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iii Contents Preface vii 1. Getting Started 1 About Windows Server Installation 1 Important Installation Considerations 2 Supported Windows Operating Systems 4 Assisted Installation Using Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) 4 SIA Media A vailability , Updates and Documentation 5 Manual Installation 5 2.
iv Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 5. Conf igure the JavaRConsole System 19 JavaRConsole System Requirements 20 Setting Up the JavaRConsole System 20 ▼ T o Set Up the JavaRConsole System for Servers W ith ILOM 20 ▼ T o Set Up the JavaRConsole System for Servers W ith ELOM 25 6.
Contents v Add Drivers to a WIM Image 60 Before you Begin 60 ▼ T o Add Drivers to the WIM Image 61 Adding Drivers to a RIS Image 63 Before you Begin 63 ▼ T o Add Drivers to a RIS Image 63 A.
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vii Pr eface This document contains instructions for installing the W indows Server 2003 or W indows Server 2008 operating system onto a Sun Blade X6250 server . Related Documentation The document set for the Sun Blade X6250 Server is described in the Where T o Find documentation at: http://docs.
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1 CHAPTER 1 Getting Started This chapter describes the information you will need to know before installing the Microsoft W indows Server 2003 or W indows Server 2008 operating system on a Sun Blade X6250 server module. Note – This chapter contains important guidelines and information to help you in the installation process.
2 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 The following chapters in this document describe how to install the W indows Server 2003 and W indows Server 2008 operating system.
Chapter 1 Getting Star ted 3 ■ If you install W indows manually , using the Microsoft W indows installation media, W indows Server 2003 requir es that the mass storage drivers be delivered fr om a floppy disk. The W indows Server 2003 installation program can only read mass storage drivers fr om a floppy disk.
4 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 Supported W indows Operating Systems The Sun Blade X6250 server supports the following Microsoft W indows.
Chapter 1 Getting Star ted 5 SIA Media A vailability , Updates and Documentation The Sun Installation Assistant CD/DVD ships with Sun servers that support the x64 processor ar chitecture. For a complete list of supported Sun server platforms, refer to the SIA information page at: http://www.
6 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 5. Installing W indows Server 2003 (see Chapter 6). 6. Installing W indows Server 2008 (see Chapter 7). 7. Update the Critical Server-Specific Drivers (see Chapter 8).
7 CHAPTER 2 Downloading Server -Specific Driver Packages This chapter describes how to download the server-specif ic driver packages needed for W indows Server 2003 and W indows Server 2008 installation. Note – If you have the T ools and Drivers CD, you can skip this chapter and proceed to Chapter 3 .
8 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 ■ OptPack.zip (for experts only , supplemental software ar chive). Download this file if you want to incorporate the supplemental softwar e into a PXE installation.
9 CHAPTER 3 Selecting the Delivery Methods In this chapter , you will decide on the delivery methods to provide the mass storage drivers and the W indows Server 2003 or W indows Server 2008 media for installation.
10 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 Select a Mass Storage Drivers Method Select a method listed in T ABLE 3-1 that meets the need of your environment for providing the appr opriate mass storage drivers for W indows Server 2003 installation.
Chapter 3 Selecting the Delivery Methods 11 Select a W indows Server 2003 or W indows Server 2008 Distribution Media Method Select a method listed in T ABLE 3-2 that meets the need of your environment for providing the W indows Server 2003 or W indows Server 2008 distribution media for the W indows installation on your server .
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13 CHAPTER 4 Pr epare for Mass Storage Driver Delivery This chapter contains instructions on preparing the necessary mass storage drivers media for W indows Server 2003 installation. Note – For W indows Server 2008, the W indows distribution media includes all drivers necessary to install W indows on the Sun Blade X6250 server module.
14 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 ■ System with a floppy drive ■ Floppy disk ■ The latest T ools and Drivers CD for you server , or FloppyPack.zip (See “Downloading Server-Specif ic Driver Packages” on page 7 for details on obtaining FloppyPack.
Chapter 4 Prepare for Mass Stor age Dr iver Deliv er y 15 vii. Start W indows Explorer and navigate to the folder containing the extracted f iles. viii. In W indows Explorer , open the directory containing the extracted f iles and double-click the mkfloppy.
16 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 4-2 Select Driver Disks to Create Page 4. At the Format 3 1/2 Floppy page (see FIGURE 4-3 ), click the Start button to begin formatting. FIGURE 4-3 Format 3 1/2 Floppy Page 5.
Chapter 4 Prepare for Mass Stor age Dr iver Deliv er y 17 6. Click Next and follow the instructions in the wizard to complete the creation of the mass storage driver f loppy disk, and then do one of the following: ■ If you are installing W indows remotely using the Floppy Disk Remote method, proceed to Chapter 5 to setup your r emote console.
18 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 iv . Select FloppyPack.zip . v . On the File menu, click Extract All. Note – If your version of W indows Explorer does not natively support compressed folders, use a third-party utility to extract the contents of the zip file.
19 CHAPTER 5 Conf igure the JavaRConsole System This chapter describes how to set up the JavaRConsole system to deliver the mass storage drivers and W indows Server 2003 or W indows Server 2008 media for operating system installation.
20 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 JavaRConsole System Requir ements The requir ements for the JavaRConsole system are: ■ Solaris, Linux, or W indows operating system is installed.
Chapter 5 Configure the Ja vaRConsole System 21 1. Start the remote console application by typing the IP address of the Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) service processor into a browser on the JavaRConsole system. FIGURE 5-1 URL Sample The Security Alert dialog box displays.
22 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 5-3 Login Screen 3. Enter the user name and password and click Log In. The default user name is root and default password is changeme . The ILOM V ersion Information screen appears.
Chapter 5 Configure the Ja vaRConsole System 23 FIGURE 5-5 ILOM W ebGUI Launch Redirection Scr een 5. Click Launch Redirection. Note – When using W indows for JavaRConsole system redirection, an additional warning appears after clicking Launch Redirection.
24 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 6. In the Remote Control Login dialog box, enter your user name and password and click OK. The default user name is root and password is changeme . After the login is successful, the JavaRConsole screen appears.
Chapter 5 Configure the Ja vaRConsole System 25 ■ T o install W indows Server 2008, proceed to Chapter 7 . ▼ T o Set Up the JavaRConsole System for Servers W ith ELOM Use this procedur e to start the remote console application from a br owser by accessing the ELOM’s web GUI.
26 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 Note – For systems using Firefox and Mozilla web browsers, the Java R TE must be version 1.6 or later . The web browser downloads the embedded remote contr ol application automatically , and the Remote Console scr een appears.
Chapter 5 Configure the Ja vaRConsole System 27 1 1. From the Device Conf iguration 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.
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29 CHAPTER 6 Installing W indows Server 2003 This chapter describes how to install the W indows Server 2003 operating system onto a Sun Blade X6250 server using the W indows Server 2003 media.
30 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 ■ If you have a disk with a preinstalled bootable array volume (and it is not part of an existing RAID that you want to keep) and you want to overwrite it to install W indows, no other disk preparation is requir ed.
Chapter 6 Installing Windows Server 2003 31 For requir ements specific to the mass storage driver and W indows Server 2003 media delivery methods that you have chosen, see T ABLE 6-1 . Installing the Operating System Follow these steps to install the Microsoft W indows Server 2003 software onto your Sun Blade X6250 server module.
32 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 6-2 F8 Prompt Example 4. Once the BIOS POST process is complete, the Boot Device menu appears (see FIGURE 6-3 ). If you have selected the W indows Local installation method, insert the W indows media CD in the server ’ s DVD drive now .
Chapter 6 Installing Windows Server 2003 33 Note – The prompt is displayed in the early stages of W indows Setup and lasts for approximately f ive seconds and is easy to miss. If you do not press F6 while the prompt is being displayed, the screen allowing you to specify additional drivers is not displayed and the installation will fail.
34 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 8. Press S to specify additional devices. A screen appears listing the available drivers. Refer to FIGURE 6-5 . FIGURE 6-5 Example Select Mass Storage Adapter Screen 9.
Chapter 6 Installing Windows Server 2003 35 FIGURE 6-6 Example Specify Additional Device Screen W ith Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module Selected 1 1. Conf irm your choice and press Enter to continue. The W elcome to Setup screen is displayed. 12. At the W elcome to Setup screen, press Enter to continue.
36 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 13. Press either Enter to select Express Setup, or C to select Custom Setup .
37 CHAPTER 7 Installing W indows Server 2008 This chapter describes how to install the W indows Server 2008 operating system directly onto your server using the W indows Server 2008 media. Installation Requir ements Before beginning the operating system installation, make sure that the following requir ements are met.
38 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 ■ If you have a disk with a preinstalled bootable array volume (and it is not part of an existing RAID that you want to keep) and you want to overwrite it to install W indows, no other disk preparation is requir ed.
Chapter 7 Installing Windows Server 2008 39 For requir ements specific to the W indows media delivery method that you have chosen, see T ABLE 7-1 . Installing the Operating System Follow these steps to install the Microsoft W indows Server 2008 software onto your your server .
40 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 4. Once the BIOS POST process is complete, the Boot Device menu appears (see FIGURE 7-3 ). If you have selected the W indows Local installation method, insert the W indows Server 2008 media DVD in the server ’ s DVD drive now .
Chapter 7 Installing Windows Server 2008 41 6. The W indows installation wizard starts. Proceed through the installation wizard until you see the Installation T ype page displayed, and then click Custom (advanced). FIGURE 7-4 Select Installation T ype Page 7.
42 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 7-5 Where to Install W indows Page Example ■ If you do not want to override the W indows default partition settings, click Next and skip to Step 9 .
Chapter 7 Installing Windows Server 2008 43 8. At the Advanced Driver Options page (see FIGURE 7-6 ), do the following: FIGURE 7-6 W indows Partition Management Page a. Click Delete to delete the existing partition. b. Click New to create the new partition.
44 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 1 1. Proceed to Chapter 8 “Updating the Critical Server-Specif ic Drivers” to install server-specif ic software and the latest Sun-supported drivers.
45 CHAPTER 8 Update the Critical Server -Specific Drivers This chapter describes how to update the W indows Server 2003 or W indows Server 2008 installation with server-specific device drivers.
46 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 Updating the Server -Specific Drivers Sun provides a wizar d to install Sun server-specific drivers and supplemental software.
Chapter 8 Update the Critical Ser ver-Specific Drivers 47 FIGURE 8-1 Sun Installation Package Dialog Box Example 2. Click Next to accept the default settings. Note that you should always accept the “platform-specific drivers” to ensure that the most recent versions of the device drivers are installed.
48 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 3. Review the Important Note and then click Next. The W elcome to the Sun Installation W izard displays. FIGURE 8-3 Sun Installation W izard Example 4. Click Next.
Chapter 8 Update the Critical Ser ver-Specific Drivers 49 5. Select “I accept this agreement”, and then click Next. The platform-specific drivers are installed (see FIGURE 8-5 ). A gr een check mark verifies that each driver has been successfully installed.
50 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 Installing Supplemental Softwar e There ar e supplemental software components available for your Sun Blade server module.
Chapter 8 Update the Critical Ser ver-Specific Drivers 51 FIGURE 8-7 Supplemental Software Dialog Box 1. Click Next to accept the T ypical settings, or select Custom to choose the options to install (see descriptions in T ABLE 8-1 ).
52 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 Managing RAID Using the StorageT ek RAID Manager For Sun servers with an Adaptec-based internal RAID con.
Chapter 8 Update the Critical Ser ver-Specific Drivers 53 2. In the Open list, type devmgmt.msc , and then click OK. The Device Manager dialog box is displayed. 3. Expand the Network adapters group and select the f irst adapter . 4. Right-click the selection and click Properties.
54 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 8-9 New T eam W izard 7. Click Next. The Adapter Selection page is displayed. FIGURE 8-10 Adapter Selection Page 8. Select the adapters to be included in the team from the list of installed adapters.
Chapter 8 Update the Critical Ser ver-Specific Drivers 55 Additionally , you may download the complete set of Intel Network Connections User Guides for your server ’s network adapters at: http://support.
56 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 ▼ T o Install Micr osoft’s IPMI System Management Driver (W indows Server 2003 R2 SP2) Do the following before attempting to use the IPMItool thr ough the W indows operating system: 1.
Chapter 8 Update the Critical Ser ver-Specific Drivers 57 For information about using the IPMItool, refer to your Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2.0 User ’ s Guide (820-1 188). For more information on standard IPMItool commands, please see: http://ipmitool.
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59 CHAPTER 9 Incorporating Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Drivers Into WIM or RIS Images This chapter is intended for advanced system administrators who need to incorporate the server-specific drivers into a W indows Imaging Format (WIM) image or a Remote Installation Service (RIS) image.
60 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 Determine Requir ed Drivers The server-specif ic drivers that must be incorporated into a WIM or RIS image are shown in T ABLE 9-1 .
Chapter 9 Incorporating Sun Blade X6250 Ser ver Module Drivers Into WIM or RIS Images 61 ▼ T o Add Drivers to the WIM Image 1. Extract the contents of W indows Server 2008 DriverPack.zip to a network share (for example: yourshare share DriverPack ), making sure to maintain the directory structure.
62 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 8. Save the answer f ile and exit Windows SIM. The answer f ile must be similar to the following sample.
Chapter 9 Incorporating Sun Blade X6250 Ser ver Module Drivers Into WIM or RIS Images 63 b. Find the image to service. Right-click the image and then click Replace Image. Follow the W izard directions to replace the service image with the W indows image that was updated.
64 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 ■ For 32-bit, copy the contents of the DriverPack32-bit folder to the %RIS_Image%$OEM$$1SunDrivers folder , making sure to maintain the directory structure.
Chapter 9 Incorporating Sun Blade X6250 Ser ver Module Drivers Into WIM or RIS Images 65 Note – For readability , the OemPnpDriversPath information has been shown on multiple lines. The information must be entered on a single line. 9. Stop and start the Remote Installation Service (BINLSVC) on the RIS server .
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67 APPENDIX A Conf igure W indows Network Communication Settings W ith Multiple Network Interfaces This appendix provides information you should consider when configuring the W indows network communication settings with multiple Sun Blade X6250 server module network interfaces.
68 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 ▼ Determine Which Network Data Ports Ar e Actively Connected to a Network By using Microsoft’s Netwo.
Appendix A Configure Windows Network Communication Settings With Multiple Network Interf aces 69 ▼ Conf irm Physical Port MAC Addresses and Match Them to W indow Device Names T o confirm the MAC add.
70 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 In the sample output: ■ Ethernet Adapter Local Area Connection is the W indows default logical name (friendly name) assigned to a network interface. Note that the first Ethernet Adaptor Local Ar ea Connection appears with a null value.
Appendix A Configure Windows Network Communication Settings With Multiple Network Interf aces 71 ▼ Launch the Manage Y our Server Program After W indows Setup Completes T o configur e network settings after the W indows Server 2003 Setup program completes, you can use the Manage Y our Server program.
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73 APPENDIX B Pr eparing Sun Blade REM Disks for the Operating System If your Sun Blade server module uses the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module (Adaptec-based), you will need to prepare its disks so that W indows will be able to access them. This is done using the contoller ’s BIOS configuration utility , which is accessible during server boot.
74 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 4. Select Initialize Drives . 5. Select the boot drive (at the top of the list, typically: Dev01 ). 6. Press the Insert key and press Enter . 7. At the warning dialog box, press Y .
75 Index A assisted installation using SIA, 2 B boot disk, considerations for including in RAID, 2 C configuring the JavaRConsole system, 19 D device drivers updates to, 5 documentation feedback, vii.
76 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008 methods for delivering drivers and W indows media for installation, 3 O operating system installation gu.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Sun Microsystems X6250 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Sun Microsystems X6250 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Sun Microsystems X6250 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Sun Microsystems X6250 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Sun Microsystems X6250, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Sun Microsystems X6250.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Sun Microsystems X6250. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Sun Microsystems X6250 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
