HP ProLiant DL980 G7 Server - Manual (Page 9)

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Improved graphical user interface (GUI) on all pages, with most significant changes on:
CPU page — CPU affinity settings of all SQL instances are shown side by side for
convenience of comparison and analysis ◦
◦ SQL Startup Option page — Current status and additional details about trace flags in
one single page
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Enhanced error handling, including additional detailed error messages presented in GUI and
log file
New features in release 2.0 and 2.1
HP ESO 2.0 additionally provides:
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Windows 2008 R2 Server core support
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SQL Server 2012 support
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Volume Mount Point support (see “Volume mount point” (page 61) )
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New SQL Login page that allows users to specify login credentials for SQL Server instances
(see
“Setting credentials and logging in to SQL Server and Analysis Services
instances” (page 30) )
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Session-based usage model to prevent simultaneous access and control of the tool (see “Quick
start: Tasks performed in a typical HP ESO user session” (page 25) )
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Support for SQL Server startup options (trace flags) settings (see “Viewing and controlling SQL
Server startup options” (page 58) )
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Network RSS (Receive Side Scaling) settings recommendations (see “Receive-Side Scaling”
(page 63) )
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New information on HADR (High Availability Disaster Recovery) configured databases and
SQL servers (see
“Viewing high availability and disaster recovery configurations and
recommendations” (page 46) )
HP ESO 2.1 additionally provides a fix for more efficient CPU and memory resources usage.
Previous resources usage caused SQL Server, Database, CPU, and Network optimization pages
to hang for certain storage settings.
New features in release 2.0 and 2.1 9