1 Setup overview
Your HP ProLiant storage server comes pre-installed with the Windows
®
Storage Server
™
2003 R2 operating system. Windows Storage Server
2003 R2 extends the Windows Storage Server 2003 operating system,
providing a more ef
fi
cient way to manage and control access to local
and remote resources. In addition, Windows Storage Server 2003 R2
provides a scalable, security-enhanced Web platform for simpli
fi
ed branch
server management, improved identity and access management, and more
ef
fi
cient storage management.
Depending on the con
fi
guration you have chosen, your storage server
may contain additional software providing solutions for speci
fi
c business
needs. For example, your server may be optimized to be a File Print
Appliance (FPA).
Planning for installation
Before you install your HP ProLiant storage server, you need to make a
few up-front decisions.
Determining a network access method
Before beginning setup and startup procedures, you should decide upon
an access method to connect to the storage server. The type of network
access you select is determined by whether or not the network has a
Dynamic Host Con
fi
guration Protocol (DHCP) server, as shown in
Network
Access methods
. The following
fi
gure
shows the types of network access
methods that are available and provides more information about each one.
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