Introduction to Windows Installation
Windows Installation Task Overview
Getting Started With the Windows Server 2008 Installation
Supported Windows Operating Systems
Differences Between the Windows Server 2008 R2 and SP2 Installation Procedures
Selecting a Media Delivery Method
Windows Media Delivery Methods
Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant
Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant Task Overview
Obtaining Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant
How to Download Server Software
How to Set Up the JavaRConsole System
Installing Windows Server 2008
How to Install Windows Server 2008
How to Install Windows Server 2008 Using PXE
Updating Critical Drivers and Installing Supplemental Software
Installing Critical Device Drivers
How To Install Server-Specific Device Drivers
Installing Supplemental Software
How to Install the Supplemental Software
Managing RAID Using the MegaRAID Storage Manager
Configuring Support for the Trusted Platform Module
Incorporating Device Drivers into WIM Images for WDS
Location of Device Drivers on Tools and Drivers DVD
Device Drivers to Incorporate Into WIM Images
Prerequisites and Task Overview for the Device Driver WIM Images
Incorporating Drivers Into the WIM Image
How to Create an ImageUnattend.xml Setup Script
Add Device Driver to the Boot WIM (Windows Server 2008 SP2 Only)
Map ImageUnattend.xml Setup Script to Windows Server 2008 Install Image
Downloading the ISO Image for the Tools and Drivers DVD
Identifying Network Interfaces in Windows
How to Determine the Server's Active Network Data Ports
How to Confirm Physical Port MAC Addresses and Map Them to Windows Device Names
Note the following important considerations before beginning the Windows Server 2008 operating system installation on your Sun server.
Installing the Windows operating system, overwrites any data on the boot drive including any preinstalled operating system.
If you are using the on-board LSI mass storage controller and you want to include your boot drive as part of a RAID configuration, you need to configure a RAID volume on the controller before installing Windows.
Before you install Windows, use the LSI integrated RAID controller’s setup utility by pressing Ctrl-C when prompted during server bootup. For more details, refer to the Sun LSI 106x RAID User’s Guide for your server.
Note - For information about how to create a RAID virtual disk for the LSI MegaRAID SAS 9262-8i controller, see Creating a Virtual Disk.
Windows Server 2008 R2 – Includes the required mass storage drivers for initial Windows operating system installation.
No separate driver disk is required during initial installation. Post-Windows installation, upgrade server-specific device drivers to the full-featured, Sun-tested versions as described in Updating Critical Drivers and Installing Supplemental Software.
Windows Server 2008 SP2 – Requires that you have a mass storage driver for the LSI MegaRAID SAS 9262-8i controller.
See Add Device Driver to the Boot WIM (Windows Server 2008 SP2 Only).
You can install Windows Server 2008 using any one of the following methods, depending on whether you are a novice, expert, or advanced user:
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For more information on media access options, see Selecting a Media Delivery Method.
See next:
Differences Between the Windows Server 2008 R2 and SP2 Installation Procedures.