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Installing the Windows OS
If you have a Sun Storage 6Gb/s RAID REM, you must create a RAID volume (even if only RAID0)
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using the "Configure Hardware" task on the drive on which you plan on installing the OS.
If you don't, the system will not see the drive.
Click the Install OS button.
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The Install OS screen appears.
To ensure that you are installing a supported version of the OS, review the list in the View
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supported operating systems window.
In the Select your media location section, indicate the location of the OS distribution media.
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The options are CD/DVD or virtual drive.
Follow the prompts until the installation is finished.
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The server reboots one or more times during the installation process.
"Installing Server System Tools and Updating Drivers" on page 38
Next Steps
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Install Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server
2008 SP2 (Manually)
This section describes how to install the OS without the use of Oracle System Assistant. The OS
can be installed using either a local or remote method.
Caution –
the disk, including any preinstalled OS.
Set up the server for the OS installation of choice (local or remote). See
Before You Begin
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Console" on page 15
If necessary, prepare a volume on the server hard drives and set the boot device. Refer to the
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Sun Blade X4-2B Installation
Acquire the Windows OS install distribution media.
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If you want to configure your boot drive for RAID 1 (mirroring) using the LSI Logic
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integrated RAID controller's setup utility, press Ctrl+H (or Ctrl+C from the command line
during server POST sequence).
For local installation: Insert the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 installation media into
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the attached physical CD/DVD-ROM drive when prompted.
For remote installation: Insert the Windows Server installation media into the Oracle
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ILOM Remote Console system's CD/DVD-ROM drive. Make sure you have selected
CD-ROM in the Device menu.
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Data loss. The OS installation formats the boot disk, which erases any existing data on
or
"Set Up the Remote Console" on page
Guide.
"Set Up the Local
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