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Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems

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Preface

Part I Windows Server Installations

1.  Assisted OS Installation With Sun Installation Assistant (SIA)

2.  Getting Started

3.  Installing Windows Server 2008

4.  Post Installation of Windows Server 2008

Part II Windows Server System Administrator References

A.  Supported Installation Methods

B.  Supported Operating Systems

C.  BIOS Defaults for New Installations

D.  Downloading the ISO Image for the Tools and Drivers DVD

E.  Incorporating Device Drivers Into Windows Server 2008 WIM Images for Windows Deployment Services

Index

Preface

This installation guide contains procedures for installating the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008R2 operating systems and initial software configuration procedures for bringing the Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers from Oracle® to a configurable and usable state.

This document is written for technicians, system administrators, authorized service providers (ASPs), and users who have experience with installing operating systems.

The preface contains the following topics:

Product Information

For information about the Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers, go to the following web sites:

http://www.oracle.com/goto/x4170m2

http://www.oracle.com/goto/x4270m2

At these sites, you can find links and navigate to the following information and downloads:

Related Documentation

The related documents listed in the following table are available online at:

Title
Content
Part Number
Format
Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers Product Notes
Late-breaking information about the servers
821-0482
PDF

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Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers Getting Started Guide
Basic installation information for setting up the servers
821-0480
PDF

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Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers Installation Guide
Detailed installation information for setting up the servers
821-0481
PDF

HTML

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Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers Installation Guide for Linux, Virtual Machine Software, and Oracle Solaris Operating Systems
Installation instructions for Linux, Oracle VM, VMware, and Oracle Solaris operating systems
821-0483
PDF

HTML

Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems
Installation instructions for the Windows Server operating systems
821-0484
PDF

HTML

Sun Fire X4170 M2 Server Service Manual
Information and procedures for maintaining and upgrading the Sun Fire X4170 M2 Server
821-0486
PDF

HTML

Sun Fire X4270 M2 Server Service Manual
Information and procedures for maintaining and upgrading the Sun Fire X4270 M2 Server
821-0488
PDF

HTML

Sun Installation Assistant 2.3 through 2.4 User’s Guide for x64 Servers
Instructions for using Oracle’s Sun Installation Assistant to install the Windows and Linux operating systems
821-0694
PDF

HTML

Sun x64 Servers Diagnostics Guide
Information for diagnosing and troubleshooting the servers
820-6750
PDF

HTML

Sun Server CLI Tools and IPMItool 2.0 User’s Guide
Instructions for using the Server Hardware Management Pack applications and utilities
821-1600
PDF

HTML

Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Documentation Collection (formerly called Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager)
ILOM features and tasks that are common to servers and server modules that support ILOM 3.0
820-5523

820-6410

820-6411

820-6412

820-6413

PDF

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Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Supplement for Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers
ILOM 3.0 information that is specific to the Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers
821-0489
PDF

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Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers Safety and Compliance Guide
Hardware safety and compliance information for the servers
821-0490
PDF
Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems
Multilingual hardware safety and compliance information for all Sun hardware system
821-1590
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Translated versions of some of these documents are available at the web site URLs listed above this table. English documentation is revised more frequently and might be more up-to-date than the translated documentation.

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