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Sun Blade™ X6440 Server Module

Windows Operating System

Installation Guide

Part No. 820-3963-10
June 2008

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Page 3: ...2 Selecting the Delivery Methods 7 Selecting a Delivery Method for Mass Storage Drivers 8 Selecting a Windows Server Media Delivery Method 9 3 Configuring the JavaRConsole System 11 JavaRConsole System Requirements 12 Setting Up the JavaRConsole System 12 To Set Up the JavaRConsole System 12 4 Installing Windows Server 2003 19 Installation Requirements 19 Installing the Windows Server 2003 Operati...

Page 4: ...c Drivers 35 Installing Optional Components 38 To Install Optional Components 38 7 Installing a Windows Server 2003 Image From a RIS Server 41 Determining Required Drivers 42 Obtaining Driver Files for the RIS Image 42 Configuring a RIS Image 42 Configuring a RIS Image for a Windows Server 2003 SP2 32 bit System 43 To Configure a RIS Image for a Windows Server 2003 SP2 32 bit System 43 Configuring...

Page 5: ... Blade X6440 Getting Started Guide 820 3960 that is packed with your server module and also posted at the product s documentation site Go to the following URL then navigate to the Sun Blade X6440 product documentation http docs sun com Translated versions of some of these documents are available at the web site described above in French Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Korean and Japanese En...

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Page 7: ...bCc123 The names of commands files and directories onscreen computer output Edit your login file Use ls a to list all files You have mail AaBbCc123 What you type when contrasted with onscreen computer output su Password AaBbCc123 Book titles new words or terms words to be emphasized Replace command line variables with real names or values Read Chapter 6 in the User s Guide These are called class o...

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Page 9: ... Installation Prerequisites on page 2 Important Installation Considerations on page 2 Supported Windows Operating Systems on page 4 Server Specific Driver Packages on page 4 Installation Procedures on page 4 Tip We recommend that you use the Sun Installation Assistant SIA to install the Microsoft Windows Server operating system SIA is a convenient front end application designed to assist you in in...

Page 10: ...media Sun Blade X6440 server module installation media USB keyboard and mouse Monitor USB CD DVD USB floppy drive and diskette USB hub depending on installation method chosen USB dongle connector with at least two ports to connect to the front slot of the Sun Blade X6440 server module Note Your server module has only two USB ports Use the dongle cable included with the system to attach a USB hub f...

Page 11: ... redirect the diskette device to a diskette image file on another system that is hosting the JavaRConsole There are also three different methods that can be used to deliver the Windows Server media for installation Use a physical USB CD drive connected to a USB dongle connector with at least two ports to connect to the front slot of the Sun Blade X6440 server module Use RKVMS to redirect the CD dr...

Page 12: ...e Edition with SP2 Operating System is preinstalled on the Sun Blade X6440 server module boot disk Server Specific Driver Packages The server specific driver packages available for Windows Server operating system installations are lsi_floppy img This file contains the LSI 3081E drivers sst_floppy img This file contains the Sun StorageTek drivers The drivers are available on the Tools and Drivers D...

Page 13: ...g Critical System Specific Drivers on page 35 TABLE 1 1 Installation Requirements Item Local Remote Windows Server 2003 2008 installation media Required Required Sun Blade X6440 server module installation media download and or Tools and Drivers DVD 708 0347 Required Required Floppy diskette Required for REM only Required for REM only Keyboard monitor and mouse Required Attached to dongle USB hub R...

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Page 15: ...installation To select mass storage driver media and Windows Server media delivery methods complete the following procedures Selecting a Delivery Method for Mass Storage Drivers on page 8 Selecting a Windows Server Media Delivery Method on page 9 After completing the above procedures make a note of the delivery methods that you selected and proceed to Chapter 3 ...

Page 16: ... Uses JavaRConsole to redirect the diskette device to a diskette image file on the system hosting the JavaRConsole Select a delivery method in TABLE 2 1 that meets the needs of your environment Make note of the delivery method you select TABLE 2 1 Delivery Methods for Mass Storage Drivers Windows Server Media Delivery Method Additional Requirements Ease of Configuration and Installation Diskette L...

Page 17: ... TABLE 2 2 Delivery Methods for Windows Server Media Windows Server Media Delivery Method Additional Requirements Ease of Configuration and Installation Windows Local To connect a physical CD drive to the server module use the dongle cable provided with the system to attach a USB hub This will enable you to connect keyboard mouse and CD DVD drive Be sure to use a CD DVD drive that is Designed for ...

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Page 19: ...Console System on page 12 You have to set up a JavaRConsole system if you chose any one of the following mass storage driver or Windows media delivery methods described in Chapter 2 Diskette Remote Diskette Image Windows Remote Windows Image Note This procedure does not provide detailed instructions for configuring the system that is running the JavaRConsole also known as the ILOM Remote Console S...

Page 20: ... JavaRConsole to access the physical diskette and or CD DVD ROM drives If the JavaRConsole system is running on Windows Server Internet Explorer Enhanced Security must be disabled Note This procedure assumes that the JavaRConsole system and ILOM service processor have been set up according to the instructions in the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager documentation Note that there are multiple versi...

Page 21: ...Chapter 3 Configuring the JavaRConsole System 13 FIGURE 3 1 URL Sample The Security Alert dialog box appears FIGURE 3 2 Security Alert Dialog Box 2 Click Yes The ILOM login screen appears ...

Page 22: ...ule Windows Operating System Installation Guide June 2008 FIGURE 3 3 Login Screen 3 Type the user name and password and then click Log In The default user name is root and default password is changeme The ILOM Version page appears ...

Page 23: ...E 3 4 ILOM Version Page 4 Click the Remote Control tab The Remote Control page appears Note Ensure that the mouse mode is set to Absolute Under the Remote Control tab click the Mouse Mode Settings tab select Absolute from the drop down menu and click Save ...

Page 24: ...elect the Redirection tab select 8 bit color or 16 bit color and click Launch Redirection Note When using a Windows system for JavaRConsole system redirection an additional warning appears after clicking Launch Redirection If the Hostname Mismatch dialog box appears click the Yes button FIGURE 3 6 Hostname Mismatch Dialog Box ...

Page 25: ...sole Devices Menu 7 From the Devices menu select one diskette item and or one CD item according to the delivery method you have chosen Diskette Remote Select Floppy to redirect the server to the contents of the physical diskette drive attached to the JavaRConsole system Diskette Image Select Floppy Image to redirect the server to the mass storage drivers diskette image file located on the JavaRCon...

Page 26: ...ftware iso image file located on the JavaRConsole system Caution Using the CD ROM Remote or CD ROM Image options to install the Windows Server operating system will significantly increase the time necessary to perform the installation as the content of the CD ROM is accessed over the network The installation duration will depend on the network connectivity and traffic ...

Page 27: ...all installation methods Complete the procedures in the previous chapters of this document If you selected the Diskette Local mass storage drivers installation method use a USB hub so that one dongle port is free to connect the diskette drive directly to the system Connect the hub to the dongle cable provided with the system For information about specific details of the operating system installati...

Page 28: ...Local Connect the USB diskette drive directly to the system USB dongle port and insert the mass storage drivers diskette into the diskette drive See the list of USB diskette drives listed as Designed for Windows on the Windows Marketplace site at http testedproducts windowsmarketplace com Diskette Remote Connect the diskette drive to the JavaRConsole system if necessary and insert the mass storage...

Page 29: ...wer cycle the Sun Blade X6440 server module The BIOS POST process begins 3 When the Press F8 for BBS POPUP or Boot menu prompt appears on the BIOS POST screen press F8 FIGURE 4 1 F8 Prompt When the BIOS POST process is complete the Boot Device menu appears FIGURE 4 2 Boot Device Menu 4 If you have selected the Windows Local installation method insert the CD now 5 Select CD DVD from the Boot Device...

Page 30: ... the system and go back to Step 3 6 Press Enter 7 When prompted with Press any key to boot from CD quickly press any key The Windows Setup begins During the early part of Windows Setup the following message appears at the bottom of the screen Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver 8 Press F6 to install mass storage drivers A screen appears prompting you to press S to spe...

Page 31: ...0 Press S to specify additional devices A screen appears listing the available drivers FIGURE 4 4 Select SCSI Adapter Screen 11 Select the appropriate version of the LSI Logic Fusion MPT SAS Driver depending on the version of Windows you are installing Server 2003 32 bit or Server 2003 AMD64 and press Enter A screen appears confirming your selections and allowing you to select additional drivers ...

Page 32: ...24 Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide June 2008 FIGURE 4 5 Specify Additional Device Screen 12 Press Enter to continue The Welcome to Windows Setup screen appears ...

Page 33: ...rver 2003 25 FIGURE 4 6 Welcome to Windows Setup Screen 13 Press Enter to continue Windows Setup continues and displays the following screen allowing you to select Express Setup or Custom Setup FIGURE 4 7 Windows Select Setup Screen ...

Page 34: ...select Custom Setup and manually partition the disk You must reserve a minimum of 64 MB of unpartitioned space at the end of the disk 14 Press Enter for Express Setup 15 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the Windows Server Installation During installation the system will reboot 16 Proceed to Updating Critical System Specific Drivers on page 35 ...

Page 35: ...all installation methods Complete the procedures in the previous chapters of this document If you selected the Diskette Local mass storage drivers installation method use a USB hub so that one dongle port is free to connect the diskette drive directly to the system Connect the hub to the dongle cable provided with the system For information about specific details of the operating system installati...

Page 36: ...cal Connect the USB diskette drive directly to the system USB dongle port and insert the mass storage drivers diskette into the diskette drive See the list of USB diskette drives listed as Designed for Windows on the Windows Marketplace site at http testedproducts windowsmarketplace com Diskette Remote Connect the diskette drive to the JavaRConsole system if necessary and insert the mass storage d...

Page 37: ...le the Sun Blade X6440 server module The BIOS POST process begins 3 When the Press F8 for BBS POPUP or Boot menu prompt appears on the BIOS POST screen press F8 FIGURE 5 1 F8 Prompt When the BIOS POST process is complete the Boot Device menu appears FIGURE 5 2 Boot Device Menu 4 If you have selected the Windows Local installation method insert the DVD now 5 Select CD DVD from the Boot Device menu ...

Page 38: ...e 2008 7 When prompted with Press any key to boot from CD DVD quickly press any key The Windows Server 2008 localization screen appears FIGURE 5 3 Windows Server 2008 Localization Screen 8 Select the localization options and click Next to continue The Install Windows screen appears ...

Page 39: ...RE 5 4 Install Windows Screen 9 Click Install now to start installation The Product Key screen appears and prompts you to enter the product key 10 Type the product key and click Next to continue The Where do you want to install Windows screen appears ...

Page 40: ... driver do one of the following If you want to install mass storage drivers click Load Driver The Select the Driver to Be Installed screen appears This step is required for systems with REM only Proceed to Step 12 If you do not want to install mass storage drivers do nothing The installation program automatically advances and the Select the Driver to Be Installed screen Proceed to Step 14 ...

Page 41: ... Diskette Local Mass storage drivers diskette in diskette drive A on the Sun Blade X6440 server module Diskette Remote Mass storage drivers diskette in the JavaRConsole server diskette drive Diskette Image floppy img available on the JavaRConsole system 13 Click Browse browse the device and select the appropriate driver version 14 Click Next to start installation 15 Proceed to Updating Critical Sy...

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Page 43: ...d JavaRConsole as described in Chapter 3 if you are updating the device driver software remotely Installed the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system Obtained a copy of the Sun Blade X6440 Tools and Drivers DVD 708 0347 Updating the System Specific Drivers Follow this procedure to update Windows Server system specific drivers To Update the System Specific Drivers 1 To make the system speci...

Page 44: ... automatically and the Sun Blade X6440 Tools and Drivers DVD dialog box appears FIGURE 6 1 Tools and Drivers DVD Dialog Box If the Tools and Drivers DVD does not run double click the DVD drive to start the installation program 3 Select Software and Driver Installation to install drivers The Driver Installation Update dialog box appears ...

Page 45: ... is complete the installation program displays the System Settings Change dialog box which prompts you for a system reboot to update system settings FIGURE 6 3 System Settings Change Dialog Box 5 Select Yes to reboot system or No to install optional components If you selected No proceed to Installing Optional Components on page 38 to install optional components otherwise the installation is comple...

Page 46: ... June 2008 Installing Optional Components Perform this procedure if an LSI or Sun StorageTek REM is installed in the system To Install Optional Components 1 Follow the on screen instructions to install the appropriate driver and software FIGURE 6 4 Optional Software Dialog Box ...

Page 47: ...ver and software installation completes the installation program displays the System Settings Change dialog box which prompts you for a system reboot to update system settings FIGURE 6 5 System Settings Change Dialog Box 2 Click Yes to reboot system and have the changes take effect ...

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Page 49: ...emotely by using a RIS network shared folder as the source of the Windows operating system image You can install the Windows operating system on remote boot enabled computers that are connected to the network by booting from a PXE ROM or Remote Boot Disk The Sun Blade X6440 server module is one such computer This chapter is not a tutorial on RIS it provides guidance on how to incorporate the Sun B...

Page 50: ...iles that you need Configuring a RIS Image This procedure describes how to add the drivers to a RIS image that is located on the RIS server The name of the RIS image is RemoteInstall Setup Language Images Dir_name Arch Where Language is the language of the installed operating system for example English TABLE 7 1 Sun Blade X6440 Server Module Specific Drivers for RIS Installation Device Required fo...

Page 51: ...2003 SP2 32 bit System 1 Install RIS support on a system that is running the Windows Server 2003 operating system Note Before you can create a RIS image of the Windows Server 2003 SP2 operating system you must install RIS support on a system that is running the Windows Server 2003 operating system For a complete set of instructions on how to install RIS support on Windows Server 2003 go to http su...

Page 52: ...t drivers are on the Tools and Drivers DVD a Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the RIS server CD drive b To copy the Windows 32 bit RIS Intel Ethernet driver files locally to the RIS server type copy cdrom_drive drivers windows RIS 2003 32bit C temp intel Where cdrom_drive is the drive that contains the Tools and Drivers DVD c Copy all the files in the c temp intel directory to the RIS image o...

Page 53: ...drivers video drivers tpm MassStorageDrivers LSI Logic Fusion MPT SAS Driver Server 2003 32 bit OEM OEMBootFiles txtsetup oem idecoi dll lsi_sas cat lsi_sas inf lsi_sas sys lsi_sas tag lsipseud inf UserData ProductKey XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX Identification JoinWorkgroup WORKGROUP Unattended DriverSigningPolicy Ignore OemPnPDriversPath drivers nic nvidia drivers nic intel drivers sata_ide dri...

Page 54: ...1 drivers textmode c Create the following subdirectories under the 1 drivers directory nic intel nic nvidia sata_ide smbus tpm video 6 Depending on the type of controller in the RIS server use one of the following procedures to copy the driver files into the oem directory tree Unattended DriverSigningPolicy Ignore OemPnPDriversPath drivers nic nvidia drivers nic intel drivers sata_ide drivers smbu...

Page 55: ...install setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers nic intel copy cdrom_drive drivers chipset 2003 32bit ethernet D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers nic nvidia copy cdrom_drive drivers windows TPM driver 32bit Driver D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers tmp copy cdrom_drive drivers windows video 2003 32bit D remoteinstall setup english images ima...

Page 56: ...ive drivers windows chipset 2003 32bit ethernet D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers nic nvidia copy cdrom_drive drivers windows TPM driver 32bit Driver D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers tpm copy cdrom_drive drivers windows video 2003 32bit D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers video copy cdrom_drive drivers windows chipset ...

Page 57: ...er 32bit Driver D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers tpm copy cdrom_drive drivers windows video 2003 32bit D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers video copy cdrom_drive drivers windows chipset 2003 32bit ide winxp sata_ide D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers sata_ide copy cdrom_drive drivers windows chipset 2003 32bit smbus D r...

Page 58: ...003 SP2 64 bit System 1 Install RIS support on a system that is running the Windows Server 2003 operating system Note Before you can create a RIS image of the Windows Server 2003 SP2 operating system you must install RIS support on a system that is running the Windows Server 2003 operating system For a complete set of instructions on how to install RIS on Windows Server 2003 go to http support mic...

Page 59: ...S Intel Ethernet drivers are on the Tools and Drivers DVD a Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the RIS server b To copy the Windows 64 bit RIS Intel Ethernet driver files locally to the RIS server type copy cdrom_drive drivers windows RIS 2003 64bit C temp intel Where cdrom_drive is the drive that contains the Tools and Drivers DVD c Copy all the files in c temp intel directory to the RIS image...

Page 60: ...bus drivers tpm drivers video MassStorageDrivers LSI Logic Fusion MPT SAS Driver Server 2003 x64 bit OEM OEMBootFiles txtsetup oem lsi_sas cat lsi_sas inf lsi_sas sys lsi_sas tag lsinodrv inf UserData ProductKey XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX Identification JoinWorkgroup WORKGROUP Unattended DriverSigningPolicy Ignore OemPnPDriversPath drivers nic intel drivers nic nvidia drivers smbus drivers tpm ...

Page 61: ...ode c Create the following subdirectories under the 1 drivers directory nic intel nic nvidia sata_ide smbus tpm video 6 Depending on the type of controller in the RIS server use one of the following procedures to copy the driver files into the oem directory tree Unattended DriverSigningPolicy Ignore OemPnPDriversPath drivers nic intel drivers nic nvidia drivers smbus drivers tpm drivers video Mass...

Page 62: ...ir amd64 copy cdrom_drive drivers windows NIC pro1000 winx64 Driver D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers nic intel copy cdrom_drive drivers windows chipset 2003 64bit ethernet Driver D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers nic nvidia copy cdrom_drive drivers windows TPM driver 64bit Driver D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers tmp...

Page 63: ...english images image_dir oem 1 drivers nic intel copy cdrom_drive drivers windows chipset 2003 64bit ethernet Driver D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers nic nvidia copy cdrom_drive drivers windows TPM driver driver 64bit Driver D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers tpm copy cdrom_drive drivers windows video 2003 64bit D remoteinstall setup english im...

Page 64: ... nvidia copy cdrom_drive drivers windows TPM driver 64bit Driver D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers tpm copy cdrom_drive drivers windows video 2003 64bit D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers video copy cdrom_drive drivers windows chipset 2003 64bit ide winxp sata_ide D remoteinstall setup english images image_dir oem 1 drivers sata_ide copy cdrom_d...

Page 65: ...ter that contains a network adapter that supports PXE DHCP based boot ROM The Sun Blade X6440 server module has this type of network adapter To Install the RIS Image on a Client System 1 Verify that the network adapter is set as the primary boot device in the computer BIOS 2 Restart the client computer from the network adapter 3 When you are prompted to do so press F12 to start the download of the...

Page 66: ...m Installation Guide June 2008 8 A computer account and a global unique ID for this workstation are displayed Press Enter to start Setup 9 If you are prompted to do so follow the instructions on the screen to complete the client operating system installation ...

Page 67: ...orage drivers diskette image redirection 18 diskette redirection 18 preparing for installation 8 O operating system installation guidelines 2 overview 1 preparing mass storage drivers 8 preparing Windows media 9 procedure 20 28 requirements 19 27 P preparing for Windows installation 1 procedure for installing the operating system 20 28 product updates vi R redirecting KVM 8 remote installation 8 R...

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