Preparing To Install The Windows Server Operating System; Preparing The Boot Environment - Oracle Server X5-2 Installation Manual

Preparing to Install the Windows Server
Operating System
This section describes how to prepare the server for installing the operating system.
Description
Setting up UEFI.
Setting the boot mode.
Configuring RAID on the server.
Related Information
"Installing Windows Server on a Single System Using Oracle System
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Assistant" on page 34
"Installing Windows Server on a Single System Manually" on page 38
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Preparing the Boot Environment

Before you install the operating system, you should ensure that Unified Extensible Firmware
Interface (UEFI) settings are configured to support the type of installation you plan to perform.
The following topics provide specific instructions on how to configure UEFI to support the
installation:
"Verify the UEFI Optimal Defaults" on page 26
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"Set the Boot Mode" on page 28
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For more information about changing boot properties, refer to the Oracle X5 Series Servers
Administration Guide at http://www.oracle.com/goto/x86AdminDiag/docs.
Links
"Preparing the Boot Environment" on page 25
"Set the Boot Mode" on page 28
"Configuring RAID" on page 31

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