Windows Server OS Installation Options
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.
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Multiple servers
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You can use
Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center to install an OS on
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 perform a manual OS
installation.
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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 OS installation using a DVD
drive – Uses a physical DVD drive connected
to the server.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.