Installing Windows Server 2003

C H A P T E R 5

This chapter describes how to install the Windows Server 2003 operating system directly onto a Sun Blade X6240 server module using the Windows Server 2003 media.

The following sections are included in this chapter:

Installation Requirements

Installing the Windows Server 2003 Operating System

Installation Requirements

Before beginning the operating system installation, ensure that the following requirements are met.

For all installation methods:

Complete the procedures in the previous chapters of this document.

If you selected the Diskette Local mass storage drivers installation method, use a USB hub so that one dongle port is free to connect the diskette drive directly to the system. Connect the hub to the dongle cable provided with the system.

For information about specific details of the operating system installation, refer to your Microsoft Windows documentation.

Note - The complete Microsoft Windows operating system installation process is not documented in this section. This section documents only the steps that are specific for installing Windows Server 2003 on a Sun Blade X6240 server module.

For requirements specific to the mass storage driver and Windows media delivery methods that you have chosen, see TABLE 5-1.

TABLE 5-1 Requirements for Each Installation Method
Method	Action or Items Required
Diskette Local	Connect the USB diskette drive directly to the system USB dongle port, and insert the mass-storage drivers diskette into the diskette drive.^[1]
Diskette Remote	Connect the diskette drive to the JavaRConsole system (if necessary) and insert the mass-storage drivers diskette into the diskette drive.
Diskette Image	Ensure that the `floppy.img` file is accessible from the JavaRConsole system.
Windows Local	Ensure that the Microsoft Windows Server installation media and a DVD drive are available.
Windows Remote	Insert the Microsoft Windows Server installation media into the JavaRConsole system’s CD or DVD drive.
Windows Image	Ensure that the Windows Server installation media is accessible from the JavaRConsole system.

Installing the Windows Server 2003 Operating System

Follow these steps to install the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 software onto your Sun Blade X6240 server module.

Caution - The Solaris 10 5/08 Operating System or Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition with SP2 Operating System is preinstalled on the Sun Blade X6240 server module boot disk. The Windows installation will format the boot disk and all data will be lost. If the Windows Server 2003 OS is preinstalled, you do not have to use this procedure unless you are installing a newer version or different version (32-bit or 64-bit). Instructions for configuring the preinstalled Windows Server 2003 OS from the boot disk are provided in the Sun Blade X6240 Server Module Installation Guide(820-3968).

To Install the Operating System

1. Ensure that you have completed all of the requirements listed in Installation Requirements.

2. Power cycle the Sun Blade X6240 server module.

The BIOS POST process begins.

3. When the Press F8 for BBS POPUP or Boot menu prompt appears on the BIOS POST screen, press F8.

FIGURE 5-1 F8 Prompt

Screen shot of F8 prompt graphic showing screen with Press F8 for BBD POPUP or Boot menu (Ctrl+P on Remote Keyboard)

When the BIOS POST process is complete, the Boot Device menu appears.

FIGURE 5-2 Boot Device Menu

Screen shot of Boot Device menu graphic showing Boot Device Menu, including devices and available network slots

4. If you have selected the Windows Local installation method, insert the CD now.

5. Select CD-DVD from the Boot Device menu.

Caution - After you press Enter in Step 6, the next actions must be performed quickly. Read Step 7and Step 8before proceeding, so that you will know what to look for. The prompts are displayed for five seconds and are easy to miss. If you do not press F6 while the prompts are being displayed, the screen allowing you to specify additional drivers is not displayed and the installation will fail. You will need to restart the system and go back to Step 3

6. Press Enter.

7. When prompted with Press any key to boot from CD, quickly press any key.

The Windows Setup begins. During the early part of Windows Setup, the following message appears at the bottom of the screen:

Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver.

8. Press F6 to install mass-storage drivers.

A screen appears, prompting you to press S to specify additional devices.

FIGURE 5-3 Specify Additional Device Screen

Screen shot of Specify Additional Device screen

9. Ensure that the mass storage drivers are accessible according to the mass storage driver installation method that you have selected.

Diskette Local. Mass storage drivers diskette in diskette drive A on the Sun Blade X6240 server module.

Diskette Remote. Mass storage drivers diskette in the JavaRConsole server diskette drive

Diskette Image. floppy.img available on the JavaRConsole system

10. Press S to specify additional devices.

A screen appears listing the available drivers.

FIGURE 5-4 Select SCSI Adapter Screen

Screen shot of Select SCSI Adapter screen

11. Select the appropriate version of the LSI Logic Fusion-MPT SAS Driver, depending on the version of Windows you are installing (Server 2003 32-bit or Server 2003 AMD64), and press Enter.

A screen appears, confirming your selections and allowing you to select additional drivers.

FIGURE 5-5 Specify Additional Device Screen

Screen shot of Specify Additional Device screen

12. Press Enter to continue.

The Welcome to Windows Setup screen appears.

FIGURE 5-6 Welcome to Windows Setup Screen

Screen shot of Welcome to Windows Setup screen

13. Press Enter to continue.

Windows Setup continues and displays the following screen, allowing you to select Express Setup or Custom Setup.

FIGURE 5-7 Select Setup Screen

Screen shot of Select Setup screen

Note - If you plan to use a hardware RAID as the system disk, you must select Custom Setup and manually partition the disk. You must reserve a minimum of 64 MB of unpartitioned space at the end of the disk.

14. Press Enter for Express Setup.

15. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the Windows Server Installation.

During installation, the system will reboot.

16. Proceed to Updating Critical System-Specific Drivers.

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