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Re: Install 64 bit OS on DL380 G5 x86??

 
jag2050
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Re: Install 64 bit OS on DL380 G5 x86??

Oh ooopss...beg your pardon...

But I beleive DL380 G5 we have 2 different servers is with 64 bit hardware which is x64 and 2nd is x86 which I have?

Does it make any sense..or I am missing the point here..
TTr
Honored Contributor

Re: Install 64 bit OS on DL380 G5 x86??

As the first respondent said you are confusing the x86 indication with the 64-bit one.

(By the way it is 64-bit NOT x64)

The x86 refers to the Intel CPU architecture all the way from the first 8086 CPU in 1980s to the 80286, 80386, 80486, Pentiums etc.

The x86 architecture is to distinguish the hardware from other CPU architectures such as AMD, Itanium, SPARC, RISC etc.

Some OSes, such as the LINUX ones, as you can see in the URL have different build releases for x86 HW and for AMD hardware

The microsoft OSes do not. The same windows release will install in x86 (Intel CPU) server and in an AMD (AMD CPU) server. That's why you only one windows version for each release.
TTr
Honored Contributor

Re: Install 64 bit OS on DL380 G5 x86??

Incidentally,

the DL380 G5 is x86 (Intel CPU)

the DL385 G5 is AMD (AMD CPU)

The same windows relase (same DVD) would install in both of them. But if you wanted to install Red Hat Linux 5 on them you would use different RH 5 releases (different DVD's)

> Nov 25, 2009 15:14:29 GMT N/A: Question Author

> 10 points

How about it?
jag2050
Frequent Advisor

Re: Install 64 bit OS on DL380 G5 x86??

Thanks for the explanation Ttr,

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/system-requirements.aspx

Have/had you check this link, which is saying minimu requiremnt is x64 processor..where DL380 G5 is with x86 processor.
Stephen Kebbell
Honored Contributor

Re: Install 64 bit OS on DL380 G5 x86??

As Jarkko already said, don't be fooled about the x86
There are also 64-bit versions of Windows which run on Itanium processors (IA-64 instead of x64), which are in HP Integrity Servers.
The DL380 G5 can run 64-bit (x64) or 32-bit OS (x86).
And as TTr already said, Win2008-R2 is only available as 64-bit (x64). This support matrix:
http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/us/en/servers/ws-servers-2008-r2.html
says Web R2 is suppored on DL380 G5. This must be valid for all DL380 G5 models.
TTr
Honored Contributor

Re: Install 64 bit OS on DL380 G5 x86??

On the bottom of that same page it is "32-bit, 64-bit and Itanium" which is not accurate either beacuse "Itanium" is a CPU platform not a CPU data width (WORD size) and it is always 64-bit.

Leave it to microsoft to confuse things.

Anyway, as long as you understand the context of each term...
jag2050
Frequent Advisor

Re: Install 64 bit OS on DL380 G5 x86??

Thanks Stephen/TTR ..

Its all making sense now.. Thanks alot all.
jag2050
Frequent Advisor

Re: Install 64 bit OS on DL380 G5 x86??

Hi Guys,

Sorry to nudge you guys again..

Can I find this link.
http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/us/en/servers/ws-servers-2008-r2.html

DL 360 G4 also...?
TTr
Honored Contributor

Re: Install 64 bit OS on DL380 G5 x86??

There is a time gap between the DL360 G4 and the windows server 2008 R2. The G4 went out of support by the time the Win2008R2 came out. Because of that, officially HP does not support Win2008R2 on the DL360 G4.

Unofficially, win2008R2 might install on the DL360G4 but you will not find drivers for some or all of the hardware components. Most people in cases like this they use drivers from similar releases of windows.

So you are on your own on this. If Win2008 R2 isntalls fine, try some of the win2003 64-bit drivers on this page

http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/457153-0-0-0-121.html

(ahhh, again with the x64!)
jag2050
Frequent Advisor

Re: Install 64 bit OS on DL380 G5 x86??

Thanks mate.