| Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation Operating System Installation Guide |    
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| Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation Operating System Installation Guide |
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Installing the Windows OS and Drivers |
The Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation is supported to run Windows XP SP2 32-bit and XP 64-bit, Windows 2003 Enterprise SP2 32-bit/64-bit, Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit/64-bit.
You have several options for installing Windows:
The order of Windows OS and driver installation is as follows:
1. If necessary, set the BIOS for Windows. See Section 3.1, Setting the BIOS for the Windows OS.
2. If required, remove the preinstalled Solaris OS. See Section 3.2, Understanding the Diagnostic Partition and Section 3.3, Erasing Partitions on the Boot Hard Disk Drive.
4. If desired, create a Windows OS RIS image on a RIS Server and install the image on a workstation (see Appendix A).
| Note - Windows XP cannot mount the diagnostic partition. A workaround is detailed in the Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation Service Manual. |
This section describes how to set the system BIOS and NVRAID BIOS for the Windows OS and NVRAID.
To configure the system BIOS for a Windows OS and, optionally, NVIDIA RAID (NVRAID), perform the following procedure.
2. Perform the following steps to set the system BIOS for Windows:
a. Press the F2 key at the Sun logo screen to enter the BIOS Setup menu.
b. Select the Advanced BIOS Features menu.
c. Change the Installed O/S option to Win2k/XP.
3. If you will use the onboard NVIDIA RAID controller, perform the following steps to set the system BIOS for NVRAID. Otherwise, go to Step 4.
a. Select the Advanced BIOS Features Menu.
b. Select the Integrated Peripherals menu.
c. Change the setting for NVRaid Configuration to Enable.
d. Enable RAID on the channels displayed that have disks.
4. Press the F10 key to save your changes and exit the system BIOS.
To configure the NVRAID BIOS, perform the following procedure.
2. Press the F10 key to enter the NVRAID BIOS.
3. Select the type of RAID array you want to create (mirroring, striping, and so on).
4. Add the appropriate disks to the array.
5. Press the F7 key to complete this part of the configuration.
6. Select Yes when asked if you want to Clear Disk Data.
7. If desired, set the array to be the Boot Array (this is typically the desired configuration).
8. Press Ctrl-X to exit the NVRAID BIOS.
To configure a RAID Array in LSI:
1. During the BIOS portion of the boot, type ctrl-C to open the LSI configuration tool.
2. Select the desired SAS controller and press Enter.
4. Select the type of RAID array you would like.
5. Choose the volumes you would like to include in the RAID.
| Note - Do not mix SAS and SATA volumes within a given RAID. |
6. When the array is set up, save changes and exit.
Diagnostics (system test) software is included on the Tools and Drivers CD. Instructions for using the diagnostics software are provided in the Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation Service Manual.
A diagnostic partition is required for the test scripts to write their log files. Without a diagnostic partition, the only output is the display on the diagnostic screens.
The diagnostic partition is preinstalled on the Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation. You do not need to reinstall the diagnostic partition unless you removed it.
If you removed the diagnostic partition, you can re-create it using the Create Diagnostic Partition option on the Tools and Drivers CD. See the Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation Service Manual for instructions.
| Note - Windows XP cannot mount the diagnostic partition. A workaround is detailed in the Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation Service Manual. |
To erase all partitions on the boot hard disk drive, except the diagnostic partition, use the Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk option on the Tools and Drivers CD main menu.
Follow this procedure to erase the primary boot hard disk.
1. Back up all data that you want to save on the hard disk drive.
2. Insert the Tools and Drivers CD into the workstation.
3. When the main menu appears, select the following option from the Tools and Drivers CD main menu:
3. Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk
This option erases all partitions currently located on the primary hard disk drive, except for the diagnostic partition. The diagnostic partition, if it is present, remains untouched.
4. When prompted, confirm that you wish to delete the partitions.
5. When prompted, press any key to reboot the system.
The Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation Tools and Drivers DVD contains NVRAID, NVIDIA display, and NVIDIA chipset drivers for Windows 2003/Vista/XP. If you are installing NVRAID drivers, you will need to use the 2003Reburn/XpReburn script to create a new Windows 2003/XP CD containing the necessary drivers, or create a boot diskette to install the drivers before installing the Windows 2003/XP operating system.
The order of Windows 2003/Vista/XP driver installation is as follows:
1. If you plan to use the workstation RAID functionality, install the NVRAID drivers before installing the operating system by using one of the following methods:
2. Install the operating system.
3. Using the Tools and Drivers DVD, install the display and chipset drivers as described in Installing Display and Chipset Drivers for Windows 2003, Vista or XP.
4. If necessary, install the RealTek audio driver as described in Installing RealTek Audio Driver.
| Note - The Tools and Drivers DVD does not mount the diagnostic partition for Windows XP software. |
The Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation Tools and Drivers DVD contains a script that enables you to create a new Windows 2003 or Windows XP CD with the needed RAID drivers. After the new CD is created, you can boot the CD and install Windows 2003 or XP normally. This new CD automatically installs the drivers, making it unnecessary to use a USB diskette drive and to install the NVRAID drivers.
For specific and current information about the Reburn scripts, see the description at the top of the script which is located in the XpReburn or 2003Reburn directory under the /drivers/utilities/ directory on the Tools and Drivers DVD.
To install Windows 2003 or XP using a RAID configuration, you need the following:
To create a Windows CD with the Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation drivers:
1. On a system Solaris x86, Solaris OS (SPARC Platform Edition), or RHEL 3, RHEL 4, RHEL 5, or SLED 10 software, insert the Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation Tools and Drivers DVD.
2. As superuser, create a temporary directory with at least 1.2 Gbytes of space.
3. Copy the OSReburn_version.zip file to that directory.
Where OS is either 2003 or XP and version is the current version of XpReburn.
4. Eject the Tools and Drivers DVD and insert your retail Windows 2003 or XP 32 Professional Installation CD.
5. Unzip the OSReburn_version.zip file.
The script displays the driver files it expects to be located in the current directory. When all four driver files have been downloaded into that directory, the script creates a new ISO image and then automatically burns that ISO image onto a CD if the system has a CD burner.
7. After the CD has been created, install Windows OS software on the Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation.
8. After the OS installation is complete, install the NVDIA display drivers described in Installing Display and Chipset Drivers for Windows 2003, Vista or XP.
| Note - This step is not required with Windows Vista. |
This section explains how to create a boot diskette for the NVIDIA RAID drivers using the Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation Tools and Drivers DVD, and how to install the drivers onto your workstation.
To install the NVIDIA RAID drivers using a boot diskette, you need the following:
This section contains the following subsections:
To create a boot diskette for NVIDIA RAID drivers:
1. On a system running Microsoft Windows software, insert the Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation Tools and Drivers DVD.
2. Change to the appropriate directory on the Tools and Drivers DVD by typing the following:
Where OS is the directory for Windows 2003, XP 32-bit or XP 64-bit.
3. Insert a blank diskette into the workstation.
4. Select all files in the directory and copy them to the diskette drive (a:).
To install Windows 2003 32-bit/64-bit or Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit with the NVIDIA RAID drivers:
1. Ensure that the system BIOS and NVIDIA BIOS is configured for RAID operation. See Section 3.1, Setting the BIOS for the Windows OS.
2. Attach a USB diskette drive to the workstation.
3. Insert a Windows 2003, or XP Installation CD into the DVD drive.
4. Press the F6 key to install the third-party RAID driver.
5. Press the S key and the Enter key to specify additional drivers and insert the diskette created in Creating a Boot Diskette for NVIDIA RAID Drivers.
| Note - The Tools and Drivers DVD does not mount the diagnostic partition for Windows 2003/Vista/XP software. |
6. Select the NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller.
7. Press the S key and the Enter key to specify additional drivers.
8. Select the NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER.
9. Press the Enter key to continue the Windows installation.
10. After the OS installation is complete, install the NVDIA display and chipset drivers as described in Installing Display and Chipset Drivers for Windows 2003, Vista or XP.
| Note - If you have created a Windows CD containing NVRAID drivers using the XpReburn option, you do not need to install the chipset drivers, you need to install only the display drivers. |
To install the NVIDIA display and chipset drivers after installing Windows:
1. Insert the Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation Tools and Drivers DVD into the DVD drive.
2. Install the chipset drivers (If necessary):
a. Change to the appropriate directory on the Tools and Drivers DVD by typing the following command:
Where OS is the directory for Windows 2003, Vista, or XP.
b. Double-click the executable file.
c. Follow the instructions in the installation software.
3. Install the NVIDIA display drivers:
a. Change to the appropriate directory on the Tools and Drivers DVD by typing the following command:
Where OS is the directory for Windows 2003, Vista, XP 32-bit or XP 64-bit.
b. Double-click the executable file.
c. Follow the instructions in the installation software.
4. Eject the CD from the workstation.
5. If you are using the onboard ATI graphics controller, install the ATI drivers.
a. Change to the directory on the Tools and Drivers CD by typing the following command:
b. Double-click the executable file.
c. Follow the instructions in the installation software.
RealTek digital audio (SPDIF) is included on the Tools and Drivers DVD. To use this feature, you need to install the driver.
To install the RealTek Audio driver:
1. Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the DVD drive.
2. Go to the Tools and Drivers DVD directory by typing the following
Where OS is the directory for Windows 2003, Vista, or XP.
3. Double-click the executable.
4. Follow the instructions in the wizard to install the drivers.
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