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Forgot to mention server is out of warranty.
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Forgot to mention server is out of warranty.

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Ok so really same as desktop. Is there any concern re other firmware of other components such as raid card, hp ilo or anything else?
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Ok so really same as desktop. Is there any concern re other firmware of other components such as raid card, hp ilo or anything else?

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Can anyone provide best practices for a production hp ml350 g5 server? &nbsp;It's the only server for a small biz. So far I plan to have a full image that I can spin up or apply to bare metal should something go wrong during the update. Is there anything else you guys could recommend? &nbsp;Obviously Murphy's law applies here.
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Can anyone provide best practices for a production hp ml350 g5 server?  It's the only server for a small biz. So far I plan to have a full image that I can spin up or apply to bare metal should something go wrong during the update. Is there anything else you guys could recommend?  Obviously Murphy's law applies here.

Hp proliant ml350 g5 bios update best practice

The Microsoft Server topic includes all of the legacy versions of the operating system, including the Windows NT 3.1, NT 3.5, NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 and Windows Home Server versions.

Microsoft Server OS

Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.

Server Hardware

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).