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Hp PROLIANT BL20P G2, PROLIANT ML330E, COMPAQ PROLIANT 6400R, PROLIANT DL560, PROLIANT ML570 G2 Upgrading to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1

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Upgrading to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 on ProLiant servers
integration note
Recommended system configuration ................................................................................................... 4
Upgrade checklist ............................................................................................................................ 4
Prerequisites .................................................................................................................................... 6
Manual install.................................................................................................................................. 6
Unattended/scripted install ............................................................................................................... 7
Prerequisites .................................................................................................................................... 8
Manual install.................................................................................................................................. 9
Unattended/scripted install ............................................................................................................. 10

Abstract

This integration note provides system engineers and network administrators with tested information to upgrade successfully from Microsoft® Windows NT® 4.0 and Microsoft® Windows® 2000 to Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 with Microsoft Service Pack 1 (SP1) applied on HP ProLiant servers. This document includes information on planning, preparing, and upgrading their existing operating system to Windows Server 2003 with SP1 applied.
The focus of this document does not include installing new installations of Windows Server 2003 SP1. For information of this nature, refer to the integration note titled “Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 on ProLiant servers.” This document and others pertaining to Windows Server 2003 can be found on the HP Windows Server 2003 website at
http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/8193-0-0-0-121.aspx.

Planning the upgrade

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 is a Windows operating system that takes the best of Windows Server 2000 technology and makes it easier for you to deploy, manage, and use. In 2005, Microsoft delivered Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) to enhance security, increase reliability, and simplify administration of Windows Server 2003. Windows Server 2003 SP1 provides refinements and supplies cumulative system patches to Windows Server 2003. Additional reasons to upgrade to Windows Server 2003 SP1 can be found at the following location:
www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/top10reasons.mspx.
To effectively plan for the change, you need to understand the differences between your current configuration and your Windows Server 2003 SP1 configuration. Moving from Windows NT 4.0, DNS becomes the primary method of name resolution and your network administration becomes much more granular and localized. It might seem extremely complex at first, but good planning eliminates much of the difficulty.
To effectively plan for these changes, find and update your network map to determine how and why your network looks as it does. What domains do you have and why? Does the structure work internally? What changes could make network use easier? Will certain changes make your network administrators more efficient? What are your security needs? What are your bandwidth needs?
How do you use or plan to use the Internet within your organization?
Look at the entire network infrastructure to establish what improvements should be made before the upgrade begins. Look at your current applications and determine if they will operate in a Windows Server 2003 SP1 environment or if you need an upgrade or replacement. How are the applications used? Which groups use them? Will this make a difference in your network structure? Are there similar applications in use elsewhere in your organization that are more likely to be compatible with Windows Server 2003 SP1? Take time to investigate Windows Server 2003 SP1, your hardware, and your applications.
NOTE:
Microsoft developed the Application Compatibility Toolkit to help users determine which applications in their environments support Windows Server 2003 SP1. You can obtain the associated white paper and download the utility from the Microsoft website at
www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/compatible/appcompat. mspx.
Establish functional teams with experts in directory services, administration and management, core operating system (OS), networking, applications, and hardware compatibility. Have these teams evaluate Windows Server 2003 SP1. Plan on four to six months to correctly plan your upgrade strategy. Make clear assignments and verify progress along the way. The planning process for a project of this scope is a critical piece in its success.
Fix any problems in your Windows NT 4.0 and/or Windows 2000 environment and verify that your Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) works properly. WINS will be necessary on your system until all clients are Active Directory aware. Identify the resource domains to be collapsed into the Active Directory domain structure, and check for duplicate names across the entire network. Audit your security environment and determine how global groups can help with the upgrade process.
Understand the Microsoft supported upgrade paths for moving to Windows Server 2003 SP1 from Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 as seen in Table 1.
Table 1. Supported upgrade paths
Current server operating system
Windows 2000 Server
Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Windows NT 4.0 Server
Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Server
IMPORTANT:
You must move to an equivalent or higher operating system during the upgrade. Downgrading to a less powerful operating system is not recommended.
Upgraded server operating system Applied service
Windows Server 2003, Standard
Edition
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
pack
Service Pack 1
Service Pack 1
Service Pack 1
Service Pack 1
Service Pack 1
Once you decide where you are, how you got there, and what is available, determine where you want to be and how to get there. Who will upgrade first? How will you determine when the next group is ready to upgrade? What security issues are most important? How long can you allow for the full upgrade? Develop a roadmap with clearly defined action programs to make sure you have a strategy that can work. Your strategy should include checking the HP Windows Server 2003 website on a regular basis for new information. HP Services can help you plan your upgrade to Windows Server 2003 SP1.
Reasons to upgrade or to perform a new installation and other useful planning resources are available at the following areas of the Microsoft website:
• For existing Windows 2000 environments:
www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/whyupgrade/win2k/w2ktows03-2.mspx
• For existing Windows NT 4.0 environments:
www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/whyupgrade/nt4/default.mspx

Preparing for the upgrade

To prepare for a successful upgrade, it is important to ensure that your server meets the system configuration and supported platform requirements and you have all of the software and tools necessary to complete the tasks at hand. The following sections provide guidelines to help prepare you for this endeavor.

Recommended system configuration

Table 2 lists the recommended minimum system configuration established by Microsoft for Windows Server 2003. Service Pack 1 does not change the minimum system configuration established by Microsoft. Make sure that your server meets the requirements of the Windows Server 2003 edition you are upgrading to and that it is one of the servers listed in document.
The recommendations listed here pertain to the Windows Server 2003 operating system only and do not include the requirements for software applications that run on your system. Please check your application requirements to make certain your system can run both the operating system and your software. Most software vendors have this information posted to their website.
Table 2. Recommended minimum system configuration
Parameter Web Edition Standard Edition Enterprise Edition
2
Appendix A: supported servers of this
Processor 550 MHz 550 MHz 733 MHz
RAM 256 MB 256 MB 256 MB
Monitor VGA or higher
resolution
Available disk space
Note 1: Available disk space refers to free disk space on the partition to contain the system files. Additional space is required if you copy the Windows Server 2003 CD contents to the hard disk during installation.
Note 2: For the latest system requirements for each edition of the Windows Server 2003 family, visit
www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/sysreqs/default.mspx.
1
1.5 GB 1.5 GB 1.5 GB
VGA or higher resolution
VGA or higher resolution

Upgrade checklist

Before you begin the upgrade, ensure that you have access to the support software and other tools detailed in Table 3.
Table 3. Checklist
5
Description Comments Location
Options ROMPaq By option http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/
server/us/index.html
SmartStart CD Release 7.30
or later
www.hp.com/servers/smartstart
ProLiant Support Pack for Microsoft Windows Server 2003
System Configuration Utility
Version 7.30A
Provided on the SmartStart for Servers CD Release 5.50
http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/ server/us/locate/3376.html
http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/ server/us/locate/1950.html
5
Description Comments Location
(or earlier) and on the HP website
System ROMPaq By server http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/
files/server/us/romtabl.html
HP Smart Array Multipath Software Version 2.0
HP Windows Server 2003 website
Internet access For system
Minimum requirements met See the “Recommended system configuration”
Platforms supported See Appendix A: supported servers.
Sufficient backup media Enough for a
For customers with multipath hardware
For the latest information
updates
full backup and in excellent condition
www.hp.com/products/sharedstorage
http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/ cache/8193-0-0-0-121.aspx
section.
Windows 2000 Primer Utility
Windows Server 2003 SP1
Windows Server 2003 support on third-party hardware
Erases non­compatible ProLiant utilities
See the “Planning the upgrade” section for the
For hardware supported
http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/ server/us/download/10776.html
upgrade path requirements before trying to upgrade to Windows Server 2003 SP1.
www.microsoft.com/hcl/default.asp
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