Installing Windows Server 2003

C H A P T E R 7

This chapter describes how to install the Windows Server 2003 operating system directly onto a Sun Fire X4600 server using the Windows Server 2003 media.

Installation Requirements

Before beginning the operating system installation, make sure that the following requirements are met.

For all installation methods:

Complete the procedures in the previous chapters of this document.

Verify that a keyboard and mouse are attached to the appropriate connections on your Sun Fire X4600 server. Make sure to leave a rear USB port free if you selected the Diskette Local mass storage drivers installation method.

For information about specific details of the operating system installation, refer to your Microsoft Windows documentation.

Note - The complete Microsoft Windows operating system installation process is not documented in this section. This section documents only the steps that are specific for installing Windows Server 2003 on a Sun Fire X4600 server.

For requirements specific to the mass storage driver and Windows media delivery methods that you have chosen, see TABLE 7-1.

TABLE 7-1 Requirements for Each Installation Method
Method	Action or items required
Diskette Local	Connect the USB diskette drive to the rear of the server and insert the mass-storage device diskette into the diskette drive.^[1] Note: Connecting the USB diskette drive to a USB connector on the front of the server will cause the installation to fail.
Diskette Remote	Connect the diskette drive to the JavaRConsole system (if necessary) and insert the mass-storage drivers diskette into the diskette drive.
Diskette Image	Ensure that the `floppy.img` file is accessible from the JavaRConsole system.
Windows Local	Make sure that the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 installation media and a DVD-ROM drive are available.
Windows Remote	Insert the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 installation media into the JavaRConsole system’s CD or DVD-ROM drive.
Windows Image	Ensure that the Windows Server 2003 installation media is accessible from the JavaRConsole system.

Installing the Operating System

Follow these steps to install the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 software onto your Sun Fire X4600 server.

Note - The Solaris Operating System is preinstalled on the Sun Fire X4600 server boot disk. The Windows installation will format the boot disk and all data will be lost.

1. Make sure that you have completed all of the requirements listed in Installation Requirements.

2. Power cycle the Sun Fire X4600 server.

The BIOS POST process begins.

3. When the Press F8 for BBS POPUP prompt appears on the BIOS POST screen, press F8.

FIGURE 7-1 F8 Prompt

Screenshot of F8 promptGraphic showing screen with Press F8 for BBD POPUP (Ctrl+P on Remote Keyboard)

When the BIOS POST process is complete, the Boot Device menu appears.

FIGURE 7-2 Boot Device Menu

Screenshot of Boot Device menuGraphic showing Boot Device Menu, including devices and available network slots

4. If you have selected the Windows Local installation method, insert the CD now.

5. Select CD-ROM from the Boot Device menu.

Note - After you press Enter in Step 6, the next actions must be performed quickly. Read Step 7 and Step 8 before proceeding, so that you will know what to look for.

6. Press Enter.

7. When prompted with Press any key to boot from CD, quickly press any key.

Note - The prompt is displayed for five seconds and is easy to miss. If you miss the prompt, you will need to restart the system and go back to Step 3.

During the early part of Windows Setup, the following message appears at the bottom of the screen:

Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver.

8. Press F6 to install mass-storage drivers.

Note - The prompt is displayed for five seconds and is easy to miss. If you don’t press F6 while the prompt is being displayed, the screen allowing you to specify additional drivers is not displayed and the installation will fail. You will need to restart the system and go back to Step 3.

A screen appears, prompting you to press S to specify additional devices.

FIGURE 7-3 Specify Additional Device Screen

Screen shot of Specify Additional Device screen

9. Make sure that the mass storage drivers are accessible according to the mass storage driver installation method that you have selected.

Diskette Local: Mass storage drivers diskette in diskette drive A on the Sun Fire X4600 server

Diskette Remote: Mass storage drivers diskette in the JavaRConsole server diskette drive

Diskette Image: floppy.img available on the JavaRConsole system

10. Press S to specify additional devices.

A screen appears listing the available drivers.

FIGURE 7-4 Select SCSI Adapter Screen

Screenshot of Select SCSI Adapter screen

11. Select the appropriate version of the LSI Logic Fusion-MPT SAS Driver, depending on the version of Windows you are installing (Server 2003 32-bit or Server 2003 AMD64), then press Enter.

A screen appears, confirming your selections and allowing you to select additional drivers.

Screenshot of Specify Additional Device screen

FIGURE 7-5 Specify Additional Device Screen

12. If you are installing Windows using the Diskette Remote or the Diskette Image Delivery Method, press S; otherwise press Enter and proceed to Step 14.

A screen appears listing the available drivers.

FIGURE 7-6 Select SCSI Adapter Screen

Screenshot of Select SCSI Adapter screen

13. Select the appropriate version of the AMI Virtual Floppy Driver, depending on the version of Windows you are installing (32-bit or AMD64), then press Enter.

Windows Setup will display the following screen, showing both the drivers you have selected.

FIGURE 7-7 Specify Additional Device Screen

Screenshot of Specify Additional Device screen

14. Press Enter to continue.

The Welcome to Windows Setup screen appears.

FIGURE 7-8 Welcome to Setup Screen

Screenshot of Welcome to Setup screen

15. Press Enter to continue.

Windows Setup will continue and display the following screen, allowing you to select Express Setup or Custom Setup.

FIGURE 7-9 Select Setup Screen

Screenshot of Select Setup screen

Note - If you plan to use hardware RAID on the system disk, you must select Custom Setup and manually partition the disk. Make sure to reserve a minimum of 64 MB of unpartitioned space at the end of the drive.

16. Press Enter for Express Setup.

17. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the Windows Server 2003 Installation.

During installation, the system will reboot and the following message could appear.

FIGURE 7-10 Remove Disk Message

Screenshot of Remove Disk message

If this message appears, you will need to complete the following steps to complete the installation:

a. Do one of the following, depending on which mass storage driver delivery method you have selected:

Diskette Local: Remove the diskette from the diskette drive on the Sun Fire X4600 server.

Diskette Remote: Remove the diskette from the JavaRConsole server.

Diskette Image: Deselect Floppy Image form the JavaRConsole Devices menu.

b. Press any key to restart the system and complete Windows Server 2003 Installation.

18. Proceed to Updating the Critical System-Specific Drivers.

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