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Part No. 820-7141-11
January 2009, Revision A
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  • Page 1: Installation Guide

    Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 ™ Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide Sun Microsystems, Inc. www.sun.com Part No. 820-7141-11 January 2009, Revision A Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback...
  • Page 2 Cette distribution peut inclure des éléments développés par des tiers . Sun, Sun Microsystems, le logo Sun, Java, Solaris et Sun Fire 4150, Sun Fire 4250, and Sun Fire 4450 sont des marques de fabrique ou des marques déposées de Sun Microsystems, Inc. aux Etats-Unis et dans d'autres pays.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preface vii Getting Started 1 About Windows Server Installation 1 Important Installation Considerations 2 Supported Windows Operating Systems 3 Assisted Installation Using Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) 4 SIA Media Availability, Updates and Documentation 4 Manual Installation 5 Download Server-Specific Driver Packages 7 Select the Delivery Methods 9 Select a Mass Storage Drivers Method 10 Select a Windows OS Distribution Media Method 11...
  • Page 4 To Update the Server-Specific Drivers Using the Installation Wizard 50 ▼ To Update Server-Specific Drivers Manually 51 Installing Supplemental Software 54 ▼ To Install Supplemental Software Using the Installation Wizard 54 Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 5 ▼ To Install the Supplemental Software Manually 56 Additional Information for Supplemental Software 56 Managing RAID Using the MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM) 57 Managing RAID Using the StorageTek RAID Manager 57 Using Intel NIC Teaming 58 ▼ To Access Intel NIC Teaming Configuration Settings 58 Learning More About Intel NIC Teaming 61 Completing the IPMItool Installation 61 Requirements 61...
  • Page 6 Preparing Adaptec-Based Integrated RAID Controller Disks for the Operating System 89 Using the Adaptec Configuration Utility 89 Additional Information 90 Preparing LSI-Based Integrated RAID Controller Disks for the Operating System 93 Index 95 Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 7: Preface

    Server 2008 operating system onto a Sun Fire X4150, X4250 or X4450 server. Related Documentation For a description of the document set for the Sun Fire X4150, X4250 or X4450 server, see the Where to Find Documentation sheet that is packed with your system and also posted on the product's documentation site.

  • Page 8: Typographic Conventions

    Sun Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. You can submit your comments by going to: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback viii Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 9 Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback: Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide, part number 820-7141-11 Preface...
  • Page 10 Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    ■ About Windows Server Installation The Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 servers require mass storage drivers that are not included with the Windows Server 2003 operating system. For Windows Server 2008, required mass storage drivers are included with the Windows Server 2008 distribution media.

  • Page 12: Important Installation Considerations

    JavaRConsole (JavaRConsole system—a remote console run from a networked system). Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 13: Supported Windows Operating Systems

    Lights Out Manager Administration Guide (820-3541) for further information. Supported Windows Operating Systems The Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 servers support the following Microsoft Windows operating systems at the time of publication of this document: Microsoft Windows Server 2003, SP1 or later, Standard Edition (32-bit) ■...

  • Page 14: Assisted Installation Using Sun Installation Assistant (Sia)

    Documentation describing how to use SIA can be found with the rest of the documentation for your server on the Sun documentation web site: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/server.x64 Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 15: Manual Installation

    Manual Installation This method is for more advanced users that are planning to manually install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 locally, or remotely, on one or more servers. Note – If you plan to install Windows Server using a Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) server, refer to Chapter 9, “Incorporate Sun Fire Drivers Into a...
  • Page 16 Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 17: Download Server-Specific Driver Packages

    The latest version of the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD is also available as a downloadable image on the Sun download site. To download the drivers: 1. Go to the driver download site for your server. For the Sun Fire X4150: http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/x4150/downloads.jsp For the Sun Fire X4250: http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/x4250/downloads.jsp For the Sun Fire X4450: http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/x4450/downloads.jsp...
  • Page 18 3. Make sure that the driver packages are available as you begin the operating system installation. Refer to Chapter 3 for supported delivery methods. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 19: Select The Delivery Methods

    C H A P T E R Select the Delivery Methods In this chapter, you will decide on the delivery methods to provide the mass storage drivers and the Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 media for installation. To select mass storage driver media and Windows OS (operating system) media delivery methods, complete the following procedures: Select a Mass Storage Drivers Method.

  • Page 20: Select A Mass Storage Drivers Method

    Windows setup will be unable to find the drivers again and the installation will fail with an error message. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 21: Select A Windows Os Distribution Media Method

    Select a Windows OS Distribution Media Method Select a method listed in that meets the need of your environment for TABLE 3-2 providing the Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 distribution media for the operating system installation on your server. Make a note of the method that you selected.
  • Page 22 Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 23: Prepare For Mass Storage Driver Delivery

    C H A P T E R Prepare for Mass Storage Driver Delivery This chapter contains instructions on preparing the necessary mass storage drivers media for Windows Server 2003 installation. Note – If you are installing Windows Server 2008 on your Sun Fire server, the required mass storage drivers are included with the Windows distribution media.

  • Page 24: Create A Drivers Floppy Disk

    3. Start Windows Explorer. 4. Navigate to the folder where you placed the downloaded file. 5. Select windows.zip. 6. Right-click on the file and select Extract All. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 25 Note – If your version of Windows Explorer does not natively support compressed folders, use a third-party utility to extract the contents of the zip file. Make sure to maintain the directory structure of the folders after extracting them. 7. Extract the files into a new (empty) folder. 8.

  • Page 26: Copy The Drivers Floppy Image File

    Start Windows Explorer. c. Navigate to the temporary folder where you placed the downloaded file. d. Select windows.zip. e. On the File menu, click Extract All. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 27: Create A Windows Server 2003 Media Cd That Includes Mass Storage Drivers Using The Sun Reburn Script

    Note – If your version of Windows Explorer does not natively support compressed folders, use a third-party utility to extract the contents of the zip file. Make sure to maintain the directory structure of the folders after extracting them. f. Navigate to the folder where the extracted files reside, and then to the appropriate folder (depending on the RAID controller in your server, Sun StorageTek or LSI): windows/RAID/LSI/floppy...

  • Page 28: Before You Begin

    CD Using the Wizard on a Windows System 1. Insert the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD into the Windows system’s CD/DVD drive. The CD will autostart. The Tools and Drivers main menu displays. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 29: To Create A Reburn Windows Server 2003 Media Cd Manually On A Windows System

    Sun Fire X4150 Tools and Drivers Main Menu Example FIGURE 4-1 2. Click the Create 2003 Reburn Image option. The Create 2003 Reburn wizard begins. Follow the on-screen instructions to create the Windows Server 2003 reburn installation CD. 3. After you create the CD, do one of the following:...

  • Page 30: To Create A Reburn Windows Server 2003 Media Cd Manually On A Linux Or Solaris System

    Linux 5, or SLES 10 system, insert the Sun Fire Server Tools and Drivers CD/DVD into a CD or DVD drive. 2. Log in as root (superuser). Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 31 3. Create a temporary directory with at least 1.2 GB of space. For example: # mkdir /files 4. Copy the 2003REBURN_version.zip file to that directory. version is the current version of 2003Reburn. For example: cp /utilities/reburn/2003reburn_linux/2003reburn_1.0.zip /files 5. Eject the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD, and insert your retail Windows Server 2003 distribution media CD.
  • Page 32 Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 33: Configure The Javarconsole System

    C H A P T E R Configure the JavaRConsole System This chapter describes how to set up the JavaRConsole system to deliver the mass storage drivers and Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 media for operating system installation. If you do not plan on installing Windows from a remote system, you can skip this chapter.

  • Page 34: Javarconsole System Requirements

    Note – This procedure assumes that the JavaRConsole system and ILOM service processor have been set up according to the instructions in the Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) Administration Guide for your Sun Fire server. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 35 1. Start the remote console application by typing the IP address of the server’s Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) service processor into a browser on the JavaRConsole system. URL Sample FIGURE 5-1 The Security Alert dialog box displays. Security Alert Dialog Box FIGURE 5-2 2.
  • Page 36 4. Click the Remote Control tab in the ILOM WebGUI. The Launch Redirection screen appears. Note – Make sure that the mouse mode is set to Absolute mode in the Mouse Mode Settings tab. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 37 ILOM WebGUI Launch Redirection Screen FIGURE 5-5 5. Click Launch Redirection. Note – When using Windows for JavaRConsole system redirection, an additional warning appears after clicking Launch Redirection. If the Hostname Mismatch dialog box is displayed, click the Yes button. Hostname Mismatch Dialog Box FIGURE 5-6 The Remote Control dialog box appears.
  • Page 38 The installation duration will depend on the network connectivity and traffic. When done, proceed to the appropriate chapter for additional operating system installation instructions. To install Windows Server 2003, proceed to Chapter ■ Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 39: To Set Up The Javarconsole System For Servers With Elom

    To install Windows Server 2008, proceed to Chapter ■ ▼ To Set Up the JavaRConsole System for Servers With ELOM Use this procedure to start the remote console application from a browser by accessing the ELOM’s web GUI. You might be presented with a series of questions. In each case, select Run.
  • Page 40 Device Configuration Window FIGURE 5-9 Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 41 11. From the Device Configuration window, select Floppy and/or CD-ROM according to the delivery method you have chosen. Floppy Disk Remote: Select Floppy to redirect the server to the contents of the ■ physical floppy drive attached to the JavaRConsole system. This method may be used if you are installing the Windows Server 2003 on a Sun server equipped with a RAID controller.
  • Page 42 Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 43: Install Windows Server 2003

    C H A P T E R Install Windows Server 2003 This chapter describes how to install the Windows Server 2003 operating system directly onto your server using the Windows Server 2003 media. Installation Requirements Before beginning the operating system installation, make sure that the following requirements are met.
  • Page 44 Note – The complete Microsoft Windows operating system installation process is not documented in this section. This section documents only the steps that are specific for installing Windows Server 2003 on your server. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 45: Installing The Operating System

    For requirements specific to the mass storage driver and Windows media delivery methods that you have chosen, see TABLE 6-1 Requirements for Each Installation Method TABLE 6-1 Method Action or items required Floppy Disk Local Insert the mass-storage drivers floppy disk into a USB floppy drive attached directly to one of the server’s USB ports.
  • Page 46 6. If you are not using a Windows Server 2003 media CD created using the Sun reburn script, proceed to Step If you are using a Windows Server 2003 media CD created using the Sun reburn script, do the following: Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 47 a. Follow the Windows setup on-screen instructions to install the operating system. The required mass storage drivers have been copied to the Windows media CD by the reburn script and will be identified and installed for you during the installation process. b.
  • Page 48 Adaptec SAS/SATA-II RAID Controller (64-bit) Windows Setup will then display your selection. 11. Windows Setup lists the driver to be installed. Press Enter to continue. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 49 Specify Additional Devices Screen Example FIGURE 6-6 12. At the Welcome to Setup screen, press Enter to continue. The Setup Selection screen is displayed. 13. Select a setup mode (Express or Custom) and continue. If you created a RAID volume on your boot disk as part of your prerequisite preparations for installing Windows, press C to select Custom Setup and manually partition the disk.
  • Page 50 Then, press any key to restart the system and complete the Windows Server 2003 Installation. 15. Proceed to Chapter 8 “Updating the Critical Server-Specific Drivers.” Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 51: Install Windows Server 2008

    C H A P T E R Install Windows Server 2008 This chapter describes how to install the Windows Server 2008 operating system directly onto your server using the Windows Server 2008 media. Installation Requirements Before beginning the operating system installation, make sure that the following requirements are met.
  • Page 52 Note – The complete Microsoft Windows operating system installation process is not documented in this section. This section documents only the steps that are specific for installing Windows Server 2008 on your server. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 53: Installing The Operating System

    For requirements specific to the Windows media delivery methods that you have chosen, see TABLE 7-1 Requirements for Each Installation Method TABLE 7-1 Method Action or items required Windows Local Make sure that the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 installation media and a DVD-ROM drive are available. Windows Remote Insert the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 installation media into the JavaRConsole system’s CD or DVD-ROM drive.
  • Page 54 5. Select CD/DVDW from the Boot Device menu and press Enter. If prompted with Press any key to boot from CD, quickly press any key. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 55 6. The Windows installation wizard starts. Proceed through the installation wizard until you see the Installation Type page displayed, and then click Custom (advanced). Select Installation Type Page FIGURE 7-4 7. You will then see the Where Do You Want to Install Windows page (see ), do one of the following: FIGURE 7-5 Chapter 7...
  • Page 56 Caution – Formatting or re-partitioning a pre-existing partition will destroy all data on the partition. 9. At the Advanced Driver Options page (see ), do the following: FIGURE 7-6 Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 57 Windows Partition Management Page FIGURE 7-6 a. Click Delete to delete the existing partition. b. Click New to create the new partition. c. Change size settings as needed, and then click Apply. d. Click Next and proceed to the next step. 10.
  • Page 58 Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 59: Update The Critical Server-Specific Drivers

    C H A P T E R Update the Critical Server-Specific Drivers This chapter describes how to update the Windows Server installation with server- specific device driver software. This chapter contains the following sections: “Updating the Server-Specific Drivers” on page 49 ■...

  • Page 60: To Update The Server-Specific Drivers Using The Installation Wizard

    Sun Fire X4150 Tools and Drivers Main Menu Example FIGURE 8-1 2. At the main menu, click Software and Driver Installation. The Driver Installation/Update screen displays. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 61: To Update Server-Specific Drivers Manually

    Sun Fire X4150 Driver Installation/Update Page Example FIGURE 8-2 3. Click the Install/Update drivers option. The Install/Update drivers wizard begins. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the critical drivers for your server. Note – To utilize the additional features of the Intel PROSet network interface software, such as NIC teaming, fault tolerance, load balancing, etc., refer to the...
  • Page 62 Where version is the version of Windows: 2003 32-bit/64-bit, or 2008 32-bit/64-bit. a. Open the Windows Device Manager. b. Right-click the display driver, and choose Update. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 63 c. The Hardware Update Wizard appears. d. Select No, not at this time, and click Next. e. In the dialog box that follows, select Install from a list or specific location and click Next. f. Click Browse and navigate to the following directory on the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD: cdromdrive:\drivers\windows\display\version Where version is the version of Windows: 2003 32-bit/64-bit, or 2008 32-bit/64-...

  • Page 64: Installing Supplemental Software

    Installation Wizard 1. Insert the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD into the server’s CD/DVD drive. The CD will autostart. The Tools and Drivers main menu displays. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 65 Sun Fire X4150 Tools and Drivers Main Menu Example FIGURE 8-3 2. At the main menu, click Software and Driver Installation. The Driver Installation/Update screen displays. Sun Fire X4150 Driver Installation/Update Page Example FIGURE 8-4 3. Do one of the following: If you have an LSI 3081E-S RAID controller, click Install LSI 3081E Mgmt ■...

  • Page 66: To Install The Supplemental Software Manually

    Additional Information for Supplemental Software This section lists additional information about Sun supplemental software for your server. This information includes: Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 67: Managing Raid Using The Megaraid Storage Manager (Msm)

    “Managing RAID Using the MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM)” on page 57 ■ “Managing RAID Using the StorageTek RAID Manager” on page 57 ■ “Using Intel NIC Teaming” on page 58 ■ “Completing the IPMItool Installation” on page 61 ■ Managing RAID Using the MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM) The MSM program enables you to configure the LSI-based integrated RAID controller, physical disk drives, and virtual disk drives on your system.

  • Page 68: Using Intel Nic Teaming

    3. Expand the Network adapters group and select the first adapter. 4. Right-click the selection and click Properties. The adapter properties dialog box is displayed. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 69 Intel NIC Adapter Properties FIGURE 8-5 5. To setup NIC teaming, click the Teaming tab. The teaming options are displayed (see FIGURE 8-5 6. Select Team with other adapters and then click New Team. The New Team Wizard is displayed. Chapter 8 Update the Critical Server-Specific Drivers...
  • Page 70 8. Select the adapters to be included in the team from the list of installed adapters and then click Next. The wizard will guide you through the configuration and setup of your team. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 71: Learning More About Intel Nic Teaming

    Learning More About Intel NIC Teaming For more information on setting up NIC teaming for your environment, refer to the Intel Connectivity web page on “Advanced Networking Services—Teaming” at: http://support.intel.com/support/network/sb/CS-009747.htm Additionally, you may download the complete set of Intel Network Connections User Guides for your server’s network adapters at: http://support.intel.com/support/network/sb/cs-009715.htm Completing the IPMItool Installation...

  • Page 72: To Install Microsoft's Ipmi System Management Driver (Windows Server 2003 R2 And R2 Sp2)

    The “3rd Party Drivers” warning dialog appears. e. Read the warning and then click OK. The Management and Monitoring Tools page is displayed. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 73 f. Click OK. The Windows Components Wizard dialog is displayed. g. Click Next. The Hardware Management component is installed. 2. Instantiate the IPMI System Management driver. 3. On the Taskbar, click Start, and then click Run. The Run dialog box is displayed. 4.
  • Page 74 Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 75: Incorporate Sun Fire Drivers Into A Wim Or Ris Image

    C H A P T E R Incorporate Sun Fire Drivers Into a WIM or RIS Image This chapter is intended for advanced system administrators who need to incorporate the server-specific drivers into a Windows Imaging Format (WIM) image or a Remote Installation Service (RIS) image. WIM files are installed using Windows Deployment Services (WDS).

  • Page 76: Determine Required Drivers

    X4150, X4250 or X4450 server to a WIM image. Note – The procedures in the section assume the Windows Deployment Services are running on a system with Windows Server 2003. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 77: Before You Begin

    ■ Server-Specific Driver Packages” on page Note – All examples below are for a Sun Fire X4150 server with version 2.1.0 of the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD. For the Sun Fire X4250 and X4450, the same instructions apply, but file paths on the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD may differ.
  • Page 78 Tools & Drivers CD/DVD Windows Server 2008 32-bit files: cdromdrive:\drivers\windows\Display\2008_32 ...\RAID\LSI\2003_32 ...\RAID\StorageTEK\2008 ...\IntelNIC\PROXGB\Win32 ...\InetlNIC\PRO1000\Win32 Tools & Drivers CD/DVD Windows Server 2008 64-bit files: cdromdrive:\drivers\windows\Display\2008_64 ...\RAID\LSI\2003_64 ...\RAID\StorageTEK\2008\amd64 ...\IntelNIC\PROXGB\Winx64 ...\InetlNIC\PRO1000\Winx64 Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 79 b. Copy the files identified in Step a out of their version folders and into the appropriate folder structure on your network share. In the examples below, \\yourshare\share is the share path you have set up on the network, DriverPack\x64 is for 64-bit Windows, and DriverPack\ x86 is for 32-bit Windows.
  • Page 80 6. Expand the Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE node in the answer file. Right-click DevicePaths, and then select Insert New PathAndCredentials. A new PathAndCredentials list item appears. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 81 7. In the Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE component, specify the path to the version (x86 or x64) folder in the DriverPack folder on the network share, and the credentials used to access the network share. For example, the path and credentials for a 64-bit image might be: <Path>\\yourshare\share\DriverPack\x64</Path>...

  • Page 82: Add Drivers To A Ris Image

    Windows Server 2003 that you wish to install: “Installing Windows Server 2003 32-bit Version Using RIS” on page ■ “Installing Windows Server 2003 64-bit Version Using RIS” on page ■ Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 83: Installing Windows Server 2003 32-Bit Version Using Ris

    Perform the following task to create a Windows Server 2003 32-bit RIS image for your server. Note – All examples below are for a Sun Fire X4150 server with version 2.1.0 of the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD. For the Sun Fire X4250 and X4450, the same instructions apply, but file paths on the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD may differ.
  • Page 84 RIS server that contains the RIS image), by adding the following: [Unattended] OemPreinstall=yes [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=”password” 5. Based on your controller card, edit the file to include one of the following: Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 85 For the LSI SAS3081E-S RAID controller, add the following entries: ■ [Unattended] DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore OemPnPDriversPath = "\drivers\nic;\drivers\chipset;\drivers\ video;\drivers\tpm" [MassStorageDrivers] "LSI Logic Fusion-MPT SAS Driver (Server 2003 32-bit)"="OEM" [OEMBootFiles] txtsetup.oem cocpyinf.dll lsi_sas.cat lsi_sas.inf lsi_sas.sys lsi_sas.tag lsipseud.inf symmpi.inf symmpi.sys [UserData] ProductKey = XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX [Identification] JoinWorkgroup = WORKGROUP Chapter 9...
  • Page 86 7. Copy driver files into the $oem$ directory tree. The Tools and Drivers CD/DVD has the Windows 2003 SP1 32-bit drivers located at one of the following: Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 87 For the LSI SAS3081E RAID controller, copy the files as shown: ■ > Copy cdrom_drive:\drivers\windows\RAID\LSI\2003_32\* D:\remoteinstall\setup\english\images\image_dir\$oem$\textmode > Copy cdrom_drive:\drivers\windows\chipset\win2003\* D:\remoteinstall\setup\english\images\image_dir\$oem$\$1\drivers\ chipset > Copy cdrom_drive:\drivers\windows\IntelNIC\PRO1000\Win32\* D:\remoteinstall\setup\english\images\image_dir\$oem$\$1\drivers\ > Copy cdrom_drive:drivers\windows\TPM\2003_32\TPM_Driver\* D:\remoteinstall\setup\english\images\image_dir\$oem$\$1\drivers\ > Copy cdrom_drive:drivers\windows\Display\2003_32\* D:\remoteinstall\setup\english\images\image_dir\$oem$\$1\drivers\ video For the Sun StorageTek RAID controller, copy the files as shown: ■...

  • Page 88: Installing Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Version Using Ris

    Perform the following task to create a Windows Server 2003 64-bit RIS image for your server. Note – All examples below are for a Sun Fire X4150 server with version 2.1.0 of the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD. For the Sun Fire X4250 and X4450, the same instructions apply, but file paths on the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD may differ.
  • Page 89 d. Select Add a new OS image to this remote installation server, and then click Next. e. Select the drive location that has the Windows 2003 SP1 64-bit CD in it, and then click Next. f. Type a descriptive name for the stored Windows 2003 SP1 64-bit CD, then click Next.
  • Page 90 [UserData] ProductKey = XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX [Identification] JoinWorkgroup = WORKGROUP 6. Add the $oem$ directory and its subdirectories to the RIS image. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 91 a. Add the $oem$ subdirectory to RIS image located at d:\RemoteInstall\Setup\English\Images\image_dir The directory on the RIS server that contains the RIS image. image_dir b. Create the following subdirectories under the $oem$ directory: textmode c. Create the following subdirectory under the $1 directory: drivers d.

  • Page 92: Installing The Ris Image On A Client System

    Sun Fire server. Before you perform this procedure, you must configure the RIS image as described in “Add Drivers to a RIS Image” on page Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 93: To Install The Ris Image On A Client System

    Once configured, the RIS image contains the Windows Server 2003 operating system (you can configure either the 32-bit or the 64-bit version) and the server-specific drivers that are included on the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD for the server. Note – A RIS image can be installed on any computer that contains a network adapter that supports PXE DHCP-based boot ROM.
  • Page 94 Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 95: Configure Windows Network Communication Settings With Multiple Network Interfaces

    A P P E N D I X Configure Windows Network Communication Settings With Multiple Network Interfaces This appendix provides information you should consider when configuring the Windows network communication settings with multiple server network interfaces. Topics in this appendix include: “Determine Which Network Data Ports Are Actively Connected to a Network”...

  • Page 96: Determine Which Network Data Ports Are Actively Connected To A Network

    1. An active port connection. 2. A red X marks the port connections that are currently inactive. 3. The port has been manually disabled (right-click to re-enable). Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 97: Confirm Physical Port Mac Addresses And Match Them To Window Device Names

    ▼ Confirm Physical Port MAC Addresses and Match Them to Window Device Names To confirm the MAC addresses of installed network interface ports and to match them to the Windows Device Friendly Names, you will need to open a command prompt and run ipconfig /all.
  • Page 98 MAC address for that port. The numeric value following the Windows logical friendly name refers to the ■ network connection number. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 99: System

    A P P E N D I X Preparing Adaptec-Based Integrated RAID Controller Disks for the Operating System If your Sun Fire server uses an Adaptec-based integrated RAID controller (also known as the Sun StorageTek SAS RAID Internal HBA, SG-XPCIESAS-R-INT-Z), you will need to prepare its disks so that Windows will be able to access them.
  • Page 100 ■ Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA Installation Guide (820-1847) ■ Sun StorageTek RAID Manager Software User’s Guide (820-1177) ■ To obtain these documents, navigate to: Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 101 http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/dsk-cntrl Appendix B Preparing Adaptec-Based Integrated RAID Controller Disks for the Operating System...
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  • Page 103: Operating System

    A P P E N D I X Preparing LSI-Based Integrated RAID Controller Disks for the Operating System If you want to install your OS on disks that are part of a RAID, there is an LSI RAID configuration utility that is entered from the server’s BIOS and can be used for any operating system.
  • Page 104 You can choose between RAID 1 (two mirrored disks with an optional hot spare) or RAID 1E (three or more mirrored disks with one or two hot spares). 4. Exit the LSI RAID configuration utility. Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 105 5. Install your OS on this RAID volume. For information on using the LSI RAID configuration utility, refer to the Sun LSI 106x RAID User’s Guide for your server on the Sun product documentation web site http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/sf-hba-lsi Appendix C Preparing LSI-Based Integrated RAID Controller Disks for the Operating System...

  • Page 106: Index

    Index Numerics 64-bit Windows Server 2003 installation, 78 guidelines for operating system installation, 2 assisted installation using SIA, 2 image file creating with Windows, 16 installation CD/DVD, 4 boot disk, considerations for including in RAID, 2 installation choices, 2 installation methods, assisted or manual, 2 installing from Windows media, 35, 43 configuring the JavaRConsole system, 23 installing Windows 2003, 33...
  • Page 107 JaveRConsole, 23 requirements for operating system installation, 33, media and updates, 4 obtaining the latest version, 4 supported Windows versions, 3 system-specific drivers updating, 49 Sun Fire X4150, X4250 and X4450 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide • January 2009...

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