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Sun Fire X2270 Server Windows Operating System Installation Guide

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Contents

Preface

1. Planning the Operating System Installation

Supported Operating Systems

Preinstalled OpenSolaris or Solaris 10 Image

Installation Prerequisites

Installation Methods

Console Outputs

Installation Boot Media

Installation Targets

Verifying BIOS Settings for New Installations

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceView or Edit BIOS Settings for New Installations

2. Install Windows Server 2003 Operating System

Task Map for the Windows 2003 Installation

Boot-Time Device Drivers

Prepare RAID Drivers for Delivery

RAID Requirements

procedure iconsmall spaceCreate Floppy Disk for RAID Driver Installation

procedure iconsmall spaceCreate Floppy Image for RAID Driver Installation

Install Windows Server 2003 Using Local or Remote Media

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall Windows Server 2003 Using Local or Remote Media

Install Windows Server 2003 Using PXE Network Environment

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall Windows Server 2003 Using PXE

3. Install Windows Server 2008 Operating System

Task Map for the Windows Server 2008 Installation

Install Windows Server 2008 Using Local or Remote Media

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall Windows Server 2008 Using Local or Remote Media

Install Windows Server 2008 Using PXE Network

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall Windows Server 2008 Using PXE

4. Post Installation

Installing Server-Specific Device Drivers

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall the Device Drivers Using the Tools & Drivers CD

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall the Device Drivers Using the Windows.zip File

Configuring Microsoft’s IPMI System Management Driver for Windows Server 2003 SP2 R2

procedure iconsmall spaceConfigure Microsoft’s IPMI System Management Driver for Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2

A. Incorporate Sun Fire Drivers Into a WIM or RIS Image

Determine Required Drivers

Add Drivers to a WIM Image

Before you Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Add Drivers to the WIM Image

Add Drivers to a RIS Image

Installing Windows Server 2003 32-bit Version Using RIS

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install Windows Server 2003 32-bit Using RIS

Installing Windows Server 2003 64-bit Version Using RIS

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install Windows Server 2003 64-bit Using RIS

Installing the RIS Image on a Client System

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the RIS Image on a Client System

B. Configure RAID Controller in the BIOS Setup Utility

procedure iconsmall spaceConfigure RAID Controller in BIOS

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