Windows Server OS Installation Options

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You can choose to install the Windows Server OS on a single server or on multiple servers. The scope of this document is for single-server OS installations. The table below provides some information about these two installation options.

Option

Description

Multiple servers

You can use Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center to install an OS on multiple servers,

For information, go to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/oem/ops-center/index.html.

Single server

Install an OS to a single server using one of the following methods:

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.
Remotely: Perform the OS installation from a remote location. This option uses the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus application to perform a manual OS installation.

For more information about single-server OS installation methods, see Single-Server Installation Methods.

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.

Media Delivery Method	Additional Requirements
Local OS installation using a DVD drive – Uses a physical DVD drive connected to the server.	A monitor, USB keyboard and mouse, a USB DVD or flash drive, and Windows Server 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.
Remote OS installation using a DVD drive or a DVD ISO image – Uses a redirected physical DVD drive on a remote system running the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus application.	A remote system with a browser, an attached physical DVD or flash drive, Windows Server distribution media, and network access to the server's management port (NET MGT). For remote installations, you deliver the installation media using the remote DVD, USB flash drive, or DVD ISO image. For more information, see Manual Windows Server OS Installation.
WDS WIM image – Uses a customized Windows Imaging Format (WIM) image on a Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server.	A server running WDS and a WIM image customized for your server. For more information, see Windows Deployment Services OS Installation.

Manual Windows Server OS Installation

With this method, you deliver the Windows Server distribution media on either a local or remote DVD drive, USB device, or DVD image. To install the OS, use the distribution media's installation wizard.

You also need to install any necessary drivers. InstallPack is the recommended method for installing supported OS software on your server. The drivers for your server are available from the My Oracle Support web site as either OS-specific and server-specific packages or as an ISO image file. For instructions, see Install Server-Specific Device Drivers and Supplemental Software.

To access My Oracle Support, go to https://support.oracle.com.

Windows Deployment Services OS Installation

You can install the Windows Server 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.