Sun Fire X2270 Server Windows Operating System Installation Guide |
C H A P T E R 2 |
Install Windows Server 2003 Operating System |
Note - If you want to create a RAID for your disk, the recommended procedure is to create a RAID before you install the OS. For more information and procedures, see Configure RAID Controller in the BIOS Setup Utility and Prepare RAID Drivers for Delivery. |
Step | Task | Description | Relevant Topic(s) |
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1 | Review installation prerequisites | Verify that all applicable requirements are met for installing an operating system to a server. | |
2 | Choose an installation method | Evaluate and select an installation method that meets the needs of your infrastructure. | |
3 | Ensure that the BIOS factory defaults are set | Verify that the factory default settings in the BIOS are set prior to performing the operating system installation. | |
4 | Gather the Windows installation media | The Windows OS is shipped with the CD and DVD media and documentation that you will need to install the Windows OS. |
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5 | Download server-specific drivers or obtain drivers from Tools and Drivers CD | Depending on your system, some device drivers are required to be installed at boot time. You can obtain these drivers from the Tools & Drivers CD or from the Sun download site. | |
6 | (Optional) Configure RAID Controller | Follow the instructions to implement RAID using the BIOS Setup utility. | |
7 | (Optional) Prepare RAID drivers for delivery | Produce the RAID drivers floppy required for the Windows 2003 installation. | |
8 | Perform the Windows OS installation | Follow the instructions in this chapter to install the Windows 2003 operating system. | |
9 | Install driver(s) and post supplemental software, post installation, if necessary | If the Windows operating system does not include the necessary device drivers to support your system, you may need to install additional device drivers. If your system includes RAID controllers, you may need to install supplemental software to support these controllers. |
Note - The complete Microsoft Windows operating system installation process is not documented in this section. This section walks you through the steps for booting the Windows Server 2003 media, installing drivers (if necessary) at boot, and partitioning the drive. For additional information, consult the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 product documentation at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/proddoc/default.mspx |
Device Driver | Description |
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Intel SATA Driver | The Intel SATA device driver must be available at boot time if installing to a local SATA hard disk drive (HDD). Note - For Windows Server 2003, the default AHCI mode, which can be configured via the System BIOS, needs a boot driver. If configured for IDE mode, no boot driver is required for Intel SATA. |
QLogic SAN Driver | The QLogic Fibre Channel (FC) device driver must be installed at installation boot time if your installation target is a QLogic FC Storage Area Network (SAN) device. |
Emulex SAN Driver | The Emulex FC device driver must be installed at installation boot time if your installation target is a Emulex FC SAN device. |
Create Floppy Disk for RAID Driver Installation |
Create Floppy Image for RAID Driver Installation |
Note - If you are booting the installation media from a PXE environment, refer to Install Windows Server 2003 Using PXE Network Environment for instructions. |
Install Windows Server 2003 Using Local or Remote Media |
Note - The screen that appears in your installation may be different depending on the type of disk controller installed in your server. |
Note - The above prompt lasts for approximately five seconds and is easy to miss. If you do not press F6 while the prompt is displayed, the dialog allowing you to specify additional drivers is not displayed and the installation will fail. If this happens, restart the server on which you are performing the installation and go back to Step 3. |
Note - Any previous installations on the server’s boot disk will cause the partitioning dialog to appear. |
Note - As an alternative, you can install the Windows 2003 operating system over an established PXE-based network via a customer-provided Windows Deployment Services (WDS) image. |
Install Windows Server 2003 Using PXE |
Note - Information concerning how to properly set up and deploy a RIS network environment is outside the scope of this installation guide. For these details, see Microsoft’s documentation for deploying and using Remote Installation Services. |
Note - The next events occur very quickly, so focused attention is needed for the following steps. Watch carefully for these messages as they appear on the screen for a brief time. You might want to enlarge the size of your screen to eliminate scroll bars. |
Note - The boot device options shown on the following Select Boot Device dialog may be different from the options listed on your screen. |
Note - The OS choice dialog identifies the names of the OS images that are available for you to install from your RIS server. The OS choice dialog from your RIS server will list different options from the ones shown in the example dialog below. |
Sun Fire X2270 Server Windows Operating System Installation Guide | 820-7143-11 |
Sun Fire X2270 Server Windows Operating System Installation Guide |
C H A P T E R 2 |
Install Windows Server 2003 Operating System |
Note - If you want to create a RAID for your disk, the recommended procedure is to create a RAID before you install the OS. For more information and procedures, see Configure RAID Controller in the BIOS Setup Utility and Prepare RAID Drivers for Delivery. |
Step | Task | Description | Relevant Topic(s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Review installation prerequisites | Verify that all applicable requirements are met for installing an operating system to a server. | |
2 | Choose an installation method | Evaluate and select an installation method that meets the needs of your infrastructure. | |
3 | Ensure that the BIOS factory defaults are set | Verify that the factory default settings in the BIOS are set prior to performing the operating system installation. | |
4 | Gather the Windows installation media | The Windows OS is shipped with the CD and DVD media and documentation that you will need to install the Windows OS. |
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5 | Download server-specific drivers or obtain drivers from Tools and Drivers CD | Depending on your system, some device drivers are required to be installed at boot time. You can obtain these drivers from the Tools & Drivers CD or from the Sun download site. | |
6 | (Optional) Configure RAID Controller | Follow the instructions to implement RAID using the BIOS Setup utility. | |
7 | (Optional) Prepare RAID drivers for delivery | Produce the RAID drivers floppy required for the Windows 2003 installation. | |
8 | Perform the Windows OS installation | Follow the instructions in this chapter to install the Windows 2003 operating system. | |
9 | Install driver(s) and post supplemental software, post installation, if necessary | If the Windows operating system does not include the necessary device drivers to support your system, you may need to install additional device drivers. If your system includes RAID controllers, you may need to install supplemental software to support these controllers. |
Note - The complete Microsoft Windows operating system installation process is not documented in this section. This section walks you through the steps for booting the Windows Server 2003 media, installing drivers (if necessary) at boot, and partitioning the drive. For additional information, consult the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 product documentation at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/proddoc/default.mspx |
Device Driver | Description |
---|---|
Intel SATA Driver | The Intel SATA device driver must be available at boot time if installing to a local SATA hard disk drive (HDD). Note - For Windows Server 2003, the default AHCI mode, which can be configured via the System BIOS, needs a boot driver. If configured for IDE mode, no boot driver is required for Intel SATA. |
QLogic SAN Driver | The QLogic Fibre Channel (FC) device driver must be installed at installation boot time if your installation target is a QLogic FC Storage Area Network (SAN) device. |
Emulex SAN Driver | The Emulex FC device driver must be installed at installation boot time if your installation target is a Emulex FC SAN device. |
Create Floppy Disk for RAID Driver Installation |
Create Floppy Image for RAID Driver Installation |
Note - If you are booting the installation media from a PXE environment, refer to Install Windows Server 2003 Using PXE Network Environment for instructions. |
Install Windows Server 2003 Using Local or Remote Media |
Note - The screen that appears in your installation may be different depending on the type of disk controller installed in your server. |
Note - The above prompt lasts for approximately five seconds and is easy to miss. If you do not press F6 while the prompt is displayed, the dialog allowing you to specify additional drivers is not displayed and the installation will fail. If this happens, restart the server on which you are performing the installation and go back to Step 3. |
Note - Any previous installations on the server’s boot disk will cause the partitioning dialog to appear. |
Note - As an alternative, you can install the Windows 2003 operating system over an established PXE-based network via a customer-provided Windows Deployment Services (WDS) image. |
Install Windows Server 2003 Using PXE |
Note - Information concerning how to properly set up and deploy a RIS network environment is outside the scope of this installation guide. For these details, see Microsoft’s documentation for deploying and using Remote Installation Services. |
Note - The next events occur very quickly, so focused attention is needed for the following steps. Watch carefully for these messages as they appear on the screen for a brief time. You might want to enlarge the size of your screen to eliminate scroll bars. |
Note - The boot device options shown on the following Select Boot Device dialog may be different from the options listed on your screen. |
Note - The OS choice dialog identifies the names of the OS images that are available for you to install from your RIS server. The OS choice dialog from your RIS server will list different options from the ones shown in the example dialog below. |
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