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HP Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 manual Configuring network protocols

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Configuring network protocols

.The TCP/IP, WBEM Provider, and AMS are installed automatically. The HP Management Agents for servers require TCP/IP, Wbem Providers, and AMS to communicate with HP Systems Insight Manager.Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2008 R2 wSP1 Standard and Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2012 Standard, Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2012 R2 Standard require TCP/IP to be enabled.

Setting up Remote Access Server for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1 Standard

To setup Remote Access Server for Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2008 R2 wSP1 Standard:

1.Click Start, and select Control Panel.

2.Click Network and Internet.

3.Click Network and sharing Center.

4.Click Setup a new Connection or Network.

5.Complete the setup as prompted.

For more information on required networking parameters, see the Operating system documentation.

Setting up Remote Access Server for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard/Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard

To setup Remote Access Server (RAS) for Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2012 Standard/ Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2012 R2 Standard:

1.If your operating system is Windows Server 2012 Standard, click button and select Control Panel.

2.If your operating system is Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard, click Start button, and then select Control Panel.

3.Click Network and Internet.

4.Click Network and Sharing Center.

5.Click Setup a new connection or network.

6.Complete the setup as prompted.

For more information on required networking parameters, see the Operating system documentation.

Installing Java Virtual Machine

The Java™ Virtual Machine utility (http://www.java.com) must be downloaded and installed on your server to completely and properly view some web pages using Internet Explorer 6.0. For example, when viewing the Web Agent Help from the System Management Homepage, text that appears in the left column of the Help screen is not displayed properly if Java™ Virtual Machine is not installed.

Enabling BitLocker drive encryption

To install BitLocker Drive Encryption on Windows® Server 2008 R2 wSP1 Standard:

1.Add BitLocker feature from Server manager and reboot the server.

After the operating system boots, log in as administrator, go to Control Panel, click System and Security, and then click BitLocker Drive Encryption.

2.If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm the action and then click Continue. The BitLocker Drive Encryption page appears.

Click Turn On BitLocker on the operating system volume. The following warning appears:

BitLocker encryption might have a performance impact on your server. If TPM (Trusted Platform Module) is not initialized, the TPM Security Hardware wizard appears.

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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 specifications

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