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From: Steve_Phoenix on 29 Dec 2009 18:02
We are currently running sbs 2003 on an HP Proliant DL380 g4 we want install
a fresh copy of SBS 2008 onto the DL380 G4, but HP does not list the DL380 G4
as a server platform that supports sbs 2008. (This is the PDF
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01479108/c01479108.pdf?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
) It only lists the DL380 G5. According to Microsoft, it appears the DL380
G4 meets all the recommended requirements.

We do not have a budget that will allow the purchase of a newer server.
Will we be ok with the DL380 G4 or are we going to be missing some
functionality or fail all together?


Thank You
From: Charlie Russel - MVP on 29 Dec 2009 18:37
If HP doesn't list it as supported on the DL380 G4, that isn't a good sign.
BUT, that being said, if the DL380 G4 is fully x64 compatible, then I don't
see any reason why it shouldn't work. The only real requirement is that the
server support Windows Server 2008 x64, so if you can run 64-bit Windows on
it, you should be OK. What are the CPU and RAM on the server?

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel




"Steve_Phoenix" <Steve_Phoenix(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C60BDE28-CE92-4229-8325-563D6A7E64CC(a)microsoft.com...
> We are currently running sbs 2003 on an HP Proliant DL380 g4 we want
> install
> a fresh copy of SBS 2008 onto the DL380 G4, but HP does not list the DL380
> G4
> as a server platform that supports sbs 2008. (This is the PDF
> http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01479108/c01479108.pdf?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
> ) It only lists the DL380 G5. According to Microsoft, it appears the
> DL380
> G4 meets all the recommended requirements.
>
> We do not have a budget that will allow the purchase of a newer server.
> Will we be ok with the DL380 G4 or are we going to be missing some
> functionality or fail all together?
>
>
> Thank You

From: Steve_Phoenix on 29 Dec 2009 19:41
It has 2 GB ram which we will upgrade to 4 or or possibly 8 depending on
cost. it has (2) 3.2 dual core xeon processors

HP specs say all DL380 G4 servers have:

64-bit Intel® Xeon™ processors up to 3.6 GHz

800MHz Front Side Bus

Thanks

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> If HP doesn't list it as supported on the DL380 G4, that isn't a good sign.
> BUT, that being said, if the DL380 G4 is fully x64 compatible, then I don't
> see any reason why it shouldn't work. The only real requirement is that the
> server support Windows Server 2008 x64, so if you can run 64-bit Windows on
> it, you should be OK. What are the CPU and RAM on the server?
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel
>
>
>
>
> "Steve_Phoenix" <Steve_Phoenix(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C60BDE28-CE92-4229-8325-563D6A7E64CC(a)microsoft.com...
> > We are currently running sbs 2003 on an HP Proliant DL380 g4 we want
> > install
> > a fresh copy of SBS 2008 onto the DL380 G4, but HP does not list the DL380
> > G4
> > as a server platform that supports sbs 2008. (This is the PDF
> > http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01479108/c01479108.pdf?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
> > ) It only lists the DL380 G5. According to Microsoft, it appears the
> > DL380
> > G4 meets all the recommended requirements.
> >
> > We do not have a budget that will allow the purchase of a newer server.
> > Will we be ok with the DL380 G4 or are we going to be missing some
> > functionality or fail all together?
> >
> >
> > Thank You
>
> .
>
From: Cliff Galiher on 29 Dec 2009 20:09
It has been my personal experience that, if HP has not listed a server as
supported, that it usually means it has a piece of hardware that they no
longer use and/or have chosen not to make a 64-bit driver for. So even if
the processor is 64-bit, you may have problems with the server because of
other restrictions (RAID/NIC/etc).

-Cliff


"Steve_Phoenix" <Steve_Phoenix(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C60BDE28-CE92-4229-8325-563D6A7E64CC(a)microsoft.com...
> We are currently running sbs 2003 on an HP Proliant DL380 g4 we want
> install
> a fresh copy of SBS 2008 onto the DL380 G4, but HP does not list the DL380
> G4
> as a server platform that supports sbs 2008. (This is the PDF
> http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01479108/c01479108.pdf?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
> ) It only lists the DL380 G5. According to Microsoft, it appears the
> DL380
> G4 meets all the recommended requirements.
>
> We do not have a budget that will allow the purchase of a newer server.
> Will we be ok with the DL380 G4 or are we going to be missing some
> functionality or fail all together?
>
>
> Thank You

From: kj [SBS MVP] on 29 Dec 2009 20:22
Cliff Galiher wrote:
> It has been my personal experience that, if HP has not listed a
> server as supported, that it usually means it has a piece of hardware
> that they no longer use and/or have chosen not to make a 64-bit
> driver for. So even if the processor is 64-bit, you may have
> problems with the server because of other restrictions (RAID/NIC/etc).
>
> -Cliff

Yep, HP like others frequently leave off official support for many reasons.
But;
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=SupportManual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64180&taskId=101&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=397634

lists all sorts of drivers and documents for 2008 including SBS 2008. So,
I'd not be too concerned.

>
>
> "Steve_Phoenix" <Steve_Phoenix(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:C60BDE28-CE92-4229-8325-563D6A7E64CC(a)microsoft.com...
>> We are currently running sbs 2003 on an HP Proliant DL380 g4 we want
>> install
>> a fresh copy of SBS 2008 onto the DL380 G4, but HP does not list the
>> DL380 G4
>> as a server platform that supports sbs 2008. (This is the PDF
>> http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01479108/c01479108.pdf?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
>> ) It only lists the DL380 G5. According to Microsoft, it appears the
>> DL380
>> G4 meets all the recommended requirements.
>>
>> We do not have a budget that will allow the purchase of a newer
>> server. Will we be ok with the DL380 G4 or are we going to be
>> missing some functionality or fail all together?
>>
>>
>> Thank You

--
/kj


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