Information to collect before contacting HP

Be sure to have the following information available before you contact HP:

How to contact HP

Use the following methods to contact HP technical support:

Registering for software technical support and update service

Support includes one year of 24 x 7 HP Software Technical Support and Update Service. This service provides access to HP technical resources for assistance in resolving software implementation or operations problems.

The service also provides access to software updates and reference manuals in electronic form as they are made available from HP. Customers who purchase an electronic license are eligible for electronic updates.

With this service, customers benefit from expedited problem resolution as well as proactive notification and delivery of software updates. For more information about this service, see the following website:

http://www.hp.com/services/insight

Registration for this service takes place following online redemption of the license certificate.

How to use your software technical support and update

As HP releases updates to software, the latest versions of the software and documentation are made available to you. The Software Updates and Licensing portal gives you access to software, documentation and license updates for products on your HP software support agreement.

You can access this portal from the HP Support Center:

http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc

After creating your profile and linking your support agreements to your profile, see the Software Updates and Licensing portal at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsoftwareupdatesupport to obtain software, documentation, and license updates.

HP authorized resellers

For the name of the nearest HP authorized reseller, see the following sources:

Related information

HP ProLiant Servers:

Related documentation

The following documents [and websites] provide related information:

You can find these documents from the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center website:

http://www.hp.com/support/manuals

Typographic conventions

This document uses the following typographical conventions: