Notes on installing the Self Service Portal for Service Manager:
If you've installed IIS 7.0 and try to run the SSP installation, non-met prerequisites will include: IIS 6.0 Metabase Compatibility role and ASP.NET 2.0. Here is where to find and how to install both of these components.
Open up the Server Manager console, espand Roles, and select Web Server (IIS). Scroll down to Role Services and click the Add Role Services link in the action pane. Expand Application Development and select ASP.NET. A dialog box will appear requesting to add the role services required by ASP.NET. Click the button labeled "Add Required Role Services" and they will auto-select in the Application Development menu.
Scroll down, find, and expand Managemement Tools, expand IIS 6 Management Compatibility and select IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility.
Click the Next button. A dialog box will appear which lists the features you have selected. Check these over to ensure they are correct. Click the Install button. You should receive an Installation succeeded notice. If not, check the problem, correct and repeat the process. Click the Close button.
Run the prerequisites check within the Self Service Portal Installation routine.
Just a quick note on BIOS settings required for HP Proliant Servers. If you receive an Event ID: 14098 within the Hyper-V Manager ('Hypervisor' driver required by the Virtual Machine Management service is not installed or it is disabled. Check out your settings or try reinstalling the Hyper-V role.) check the following items.
Within the BIOS, enable the following:
"No-Execute Memory Protection"
"[CPU Mfg] Virtualization Technology" (Can be Intel or AMD)
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Just a short FYI to those of you who use the Lenovo X-series of laptops. Within the user's guide of the Lenovo USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive (Part Number: 40Y8686) is a short paragraph stating the following:
"The standard USB bus power can be used in some configurations to power the Combo II Drive. For maximum performands in all configurations, the recommendation is to use the supplied power adapter."
You MUST attach the power supply in order to boot from the external drive. If you do not, it will appear to work, but will merely click at you.
Just want to save others from being quite frustrated because this does not seem to be clearly stated in the users guide.