Windows #002: Smart Setup Guide

Planning the installation

Using EFI

Chapter 1

Using the HP Smart Setup media

The HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Windows includes the HP Smart Setup

media. You can use the HP Smart Setup media both before and after the OS is installed:

• Before installing the OS, boot the server with the Smart Setup media in the

CD/DVD drive. The server boots to the EFI-Based Setup Utility (EBSU). EBSU

provides an easy-to-use interface for offline setup and configuration tasks such as

creating hard disk partitions and updating the firmware. Moreover, EBSU provides a

utility called Express Setup, which guides you through the process of installing the

OS. EBSU works in conjunction with the Microsoft RTM media, which holds the OS

image. We strongly recommend that you use EBSU to install the OS.

• After installing the OS, use the Smart Setup media to install drivers, utilities, and

important fixes that will ensure the stability and performance of the system.

Using the Microsoft RTM media

You can purchase the Microsoft RTM media, which contains the OS image, either with

the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Windows from HP or separately from a

Windows reseller. Or, your organization may have a volume license for Windows Server

2003, 64-bit version. You will need this media and the license key to install Windows

Server 2003 (if Windows is not factory-installed) on HP Integrity servers.

The OS, regardless of source, can easily be installed using the EFI-Based Setup Utility

(EBSU) available on the HP Smart Setup media. To access the EBSU, simply boot your

server from the HP Smart Setup media, automatically loading the EBSU.

Using the HP Reinstallation media

HP Integrity servers factory-installed with the Windows Server 2003 OS provide the HP

Reinstallation media, which allows you to restore the server to its factory condition if

necessary. You need the corresponding license key to re-install Windows Server 2003.

Using EFI

The Intel Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) specification defines a new model

for the interface between the operating system, the firmware, and the hardware. EFI

serves the same purpose on Itanium-based computers as BIOS on x86-based computers.

EFI provides a standard environment for running pre-boot applications and for booting

an OS.

HP Integrity servers use EFI to initialize the platform firmware and load the operating

system. After the system is initialized, EFI provides two interfaces with which you can

interact: