Lack of SmartStart Support for Windows Server 2003 on older (non-RBSU) Servers

[Kim Beard]

Has anyone tried installing Windows Server 2003 on older non-RBSU Proliant Servers using SmartStart 5.5?

Has anyone found the process simple or the instruction clear at http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/SmartStart/index.html as to how to install Windows Server 2003 on a non-RBSU Server?

Has anyone worked out how to get the Proliant Management Agents Working?

Has anyone at HP installed Windows Server 2003 on a non-RBSU server using SmartStart V5.5 and then tried to get the Management Agents Working?

If you have the resources to install Windows Server 2003 on an older Server using SmartStart V5.x and then get the management agents to work, let me know how you go.

[Crystal Rawls]

Have you seen the white papers posted at http://h18001.www1.hp.com/partners/microsoft/windowsserver2003/support.html? The "Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 on ProLiant Servers" paper includes a "known issues and workarounds" section that details some of the issues you may encounter during the installation process and the installation sections describe the process for setting up SNMP before installing the Management Agents to get them to work properly.