Windows Integrity Overview

Installing the software
To install the Windows Server operating system on your HP Integrity server, see the following
documents:
• Installation Guide for Windows Server 2003
• Installation Guide for Windows Server 2008
In addition, the following installations are supported:
• Cluster installations
• SAN installations
• Installations to multiple systems using Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP)
• Installations to multiple systems using the Smart Setup Scripting Toolkit (SSTK)
• Installations using the 1068 controller
The following sections show the documents required to perform the indicated installation.
Cluster installation
If you want to install the Windows software on a cluster either for creating a server cluster or
for network load balancing, see the following documents in order:
1. Cluster Installation and Configuration Guide for cluster system requirements
2. Installation Guide for Windows Server 2003 or Installation Guide for Windows Server 2008 for
each system you want to add to the cluster
3. Cluster Installation and Configuration Guide for actual cluster creation and configuration
SAN installation
If you want to install Windows to facilitate booting from a SAN as opposed to an internal boot
device, see the following documents in order:
1. Booting Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based systems from a storage area network application
notes
2. Installation Guide for Windows Server 2003 or Installation Guide for Windows Server 2008
Installation to multiple systems using RDP
If you want to install the Windows software to multiple systems using RDP, see the following
documents in order:
1. Rapid Deployment Pack Installation Guide
2. Rapid Deployment Pack User's Guide
Installation to multiple systems using SSTK
If you want to install the Windows software to multiple systems using SSTK, see the following
documents in order:
1. Installation Guide
2. Smart Setup Scripting Toolkit Administrator's Guide
Installation using the embedded 1068 controller (Blade servers only)
If you want to install the Windows software to a BL860c or BL870c system using the embedded
1068 controller, see the following documents:
• How to configure your embedded 1068 controller as the system boot controller on BL860c and BL870c
blade servers
• Installation Guide for Windows Server 2003 or Installation Guide for Windows Server 2008
10 Introduction