HP Microsoft Windows Server 2012 manual Found New Hardware Wizard, Automatic configuration

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Found New Hardware Wizard

installation. If you are prompted to reboot the server, click No. After the operating system installation is complete, download digitally signed drivers (http://www.hp.com/support/files).

Found New Hardware Wizard

The Found New Hardware Wizard might appear during the operating system installation. If this wizard appears, click Cancel.

IMPORTANT: Do not attempt to install the drivers during the operating system installation because the server might automatically reboot before the driver installation is completed. This action could result in the incorrect installation of a device.

To install drivers for unknown devices in device manager. After the operating system installation:

1.If your operating system is Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1, click Start>All Programs> Administrative Tools>Computer Management.

If your operating system is Windows Server 2012 Standard, press Windows key from keyboard >Administrative Tools> Computer Management.

If your operating system is Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard, click Start and then select Administrative Tools>Computer Management.

2.From the left column, select Device Manager.

3.Right-click the component displaying the yellow mark, and then select Update Driver Software.

4.Click Browse my computer for Driver option.

5.Enter the following path in the text box:

C:\Drivers

Select Include Subfolders.

6.Click Next.

7.To complete the Found New Hardware Wizard, click Close.

The setup process begins. Wait for the entire setup process to complete, including any requested restarts, before interrupting this process or powering down the server. After the setup process completes, you can configure the server.

IMPORTANT: The system might complete the driver installation after the first login. Do not perform any actions on the Initial Configuration Task screen. If additional drivers are loaded, the system completes the driver installation and automatically reboots next time system presents a login prompt, log in and use the new operating system.

Automatic configuration

Some steps of the setup process are automatically configured, and these configuration screens do not appear. For information about changing any preconfigured information, see the Operating system documentation. Automatically configured parameters that may require later changes include:

Licensing mode – By default, the server licensing mode is set to per-device or per-user with a five device or user count. For information about licensing, see the online help or the Operating system documentation.

Administrator password – The administrator password is provided by the user during initial setup. For procedures to change the administrator password after the installation is complete, see “Post-installation tasks” (page 22).

Dynamic disk upgrade – The operating system is preinstalled on an approximately 20 GB partition. On an array controller, the logical drive size is set to the maximum size of the drive. The logical drive of array controllers contains 10 to 15 MB of available space to support a dynamic disk upgrade.

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Contents HP Part Number Published December Edition Contents 5 Installation6 Post-installation tasks 7 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1 Standard, Windows ServerA Troubleshooting B Technical supportC Acronyms and abbreviations IndexNavigating to documentation on the HP website 1 Navigation tipsNavigating in the HTML document 2 Notices Intended audienceIntroduction Features3 Overview Features 4 Gathering information Certificate of authenticityInstalling the operating system 5 InstallationBefore installing the operating system 10 Installation 4. Click ContinueInstalling the operating system 5. Click Microsoft EULA12 Installation 7. Click the Ancillary Software to check all third party Ancillary Licensed software used by HP 14 Installation 9. Click Continue10. On the OS Partition screen, choose one of the following to set the operating system partition size Administrator Password must meet the following criteria 13. Click Continue 18 Installation Signed drivers Automatic configuration Found New Hardware WizardInstalling the operating system 6 Post-installation tasks Altering regional settings for Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1 StandardAltering regional settings for Windows Server 2012 Standard/Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Installing integrated Lights-Out management features Configuring the disk drives Creating an additional page fileBacking up the server Installing tape drivesEvent log errors Configuring network protocols Installing Java Virtual MachineEnabling BitLocker drive encryption Configuring network protocols28 Post-installation tasks Enabling BitLocker drive encryption Installing Hyper-V For Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1 Standard Installing Hyper-V For Windows Server 2012 StandardInstalling Hyper-V For Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard 30 Post-installation tasksInstalling Hyper-V For Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard R2 Media DVD 2012 R2 Standard Installation on VMware Virtual machines smbios.ReflectHost = TRUE8 Post-installation tasks for HP ProLiant series servers Installing the HP Management AgentsInstalling the Network Teaming and Configuration Utility Using HP Smart Update Manager HPSUM36 Post-installation tasks for HP ProLiant series servers Configuring array controllersUsing Management Agents A Troubleshooting Reinstalling the operating systemB Technical support Before you contact HPHP contact information Customer self repairHP customer support C Acronyms and abbreviations Index