[THIN] Re: Compaq Drive Array - Windows Server 2003
- From: "David E. Payne" <DPayne@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 17:09:15 -0500
I tried an install using the included drivers, and upon reboot it couldn't find
a boot disk. I actually did an install of Windows 2000 Server using the
assisted install (w/ Smart Start 5.40), and am going to upgrade it to Windows
2003 w/ MF FR3. I haven't tried an install using the latest Smart Start 6.40,
because it says it only supports the newer ML, DL, & BL lines of Proliants.
I'll post a resolution if I can figure it out. HP does have some Proliant
install and upgrade guides for Win2003 on their site at:
http://h18001.www1.hp.com/partners/microsoft/windowsserver2003/support.html
The PDF's there have some helpful step by steps with links to utilities and
drivers.
-dave
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Nelson [mailto:David.Nelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sat 9/6/2003 4:55 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc:
Subject: [THIN] Re: Compaq Drive Array - Windows Server 2003
Are you sure they're not included with Windows 2003 already? I did an
installation with a 3200 controller and that was already on the CD.
David J. Nelson, CCEA, CCNP, CCDP, MCNE, MCSE, MCDBA, SCE
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>>> DPayne@xxxxxxxxxx 09/06/2003 6:38:11 AM >>>
Here's what I mean:
Compaq 6400r with a Smart Array 4200 and 3-9.1GB disks. Rather than
using the Smart Start disk to do an assisted installation, we like to do a
manual installation, where we boot off of the Windows Server 2003 disk and load
the drivers ourselves. When the install kicks off, we hit F6 to load mass
storage drivers. At this point, we need the Smart Array drivers on a floppy
disk in order to load them. The driver files must contain a txtseteup.oem file
for Windows setup to recognize it and install it.
If we don't load the driver at this point, after the first reboot,
Windows won't be able to load because it doesn't have a driver installed for
the disk array.
The problem with the current Smart Array drivers is that they don't
have a txtsetup.oem file anymore. Are we forced to use the Smart Start
assisted setup in order to load Windows now?
-dave
-----O riginal Message-----
From: Adam.Baum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Adam.Baum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Fri 9/5/2003 6:45 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc:
Subject: [THIN] Re: Compaq Drive Array - Windows Server 2003
Can yoy be a bit more specific? I've installed Windows 2003 on
server
using 3200 and 5300 controllers. What do you mean by "manual
install"?
adam
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Does anyone know why the latest Smart Array drivers for 2003 don't
have the
txtsetup.oem file needed for a manual Winodws Server 2003 setup?
How can
you do a manual install without them?
-dave
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