Proliant DL360G4 ASR problems

[RCrowell]

I need to know how to add the NIC drivers to are ASR.SIF for a Proliant DL360G4. Has anyone done this?

[Oleg Koroz]

had you done with research from MS, DL360G4 or other what would be difference ?

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;299044

[RCrowell]

This is not a server specific issue. I just need to know how to add NIC drivers to an ASR restore. I've looked at the document you referenced, but that does not work. Details must be missing.

[otto warlich]

Hello,

Maybe you can try this way:
DataProtector ASR restore with DL380G4 Windows2003 and SP1

Create a backup
- VSS (volume shadow copy services) enabled
- Include system state and system disk(s)
- Create DR diskettes and srd file

Restore
1. Have system disks with same partitions as original
2. Boot from Windows installation medium.
3. Press F2 during the start of the OS to enter the ASR mode.
4. Provide the first (updated) diskette from the ASR set.
5. After certain period of time, the system will reboot. Make sure
that you eject the ASR diskette before system is rebooted, right when you see the
message "The system will reboot in 15 seconds". This way you'll prevent the message "Non system disk or error" from appearing and you'll also
prevent the DR wizard from scanning removable media for recovery.SRD file.
6. DR Wizard will start. It will not scan removable media because
you removed the diskette. At this time the network is unavailable.
7. Open command window by pressing the Cmd button on the left side
of DR wizard.
8. From the command line execute the following command:
9. c:WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL
hdwwiz.cpl
Command is case sensitive!
10. The command above will start "Add Hardware Wizard", which you
can use to install the missing network card driver.
11. Insert the Smart Start CD or diskette with NIC driver for
DL380G4 -HP NC7782 Gigabit Server Adapter. Driver for this card is q57xp32.sys.
12. In the wizard mark "Install from a list of specific locations".
13. Mark "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install.".
14. Click on "Have Disk" button.
15. Put the drive letter of your CD unit in "Copy manufacturer's
files from" box.
16. Click on "Browse" button.
17. Find the driver's .inf file. Click on "Open" and "Ok".
18. You'll see list of Network Card models. Chose the right one, HP
NC7782 Gigabit Server Adapter.
19. Click on "Next". The driver will be installed now. You can check
it by searching for the file q57xp32.sys in C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers.
20. Install a driver for each NIC.
21. Check wit 'ipconfig' if a IP address is received form the DHCP
server.
22. Insert the first ASR diskette back and press "Rescan" button in
DR Wizard.
23. The DR Wizard will continue asking you for the second and third
ASR diskette and it will start 'omnidr' in the end.

With regards,

Otto

[RCrowell]

Thanks, but I think I have it now. I used Microsoft articles 299044 and 887494 to get the drivers on the system and installed. I used Shift-F10 at the point where I ran into communication problems and discovered that the static IP address was not being applied, but DHCP was being used instead. So I set up a DHCP reservation and now I have communication with my Networker server during an ASR restore.