I am retasking a number of DL380 G6 servers. The hardware configuration is appropriate. I will be installing Windows Server 2008 x64 on these units.
Windows does not recogize the disk array out of the box. After some effort I found a stand-alone Array configuration utility and set up the disks. Once the OS was installed I found I needed various and sundry drivers to bring the system up to snuff. I also need to add drives and configure a RAID.
I suspect there must be a better way that guessing the long list of drivers and patches. Something like a tool that checks the hardware and selects the correct bits. Later I want to be able to keep these machines current.
I's appreciate anyone's help pointing me in the right direction - best practices to ensure these machines are properly setup with the latest from HP.
Thanks in advance for any direction.
Mike