Install HBA Drivers (Windows)
Perform these steps during the actual Windows OS installation, to ensure that
the drivers for your HBA are installed.
Note -
If you used OSA to install the Windows OS, you do not need to perform this
procedure because OSA installs the required HBA drivers.
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In the Installation Type window, click Custom (Advanced).
The Where Do You Want to Install Windows window appears.
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Perform one of these tasks.
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If you do not see any storage targets listed, click Load Driver,
then proceed to Step 3.
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If you see the storage target where you want to install the OS but
want to change the default partition settings associated with that
target, select the target, click Drive Options (advanced), then
proceed to Step 4.
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Otherwise, select the storage target listed, and go to Step 5
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In the Load Drive dialog box, perform these steps.
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Ensure that the drivers are accessible according to the
installation method chosen.
See Selecting the Boot Media.
For example:
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Drivers are on a disk mounted as a device from the Oracle
ILOM Remote Console.
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Storage drivers are on a local physical storage media such
as the OSA USB drive (if installed), which is mounted
internally in the server's chassis, a CD/DVD, or virtual
media mounted from the Oracle ILOM Remote Console.
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In the Load Driver dialog box, click Browse to navigate to the
appropriate driver media folder on the OSA USB drive.
The drivers are located in the windows
sub-directory.
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In the Browse for Folder dialog box, select the appropriate
driver, then click OK to load the driver.
The selected driver appears in the Select the Driver to Be
Installed window.
For example:
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In the Select the Driver to Be Installed window, click Next to
install the driver.
The Where Do You Want to Install Windows window appears.
Note -
If you previously removed or unmounted the Windows OS
installation media to load the drivers from the internal OSA USB
drive, you might see this message: “Windows Cannot be
installed to this disk.” If this message appears, insert
or re-mount the Windows installation media, then click
Refresh.
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In the Where Do You Want to Install Windows window, perform one of
these actions:
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If you see the storage target where you want to install
the OS but want to change the default partition settings
associated with that target, select the target, click Drive
Options (advanced), then proceed to Step 4.
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Otherwise, go to Step 5.
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In the lower portion of the Where Do You Want to Install Windows window,
perform these steps.
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Click Delete to delete the selected storage target existing
partition configuration.
A confirmation window appears.
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Click OK to confirm the partition deletion.
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If any additional partitions exist on the target drive, repeat
Step a and Step b.
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Go to Step 5.
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Click Next to install the OS to the selected storage target.
The Windows installation program begins and will reboot the server
multiple times during the installation process.
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Change the user password when prompted.
When the installation is complete, Windows starts and prompts you to
change the user password.
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In the User Password dialog box, click OK and set up the initial user
login account.
After the initial user account is created, the Windows OS desktop
appears.
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Perform post-installation tasks.
See Performing Post-Installation Tasks.