Installing A Windows Server Operating System; Related Information; Before You Begin - Oracle Server X5-2 Installation Manual

Installing a Windows Server Operating System

This section describes how to install the Microsoft Windows Server operating systems on the
server.
Description
Preinstallation requirements.
Using Oracle System Assistant to install the Windows
operating system.
Using media to install the Windows operating system.

Related Information

"Preparing the Boot Environment" on page 25
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"Configuring RAID" on page 31
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Before You Begin

Ensure that the following requirements are met:
If you want to configure RAID (redundant array of independent disks) on the server's
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storage drives, you must do so before you install the operating system. For instructions for
configuring RAID, refer to
Installation
Note -
manage your storage drives, you must create a RAID volume and make it bootable before
installing the operating system; otherwise, the HBA will not be able to identify the server's
storage drives.
"RAID Configuration Requirements" in Oracle Server X5-2
Guide.
If you are using the Oracle Storage 12 Gb/s SAS PCIe RAID HBA Internal to
Links
"Before You Begin" on page 33
"Installing Windows Server on a Single System Using
Oracle System Assistant" on page 34
"Installing Windows Server on a Single System
Manually" on page 38
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