HP released a support pack (8.16) that includes support for W2008 R2 beta. The Support Pack includes all the drivers, management tools and management agents for optimal performance and manageability of HP Proliant servers. I’ve seem sites that never use the Support Pack and they couldn’t manage their servers. In fact, those sites tended to be pretty poor. The software is free. Heck, it’s part of the price of your server so use it!
“Windows Server 2008 R2 is being released in beta form by Microsoft. For HP customers who participate in the beta program for this product, download the white paper below for help on implementing the beta operating system on ProLiant servers. Official HP customer support for Windows Server 2008 R2 will be available when Microsoft releases the official version.
- Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta on HP servers
- ProLiant Support Pack 8.16 for Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta
- Implementing Microsoft(r) Windows(r) Server 2008 R2 pre-release build on HP servers”
Credit: Dan Taylor