HP Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Technical support, Before you contact HP, HP customer support

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Before you contact HP

Be sure to have the following information available before you call HP:

Technical support registration number (if applicable).

Product serial number

Product model name and number

Product identification number

Applicable error messages

Add-on boards or hardware

Third-party hardware or software

Operating system type and revision level

HP contact information

For the name of the nearest HP authorized reseller and HP technical Support World Wide:

See the Contact HP worldwide (in English) webpage:

(http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/wwcontact.html).

For HP technical support:

In the United States, for contact options see the Contact HP United States webpage (http:// welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/contact_us.html).

If you have purchased a Care Pack (service upgrade), see the HP website (http:// www.hp.com/services/carepack).

Customer self repair

What is customer self repair?

HP's customer self-repair program offers you the fastest service under either warranty or contract. It enables HP to ship replacement parts directly to you so that you can replace them. Using this program, you can replace parts at your own convenience.

A convenient, easy-to-use program:

An HP support specialist will diagnose and assess whether a replacement part is required to address a system problem. The specialist will also determine whether you can replace the part.

For specific information about customer replaceable parts, refer to the maintenance and service guide on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support).

HP customer support

HP customer support offers Software Support, and Integrated Hardware and Software Support services. For more information, see the following links:

Software Support Services (http://www.hp.com/services/swtechnology) – Three incidents and 9 x 5 standard telephone support are included for the operating system and a wide range of Microsoft® applications.

Hardware Support (http://www.hp.com/services/hardwaresupport) – A range of hardware support services are available for the server.

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Contents HP Part Number Published December Edition Contents Troubleshooting Navigating to documentation on the HP website Navigation tipsNavigating in the Html document Intended audience Introduction FeaturesOverview Features Gathering information Certificate of authenticityInstalling the operating system InstallationBefore installing the operating system Installation Click Microsoft Eula Installation Installing the operating system Click Continue Installing the operating system Installation Installing the operating system Installation Signed drivers Found New Hardware Wizard Installing the operating system Post-installation tasks Page 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 Post-installation tasks Enabling BitLocker drive encryption Installing Hyper-V For Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Installing Hyper-V For Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1 StandardInstalling Hyper-V For Windows Server 2012 Standard Installing Hyper-V For Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard R2 Media DVD Reboot the server to enable the changes Installation on VMware Virtual machines Smbios.ReflectHost = True Installing the Network Teaming and Configuration Utility Post-installation tasks for HP ProLiant series servers Installing the HP Management Agents Using HP Smart Update Manager HpsumConfiguring array controllers Using Management AgentsTroubleshooting Reinstalling the operating systemHP contact information Technical supportBefore you contact HP Customer self repairHP customer support Acronyms and abbreviations Index