It can't hurt to give the 32 bit version of 8.60 a try, can it? On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Ziots, Edward <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yep trying that now but 8.25 is the latest, so retrying a few things. We > might have just got it working, even though via the matrix it isn’t > officially supported. > > > > Trying to make the DL 380G3 retired if at all possible and use the G4-G7 > hardware for any new builds, > > > > Z > > > > Edward E. Ziots > > CISSP, Network +, Security + > > Network Engineer > > Lifespan Organization > > Email:[email protected] <email%[email protected]> > > Cell:401-639-3505 > > > > *From:* Richard Stovall [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, December 20, 2010 10:36 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Windows 2008 load issue on DL 380G3, location of Source OS > files. > > > > Try a new SmartStart CD. > > Seriously. > > > > I had similar issues with up to 8.3, I think, when trying to install on a > BL460c. A more current one will likely solve the problem. > > > > The link below is for the 8.60 32 bit CD. I dug it up by searching for > DL380 G5. The latest one that would show for a G3 is 8.25. > > > > > http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=1121516&prodNameId=3288134&swEnvOID=4022&swLang=8&mode=2&taskId=135&swItem=MTX-00b1501bdf9a4ddda9353d075e > > > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Ziots, Edward <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Need to bounce this one off the list. I have a DL380G3 that I am trying to > load Windows 2008 Standard for a new file server, I have already tried Smart > Start CD 8.00, 8.15 and 8.25. I also have tried 2 boot DVD's ( If I put the > Windows 2008 DVD in the DVD ROM and boot the server it starts to load > windows) but through the Smart Start CD, when it is asking for either > flat-files or CD-Image to load the OS from, I pick flat files and it prompts > me for where on the DVD the source OS's are. > > I pick DVD folder then the sources folder within that folder, and click on > show sub-directories, and sure enough on 2 DVD's it can't find it. > > I know the darn DVD's are good because I can get Windows to load from the > freaking DVD. > > Any idea, what I might be doing wrong with the load of the Windows 2008 > through the Smart start process which is what I would like to accomplish. > > Either that, or its back to Windows 2003 R2 Sp2 which I would like to start > getting away from but at least I will have a built server I will have space > on for information that needs to get migrated off older systems > > Edward E. Ziots > CISSP, Network +, Security + > Network Engineer > Lifespan Organization > Email:[email protected] <email%[email protected]> > Cell:401-639-3505 > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
