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Sun Fire X4500/X4540 Server Windows Operating System Installation Guide

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Contents

Preface

1. Getting Started

About Windows Server Installation

Important Installation Considerations

Supported Windows Operating Systems

Assisted Installation Using Sun Installation Assistant (SIA)

SIA Media Availability, Updates and Documentation

Manual Installation

2. Downloading Server-Specific Driver Packages

3. Selecting the Delivery Methods

Select a Mass Storage Drivers Method

Select a Windows Server Distribution Media Method

4. Prepare for Mass Storage Driver Delivery

Create a Floppy Disk

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a Floppy Disk for the Sun Fire X4540 Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a Floppy Disk for the Sun Fire X4500 Server

Copy the Floppy Image File

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Copy the Floppy Image File for the X4540 or X4500 Server

5. Configure the JavaRConsole System

JavaRConsole System Requirements

Setting Up the JavaRConsole System

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set Up the JavaRConsole System

6. Installing Windows Server 2003

Installation Requirements

Installing the Operating System

7. Installing Windows Server 2008 (X4540 Server Only)

Installation Requirements

Installing the Operating System

8. Update the Critical Server-Specific Drivers

Pre-installation Requirements for Disk Control and Monitoring

Updating the Server-Specific Drivers

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update the Server-Specific Drivers

Installing Supplemental Software

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install Supplemental Software

Additional Information for Supplemental Software

Disk Control and Monitoring

Using Intel NIC Teaming (X4500 Server Only)

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Access Intel NIC Teaming Configuration Settings

Learning More About Intel NIC Teaming

Using the NVIDIA Network Access Manager for Windows Server 2003 (X4540 Server Only)

Launching the Network Access Manager

Learning More About Network Access Manager

Using the NVIDIA Network Control Panel for Windows Server 2008 (X4540 Server Only)

Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel

Learning More About NVIDIA Control Panel

Completing the IPMItool Installation

Requirements

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install Microsoft’s IPMI System Management Driver (Windows Server 2003 R2 and R2 SP2)

9. Incorporating Sun Fire Drivers Into WIM or RIS Images

Determine Required Drivers

Add Drivers to a WIM Image for the Sun Fire X4540 Server

Before you Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Add Drivers to the WIM Image

Add Drivers to the RIS Image for the Sun Fire X4500 Server

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Add Drivers to the RIS Image

Adding Drivers to the RIS Image for the Sun Fire X4540 Server

Before you Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Add Drivers to the RIS Image

10. Disk Control and Monitoring

Overview

Installation

Starting DCM

Viewing Information

Icons Used in DCM

Menus and Toolbars

Disk View Commands

File Menu

View Menu

Manage Menu

Add Disk

Remove Disk

Removing a Disk That is Part of a RAID Volume

Reactivate Disk

Rescan

Remove Preview

Locate Disk

Stop Locate Disk

Stop Locate All

Create Volume

Sync FRU

Right-Click Disk View Manage Menu

Window Menu

Help Menu

Volume View Commands

File Menu

View Menu

Manage Menu

Rescan

Delete Volume

Locate Volume

Stop Locate Volume

Stop Locate All

Right-Click Volume View Manage Menu

Window Menu

Help Menu

Uncontrolled Disk Insertion and Removal

Installing the DCM Remote Client

DCM Remote Client Wizard Setup

Remote Client Sample Scripts

Modifying Each Sample Script

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Run the Remote Scripts

Usage of DCM Remote Sample Scripts

DCM Classes

CDCMService

getNumDisk

getDisk

getNumVolume

getVolume

init

scan

getDiskAtSlot

getSlotLEDStatus

getStatusChange

CDCMDisk

getDiskNum

getPhysicalLocation

getCapacity

getStatus

getType

getUnallocated

locate

getFRU

getBMCFRU

getDiskImp

getNumExtent

getExtent

syncFRU

getPartitionType

getDiskGUID

CDCMBasicDisk

add

CDCMDynamicDisk

remove

reactivate

CDCMForeignDisk

importToPack

CDCMUnInitializedDisk

add

CDCMDiskFRUInfo

vendor

model

serialNum

FWVersion

capacity

CDCMDiskExtent

getVolumeNum

getOffset

getSize

CDCMVolume

getType

getPath

getFileSystem

getStatus

getSize

getFreeSpace

getNumExtent

getExtent

getVolumeImp

getVolumeGUID

getHealth

CDCMBasicVolume

getPartitionType

CDCMDynamicVolume

getVolumeType

isFaultTolerant

IsOnline

deleteVolume

CDCMVolumeExtent

getDisk

getSize

CDCMCreateVolumeIntf

addAccessPath

addInputDisk

create

init

setFormatInfo

A. Configure Windows Network Communication Settings With Multiple Network Interfaces

Determine Which Network Data Ports Are Actively Connected to a Network

Confirm Physical Port MAC Addresses and Match Them to Window Device Names

Index