Windows OS
Installation Options
For single-server OS installations, Oracle System Assistant is recommended. For
multiple-server OS installations, Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center is recommended.
The scope of this document is for single-server OS installations. The table below
provides some information about these two installation options.
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Multiple servers
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Single server
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Install an OS to a single server
using one of the following methods:
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Locally: Perform the OS installation locally at the server. This option is recommended if you
have just completed the physical installation of the server in the rack.
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Remotely: Perform the OS installation from a remote location. This option uses the Oracle
ILOM Remote System Console Plus application to access Oracle System Assistant or to perform a manual
OS installation.
Note -
Oracle recommends the use of Oracle System Assistant for single-server OS
installations.
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For more information about single-server OS installation methods
and Oracle System Assistant, see:
Single-Server Installation
Methods
Select a method for providing the Windows
installation media. Use
the following information to determine the local or remote OS installation
that best serves your needs.
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Local assisted OS installation – Uses Oracle System
Assistant. (Recommended)
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Remote assisted OS installation – Uses Oracle System
Assistant. (Recommended)
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Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus application, a redirected CD/DVD drive or ISO image
file, and Windows distribution media. For more information, see
Assisted Windows Server OS Installation.
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Local using a CD/DVD drive – Uses a physical CD/DVD
drive connected to the server.
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A monitor, USB keyboard and mouse, a USB CD/DVD drive, and Windows distribution media. For
local installations, you deliver the installation media using a local DVD drive or USB flash drive
attached directly to the server. For more information, see
Manual Windows Server OS Installation.
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Remote using a CD/DVD drive or a CD/DVD ISO image –
Uses a redirected physical CD/DVD drive on a remote system running the Oracle ILOM Remote System
Console Plus application.
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A remote system with a browser, an attached physical CD/DVD drive, Windows distribution media,
and network access to the server's management port. For remote installations, you deliver the
installation media using the remote DVD, USB flash drive, or CD/DVD ISO image. For more information,
see
Windows Deployment Services OS Installation.
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WDS WIM image – Uses a customized Windows Imaging
Format (WIM) image on a Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server.
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Assisted Windows Server OS Installation
This is the recommended method for installing a
supported OS on your
server. This method involves using Oracle System Assistant. You
deliver the Windows OS installation media on either a local or remote
CD/DVD drive, USB device, or CD/DVD image, and Oracle System Assistant
guides the installation process and gathers and installs the needed
drivers when necessary. Your server must support Oracle System Assistant,
and it must be installed in the server.
Manual Windows Server OS Installation
With this method, you deliver the Windows
distribution media on
either a local or remote CD/DVD drive, USB device, or CD/DVD image.
You also need to install any necessary drivers. The drivers for
your server are available on the server's internal Oracle System
Assistant flash drive (if installed) and from the My Oracle Support web
site as either OS-specific and server-specific packages or as an
ISO image file. To install the OS, use the distribution media's
installation wizard.
Windows Deployment Services
OS Installation
You can install the Windows OS from a deployment server environment. For the advanced user,
you can create a customized
Windows Imaging Format (WIM) image for your server on a system running Windows
Deployment Services (WDS). Once this installation image file has been created, you can boot your
server from its network card and select the image from the WDS system for unattended deployment. For
more information about WDS, go to: http://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh831620.