HP Integrity Servers with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Release Notes v6.2

BL860c and BL870c Server Blade
Table 1-7 Components supported with BL860c and BL870c
• Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based SystemsOperating System
• Dual Port 4 Gb/s FC Mezzanine Card (Q-Logic) (403619-B21)
• 8 Gigabit Mezzanine FC HBA (Emulex) (456972-B21)
• 8 Gigabit Mezzanine FC HBA (QLogic) (451871-B21)
• Emulex LPe1105-HP 4 Gb FC HBA (403621-B21)
• Direct Adaptor Mezzanine Card for connecting to the Direct Attached Storage Blade
(431643-B21)
• PCI Express Quad Port Gigabit Mezzanine NIC (NC364M) (447883-B21)
• PCI Express Dual Port Gigabit Mezzanine NIC (NC360m) (445978-B21)
• P700m Smart Array Mezzanine Card (451017-B21)
I/O Mezzanine
Support
• TFT7600 Rack Mount Keyboard Monitor (all versions)Graphic Console
Troubleshooting Common Issues
Read this section completely before installing or running Windows Server 2008 on HP Integrity
servers. This section includes workarounds that can save you valuable time and effort.
Event Log
Corrected hardware errors
Issue Integrity Servers running Windows Server 2008 might receive Windows Event
Log messages describing Corrected Hardware Errors for memory and processor
components. These messages from the Microsoft WHEA-LOGGER service can
occur several times daily on large memory configurations running under high
load.
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Workaround These event log messages do not indicate a problem. The underlying hardware
is operating correctly.
Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) and EFI-based Setup Utility (EBSU)
EBSU fails when flashing an Emulex 4 Gb HBA
Issue EBSU cannot flash the Emulex 4 Gb Host Bus Adapter (HBA) to the latest
firmware and EFI version, if the current EFI Driver flashed to the Emulex 4 Gb
controller is version 5.02A1.
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Workaround Exit EBSU.1.
2. Unload all Emulex drivers using the EFI shell unload command.
3. Run EBSU again.
ESBU can lose mapping of drives connected to QLogic controllers
Issue In some cases, EBSU may lose the mapping of disk drives attached to QLogic
controllers.
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Workaround Use "Maintain Firmware" to flash the QLogic controller to the latest firmware.
After rebooting the system, EBSU detects and configures the disk drives attached
to the QLogic controller.
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