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Sun Fire X4470 Server
Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems
Part No. 821-0701-10
June 2010, Revision A

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  • Page 1 Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems Part No. 821-0701-10 June 2010, Revision A...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2010 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This software and related documentation are provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and are protected by intellectual property laws. Except as expressly permitted in your license agreement or allowed by law, you may not use, copy, reproduce, translate, broadcast, modify, license, transmit, distribute, exhibit, perform, publish, or display any part, in any form, or by any means.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Using This Documentation vii Part I Windows Server Installations Assisted OS Installation With Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) 3 SIA Task Overview 4 How to Obtain SIA 4 SIA Documentation Resources 4 Getting Started Supported Windows Server Operating Systems 8 Windows Installation Prerequisites 8 Windows Server Installation Task Overview 9 SAS PCIe HBAs Requiring LSI Mass Storage Driver for Windows Server 2008...
  • Page 4 View or Edit BIOS Settings for New Installations 42 Downloading the ISO Image for the Tools and Drivers DVD 45 ISO Image Download Procedure 45 ▼ Download the Tools and Drivers DVD Image 45 Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...
  • Page 5 Incorporating Device Drivers Into Windows Server 2008 WIM Images for Windows Deployment Services 47 Getting Started 48 Location of Device Drivers on Tools and Drivers DVD 48 Which Device Drivers to Incorporate Into WIM Image(s) 49 Prerequisites and Task Overview 50 Procedures for Incorporating Drivers Into WIM Image(s) 52 Before you Begin 53 ▼...
  • Page 6 Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...

  • Page 7: Using This Documentation

    Using This Documentation This Windows operating system installation guide explains how to install and configure a Windows operating system on a Sun Fire X4470 Server from Oracle. This document is written for technicians, system administrators, authorized service providers (ASPs), and users who have experience with installing operating systems.

  • Page 8: Related Documentation

    Installation Assistant to HTML x64 Servers install the Windows and Linux operating systems Oracle x86 Servers Diagnostics Information for diagnosing 820-6750 Guide and troubleshooting the HTML server viii Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...
  • Page 9 820-6413 Manager Documentation Collection) Oracle Integrated Lights Out ILOM 3.0 information that is 821-0702 Manager (ILOM) 3.0 specific to the Sun Fire X4470 HTML Supplement for Sun Fire X4470 Server Server Sun Fire X4470 Safety and Hardware safety and 821-0705...

  • Page 10: Documentation Feedback

    At that site, you can find links and navigate to the following items: Tools and Drivers DVD image ■ Sun Installation Asssitance DVD image ■ Sun Validation Test Suite (SunVTS) Update ■ Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...

  • Page 11: Windows Server Installations

    Windows Server Installations PA RT This section lists the topics that describe how to install the Windows 2008 (SP2 or R2) operating systems on your server. Description Link(s) Novice or Experienced Users: Use SIA to • Chapter 1, Assisted OS Installation perform an assisted installation of the With Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) Windows operating system.

  • Page 13: Assisted Os Installation With Sun Installation Assistant (Sia)

    C H A P T E R Assisted OS Installation With Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) SIA makes operating system installation easy. With SIA, all you need to begin is a licensed copy of Linux or Windows OS distribution media supported for your server.

  • Page 14: Sia Task Overview

    Sun Installation Assistant 2.3 through 2.4 User’s Guide for x64 Servers ■ (http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/install.x64svr?l=en&a=view) Sun BigAdmin Feature Article: How to Use the Sun Installation Assistant ■ Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...
  • Page 15 (http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/features/articles/install_assista nt.jsp) Chapter 1 Assisted OS Installation With Sun Installation Assistant (SIA)
  • Page 16 Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...

  • Page 17: Getting Started

    C H A P T E R Getting Started This chapter describes how to get started installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems manually on your server. Note – The term “manually” refers to performing the installation by following the instructions provided in Chapters 2 through 4 of this guide, and not using the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA).

  • Page 18: Supported Windows Server Operating Systems

    • Enterprise Edition (64-bit) • Datacenter edition (64-bit) For a complete and updated list of all the supported operating systems on the Sun Fire X4470 Server, go to the following web site and navigate to the Operating Systems link: (http://www.oracle.com/goto/x44470)

  • Page 19: Windows Server Installation Task Overview

    WDS boot and install images. drivers in a WIM image Access to Review the Sun Fire X4470 Server Product Notes for • Sun Fire X4470 Product late-breaking late-breaking information about supported operating Notes (821-0704) information and system software and patches.

  • Page 20: Sas Pcie Hbas Requiring Lsi Mass Storage Driver For Windows Server 2008 Sp2

    LSI mass storage driver for the SAS PCIe HBA option must be made accessible from the Tools and Drivers DVD during the installation process. For a list of SAS PCIe HBAs supported on the Sun Fire X4470 Server, see “SAS PCIe HBAs Requiring LSI Mass Storage Driver for Windows Server 2008 SP2”...
  • Page 21 Note – Some of the following SAS PCIe HBA option cards might not be available for purchase at the time of this publication. To determine which HBA option cards are supported and available for purchase on the Sun Fire X4470 Server, go to the following web site and navigate to the appropriate page: (http://www.oracle.com/goto/x4470).
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  • Page 23: Installing Windows Server 2008

    C H A P T E R Installing Windows Server 2008 This chapter provides information about manually installing the Windows Server 2008 SP2 or Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system. Note – The term “manually” refers to performing the installation by following the instructions provided in Chapters 2 through 4 of this guide, and not using the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA).

  • Page 24: Installing Windows Server Using Local Or Remote Media

    1. Ensure that the installation media is available to boot. For Distribution CD/DVD. Insert the Windows 2008 Distribution media (CD ■ labeled number 1 or the single DVD) into the local or remote USB CD/DVD-ROM drive. Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...
  • Page 25 For ISO image. Ensure that the ISO images are available and that the ILOM ■ Remote Console application is aware of the first ISO image location. For additional information about how to set up the installation media, see “Boot Media Options for Performing an OS Installation” on page 2.
  • Page 26 Continue the Windows installation wizard until the Installation Type dialog appears. 6. In the Installation Type dialog, click Custom (advanced). The Where Do You Want to Install Windows dialog appears. Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...
  • Page 27 7. In the Where Do You Want to Install Windows dialog, perform one of the following tasks in the table below to specify a storage target for the Windows Server operating system edition. For Windows Server Edition Task Windows Server 2008 SP2 Perform one of the following: (or subsequent Windows 2008 •...
  • Page 28 Floppy Disk Local. Storage driver(s) on a floppy disk in floppy drive A on ■ the server. Floppy Disk Remote. Storage driver(s) on a floppy disk in a floppy drive ■ mounted as a device from the ILOM Remote Console. Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...
  • Page 29 Floppy Image. Storage driver floppy.img file is mounted as a device from ■ the ILOM Remote Console. Non-floppy Media. Storage driver(s) are on a local physical storage media ■ (USB flash drive or CD/DVD) or virtual media mounted from the ILOM Remote Console.
  • Page 30 In the Select the Driver to Be Installed dialog, click Next to install the driver. The Where Do You Want to Install Windows dialog appears. Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...
  • Page 31 e. In the Where Do You Want to Install Windows dialog, do one of following: Select the storage target listed and click Next to install the operating ■ system, then proceed to Step 10. - or - Select the storage target listed and click Drive Options (Advanced) to ■...
  • Page 32 11. When the Windows installation is complete, Windows starts and prompts you to change the user password. 12. In the user password dialog, click OK and set up the initial user login account. Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...

  • Page 33: Windows Server Installation Using A Pxe Network Boot

    Note – Windows Server 2008 enforces stronger password schemes for user accounts. Password standards include restrictions on length, complexity, and history. For more details, click the Accessibility link at the account creation page. After the initial user account is created, the Windows Server 2008 desktop appears.

  • Page 34: Install Windows Server 2008 (Sp2 Or R2) Using Pxe Network Boot

    5. Continue the normal Windows Server 2008 SP2 or 2008 R2 WDS network installation. For additional information, consult Microsoft’s Windows Deployment Services product documentation. 6. When the installation completes, proceed to Chapter 4 to perform the post installation tasks. Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...

  • Page 35: Post Installation Of Windows Server 2008

    C H A P T E R Post Installation of Windows Server 2008 After completing the installation of the Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) operating system and rebooting the server, you should review the following post installation tasks and, if necessary, perform the tasks that are applicable to your server. “Installing Critical Device Drivers and Supplemental Software”...

  • Page 36: Installing Critical Device Drivers And Supplemental Software

    5. In the End User License Agreement page, select I Accept This Agreement, then click Next. The platform-specific drivers are installed. A green check mark verifies that each driver was installed successfully. Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...

  • Page 37: Installing Supplemental Software

    6. In the Driver Installation Pack dialog, click Finish. The System Settings Change dialog appears. Note – If you plan on installing Supplemental Software (highly recommended), do not restart your system at this time. Once the supplemental software has been installed, you will be prompted to restart the system.

  • Page 38: Install The Supplemental Software

    4. Click Yes at the System Setting Change dialog to restart your system. If you ran the Sun Server Installation Package software from the Tools and Drivers DVD, remove the DVD from your system. Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...

  • Page 39: Configuring Support For Tpm

    If you intend to use the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) feature set that is provided in Windows Server 2008, you must configure the Sun Fire X4470 Server to support this feature. For instructions, see the configuring support for TPM information in the Sun Fire X4470 Server Service Manual (821-0703).
  • Page 40 Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...

  • Page 41: Windows Server System Administrator References

    A complete list of operating systems supported on the Sun Appendix B Fire X4470 Server at the time of this publication Instructions for ensuring that the BIOS default properties are Appendix C set prior to performing the Windows Server installation...

  • Page 43: Supported Installation Methods

    A P P E N D I X Supported Installation Methods To determine which installation method is best for you when installing Windows on your server, consider the following options summarized in this appendix: “Console Outputs” on page 33 ■ “Installation Boot Media”...

  • Page 44: Installation Boot Media

    “Attaching Devices” in the sources can include: Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide (821-0332). • CD/DVD-ROM installation media, and, if applicable, floppy device driver media Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...
  • Page 45 Boot Media Options for Performing an OS Installation (Continued) TABLE A-2 Installation Media Description Setup Requirement Remote boot Remote media requires you to boot To redirect the boot media from a remote storage media the install over the network. You device, perform these steps: can start the network install from a 1.
  • Page 46 3. To boot the installation media, select the PXE boot interface card as the temporary boot device. For details, see the applicable PXE-based operating system installation procedure described in this guide. Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...

  • Page 47: Installation Targets

    For more information about installing Solid state drive and powering on an HDD or SDD, refer (SSD) to the Sun Fire X4470 Server Service Manual (821-0703). Fibre Channel For servers equipped with Fibre • Ensure that the FC PCIe HBA is •...
  • Page 48 Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...

  • Page 49: Supported Operating Systems

    X4470 Server, go to the following web site and navigate to the appropriate page: (http://www.oracle.com/goto/x4470) Supported Operating Systems The Sun Fire X4470 Server supports the installation and use of the following operating systems, or a subsequent release of the operating system. Supported Operating Systems...
  • Page 50 • Sun Fire X4470 Machine Server Installation • VMware ESX Server 4.0 Update 1 Software Guide for Virtual • VMware ESXi Server 4.0 Update 1 Machine Software (821-1214) Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...

  • Page 51: Bios Defaults For New Installations

    A P P E N D I X BIOS Defaults for New Installations When installing a new operating system on a disk drive, you should verify that the following BIOS settings are properly configured before you perform the operating system installation: System time ■...

  • Page 52: View Or Edit Bios Settings For New Installations

    ■ ENTER to move the cursor to the next value field ■ 5. To access the boot settings, select the Boot menu. The Boot Settings menu appears. Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...
  • Page 53 6. In the Boot Settings menu, use the down arrow key to select Boot Device Priority, then press Enter. The Boot Device Priority menu appears listing the order of the known bootable devices. The first device in the list has the highest boot priority. 7.
  • Page 54 Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...

  • Page 55: Downloading The Iso Image For The Tools And Drivers Dvd

    Follow the steps in the procedure below to download the ISO image for the Tools and Drivers DVD. ▼ Download the Tools and Drivers DVD Image 1. Go to the Sun Fire x4470 Server web site and navigate to the appropriate page to download the Tools and Driver DVD: (http://www.oracle.com/goto/x4470) 2.
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  • Page 57: Incorporating Device Drivers Into Windows Server 2008 Wim Images For Windows Deployment Services

    A P P E N D I X Incorporating Device Drivers Into Windows Server 2008 WIM Images for Windows Deployment Services This section is for advanced system administrators who need to incorporate Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) device drivers into Windows Imaging Format (WIM) files.

  • Page 58: Getting Started

    Tools and TABLE E-1 Drivers DVD. Note – To obtain the latest device drivers available for the Sun Fire X4470 Server, download the Tools and Drivers DVD from the Sun Fire X4470 Server web site at: (http://www.oracle.com/goto/x4470)

  • Page 59: Which Device Drivers To Incorporate Into Wim Image(S)

    Device Driver Directory Location on Tools and Drivers DVD (Continued) TABLE E-1 Device Drivers Directory Location on Tools and Driver DVD LSI MegRAID Driver: • Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe RAID • windows/w2k8/drivers/64bit/hba/lsi/ HBA, SG-SAS6-R-INT-Z megaraid • Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe RAID HBA, SG-SAS6-R-EXT-Z LSI MPT2 Driver: •...

  • Page 60: Prerequisites And Task Overview

    To determine which SAS PCIe HBA option cards are supported and available for purchase on the Sun Fire X4470 Server, go to the following web site and navigate to the appropriate page: (http://www.oracle.com/goto/x4470)
  • Page 61 Windows Server 2008 SP2 at: ■ (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID= 94BB6E34-D890-4932-81A5-5B50C657DE08&displaylang=en) Windows Server 2008 R2 at: ■ (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid= 696DD665-9F76-4177-A811-39C26D3B3B34&displaylang=en) 3. Locate the Windows device drivers on the Tools and Driver DVD. For information about where the device drivers on the Tools and Drivers DVD are located, see “Location of Device Drivers on Tools and Drivers DVD”...

  • Page 62: Procedures For Incorporating Drivers Into Wim Image(S)

    The following procedures presented are guidelines you can use to add device drivers to the WIM image file(s). These procedures should be performed in the order described. Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...

  • Page 63: Before You Begin

    “Create an ImageUnattend.xml Setup Script – Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or ■ R2)” on page 53 “Add Device Driver(s) to Boot WIM – Windows Server 2008 SP2 Only” on ■ page 57 “Map ImageUnattend.xml Setup Script to Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) ■...
  • Page 64 (SP2 or R2) edition you are installing. For example, for Windows Server 2008 SP2 Datacenter, select: C:\Unattend\Drivers\{W2K8|W2K8R2}\Catalogs\ install_Windows_Server_2008_SERVERDATACENTER.clg 5. Do the following to set the component packages to pass 2 offlineServing. Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...
  • Page 65 a. In the Windows Image pane, click and expand the architecture_Microsoft-Windows-PnPCustomizationNonWinPE_vers ion. b. Right -click PathAndCredientials and select Add Setting to Pass 2 OfflineServing. 6. Repeat Step 5 for each device driver you want installed during the Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) installation. Refer to for the list of device drivers to include in the install.wim TABLE E-2...
  • Page 66 UNC_domain Password UNC_password Username UNC_username d. Repeat Steps 7a through 7c for each device driver you want installed during the Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) installation. Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...

  • Page 67: Add Device Driver(S) To Boot Wim - Windows Server 2008 Sp2 Only

    8. Validate the ImageUnattend.xml file using the Windows System Image Manager application: In the Windows System Image Manager application, click the Tools menu ■ and select Validate Answer File. A message appears in the Message pane indicating that No Warnings or Errors are found.
  • Page 68 5. Launch and run the Deployment Tools Command Prompt as Administrator. For example: Click Start -->All Programs -->Microsoft Windows AIK, then ■ right-click Deployment Tools Command Prompt, and select Run as Administrator. Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...
  • Page 69 6. In the Deployment Tools Command Prompt, perform the following: a. Use the mkdir command to create a temporary directory mount point to mount the Windows Server 2008 SP2 boot WIM image. For example: mkdir C:\Mnt b. Use the cd command to change the directory to the folder containing the Windows Server 2008 SP2 boot WIM.

  • Page 70: Map Imageunattend.xml Setup Script To Windows Server 2008 (Sp2 Or R2) Install Image

    Windows Deployment Services. 2. Perform the following to launch the Windows Deployment Services administration tool and import the Windows Server 2008 SP2 install WIM. Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...
  • Page 71 a. Click Start-->All Programs -->Windows Deployment Services. b. Right-click Install Images and select Add Install Image. Note that if no image groups exist, create a new image group named Windows Server 2008 SP2 or Windows Server 2008 R2 and click Next. c.
  • Page 72 Note – Selecting the defaults when importing the install image for Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) will create an installation WIM file called install.wim. Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...
  • Page 73 c. Use the cd command to change the directory to the imported Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) folder, then use the mkdir command to create an Unattend directory. For example: cd install mkdir Unattend d. Use the cd command to change the directory to the Unattend directory, then use the copy command to copy the ImageUnattend.xml Setup Script (created in an earlier procedure in this appendix) to the Unattend directory.
  • Page 74 7. To deploy the Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2), refer to the following procedure: “Install Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) Using PXE Network Boot” on page Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...

  • Page 75: Index

    Index configuring TPM, 29 install device drivers, 26 BIOS installing supplemental software, 27 defaults for new installations, 41 overview, 25 view or edit BIOS settings, 42 device drivers documentation URL, 4 location on Tools and Drivers DVD, 48 overview, 3 post installation, 26 software download URL, 4 prerequisite, 9...
  • Page 76 50 Windows Server 2008 before you begin, 13 installation considerations, 8 installation overview tasks, 9 media installation, 14 PXE network installation, 23 supported operating systems, 8 Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • June 2010...

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