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Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating System |
About This Documentation (PDF and HTML)
Download Server System Tools and Drivers
Planning the Operating System Installation
Verifying BIOS Settings for New Installations
How to View or Edit BIOS Settings for New Installations
Installing Windows Server 2008 Operating System
Task Map for the Windows Server 2008 Installation
Booting Windows Server 2008 Using Local or Remote Media
How to Install Windows Server 2008 Using Local or Remote Media
How to Install Windows Server 2008 Using PXE Network
How to Install Windows Server 2008 Using PXE Network
Installing Platform-Specific Device Drivers
How to Install Platform-Specific Drivers Using the Tools and Drivers DVD
How to Install Supplemental Software Using the Tools and Drivers DVD
How to Manually Launch the Tools and Drivers Application Using a DVD
Incorporating Sun Fire Drivers Into a WIM Image
How to Install the WIM Image on a Client System
Configuring RAID Controller in the BIOS Setup Utility
To use PXE to boot the installation media over the network, you must:
Configure the network (NFS, FTP, HTTP) server to export the installation tree.
Configure the files on the TFTP server that are necessary for PXE booting.
Configure the server MAC network port address to boot from the PXE configuration.
Configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
To use a WIM image to perform the installation, you must:
Create the WIM installation image.
Follow the WIM installation instructions in the Windows Server 2008 documentation.
Add the required system device drivers to the WIM installation image.
For instruction, see Incorporating Sun Fire Drivers Into a WIM Image.
Obtain a WIM Administrator password.