Introduction to Windows Installation
Windows Installation Task Overview
Getting Started With the Windows Server 2008 Installation
Supported Windows Operating Systems
Windows Server 2008 Installation Considerations
Differences Between the Windows Server 2008 R2 and SP2 Installation Procedures
Selecting a Media Delivery Method
Windows Media Delivery Methods
Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant
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
The following tasks can be performed using Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant:
Note - The available tasks are server-dependent and may vary.
Upgrade your system BIOS, ILOM service processor firmware to the latest version (regardless of the OS on your server).
Upgrade your HBA firmware to the latest version (regardless of the OS on your server).
Configure RAID-1 volumes if you have an LSI-based disk controller (1068e for SAS-1, or 2926x and 9280 for SAS-2).
Perform an assisted installation of a supported Windows or Linux operating system on your server. Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant installs appropriate drivers and platform-specific software, eliminating the need to create a separate driver disk. You provide the licensed OS distribution media (from CD or network image file) and the wizard guides you through the installation.
Update your Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant session with the latest firmware and drivers from Oracle.