HP BL680c - ProLiant - G5 Kurzanleitung

Implementing Microsoft®Windows®Server 2008

Hyper-V Release Candidate 1 on HP ProLiant servers

integration note

Abstract.............................................................................................................................................. 2

Introduction to Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 ................................................................................ 3

Terminology .................................................................................................................................... 3

Applicable environments................................................................................................................... 3

New in Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 ...................................................................................... 4

Obtaining Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 .................................................................................. 4

Guest Operating Systems Supported with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 ...................................... 4

Configuration requirements ................................................................................................................... 5

Recommended system configurations.................................................................................................. 5

Microsoft recommendations ........................................................................................................... 5

HP recommendations .................................................................................................................... 6

Processor requirements.................................................................................................................. 6

Supported HP ProLiant servers ........................................................................................................... 7

Supported ProLiant components ......................................................................................................... 8

Software ..................................................................................................................................... 8

Storage options............................................................................................................................ 8

Network interface controllers ....................................................................................................... 11

Deploying Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 on ProLiant servers......................................................... 13

Pre-installation tasks........................................................................................................................ 13

Enable support for hardware assisted virtualization in the RBSU .......................................................... 14

ProLiant servers with Intel Processors ............................................................................................. 14

ProLiant servers with AMD processors ........................................................................................... 16

Install Windows Server 2008 .......................................................................................................... 17

Install the ProLiant Support Pack (PSP)............................................................................................... 18

PSP requirements........................................................................................................................ 18

Installing the PSP ........................................................................................................................ 19

Install Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 server role....................................................................... 20

Appendix A: Known issues and workarounds ....................................................................................... 21

Support delivery ................................................................................................................................23

For more information.......................................................................................................................... 23

Call to action .................................................................................................................................... 23

Abstract

This integration note describes the level of support available for Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008

Virtualization (Hyper-V) Release Candidate 1 (RC1), a new hypervisor-based software platform for

running multiple guest operating systems on a single server. Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 will

install on top of Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter x64 edition installations,

both full and server core.

IMPORTANT

Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, while made available on the final

Windows Server 2008 product, is still a beta program.

Support from Microsoft for Hyper-V will be through blogs

(http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/) and the following

newsgroups:

•Virtual PC: Microsoft.public.virtualpc

•Virtual Server: Microsoft.public.virtualserver

Microsoft support centers are not accepting Windows Server 2008

Hyper-V RC1 related questions until the product reaches Release To

Manufacturing (RTM) status.

HP will answer beta related questions for Windows Server 2008

Hyper-V RC1 through the [email protected] mailbox. HP

Services will not support Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 until

Microsoft changes the status of the product to RTM.

The purpose of this paper is to help customers who test pre-release versions of Windows Server 2008

Hyper-V. The HP supported products listed herein are subject to change with future releases of

Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V.

This paper addresses several key topics:

•Recommended system configurations

•Hardware prerequisites for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1

•Supported configurations of ProLiant servers

•Procedures for new installations

•Known issues and workarounds

NOTE

For information on Windows Server 2008, visit the HP website at

www.hp.com/go/ws2008.

Windows Server 2008 information is available on the Microsoft

website at www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/default.mspx.

For additional technical information, visit the Microsoft website at

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/serverman

ager/virtualization.mspx.

Introduction to Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1

Administrators want flexibility in allocating computing resources for specific tasks. Virtualization

technologies provide this flexibility by decoupling the hardware from the workload being performed.

Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 offers a robust, scalable hypervisor-based virtualization platform

allowing enterprises to provision and manage virtual server workloads.

Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 offers the following benefits over Microsoft Virtual Server 2005

R2:

•Full integration with Windows Server 2008 (installed as server role).

•Support for both 64-bit and 32-bit guest OSs.

•Ability to assign up to four virtual CPUs and 32 GB RAM to each guest OS.

•Improved management interface.

•Extensible VMBus architecture that improves performance by lowering the overhead of guest OS

I/O.

Terminology

Administrators should become familiar with the following terms in relation to virtualization

technologies:

•Host operating system: The OS on the physical computer running the Windows Server 2008 Hyper-

V RC1 software.

•Guest operating system: The OS running on a virtual machine.

•Parent virtual machine: The physical computer that hosts one or more child virtual machines.

•Child virtual machine: The guest OSs running in separate partitions on the host OS.

•Partition: A virtual machine.

•Virtual hard disk: The VHD file, which provides storage for the virtual machines.

•Windows hypervisor: The layer of software that leverages the Windows Server driver support and

hardware assisted virtualization technology.

Applicable environments

Microsoft defines the following scenarios as target environments for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

RC1:

•Production Server Consolidation: Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 can be beneficial for

organizations wanting to consolidate servers to better utilize hardware resources or reduce power

and space constraints in their data centers.

•Business Continuity Management: Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 can minimize the impact of

unscheduled downtime for an efficient and flexible disaster recovery solution.

•Software Test and Development: Administrators can allocate a child partition to development

resources to reduce the amount of server hardware required in the data center.

•Dynamic Data center: Administrators will have the capability to dynamically add resources to virtual

machines and move them across physical machines without affecting users.

New in Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1

Below is a list of new technologies included in Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1:

•Quick Migration: The ability to move running virtual machines from one host server to another with

minimal downtime.

•High Availability: Support for host-to-host connectivity and cluster support for all virtual machines

running on a host server.

•Server Core Role: Support for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 as a role within Server Core

based installations of Windows Server 2008.

•Server Manager Integration: Installation of the role available within the Server Manager

administrative console.

•Live Backups with VSS: Support for Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) enabling live snapshot

backups of running Virtual Machines.

•Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Tools: VHD tools to enable compaction, expansion, and inspection of VHDs

created with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1.

•VM Manageability: The ability to clone virtual machine characteristics across different hosts through

backups of imported or exported virtual machine configurations.

•Linux Integration Components: Support for SLES 10 SP1 (x86 and x64 editions). Beta Linux

Integration components are available from http://connect.microsoft.com (requires a Connect ID from

Microsoft for access).

•Improved Performance: Fixes that will improve system performance.

•Improved access control with Authorization Manager (AzMan): Secure role-based access control

models for improved administration is available through AzMan.

•Remote Management: Support for remote management as well as a Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

RC1 Microsoft Management Console only installation option for separate management nodes.

•Increased Virtual SCSI support: Support for up to four Virtual SCSI controllers per virtual machine.

•Increased Memory Support: Support for up to 64 GB of memory per virtual machine.

•Quick Reset: Option to quickly reset checkboxes and delete saved credentials when connecting to

virtual machines.

NOTE

Certain features could require additional Microsoft software.

Visit the Microsoft website (www.microsoft.com) for details on

software requirements for these features.

Obtaining Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1

Visit www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/audsel.mspx for the Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

RC1 download and installation instructions.

Guest Operating Systems Supported with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-

V RC1

The list of supported guest Operating Systems that may be used with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

RC1 is located at the following Web link: www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/hyperv-

supported-guest-os.aspx.

Configuration requirements

Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 uses an advanced feature of processors known as hardware

assisted virtualization. On Intel-based ProLiant servers, this feature is referred to as Intel®Virtualization

Technology, or VT-x. For AMD-based ProLiant servers, this feature is called AMD-Virtualization, or

AMD-V. Since this feature is disabled by default on most ProLiant severs, it must be enabled prior to

installing Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1. Refer to the section “Enabling support for hardware

assisted virtualization in the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU).”

Recommended system configurations

Microsoft and HP established the recommended system configurations for Windows Server 2008

base OS installations listed in this section.

Microsoft recommendations

Microsoft recommends the configurations in Table 1 for running Windows Server 2008 with

Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1.

Table 1.Microsoft recommended Host OS configuration

Component Requirement

Processor •Minimum: 1 GHz

•Recommended: 2 GHz

•Optimal: 3 GHz or faster

RAM per processor •Minimum: 512 MB

•Recommended: 2 GB

•Optimal: 2 GB (Full) or 1GB (Core)

Maximum RAM 64-bit

systems

•64 GB (Standard edition)

•2 TB (Enterprise or Data center systems)

Monitor SVGA resolution (800x600) or higher

Optical storage DVD drive

Available disk space •Minimum: 10 GB

•Recommended: 40 GB or greater

NOTE

•Available disk space refers to the free disk space on the

partition to contain the system files. Additional space is

required if you copy the Windows Server 2008 CD contents

to the hard disk during installation.

•Refer to the Microsoft website for any system requirement

updates.

•Computers with more than 16 GB of RAM will require more

disk space for paging and dump files.

HP recommendations

HP recommends the configurations in Table 2 when running Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 as

the parent virtual machine.

Table 2. HP recommended configurations for running the parent virtual machine

Component Requirement

Processor •Minimum: 1.6 GHz dual-core

•Recommended: 2.66 GHz dual-core

•Optimal: dual 3 GHz quad-core or faster

RAM per processor core •Minimum: 512 MB

•Recommended: 2 GB

•Optimal: 3 GB

Disk subsystem •Minimum: One physical disk for Host OS + one

additional disk per guest OS

•Recommended: One redundant disk for host OS

+ one additional redundant disk per two guest

OSs

•Optimal: One redundant disk for host OS + one

additional redundant disk for snapshots + one

additional redundant disk per two guest OSs

Network interface controllers

(NICs)

•Minimum: One NIC for host OS management

and guest virtual networking

•Recommended: One NIC for host OS

Management and one NIC for guest virtual

networking

Processor requirements

Microsoft provides virtualization functionality in Windows Server 2008 x64 Standard, Enterprise, or

Datacenter Edition for systems with the following processors:

•Intel Xeon®processors with Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T)

•Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD64) Opteron®Series processors

Table 3 lists the processor requirements for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1.

Table 3. Processor requirements for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1

Component Requirement

Processor •AMD-V

•Intel-VT

RAM per processor •Minimum: 1 GB

•Recommended: 2 GB

•Optimal: 4 GB

Hardware Data Execution

Prevention

Enabled

NOTE

Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 supports 16 physical

processor cores. A maximum of four virtual processors can be

assigned to a single guest OS.

See the installation instruction section of this paper for steps on

how to enable Hardware Data Execution Prevention and

virtualization in the HP ROM for your server.

Supported HP ProLiant servers

Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 should successfully install and run on any ProLiant server listed in

Table 4 when the server meets the recommended hardware configuration established by Microsoft or

HP. However, it is not possible for HP engineers to test all hardware and software configurations

during the early release phase of the OS. Listing a particular system or option as supported does not

mean that all of the subsystems embedded in that system are fully tested or that all systems and

options have undergone extensive functional testing.

Carefully review this document for the recommended system configuration and possible issues you

might encounter. Do not use this paper as your sole source of information. In addition to the websites

mentioned throughout this paper, visit the Windows Server 2008 Home page:

www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/default.mspx.

Due to the hardware requirements for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1, not every ProLiant server

platform will support Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1. HP highly recommends that administrators

review the information below before attempting an installation of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

RC1.

Table 4 lists the ProLiant servers with processors containing support for hardware-assisted

virtualization and the minimum ROM revision required to support Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

RC1.

Table 4. ProLiant server platforms that support Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1

Server platform ROM family ROM date (minimum)

ProLiant BL servers:

ProLiant BL260c G5 I20 04/15/08

ProLiant BL460c I15 08/21/07

ProLiant BL465c A13 09/23/07

ProLiant BL465c G5 A13 02/14/08

ProLiant BL480c I14 08/21/07

ProLiant BL680c G5 I17 08/09/07

ProLiant BL685c A08 09/23/07

ProLiant BL685c G5 A08 03/27/08

Table 4. ProLiant server platforms that support Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1

Server platform ROM family ROM date (minimum)

ProLiant DL servers:

ProLiant DL360 G5 P58 08/21/07

ProLiant DL365 A10 09/23/07

ProLiant DL365 G5 A10 03/27/08

ProLiant DL380 G5 P56 08/21/07

ProLiant DL385 G2 A09 09/23/07

ProLiant DL385 G5 A09 03/27/08

ProLiant DL580 G4 P59 08/10/07

ProLiant DL580 G5 P61 08/08/07

ProLiant DL585 G2 A07 11/21/07

ProLiant DL585 G5 A07 03/28/08

ProLiant DL785 G5 A15 3/31/08

ProLiant ML servers:

ProLiant ML350 G5 D21 08/21/07

ProLiant ML370 G5 P57 08/21/07

NOTE: Reminder, the above ROM versions are the minimum for support. HP recommends

downloading the current ROM release and applying the latest updates to the ProLiant

server.

HP is currently evaluating support for select ProLiant 100 series servers. This support will

not be available until after RTM of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. Please continue to

check this document for additional supported servers.

Supported ProLiant components

Software

HP recommends that administrators use the drivers on the Windows Server 2008 media for Windows

Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1. Install the HP ProLiant Support Pack for Windows Server 2008, included

with SmartStart 8.00, prior to installing Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1. With this release, HP

does not support installing the support pack on a Windows Server 2008 server running as a guest

OS within Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1.

Storage options

Table 5 lists supported ProLiant storage options and recommended driver revisions needed to

interface with Windows Server 2008. HP has updated the ProLiant Support Pack 8.00 for Windows

Server 2008 with the latest drivers. This package is available on the HP website:

www.hp.com/go/ws2008.

Table 5. Supported ProLiant storage controller options

Location

Installation

support

Supported

architecture

Option Driver

PSP 8.00 Windows

media

Full Server

Core

x86 x64

Management drivers:

Notification driver, Smart Array

5xxx

CPQCISSE.SYS 9999

SAS/SATA Notification Service CISSESRV.EXE 9999

StorageWorks Fibre Channel

Array Notification Driver for

Windows 2000/Server 2003

CPQFCAC.SYS 9999

6-Port SATA RAID Controller AAC.SYS 999

Smart Array:

E200 HPCISSS2.SYS

(full-feature)

99999

E200i HPCISSS2.SYS

(full-feature)

99999

E500 HPCISS2.SYS

(full-feature)

99999

P400 HPCISSS2.SYS

(full-feature)

99999

P400i HPCISSS2.SYS

(full-feature)

99999

5i HPCISSS.SYS

(full-feature)

99999

5i Plus HPCISSS.SYS

(full-feature)

99999

6i HPCISSS.SYS

(full-feature)

99999

6402 HPCISSS.SYS

(full-feature)

99999

641 HPCISSS.SYS

(full-feature)

99999

642 HPCISSS.SYS

(full-feature)

99999

P600 HPCISSS2.SYS

(full-feature)

99999

P800 HPCISSS2.SYS

(full-feature)

99999

Table 5. Supported ProLiant storage controller options

Location

Installation

support

Supported

architecture

Option Driver

PSP 8.00 Windows

media

Full Server

Core

x86 x64

Ultra 320 SCSI:

Integrated Dual Channel Ultra320

SCSI Controller

SYMMPI.SYS 99999

64-bit/13-MHz Single Channel

Ultra320 SCSI Host Bus Adapter

SYMMPI.SYS 99999

64-bit/13-MHz Dual Channel

Ultra320 SCSI Host Bus Adapter

SYMMPI.SYS 99999

Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters:

QLogic:

QLA24xx QL2300.SYS 9999

QLE24xx QL2300.SYS 9999

QMH2462 QL2300.SYS 9999

Emulex:

LP1050

ELXSTOR.SYS 99999

1050DC

ELXSTOR.SYS 99999

LP11002

ELXSTOR.SYS 99999

LP1150

ELXSTOR.SYS 99999

LPe11002

ELXSTOR.SYS 99999

LPe11050

ELXSTOR.SYS 99999

NOTE: Firmware upgrades are available for many of these devices through variations of the Options ROMPaq.

The latest version of each Options ROMPaq is available on the software and drivers website:

www.hp.com/cgi-bin/hpsupport/index.pl.

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