C H A P T E R 1 |
Getting Started |
This book applies to all Sun Fire X4600 server, unless otherwise noted.
This chapter describes the information you will need to know before installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system on a Sun Fire X4600 server.
The following sections are included in this chapter:
provides the procedures on the SIA tool. This tool assists in installing the Sun-supported drivers and eliminates the need to create a separate Driver CD.
Chapter 2 provides the procedures on the SIA tool. This tool assists in installing the Sun-supported drivers and eliminates the need to create a separate Tools and Driver CD.
Chapter 7 provides the procedures that you need to follow to complete the Windows Server 2003 operating system installation.
The Sun Fire X4600 server requires additional server-specific drivers that are not included with the Windows Server 2003 operating system. The following chapters in this document describe how to access and install the operating system and drivers. The installation procedures apply to both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
Please note the following important considerations before beginning the Windows Server 2003 operating system installation on a Sun Fire X4600 server:
Windows requires that the mass storage drivers be delivered via a diskette device. The Windows installation program can only read mass storage drivers from diskette drive A. Other devices such as CD/DVD or USB flash drives are not supported for mass storage driver delivery.
There are three methods that can be used to deliver the drivers for Windows Server 2003 installation:
The installation procedures described in Chapter 3 will guide you through the process of selecting the installation methods for the mass storage drivers and operating system media.
The Sun Fire X4600 server supports the following Microsoft Windows operating systems at the time of publication of this document:
The updated list of supported operating systems is at the following URL:
For the Sun Fire X4600 server:
http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/x4600/os.jsp
This method is for more advanced users that are planning to manually install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 locally, or remotely, on one or more servers.
Note - If you plan to install Windows Server 2003 using a Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) server, go to Chapter 9: Incorporating Sun Fire Drivers Into a RIS Image |
To install Windows from CD media onto a your server, complete the following procedures in order:
1. Downloading Server-Specific Driver Packages (see Chapter 3).
2. Selecting the Delivery Methods (see Chapter 4).
3. Preparing for Mass Storage Driver Delivery (see Chapter 5).
4. Configuring the JavaRConsole System, if necessary (see Chapter6).
5. Installing Windows Server 2003 (see Chapter 7).
6. Updating the Critical System-Specific Drivers (see Chapter 8).
After completing these procedures, you will have successfully installed the Windows Server 2003 operating system.
This guide is intended for use with Sun Fire X4600 server. Some aspects of the installation will vary among different product platforms.
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