1/servers/integrity/entry_level/rx2600/index.html

I imagine you would get yourself an itanium version of Windows, install as per normal and then wish you hadn't.

Re: Install windows2003 in HP Hardware.

Karthik S S — Mon, 15 Mar 2004 04:40:23 GMT

- Boot the rx5670 into the EFI shell
- Insert the â Windows Server 2003â 64 bit CD
- Enter command â map â râ to reset the block devices and file systems â mappedâ by the EFI shell
- Enter fs0: to gain access to the CD file system
- Enter the command â setupldrâ to run the EFI executable file and start the installation of Windows 2003
- Select the â Câ option to perform a Custom installation.
- Select the existing EFI partition for installation
- Select to create a new partition for the Windows Server 2003 operating system.
- Enter the license key and the rest is mor

Re: Install windows2003 in HP Hardware.

Karthik S S — Mon, 15 Mar 2004 04:44:29 GMT

Sorry for the junk text. No points for the above post please,

- Boot the rx5670 into the EFI shell

- Insert the 'Windows Server 2003' 64 bit CD

- Enter command 'map -r' to reset the block devices and file systems 'mapped' by the EFI shell

- Enter fs0: to gain access to the CD file system

- Enter the command 'setupldr' to run the EFI executable file and start the installation of Windows 2003

- Select the 'C' option to perform a Custom installation.

- Select the existing EFI partition for installation

- Select to create a new partition for the Windows Server 2003 operating system.

- Enter the license key and the rest is more are less the same

-Karthik S S

Re: Install windows2003 in HP Hardware.

Rajesh.K — Mon, 15 Mar 2004 04:47:47 GMT

Thanx Guys.

Let me try and get back to you guys.

Regards,
K.Rajesh

Re: Install windows2003 in HP Hardware.

Adrian Clint — Mon, 15 Mar 2004 07:19:50 GMT

K, Rajesh

I think you will find some detailed docs you require here:

http://docs.hp.com/hpux/hw/index.html#rx2600%20Server

go to the html link
Manuals (guides, supplements, addendums, etc) - HP Integrity rx2600 server

there are several guides and manuals for installing and configuring Win 2K3 on rx2600

adrian