Installing the Operating System

This section does not provide comprehensive instructions for installing the Windows operating system. This section does provide guidelines for the tasks involved in the OS installation and the installation methods available.

Windows Server 2003 OS Installation Overview

See TABLE 5-1 for the task map for operating system installation. Perform the tasks in the order given.

**TABLE 5-1 Task Map for Initial Windows 2003 OS Installation**
Step	Task	Description	Instructions
1.	Set up your server.	Install your server hardware and configure the service processor.	Sun Netra X4250 Server Installation Guide
2.	Determine the SAS controller.	Configure the hard drives as required by the SAS controller on‐board configuration utility.	Chapter 1, “Operating System Installation Overview And Preparation” and Chapter 2, “RAID Configuration”
3.	Review the Sun Netra X4250 Server Product Notes.	The product notes contain late‐breaking news about the Windows OS software and patches.	Sun Netra X4250 Server Product Notes
4.	Install the Windows OS.	Choose an installation method and locate the installation instructions.	Windows Server 2003 OS Installation Methods If you are using RAID, see Installing Windows Server 2003 for a RAID Configuration
5.	Install the system-specific drivers from the Tools and Drivers DVD.	Install the system-specific drivers needed to run the Windows operating system on the Sun Netra X4250 server.	Installing Windows Server 2003 for a RAID Configuration and Installing the Drivers
6.	Run Windows Update.	Run Windows Update to make sure that you have the latest Microsoft Windows features.	`http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/`

Windows Server 2003 OS Installation Methods

See the following list of OS installation methods to determine the type of installation that you want to perform and the relevant procedure for the installation.

Method	Section or Procedure
Install from CD/DVD media.	To Install Windows Server 2003 Using Direct Installation With DVD or CD-ROM Media
Install from the network.	To Install Windows Server 2003 Using RIS
Install from a remote server.	To Install the Windows Server 2003 Using Remote KVMS Over IP With Virtual CD-ROM

See Choosing an OS Installation Method for a description of each methods.

Note - If you plan to install Windows using the disks attached to the LSI SAS card, you need to install the RAID drivers while installing the OS. See Installing Windows Server 2003 for a RAID Configuration.

To Install Windows Server 2003 Using Direct Installation With DVD or CD-ROM Media

See the instructions for basic installation in Installing Windows Server 2003 R2 at:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/

To Install Windows Server 2003 Using RIS

See the instructions for RIS installation in Appendix B.

To Install the Windows Server 2003 Using Remote KVMS Over IP With Virtual CD-ROM

This method includes using a remote networked system to install the operating system onto the Sun Netra X4250 server. The CD or DVD drive of the remote system (virtual CD-ROM) is used to access the operating system media. The output of the Sun Netra X4250 server is displayed on the remote system (Remote Console).

Specific details on the using Remote Console in the Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) can be found in the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2.0 User’s Guide.

Note - This procedure assumes that you are familiar with the ILOM web-based interface (web GUI) administration. More information can be found in the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2.0 User’s Guide.

Requirements for Remote Console:

Remote system connected to the network.
One of the following browsers on the remote system – Internet Explorer, Mozilla, or Firefox.
CD/DVD drive connected to the remote system.
Media for installing the operating system of your choice.
SP of the Sun Netra X4250 server set up as instructed in the Sun Netra X4250 Server Installation Guide.

On a remote system, open a browser and enter the IP address of the ILOM SP for the Sun Netra X4250 server on which you want to install the operating system.

At the login screen, enter a user name and password for an account that has administrator privileges.

The ILOM main menu screen appears.

Set the session timeout:
1. From the main menu, click the System Information tab.
  
  The System Information submenu tabs appear.
2. Click the Session Time-Out submenu tab.
  
  The Session Time-Out screen appears.
3. Select 3 hours, and then click Apply.

From the main menu, click the Remote Control tab.

The Remote Control screen appears.

Click the Redirection tab.

The Redirection screen appears with a Launch Redirection button.

Click the Launch Redirection button.

A JavaRconsole screen appears asking “Do you want to run the application?”.

Click the Run button.

The Sun ILOM Remote Console screen is displayed.

On the Sun ILOM Remote Console screen, click the Device tab and select CD‐ROM.

The CD-ROM Selection screen is displayed.

Choose or type the CD-ROM drive that you are using to install the OS.

Insert the Operating System CD/DVD to be installed on the Sun Netra X4250 server into the local CD/DVD drive.

Note - The LSI RAID drivers should be installed on the server. See Installing the Drivers to install the LSI drivers.

Reboot the server:
1. Click the Remote Control tab on the Sun ILOM screen’s main menu.
2. Click the Remote Power Control tab and select Reset from the Select Action menu.
3. Click on the Save button.
  
  The server boots from the virtual CD.

Running Windows Update

To Run Windows Update

Follow the instructions at the Windows Update download site at:

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Installing Windows Server 2003 for a RAID Configuration

The Sun Netra X4250 Tools and Drivers DVD contains the following drivers:

Intel^® NIC drivers
Intel chipset drivers
AST2000 video drivers
LSI SAS3081E-R RAID drivers
TPM drivers

The server supports the LSI SAS3081E-R RAID card. Use these procedures to install Windows Server 2003 with a RAID configuration:

Method	Section or Procedure
Install Windows Server 2003 using a Reburn CD created with Solaris or Linux.	To Install Windows Server 2003 Using a Reburn CD Containing LSI Drivers
Install Windows Server 2003 using a driver diskette.	To Install Windows 2003 Using a Driver Diskette

To Install Windows Server 2003 Using a Reburn CD Containing LSI Drivers

The Tools and Drivers DVD contains a script that enables you to create a new Windows Server 2003 CD with the necessary LSI drivers. After creating the new CD, you can boot from the CD and install Windows Server 2003 in the usual way. This CD automatically installs the drivers.

For specific and current information about the 2003 Reburn script, see the description at the top of the script, which is located in /utilities/REBURN on the Tools and Drivers DVD.

You need the following:

A system running Solaris Operating System for x86 Platforms, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10
A CD burner and a blank CD-R or CD-RW
A Windows Server 2003 CD (retail media only – not an OEM version)
The latest Sun Netra X4250 Server Tools and Drivers DVD

On a Solaris x86, RHEL 5, or SLES 10 system, insert the Sun Netra X4250 Server Tools and Drivers DVD into a DVD drive.

Create a temporary directory with at least 1.2 GByte of space.

For example:
# mkdir /files

Copy the 2003REBURN_version.zip file to that directory.

where version is the current version of 2003Reburn.

For example:
# cp /utilities/REBURN/2003reburn_Linux/2003Reburn_1.3.2.zip /files

Eject the Tools and Drivers DVD and insert your retail Windows 2003 32-bit CD.

Change to the directory that you copied the .zip file to in Step 4.

Unzip the 2003Reburn_version.zip file.

For example:
# unzip -q 2003Reburn_1.3.2.zip

Run the 2003Reburn script.

For example:
# ./files/2003Reburn -b
Note - If your system does not have the ability to burn CDs, type the command without the -b option. An ISO image is created, which you can save to a system that has a CD burner.

The script displays the driver files it expects to be located in the current directory. When the four driver files or 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).

After you create the CD, install Windows Server 2003 on the Sun Netra X4250 server, using the newly created CD.

When the OS installation is complete, install the display and chipset drivers as explained in Installing the Drivers .

Note - Installing with the Windows Server 2003 Reburn CD does not allow for the ability to team the NICs. To team the NICs, run the OS-specific *.bat file located in the /DRIVERS/WINDOWS/IntelNIC/ on the Tools and Drivers DVD: windows_1a32_install.bat or windows_x64_install.bat

To Install Windows 2003 Using a Driver Diskette

Before installing Windows Server 2003 with LSI drivers, configure the disks as described in Chapter 2.

Create a driver diskette and install the OS following the steps in To Create an LSI SAS3081E-R RAID Drivers Boot Diskette.

To Create an LSI SAS3081E-R RAID Drivers Boot Diskette

This procedure describes how to create an LSI drivers boot diskette in preparation for installing Windows Server 2003.

Note - This procedure requires a USB diskette drive.

Copy drivers from the Tools and Drivers DVD to the diskette drive:
# /DRIVERS/WINDOWS/RAID/LSI/MSM/ USB floppy

Attach a USB diskette drive to the Sun Netra X4250 server.

On a Windows system, insert the Sun Netra X4250 Server Tools and Drivers DVD.

Insert a blank diskette into the Windows system.

Copy the contents of the MSM directory on the Tools and Drivers DVD to the diskette:
> Copy d: \DRIVERS\WINDOWS\RAID\LSI\MSM\ a:

To Install Windows Server 2003 Using the LSI SAS3081E-R Driver Diskette

This procedure describes how to use the LSI SAS3081E-R driver diskette to install the Windows Server 2003 OS.

Attach a USB diskette drive to the Sun Netra X4250 server.

Insert a Windows Server 2003 32-bit or 64-bit installation DVD into the DVD drive.

Press the F6 key to install the third-party RAID driver.

Press the S key to specify additional drivers, and insert the diskette.

Select LSI Logic Fusion-MPT SAS Driver (Server 2003), and then press Enter.

To continue the Windows Server 2003 installation, press Enter.

When the OS installation is finished, install the drivers as explained in Installing the Drivers .

Installing the Drivers

The following sections describe how to install the drivers from the Tools and Drivers DVD. Choose one of the following procedures to install the drivers:

Method	Section or Procedure
Use KVMS Over IP to install the drivers.	To Install the Drivers Using Remote KVMS
Install the drivers using the on-board DVD.	To Install the Drivers Directly Onto the Sun Netra X4250 Server

Note - If you used the 2003Reburn option to create a Windows Server 2003 CD that contains the drivers, the drivers are installed during the OS installation.

To Install the Drivers Using Remote KVMS

See instructions in To Install the Windows Server 2003 Using Remote KVMS Over IP With Virtual CD-ROM or the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2.0 User’s Guide for specific details.

To Install the Drivers Directly Onto the Sun Netra X4250 Server

If your server has an on-board DVD drive, you can install the drivers directly onto the server, using the Sun Netra X4250 Server Tools and Drivers DVD.

Insert the Sun Netra X4250 Server Tools and Drivers DVD into the DVD drive.

To install the chipset drivers, double-click the executable file:

d:\DRIVERS\WINDOWS\Chipset

To install the Ethernet drivers, do one of the following:
- Install the drivers using the installation wizard:
  
  a. Double-click the .bat file and follow the installation wizard.
  
  b. When the wizard is done, go to Step 4.
- Install the drivers using the Windows Device Manager:
  
  a. Open the Device Manager.
  
  b. Right-click the NIC with a yellow exclamation point and choose Update.
  
  c. Select No, not at this time and click Next.
  
  d. Select Install from a List or Specific Location and click Next.
  
  e. Click Browse and point to the NIC driver on the CD/DVD path:
  
  d:\DRIVERS\WINDOWS\IntelNIC
  
  f. Click OK.
  
  g. When the installation is done, go to Step 4.

To install TPM drivers, extract the .zip file from d:\DRIVERS\WINDOWS\TPM.
1. Double-click the executable.
2. Follow the installation wizard to install TPM drivers.

To install the AST2000 display drivers, open the Windows Device Manager and update the device driver as follows:
1. Right-click the display driver and choose Update.
  
  The Hardware Update Wizard appears.
2. Select No, not at this time and click Next.
3. In the next dialog box, select Install from a list or specific location and click Next.
4. Click Browse and change to the following directory on the Tools and Drivers DVD:
  
  D:\DRIVERS\WINDOWS\Display\[2003_32|2003_64]
5. Click OK and then click Next.
  
  The AST2000 driver is installed.

Reboot the server.

Windows Server 2003 Operating System Installation