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тАО10-22-2007 10:29 AM
тАО10-22-2007 10:29 AM
Windows 2000 Advanced Server on DL385 G2
Now, I know that officially HP states that Win2k is not supported on this hardware, but I can't understand why they provide Win2k drivers if the server is not intended for a Win2k environment.
Does anyone have any ideas?
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тАО10-22-2007 10:58 AM
тАО10-22-2007 10:58 AM
Re: Windows 2000 Advanced Server on DL385 G2
let me ask you previously the server had any other OS?
D385 G2
try updating the server using firmware CD 7.9
http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/27783.html
after that try installing windows 2000 SP4 again
just to be sure did you another W2000 CD?
is that installation onsite? or using ilo?
regards
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тАО10-22-2007 06:31 PM
тАО10-22-2007 06:31 PM
Re: Windows 2000 Advanced Server on DL385 G2
Virtual media wont work; As for obvious reason you stated.
& yes, indeed this OS is not supported on this Hardware; However, you may use nlite software;
www.nliteos.com
You may use this software to integrate all necessary DRIVERS & PSP into the OS files;
Burn the END result(ISO image) to a DVD & boot from it;
Let us know how it goes !
James.
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тАО10-23-2007 01:26 AM
тАО10-23-2007 01:26 AM
Re: Windows 2000 Advanced Server on DL385 G2
>Karlo, the server is brand new... Initially I installed Win2k3 Enterprise Server but discovered that the app that the server is intended for is not certified for 2k3 by the vendor. It took the build for 2k3 without issue. I certainly understand the benefit of ensuring that firmware is updated, but what end would that serve in this situation?
>Happy Dude, your suggestion interests me, I've worked with 'slipstream' type OS installs in the past (c/o Barts PE, etc...), but have never come across nliteos, interesting product. Anyhow... So you're saying that I should be able to integrate the PSP? I've found that integrating the RAID drivers is no problem but I cannot seem to figure out how and where to intgrate the PSP, any suggestions?
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тАО10-23-2007 02:46 AM
тАО10-23-2007 02:46 AM
Re: Windows 2000 Advanced Server on DL385 G2
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тАО10-23-2007 04:17 PM
тАО10-23-2007 04:17 PM
Re: Windows 2000 Advanced Server on DL385 G2
what happy dude suggested is "nlite" an application in case you new for example add the controller driver for the server or any other driver that maybe W2000 does not include PSP must be installed after the OS is installed, PSP can not be installed using nlite
install W2000 (try firmware update first) try again W2000 installation if fails try to find you what the W2000 is asking for
and let us know
regards
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тАО10-23-2007 04:54 PM
тАО10-23-2007 04:54 PM
Re: Windows 2000 Advanced Server on DL385 G2
I think PSP's SUM(software Update Manager) needs to be installed separetly;
Any luck Mark ?
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тАО10-24-2007 12:42 AM
тАО10-24-2007 12:42 AM
Re: Windows 2000 Advanced Server on DL385 G2
Yeah, integrating the PSP for Win2k doesn't seem to work. Initially, I tried adding the 3rd party storage driver and tweaking many of the options available within nlite. Unfortunately, I found that the build would hang indefinitely on the "save settings" portion in the final steps of the build. Seems that several people have reported similar issues with nlite created builds.
Anyway, after that I decided to trim down my build; integrating only the 3rd party storage driver and skipping the rest of the fun stuff... This worked. But then I got a little motivated and tried integrating all of the necessary drivers so that I don't end up with any exclamation points in device manager post-build... This build attempt once again produced the hang in the "save settings" screen... I'll be troubleshooting a little more today... I'll also try the firmware update as Karlo suggested.
Any ideas on what's the deal with the hanging?
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тАО10-24-2007 06:51 AM
тАО10-24-2007 06:51 AM
Re: Windows 2000 Advanced Server on DL385 G2
remember happy dude recommends just try the driver for the controller which most of the time give us a lot of issues. (I really dont know if W2000 includes the driver for the controller this server has)
so if you install W2000 successfully go ahead download PSP and install it that will help you in case you end up will unknown devices
anything else let us know
regards
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тАО10-30-2007 04:58 AM
тАО10-30-2007 04:58 AM
Re: Windows 2000 Advanced Server on DL385 G2
We can close up this thread. I took the advice of both contributors (Karlo and Happy Dude) and ensured that all firmware was updated and created a custom Win2kAS build with the 3rd party storage drivers. For whatever reason, the first several custom setup discs that I made with nlite didn't work as seamlessly as I'd have liked... Eventually, everything worked out swimmingly...
Thanks all.
Mark