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Sun Blade

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X6275 Server Module

Windows Operating System

Installation Guide

Part No. 821-0081-10
September 2009, Revision A

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Page 1: ...www sun com Submit comments about this document by clicking the Feedback link at http docs sun com Sun Blade X6275 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide Part No 821 0081 10 Septem...

Page 2: ...O THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems Inc 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara California 95054 tats Unis Tous droits r serv s Cette distribution...

Page 3: ...ISO Image 3 Dongle Cable Connections 4 To Connect the Dongle for a Local Installation 4 2 Installing Windows Server 2008 Operating System 7 Task Map for the Windows Server 2008 Installation 8 Installi...

Page 4: ...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 Soft...

Page 5: ...or 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 Workstations The Sun Blade X6275 Server Module site...

Page 6: ...t for Linux and Windows User s Guide Instructions for using the Sun Installation Assistant SIA when installing a Windows or Linux operating system 820 3357 PDF HTML Sun Blade X6275 Server Module Servi...

Page 7: ...ng 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 Plea...

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Page 9: ...e 3 Dongle Cable Connections on page 4 To Connect the Dongle for a Local Installation on page 4 The Sun Blade X6275 server module consists of two nodes each with its own service processor SP and each...

Page 10: ...a USB port or the service processor For information about setting up USB connections to your system see Using a Remote Control Application RKVM on page 3 Do you need to update the operating system and...

Page 11: ...rol tab The Remote Control screen appears 4 Click the Launch Redirection button The ILOM remote console appears 5 On the Devices menu select the following CD ROM if you are using a physical DVD CD ROM...

Page 12: ...ation 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 Conne...

Page 13: ...Chapter 1 Overview 5 Figure Legend 1 Dual USB connectors 2 RJ 45 connector This connector provides serial access to the ILOM 3 VGA video connector...

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Page 15: ...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 Installing Windows Server 2008 Using...

Page 16: ...tion aspx TABLE 2 1 Task Map for the Windows 2008 Installation Step Task Description Relevant Topic s 1 Review installation prerequisites Verify that all applicable requirements are met for installing...

Page 17: ...prerequisites for installing an operating system should have been met For further information about these prerequisites see Prerequisites on page 2 An installation method for example console boot med...

Page 18: ...message appears on the BIOS POST screen press F8 to select a boot device The Boot Device dialog appears Note The dialog that appears in your installation may be different depending the type of disk co...

Page 19: ...ation 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 overr...

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...

Page 21: ...The server will reboot multiple times during the installation process This process could take several minutes 9 When the Windows installation is complete Windows starts and prompts you to change the u...

Page 22: ...urther information about using a WDS image to install the Windows Server 2008 operating system see Microsoft s Windows Deployment Services documentation After completing this procedure you will need t...

Page 23: ...n appears Note The next events occur very quickly therefore focused attention is needed for the following steps Watch carefully for these messages as they appear on the screen for a brief time You mig...

Page 24: ...lation Guide September 2009 The Boot Agent dialog appears 4 Continue the normal Windows Server 2008 WDS network installation For additional information consult Microsoft s Windows Deployment Services...

Page 25: ...g 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 on page 18 Inst...

Page 26: ...you are installing the server specific drivers using media download Sun_Blade_X6275_Windows_SWx x x_build zip to a hard drive location or media that will be accessible during the installation Extract...

Page 27: ...vides 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 yo...

Page 28: ...ct Install Drivers and Supplemental Software Or If you downloaded the InstallPack_x_x_x exe file from the Sun download site ensure that it has been copied to a local drive on the server and then run t...

Page 29: ...he 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 ins...

Page 30: ...n individually select the supplemental software to install by choosing a Custom installation For instructions for installing the supplemental software see Install the Supplemental Software on page 22...

Page 31: ...ment Software dialog box click Next to accept the Typical settings or select Custom to choose the options to install The Component installation wizard will guide you through the installation of each o...

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Page 33: ...nformation on WDS refer to Microsoft documentation Adding Drivers to a WIM Image The procedures in the section assume the Windows Deployment Services are running on Windows Server 2008 Before you Begi...

Page 34: ...ed to C wim_mount 4 Use Windows System Image Manager Windows SIM to create an answer file that contains the paths to the device drivers that you intend to install See the Microsoft documentation for t...

Page 35: ...to ensure that the inf files were installed Drivers added to the Windows image are named oem inf This is to ensure unique naming for new drivers added to the computer For example the files MyDriver1...

Page 36: ...strative 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 th...

Page 37: ...stem overview 1 ISO image 3 L Local Media Install Using 9 P prerequisites for OS installation 2 product updates v R remote access via RKVM 2 3 Remote Media Install Using 9 RKVM 2 3 U USB device connec...

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