| Sun Blade X6270 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide |    
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Install Windows Server 2003 Operating System |
This chapter provides information about installing the Windows Server 2003 Operating System (OS).
This chapter includes the following topics:
Use TABLE 2-1 To preview the installation process defined as a series of tasks. The table identifies the tasks required and provides pointers to the instructions for performing that task.
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Verify that all applicable requirements are met for installing an operating system to a server. |
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Evaluate and select an installation method that meets the needs of your infrastructure. |
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Verify that the factory default settings in the BIOS are set prior to performing the operating system installation. |
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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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Download server-specific drivers or obtain drivers from Tools and Driver CD. |
Depending on your system, some device drivers are required to be installed at boot time. You can obtain these drivers from the Sun download site or from the Tools and Drivers CD. |
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Produce the mass storage drivers floppy required for the Windows 2003 installation. |
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Follow the instructions in this chapter to install the Windows 2003 operating system. |
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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. |
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If required, you can enable the Wake On LAN feature for this server. |
| 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’s Windows 2003 product documentation at: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/proddoc/default.mspx |
TABLE 2-2 identifies the device drivers that you may need to install at boot time while performing the Windows Server 2003 installation.
The boot-time device drivers listed in TABLE 2-2 are included on the Tools and Drivers CD that ships with the server. However, if you do not have the Tools and Drivers CD, you can download these same drivers from the Sun download site. For instructions about downloading the server-specific drivers package, which includes the boot-time device drivers, see Downloading Server-Specific Drivers.
This section contains instructions on preparing the necessary mass storage drivers media for a local or remote Windows 2003 installation.
You can choose to prepare the mass storage drivers on a floppy disk or floppy image. See TABLE 2-3 for the sections in this chapter that provide information on these options.
Perform the following procedure in this section if you have chosen to create a floppy disk to store the required Windows 2003 device drivers.
Prior to creating a floppy disk, ensure that the following requirements have been met:
You can obtain the FloppyPack_x_x_x.zip file on the Tools and Drivers CD or you can download it from the Sun download site. For instructions about how to download it from Sun, see Downloading Server-Specific Drivers.
| Note - The _x_x_x number identifies the version of the package (for example, FloppyPack_1_1_4.zip). |
Sun provides a Sun Mass-Storage Driver Disk Creation wizard to help you create a floppy disk. Follow these steps to create a floppy disk using the Sun Mass-Storage Driver Disk Creation wizard.
1. Start the Sun Mass-Storage Driver Disk Creation wizard from one of the following media sources:
Perform the following steps to start the wizard:
a. Insert the Tools and Drivers CD into a Windows system with a CD/DVD drive.
b. At the main menu, select Make a Windows Server 2003 Mass Storage Driver Disk, and then proceed to Step 2.
The Welcome page for the Mass-Storage Driver Disk Creation wizard appears.
Perform the following steps to copy and extract the files and start wizard.
a. On a system running Microsoft Windows software with a floppy drive, copy the FloppyPack_x_x_x.zip file to a temporary directory.
c. Navigate to the folder where you placed the downloaded file.
d. Select FloppyPack_x_x_x.zip.
e. On the File menu, click Extract All.
f. Start Windows Explorer and navigate to the folder containing the extracted files.
g. In Windows Explorer, open the directory containing the extracted files and double-click the mkfloppy.exe wizard, and then proceed to Step 2.
The Welcome page for the Mass-Storage Driver Disk Creation wizard appears.
2. In the Mass-Storage Driver Disk Creation Wizard Welcome page, do the following:
a. Click Next and follow the instructions in the wizard to create the mass storage driver floppy disk for your server.
b. Insert a blank floppy disk into drive A: when prompted.
The Format 3 1/2 Floppy dialog appears.
3. In the Format 3 1/2 Floppy dialog, click the Start button to begin formatting.
4. When the floppy disk formatting completes, click the Close button.
The Mass-Storage Driver Disk Creation wizard appears.
5. In the Mass-Storage Driver Disk Creation wizard, click Next and follow the instructions in the wizard to complete the creation of the mass storage driver floppy disk.
6. Proceed to Install Windows Server 2003 Using Local or Remote Media.
Perform the following procedure if you have chosen to use the floppy image media to install the required Windows 2003 device drivers.
Prior to performing the following procedure to prepare the floppy image for device driver installation, ensure that the following requirements have been met:
Follow these steps to prepare the floppy image file containing the device drivers for installation.
1. Obtain the floppy image file containing the device drivers from one of the following media sources:
Perform these steps to access the floppy package:
a. Insert the CD into the Sun ILOM Remote Console system.
b. Navigate to the following directory:
windows\w2k3\packages\FloppyPack\image
c. Proceed to Step 2.
a. Copy the FloppyPack_x_x_x.zip file to a temporary directory.
c. Navigate to the temporary folder where you placed the downloaded file.
d. Select FloppyPack_x_x_x.zip.
e. On the File menu, click Extract All to a new empty folder.
f. Navigate to the image folder where the extracted files reside then proceed to Step 2.
2. Copy the appropriate floppy image file to a local or network shared location where the Sun ILOM Remote Console system can access it during the Windows installation.
For instructions for enabling image file media redirection in the Sun ILOM Remote Console, see the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2.0 Users Guide.
3. Proceed to Install Windows Server 2003 Using Local or Remote Media.
The following procedure describes how to boot the Windows 2003 operating system from local or remote media. It assumes you are booting the Windows installation media from one of the following sources:
| Note - If you are booting the installation media from a PXE environment, refer to Install Windows Server 2003 Using a PXE Network Environment for instructions. |
Prior to performing the installation, the following requirements must be met:
After completing this procedure, you will need to perform the post installation tasks as described in Post Installation.
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1. Ensure that the installation media is available to boot.
For additional information about how to set up the installation media, see TABLE 1-4 Boot Media Options For Performing the OS Installation.
Where n is the slot number of server module in chassis.
3. When the Press F8 for BBS POPUP message appears on the BIOS POST screen, press F8 to select a boot device.
| Note - The screen that appears in your installation may be different depending on the type of disk controller installed in your server. |
4. In the Boot Device menu, select a boot device based on the Windows media installation method you elected to use and press Enter.
5. When prompted with Press any key to boot from CD, quickly press any key.
The Windows Setup process begins.
6. When you see the following prompt at the bottom of the Windows Setup dialog, quickly press F6:
Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver.
| 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 enabling 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. |
After pressing F6, the setup process continues and the following dialog appears. This dialog gives you the option of specifying additional mass storage devices.
7. Make sure that the mass storage drivers are accessible according to the mass storage driver installation method that you have selected. For example:
8. Press S to specify additional devices.
A dialog appears listing the available drivers.
| Note - The above dialog will vary depending on the type of mass storage controller driver(s) you are installing. |
9. In the Select Adapter dialog, select the appropriate mass storage controller driver version (Windows 32-bit or 64-bit) that you are installing, and then press Enter.
A dialog similar to the following appears stating that the setup will load support for the specified mass storage device.
The Windows setup process continues and a Setup Notification dialog appears.
11. In the Setup Notification dialog, press Enter to continue.
The Welcome to Setup dialog appears.
12. In the Welcome to Setup dialog, press Enter to continue.
The Windows Licensing Agreement dialog appears.
13. To accept the license agreement, press F8.
A dialog appears that shows the existing partitions on the server’s existing partitions and the unpartitioned space.
| Note - Any previous installations on the server’s boot disk will cause the partitioning dialog to appear. |
14. To delete the existing partition, press D.
A confirmation dialog appears to verify that you really want to delete the partition.
15. In the confirmation dialog box, press Enter to continue.
A confirmation dialog with a caution notice appears and describes the partition that you are about to delete.
16. In the confirmation dialog box, press L to delete the partition.
The partition is deleted and the a dialog appears that shows the unpartitioned space on the server’s disk.
17. To create a partition in the unpartitioned space, press C.
A dialog appears that allows you to specify the size of the new partition).
18. Either accept the default size of the partition to be created or use the Back Space key to delete the size specified and enter a new size and press Enter.
A recommended size of 40,000 megabytes is usually sufficient for a Windows installation. This will leave adequate space on the disk for installations of other media.
A partition confirmation windows appears.
19. Press Enter to accept the partition.
A partition formatting dialog appears.
20. In the partition formatting dialog box, select the <Quick> menu option and press Enter to format the partition.
The setup process formats the partition and copies the files to the Windows installation folders. This process might take several minutes
21. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the initial setup of Windows Server 2003 until you are prompted with the following message:
Remove disks or other media. Press any key to restart.
When this message appears you will need to complete one of the following steps, depending on which driver delivery method you have chosen, to complete the installation:
Then, press any key to restart the system and complete the Windows Server 2003 Installation.
22. Proceed to Post Installation.
This section explains the initial information you will need to install the Windows Server 2003 operating system software over an established PXE-based network via a customer-provided Windows 2003 Remote Installation Services (RIS) image.
| 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. |
After completing this procedure, you will need to perform the post installation tasks as described in Post Installation.
The following requirements must be met prior to performing the Windows Server 2003 installation from a RIS image.
Follow the RIS installation instructions in the Windows Server 2003 documentation.
For instructions, see Appendix A Incorporate Sun Blade Server Drivers Into WIM or RIS Images.
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1. Ensure that the PXE network environment is properly set up and the Windows 2003 installation media is available for PXE boot.
2. Reset or power cycle the server, for example:
where n is the number of the server module in the chassis.
3. Press F8 to specify a temporary boot device.
The Please Select Boot Device menu appears.
4. In the Please Select Boot Device menu, select the appropriate PXE installation boot device and press Enter.
The PXE installation boot device is the physical network port configured to communicate with your network installation server.
| Note - The boot device options shown on the following Select Boot Device dialog may be different from the options listed on your screen. |
The Boot Agent dialog appears.
5. In the Boot Agent dialog, press F12 for a network service boot.
The Welcome to Client Installation wizard appears.
6. In the Welcome to Client Installation wizard, press Enter to continue.
A Logon dialog appears prompting you for a user name, password, and domain name.
7. In the Logon dialog box, specify your user name and password, then press Enter.
The Windows Server 2003 version dialog appears.
8. In the Windows Server 2003 version dialog, select the version (32-bit or 64-bit) you are installing, then press Enter.
The Windows Server 2003 operating system platform dialog appears.
9. In the platform dialog, select the appropriate OS option to install, then press Enter.
10. In the Caution dialog, press Enter to continue.
The Installation Information dialog appears.
11. In the Installation Information dialog, press Enter to continue.
The Administrator Password dialog appears.
12. In the Administrator Password dialog, do the following:
a. Specify an OS Administrator password and press Enter.
| Note - Note that this password is assigned to the OS installation target. |
You will be asked to confirm the password.
b. In the Administrator Password Confirmation dialog, retype the password and press Enter.
The Windows Setup starts and a message appears that the setup is formatting the partition.
13. Proceed to Post Installation.
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