Server Core Host Limitations

The following limitations apply to Windows Server Core 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019 hosts:

• Window Server Core 2008 R2 does not support Synchronous Replication configurations.
• Setup Manager (SM) and Connection Manager (CM) are not supported on Windows Server Core 2008 R2.
• Setup Manager can be run on Windows Server Core 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019. However, because there is no default browser on a Windows Server Core host, the GUI cannot be used to initialize the array.
• When installing the toolkit on a Windows Server Core host, the Hotfix Report cannot be accessed from the Microsoft Hotfixes dialog box, because the link launches a default web browser that is not available on Server Core hosts. To see what hotfixes you may need to install, view the Missing Hotfix Report in the C:\hotfix_report file.
• A silent installation on a server core host will fail if there are missing hotfixes. While HPE strongly recommends installing the missing hotfixes, it is possible to bypass the check by using the HOTFIXPASS=Yes option.
  NOTE: Be aware that there may be hotfixes that need to be applied for HPE Storage Toolkit for Windows to function properly. To see what hotfixes you may need to install, view the Missing Hotfix Report in the C:\hotfix_report file.