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Sun Server X2-4 (formerly Sun Fire X4470 M2)

Installation Guide for Windows Operating System

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Document Information

Using This Documentation

Part I  Windows Server Installations

1.  Assisted OS Installation With Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant

Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant Task Overview

How to Obtain Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant

Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant Documentation Resources

2.  Getting Started

Supported Windows Server Operating Systems

Windows Installation Prerequisites

Windows Server Installation Task Overview

SAS PCIe HBAs Requiring LSI Mass Storage Driver for Windows Server 2008 SP2

3.  Installing Windows Server 2008

Before You Begin

Installing Windows Server Using Local or Remote Media

Windows Server Installation Using a PXE Network Boot

4.  Post Installation of Windows Server 2008

Before You Begin

Installing Critical Device Drivers and Supplemental Software

Installing Supplemental Software

Configuring Support for TPM

Configuring Intel NIC Teaming

5.  Getting Server Firmware and Software

Firmware and Software Updates

Firmware and Software Access Options

Available Software Release Packages

Accessing Firmware and Software

Installing Updates

Part II  Windows Server System Administrator References

A.  Supported Installation Methods

Console Outputs

Installation Boot Media

Installation Targets

B.  Supported Operating Systems

Supported Operating Systems

C.  BIOS Defaults for New Installations

Verification of BIOS Factory Defaults

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

Getting Started

Procedures for Incorporating Drivers Into WIM Image(s)

Index

Installation Targets

Installation Targets for OS Installations   identifies the supported installation targets you can use to install an operating system.

Table A-3 Installation Targets for OS Installations  

Install Target
Description
Setup Requirement
Supported OS
Local hard disk drive (HDD)

or

Solid state drive (SSD)

You can choose to install the operating system to any of the hard disk drives or solid state drives installed in the server.
Ensure that the HDD or SSD is properly installed and powered-on in the server.

For more information about installing and powering on an HDD or SDD, refer to the Sun Server X2-4 Service Manual.

All supported operating systems listed in Appendix B, Supported Operating Systems.
Fibre Channel (FC) Storage Area Network (SAN) device
For servers equipped with Fibre Channel PCIe host bus adapters (HBAs), you can choose to install the operating system to an external FC storage device.
  • Ensure that the FC PCIe HBA is properly installed in the server.

    For more information about installing a PCIe HBA option in your server, refer to the Sun Server X2-4 Service Manual.

  • The SAN must be installed and configured to make the storage visible to the host.

    For instructions, refer to the documentation supplied with the FC HBA.

All operating systems listed in Appendix B, Supported Operating Systems.