The following procedure documents the initial steps you must perform to install Windows Server 2003 over the network using an established RIS image. Specifically, this procedure explains the steps for selecting the Sun Blade Server Module PXE network interface card that has been configured to communicate over the same network as your RIS install server.
The following procedure to install Windows Server 2003 from a RIS image requires:
The PXE network install server to be configured on the same network as the Sun Blade Server Module.
A customer-provided RIS image, as well as the RIS Administrator password.
If you are installing Windows to a Fibre Channel (FC) Storage Area Network (SAN) device, you must properly configure the FC Host Bus Adapter prior to performing the installation. For more information, see Guidelines to Install Operating System to FC SAN Device .
Established console access. For more information, see Console Options.
Reset the Sun Blade Server Module, for example:
From the ILOM web interface, select Reset on the Remote Power Control tab.
or
Press the Power button (momentary, 1 second) on the front panel of the blade to turn off the blade, then press the Power button (momentary, 1 second) to turn on the blade.
The BIOS screen appears.
Press
F8
to specify a temporary boot device.
The temporary Please Select Boot Device menu appears.
In the Please Select Boot Device menu, select the appropriate PXE install boot device. The PXE install boot device is the physical network port configured to communicate with your network install server.
You can determine the PXE interface boot device by (1) matching the PXE:Slot# (listed on the Please Select Boot Device menu) with the physical labeled NEM or EM slot number on the chassis, and (2) matching the F# (listed on the Please Select Boot Device menu) with the phyisical labeled NIC port number on the NEM (0.0 to 9.1) or EM (1 or 0). For more information about chassis slot locations and connections, see About External I/O Ports and Power Inlets.
The following Please Select Boot device menu shown below is an example. This menu may not match the configuration listed on your menu.
The Boot Agent screen appears.
In the Boot Agent screen, press F12 for a network service boot.
The Welcome to Client Installation Wizard appears.
In the Welcome to Client Installation Wizard, press Enter to continue.
The next screen prompts you for a user name, password, and domain name.
In the user name and password screen, specify your user name and password, then press Enter.
Use the Tab key to move between fields. The Windows Server 2003 version screen appears.
In the Windows Server 2003 version screen, select the version (32-bit or 64-bit) you are installing, then press Enter.
The Windows Server 2003 operating system choice screen appears.
In the OS choice screen, select the OS option you are installing then press Enter.
The OS choice screen identifies the names of the OS images that are available for you to install from your RIS server. The OS choice screen from your RIS server will list different options from the ones shown in the example screen below.
A Caution screen appears.
In the Caution screen, press Enter to continue.
The Installation Information screen appears.
In the Installation Information screen, press Enter to continue.
The Administrator Password screen appears.
In the Administrator Password screen, specify an OS Administrator password and press Enter.
Note that this password is assigned to the OS installation target.
You will be asked to confirm the password.
In the Administrator Password Confirmation screen, retype the password and press Enter.
The Windows Setup starts and a message appears that the setup is formatting the partition.
Continue the normal Windows Server 2003 installation. For more details, see Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 installation documentation.
Do not activate the Windows Server 2003 license until after all drivers have been installed and updated. For details about the drivers that must be installed after installation, see Install and Update System Device Drivers.
If you need to know, when configuring the OS networking and communication settings, which NEM ports and EM ports are active, or how to match a Windows device friendly name to a physical EM or NEM port, seeConfigure Windows Network Communications Settings with Multiple Network Interfaces.