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Sun Microsystems Sun Blade X6275 Installation Manual

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Sun Blade
X6275 Server Module
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Windows Operating System

Installation Guide

Sun Microsystems, Inc.
www.sun.com
Part No. 821-0081-10
September 2009, Revision A
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  • Page 1: Installation Guide

    Sun Blade X6275 Server Module ™ Windows Operating System Installation Guide Sun Microsystems, Inc. www.sun.com Part No. 821-0081-10 September 2009, Revision A Submit comments about this document by clicking the Feedback[+] link at: http://docs.sun.com...
  • Page 2 Cette distribution peut inclure des éléments développés par des tiers. Sun, Sun Microsystems, le logo Sun, Sun Blade, Sun Blade X6275 Server Module et Sun company logo sont des marques de fabrique ou des marques enregistrées de Sun Microsystems, Inc. ou ses filiales, aux États-Unis et dans d’autres pays.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preface v Overview 1 Installing the Windows OS onto a Sun Blade X6275 Server Module 1 Prerequisites 2 Things You Must Decide 2 What to Do Next 2 Using a Remote Control Application (RKVM) 3 ▼ To Mount a DVD or Equivalent ISO Image 3 Dongle Cable Connections 4 ▼...
  • Page 4 Post Installation 17 Downloading Server-Specific Drivers 18 ▼ To Download the Server-Specific Drivers 18 Installing Server-Specific Device Drivers 19 ▼ To Install the Server-Specific Device Drivers 20 Installing Supplemental Software 22 ▼ Install the Supplemental Software 22 Incorporate Sun Blade Server Drivers Into WIM 25 Adding Drivers to a WIM Image 25 Before you Begin 25 ▼...

  • Page 5: Preface

    Preface This guide contains instructions for installing the Windows Server 2008 64-bit Service Pack 2 (SP2) onto the Sun Blade X6275 Server Module. Product Updates For product updates that you can download for the Sun Blade™ X6275 Server Module, visit the following web site: http://www.sun.com/download/ Find the Hardware Drivers section and click x64 Servers &...
  • Page 6 Title Content Part Number Format Sun Blade X6275 Server Late-breaking information 820-6853 Module Product Notes about the server module HTML Sun Blade X6275 Server Basic installation information 820-6847 Module Getting Started Guide for setting up the server Print module Sun Blade X6275 Server Detailed installation 820-6977 Module Installation Guide...

  • Page 7: Sun Welcomes Your Comments

    Translated versions of some of these documents are available at the web site described above in French, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese. English documentation is revised more frequently and might be more up-to-date than the translated documentation. Documentation, Support, and Training Sun Function Sun Documentation http://docs.sun.com...
  • Page 8 viii Sun Blade X6270 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2009...

  • Page 9: Overview

    C H A P T E R Overview This chapter provides instructions for tasks you must complete before you begin installing the Windows Server 2008 64-bit operating system onto a Sun Blade X6275 server module. This chapter includes the following topics: “Installing the Windows OS onto a Sun Blade X6275 Server Module”...

  • Page 10: Prerequisites

    Prerequisites Complete the following tasks before you begin the installation. Install the server hardware. ■ (Optional) Configure the service processor. ■ Gather needed information, such as IP address and netmask. ■ Things You Must Decide Where will you install the OS? You can install an OS using the flash module, ■...

  • Page 11: Using A Remote Control Application (Rkvm)

    Using a Remote Control Application (RKVM) The Sun Blade X6275 server module supports industry-standard RKVM with devices connected to it through the service processor. This ability allows you to mount and boot from a remote DVD, or an ISO file image. ▼...

  • Page 12: Dongle Cable Connections

    Dongle Cable Connections If you choose to do a local installation, you must connect a dongle cable directly to the server module. ▼ To Connect the Dongle for a Local Installation 1. Connect a USB hub to one of the USB connectors on the dongle. See FIGURE 1-1 2.
  • Page 13 Figure Legend Dual USB connectors RJ-45 connector. This connector provides serial access to the ILOM. VGA video connector. Chapter 1 Overview...
  • Page 14 Sun Blade X6270 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2009...

  • Page 15: Installing Windows Server 2008 Operating System

    C H A P T E R Installing Windows Server 2008 Operating System This chapter provides information about installing the Windows Server 2008 Operating System (OS). This chapter includes the following topics: “Task Map for the Windows Server 2008 Installation” on page 8 ■...

  • Page 16: Task Map For The Windows Server 2008 Installation

    Task Map for the Windows Server 2008 Installation to preview the installation process defined as a series of tasks. The TABLE 2-1 table defines the required tasks, describes them, and provides pointers to the instructions for performing that task. Task Map for the Windows 2008 Installation TABLE 2-1 Step Task...

  • Page 17: Installing Windows Server 2008 Using Local Or Remote Media

    Installing Windows Server 2008 Using Local or Remote Media The following procedure describes how to boot the Windows Server 2008 operating system from local or remote media. It assumes you are booting the Windows installation media from one of the following sources: Windows 2008 CD or DVD (internal or external DVD) ■...
  • Page 18 From the ILOM web interface, select Reset on the Remote Power Control tab. ■ From the local server, press the Power button on the front panel of the server ■ to power off the server, then press the Power button again to power-on server. From the ILOM CLI on the server SP, type: reset /SYS ■...
  • Page 19 6. In the Installation Type dialog, click Custom (advanced). The Where Do You Want to Install Windows dialog appears: 7. In the Where do you want to Install Windows dialog, do one of the following: If you do not want to override the Windows Default partition information, ■...
  • Page 20 If you do want to override the Windows default partition information, click ■ the Driver Options (advanced) option and proceed to Step 8. Caution – Formatting or re-partitioning a pre-existing partition will destroy all data on the partition. The Where do you want to Install Windows dialog appears: Sun Blade X6270 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide •...
  • Page 21 8. In the Where to Install Windows dialog, do the following: a. Click Delete to delete the existing partition. A confirmation window appears. b. Click OK to confirm the partition deletion. c. Click New to create the new partition. d. Change partition size settings as needed, and then click Apply. The partition is created.

  • Page 22: Installing Windows Server 2008 Using A Pxe Network

    Installing Windows Server 2008 Using a PXE Network This section explains the initial information you will need to install the Windows Server 2008 operating system over an established PXE-based network via a customer-provided Windows Deployment Services (WDS) image. Topics included in this section: “Before You Begin”...

  • Page 23: To Install Windows Server 2008 Using Pxe

    To Install Windows Server 2008 Using PXE ▼ 1. Reset or power on the server, for example: From the ILOM web interface, select Reset on the Remote Power Control tab. ■ Press the Power button (approximately 1 second) on the front panel of the ■...
  • Page 24 The Boot Agent dialog appears: 4. Continue the normal Windows Server 2008 WDS network installation. For additional information, consult Microsoft’s Windows Deployment Services product documentation. 5. Proceed to “Post Installation” on page Sun Blade X6270 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2009...

  • Page 25: Post Installation

    C H A P T E R Post Installation After completing the Windows Server installation and rebooting the operating system, you should review the following post installation tasks and, if necessary, perform the tasks that are applicable to your system. “Downloading Server-Specific Drivers”...

  • Page 26: Downloading Server-Specific Drivers

    Downloading Server-Specific Drivers This section describes how to download the server-specific driver packages needed for Windows Server installations. Note – The Sun Blade X6275 Tools and Drivers DVD contains all of the server- specific drivers required for Windows Server installations. If you are using the Tools and Drivers DVD, you can you can skip this section and proceed to “Installing Server-Specific Device Drivers”...

  • Page 27: Installing Server-Specific Device Drivers

    Note – The _x_x_x number identifies the version of the package (for example, FloppyPack_1_1_4.zip). 3. Proceed to “Installing Server-Specific Device Drivers” on page Installing Server-Specific Device Drivers Sun provides a wizard to install Sun server-specific device drivers and supplemental software. The Sun Server Installation Package wizard may be started from one of the following locations: The main menu of your server’s Tools and Drivers DVD.

  • Page 28: To Install The Server-Specific Device Drivers

    ▼ To Install the Server-Specific Device Drivers 1. Start the Sun Installation Package software using one of the following methods: Access the Tools and Drivers DVD or ISO using RKVM, remote DVD drive, ■ or a USB DVD drive. The DVD will automatically start. At the main menu, select Install Drivers and Supplemental Software.
  • Page 29 3. In the Install Pack notice dialog box, read the message then click Next. 4. In the End User License Agreement page, select “I accept this agreement”, and then click Next. The platform-specific drivers are installed. A green check mark verifies that each driver has been successfully installed.

  • Page 30: Installing Supplemental Software

    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. 6. Perform one of the following: If you accepted the default installable settings in Step 2, click No to proceed to...
  • Page 31 If you did select Supplemental Software at the Sun Server Installation Package ■ dialog box in Step 2 “Installing Server-Specific Device Drivers” on page and selected No in Step 6, the supplemental software dialog box appears. Proceed to the next step. 2.
  • Page 32 Sun Blade X6270 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2009...

  • Page 33: Adding Drivers To A Wim Image

    A P P E N D I X Incorporate Sun Blade Server Drivers Into WIM This appendix is intended for advanced system administrators who need to incorporate the server-specific drivers into a Windows Imaging Format (WIM) image. WIM files are installed using Windows Deployment Services (WDS). ■...

  • Page 34: To Add Drivers To The Wim Image

    ▼ To Add Drivers to the WIM Image 1. Extract the contents of Windows Server 2008 DriverPack_x_x_x.zip to a network share (for example: \\yourshare\share\DriverPack), making sure to maintain the directory structure. 2. Select the service image to update and export the image. a.
  • Page 35 8. Save the answer file and exit Windows SIM. The answer file must be similar to the following sample. The sample assumes the architecture is 64-bit. <?xml version="1.0" ?> <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3" xmlns:wcm= "http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"> <settings pass="offlineServicing"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS"> <DriverPaths>...
  • Page 36 a. If the Windows Deployment Services snap-in is not running, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Windows Deployment Services. b. Locate the image to service. Right-click the image and select Replace Image. Follow the Wizard directions to replace the service image with the Windows image that was updated.

  • Page 37: Index

    Index dongle cable, 4 VGA port, 4 driver updates, v DVD ISO image, 3 Windows Server 2008 installation using local or virtual media, 9 Windows Server 2008 Operating System using a PXE firmware updates, v Network, 14 installation task map Windows 2008, 8 installing an operating system overview, 1...
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