Installing Windows Server 2003

C H A P T E R 6

This chapter describes how to install the Windows Server 2003 operating system onto a Sun Fire X4500 or X4540 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 (Chapters 2 through 5).

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

For information about specific details on Windows Server 2003 installation, refer to your Microsoft Windows documentation.

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

For requirements specific to the mass storage driver and Windows Server 2003 media delivery methods that you have chosen, see TABLE 6-1.

TABLE 6-1 Requirements for Each Installation Method
Method	Action or items required
Floppy Disk Local	Insert the mass-storage drivers floppy disk into a USB floppy drive attached directly to the server’s upper rear USB port to be correctly recognized as A: to use the Floppy Local mass storage drivers installation method. Using any other USB port will cause the installation to fail.
Floppy Disk Remote	Connect the floppy drive to the JavaRConsole system (if necessary) and insert the mass-storage drivers floppy disk into the floppy drive.
Floppy 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 X4500 or X4540 server.

Note - The Solaris Operating System may be preinstalled on your server’s boot disk. The Windows installation formats 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 your server.

The BIOS POST process begins.

3. Press F8.

When the Press F8 for BBS POPUP prompt appears on the BIOS POST screen (see FIGURE 6-1).

The BBS POPUP menu allows you to select a boot device.

FIGURE 6-1 F8 Prompt Example

Screenshot of F8 prompt for BBD POPUP (Ctrl+P on Remote Keyboard)

4. Once the BIOS POST process is complete, boot the system with the Solaris DVD disk or the DVD image.

At command selection menu, select 6 (Single use shell). You will see:

Searching for installed OS instances...
/dev/dsk/c4t0d0s0 is under md control, skipping.
/dev/dsk/c4t4d0s0 is under md control, skipping.
No installed OS instance found.

Note - In this example, c4t0d0 is the boot disk and c4t4d0 is the boot mirror. Note that the controller number (c*) may be different on your system. Record your boot disk and use the corresponding value in Step 5.

5. Run command fdisk /dev/rdsk/c4t0d0p0.

At the command selection menu, select 3 (Delete a partition). At partition number input menu, input 1, then press y. At command selection menu, select 5 (Exit).

6. After those operations, Windows 2003 can recognize the boot disk that was uninitialized.

7. Reboot system. If you have selected the Windows Local installation method, insert the Windows media CD in the server’s CD/DVD drive now.

8. Select CD/DVD from the Boot Device menu and press Enter.

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

The Windows Setup process begins.

9. Press F6 when you see the following prompt at the bottom of the screen during the Windows Setup process:

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

Note - The prompt is displayed in the early stages of Windows Setup and lasts for approximately five seconds and is easy to miss. If you do not 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.

After pressing F6, a screen appears providing you with the option to specify additional mass storage devices.

FIGURE 6-2 Specify Additional Device Screen

Screen shot of Specify Additional Device screen

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

Floppy Disk Local: Mass storage drivers floppy disk in floppy drive A on the server

Floppy Disk Remote: Mass storage drivers floppy disk in the JavaRConsole server floppy drive

Floppy Image: floppy.img available on the JavaRConsole system

11. Press S to specify additional devices.

A screen appears listing the available drivers. Refer to FIGURE 6-3 for the Sun Fire X4540, or FIGURE 6-4 for the Sun Fire X4500.

FIGURE 6-3 Select Mass Storage Adapter Screen for the Sun Fire X4540

FIGURE 6-4 Select Mass Storage Adapter Screen for the Sun Fire X4500

12. Select the appropriate driver version depending on the version of Windows Server 2003 you are installing (32-bit or 64-bit), then press Enter.

Windows Setup will then display your selection.

13. Windows Setup lists the mass storage driver to be installed (example shown in FIGURE 6-5). Press Enter to continue.

FIGURE 6-5 Sun Fire X4540 Example Specify Additional Device Screen

Screenshot of Specify Additional Device screen

14. Do one of the following:

If you are installing Windows using the Floppy Disk Local method, press Enter and skip to Step 17.

If you are installing Windows remotely using the Floppy Disk Remote or the Floppy Image delivery method, you will need to install the AMI virtual floppy driver. Press S.

Windows Setup then displays a list of available drivers. Proceed to the next step.

FIGURE 6-6 Select Mass Storage Adapter Screen for the Sun Fire X4540

FIGURE 6-7 Select Mass Storage Adapter Screen for the Sun Fire X4500

15. Select the appropriate version of the AMI Virtual Floppy Driver, depending on the version of Windows you are installing (32-bit or 64-bit), and then press Enter.

Windows Setup then displays a screen showing both drivers you have selected (example shown in FIGURE 6-8).

FIGURE 6-8 Sun Fire X4540 Example Specifying Selected Drivers

Screenshot of Specify Additional Device screen

16. Confirm your choice and press Enter to continue.

The Welcome to Setup screen is displayed.

17. At the Welcome to Setup screen, press Enter to continue.

The Setup Selection screen is displayed.

FIGURE 6-9 Setup Selection Screen

Screenshot of Select Setup screen

18. Press either Enter to select Express Setup, or C to select Custom Setup.

19. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the initial setup of Windows Server 2003 until you are prompted with the following message:

Remove disks or other media. Press any key to restart.

When this message appears, do one of the following, depending on which driver delivery method you have chosen, to complete the installation:

Floppy Disk Local: Remove the floppy disk from the floppy drive on the server.

Floppy Disk Remote: Remove the floppy disk from the JavaRConsole server.

Floppy Image: Deselect Floppy Image from the JavaRConsole Devices menu.

Then, press any key to restart the system and complete the Windows Server 2003 Installation.

20. Proceed to Update the Critical Server-Specific Drivers “Updating the Critical Server-Specific Drivers.”