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1. USB Port1 AMI Virtual CDROM SCSI S Lot FO 0D00 PXE IBA GE Slot 0701 v1324 PXE IBA GE Slot 0101 v1324 t and to move selection ENTER to select boot device ESC to boot using defaults The Boot Agent dialog appears Intel R Boot Agent GE y1 2 31 Copyright C 1997 2885 Intel Corporation CLIENT MAC ADDR 46 HA 26 BH CE 66 GUID 48428483 8484 BABS GHHG BA BAO RAES CLIENT IP 192 168 1 182 MASK 255 255 255 DHCP IP 192 168 1 1 Press F12 for network service boot 5 In the Boot Agent dialog press F12 for a network service boot 38 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 The Welcome to Client Installation wizard appears Client Installation Hizard Helcone Welcome to the Client Installation vizard This wizard helps you quinxty and easily sel up a neu operating systen m your conpuke You can also use this uizard to keep your conputer up to da and to troudleshoot computor hardware probiens In the wizard you are asked to use a valid user nane pa donain nasa to log on to the network If you do not have thi informetion contact your welwork administrator before continuing CENTER continue 6 In the Welcome to Client Installation wizard press Enter to continue The next dialog prompts you for a user name password and domain name Client Installation Wizard Iuyupe a lid user nane password and domain
2. 4 Update the sRIS_Image SOEM textmode folder with the mass storage drivers using one of the following methods m Method 1 a Using the Tools and Drivers CD DVD create a Windows 2003 Mass Storage Driver Diskette for Intel ICH10 LSI SMI using the MKFLOPPY Utility as described in Create Floppy Disk For Device Drivers on page 21 b Copy the contents of the floppy to the RIS_Image SOEM textmode folder 76 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 m Method 2 a Copy the appropriate floppypack folder on the Tools and Drivers CD DVD to the SRIS_Image SOEMS textmode folder a For LSI windows w2k3 packages floppypack files LSI a For Sun StorageTek Adaptec windows w2k3 packages floppypack files SMI a For Intel ICH10 windows w2k3 packages floppypack files intel 5 Copy the contents directory of the te m For LSI of the appropriate mass storage driver directory to the root xtmode directory If you are installing Windows 2003 32 bit to the LSI controller copy the contents of RIS_Image SOEMS textmode LSI i386 to SRIS_Image gt SOEMS textmode If you are installing Windows 2003 64 bit to the LSI controller copy the SRIS_Image contents of SRIS_Image SOEMS textmode LSI amd64 to gt SOEMS textmode m For Sun StorageTek Adaptec If you are installing Windows 2003 32 bit to the adaptec controller cop
3. PLUS to increment the current value shown a MINUS to decrement the current value shown ENTER to move the cursor to the next value field 5 To access the boot settings select Boot from the BIOS Setup utility menu bar The Boot Settings dialog appears BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Boot Device Priority Chapter 1 Planning the Operating System Installation 13 6 In the Boot Settings dialog use the down arrow key to select Boot Device Priority then press Enter The Boot Device Priority dialog appears listing the order of the known bootable devices Note that the boot device order listed on your screen might differ from the device order shown in the sample dialog below BIOS SETUP UTILITY D ISCSI Slot0 F0 0D00 IDOO LUNO SEAGATE ST97340 The first device in the list has the highest boot priority 7 In the Boot Device Priority dialog do the following to edit the first boot device entry in the list a Use the up and down arrow keys to select the first entry in the list then press Enter b In the Options tab use the up and down arrow keys to select the default permanent boot device then press Enter Note that the boot options listed on your screen might differ from the options shown in the sample screen below 14 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 TOS SETUP UTILITY D 2 i OM T Slot0 FO 0D00 ID00 LUNO SEAGATE ST973401L P
4. LUNO SEAGATE ST973401L T and to move selection ENTER to select boot device ESC to boot using defaults 5 In the Boot Device menu select a boot device based on the Windows media installation method you elected to use and press Enter For example If you elected to use the Windows local delivery method select CD DVDW a If you elected to use the ILOM Remote Console method select Virtual CDROM 6 When prompted with Press any key to boot from CD quickly press any key The Windows Setup process begins 7 When you see the following prompt at the bottom of the Windows Setup dialog quickly press F6 Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver 28 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 Note The above prompt lasts for approximately five seconds and is easy to miss If you do not press F6 while the prompt is displayed the dialog allowing you to specify additional drivers is not displayed and the installation will fail If this happens restart the server on which you are performing the installation and go back to Step 3 After pressing F6 the setup process continues and the following dialog appears This dialog gives you the option of specifying additional mass storage devices jou do not c T 8 Make sure that the mass storage drivers are accessible according to the mass storage driver installation method that you have selec
5. Username gt MyUserName lt Username gt lt Password gt MyPassword lt Password gt lt Credentials gt Save the answer file and exit Windows SIM The answer file must be similar to the following sample The sample assumes the architecture is 64 bit lt xml version 1 0 gt lt unattend xmlns urn schemas microsoft com asm v3 xmlns wcm http schemas microsoft com WMIConfig 2002 State gt lt settings pass offlineServicing gt lt component name Microsoft Windows PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE processorArchitecture amd64 publicKeyToken 31b 3856ad364e35 language neutral versionScope nonSxS gt lt DriverPaths gt lt PathAndCredentials wcm keyValue 1 gt lt Path gt gt yourshare share DriverPack amd64 lt Path gt lt Credentials gt lt Domain gt MyDomain lt Domain gt lt Username gt MyUserName lt Username gt lt Password gt MyPassword lt Password gt lt Credentials gt lt PathAndCredentials gt lt DriverPaths gt lt component gt lt settings gt lt unattend gt 74 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 10 11 12 Use Package Manager to apply the unattended installation answer file to the mounted Windows image Specify a location for the log file to create For example pkgmgr o C wim mount C wim mount Windows n C unattend xml 1 C pkgmgrlogs logfile txt The inf files referenced in
6. a Obtain FloppyPack_x_x_x zip driver package from the Tools and Drivers CD DVD or from the Sun download site as described in Downloading Server Specific Drivers on page 57 m The system hosting the Sun ILOM Remote Console must have local or network access to the FloppyPack_x_x_x zip driver package V Prepare Floppy Image For Device Driver Installation 1 Obtain the floppy image file containing the device drivers from one of the following media sources a Tools and Drivers CD DVD Perform these steps to access the floppy package a Insert the CD into the Sun ILOM Remote Console system b Navigate to the following directory windows w2k3 packages FloppyPack image c Proceed to Step 2 m FloppyPack zip file from the Sun download site a Copy the FloppyPack_x_x_x zip file to a temporary directory b Start Windows Explorer 24 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 c Navigate to the temporary folder where you placed the downloaded file d Select FloppyPack_x_x_x zip e On the File menu click Extract All to a new empty folder 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 image folder where the extracted files reside then proceed to
7. Mass Storage Driver Disk Creation Wizard Welcome tothe Sun Fire X4170 X4270 Ro wae Sun Mass Storage Driver Disk Creation Wizard microsystems This wizard will guide you through the steps required to create Windows Server 2003 Mass Storage Driver floppy disk s 3 In the Format 3 1 2 Floppy dialog click the Start button to begin formatting Format 31 Floppy A ale Capacity 3 5 1 44MB 512 bytes sector File system FAT Allocation unit size Default allocation size Volume label X4X40 Format options C Quick Format Enable Compression create an MS DOS startup disk Chapter 2 Install Windows Server 2003 Operating System 23 4 When the floppy disk formatting completes click the Close button The Format 3 1 2 Floppy page closes and you are returned to the Mass Storage Driver Disk Creation wizard 5 Click Next and follow the instructions in the wizard to complete the creation of the mass storage driver floppy disk 6 Proceed to Install Windows Server 2003 Using Local or Remote Media on page 25 Prepare Floppy Image For Device Drivers Perform the following procedure in this section if you have chosen to use the floppy image media to install the required Windows 2003 device drivers Before You Begin Prior to performing the following procedure to prepare the floppy image for device driver installation ensure that the following requirements have been met
8. Verifying BIOS Settings for New Installations For all new operating system installations on a hard disk drive you should verify that the following BIOS settings are properly configured before you perform the operating system installation m System time m System date Boot order In the BIOS Setup utility you can set optimal defaults as well as view and edit BIOS settings as needed Note that all changes you make in the BIOS Setup utility through F2 are permanent until the next time you change them Note If necessary you can specify a temporary boot device by pressing F8 during the BIOS start up Note that a temporary boot device setting is only in effect for the current system boot After the system boots from a temporary boot device the permanent boot device setting specified through F2 in the BIOS will be in effect 10 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 Before You Begin Ensure that the following requirements are met prior to accessing the BIOS Setup utility m Server is mounted and powered on in a rack For details see the Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Installation Guide m Server is equipped with a hard disk drive HDD or a solid state drive SSD a HDD or SSD is properly installed in the server For details see the Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Installation Guide Console connection is established to the serv
9. v Create Floppy Disk For Device Driver Installation 21 A Prepare Floppy Image For Device Drivers 24 Y Prepare Floppy Image For Device Driver Installation 24 Install Windows Server 2003 Using Local or Remote Media 25 v Install Windows Server 2003 Using Local or Remote Media 26 Install Windows Server 2003 via PXE Network Environment 35 Before You Begin 36 v Install Windows Server 2003 via PXE 36 Install Windows Server 2008 Operating System 43 Task Map for the Windows Server 2008 Installation 44 Install Windows Server 2008 Using Local or Remote Media 45 v Install Windows Server 2008 Using Local or Remote Media 46 Install Windows Server 2008 via PXE Network 51 Before You Begin 52 v Install Windows Server 2008 via PXE 52 Post Installation 57 Downloading Server Specific Drivers 57 v Download the Server Specific Drivers 58 Installing Server Specific Device Drivers 59 v Install the Server Specific Device Drivers 59 Installing Supplemental Software 65 v Install the Supplemental Software 67 Configuring Microsoft s IPMI System Management Driver for Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 68 v Configure Microsoft s IPMI System Management Driver for Windows Server 2003 R2SP2 68 Enable the Option for Wake On LAN 70 Configure the TPM Option 70 Incorporate Sun Fire Server Drivers Into WIM or RIS Images 71 iv Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 Determine Required Drivers 71 Add
10. Create the RIS installation image Follow the RIS installation instructions in the Windows Server 2003 documentation a Add the required system device drivers to the RIS installation image For instruction see Appendix A Incorporate Sun Fire Server Drivers Into WIM or RIS Images on page 71 a RIS Administrator password Chapter 2 Install Windows Server 2003 Operating System 35 V Install Windows Server 2003 via PXE 1 Ensure that the PXE network environment is properly set up and the Windows Server 2003 installation media is available for PXE boot Note Information concerning how to properly set up and deploy a RIS network environment is outside the scope of this installation guide For these details see Microsoft s documentation for deploying and using Remote Installation Services 2 Reset the power on the server For example m From the ILOM web interface select the Remote Control gt Remote Power Control tab then select the Power Cycle option from the Host action drop down list box From the local server press the Power button approximately 1 second on the front panel of the server to power off the server then press the Power button again to power on the server For further details for powering on or off your server see the Sun Fire X4170 X4275 and X4275 Servers Service Manual 36 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 Fr
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12. accept the default settings Note that you should always accept the platform specific drivers to ensure that the most recent versions of the drivers are installed The Install Pack notice dialog box displays 60 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 Install Pack 3 Review the Important Note and then click Next The Welcome to the Sun Server Installation Wizard displays Chapter 4 Post Installation 61 Sun Fire 4170 4270 4275 Driver Installation Package B Welcome to the Sun Fire X4x7x Installation Wizard This wizard will walk you through updating your server with the necessary platform specific drivers To continue click Next amp Back 4 Click Next The End User License Agreement page appears 62 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 End User License Agreement LF s To continue accept the following license agreement To read the entire agreement use the scroll bar or press the Page Down key Sun Microsystems Inc Sun ENTITLEMENT for SOFTWARE Licensee Company Entity receiving Software Effective Date Date Sun delivers the Software to You Software Software means all software provided to You to be used with the Host zi Save As Print do not accept this agreement Kea 5 Select I accept this agreement and t
13. and Sun Blade Series Servers 820 6350 This chapter includes the following topics Task Map for the Windows Server 2003 Installation on page 18 Boot Time Device Drivers on page 19 Prepare Mass Storage Drivers for Delivery on page 20 Install Windows Server 2003 Using Local or Remote Media on page 25 Install Windows Server 2003 via PXE Network Environment on page 35 Task Map for the Windows Server 2003 Installation Use TABLE 2 1 To preview the installation process defined as a series of tasks The table identifies the tasks required and provides pointers to the instructions for performing that task TABLE 2 1 Task Map for the Windows Server 2003 Installation Step Task Description Relevant Topic s 1 Review installation Verify that all applicable requirements are TABLE 1 2 OS Installation prerequisites met for installing an operating system to a server Prerequisites on page 3 2 Choose an installation Evaluate and select an installation e Installation Methods on method method that meets the needs of your page 5 infrastructure 3 Ensure that the BIOS Verify that the factory default settings in Verifying BIOS Settings for factory defaults are set the BIOS are set prior to performing the New Installations on page 10 operating system installation 4 Gather the Windows The Windows OS is shipped with the CD You can download or order the installation media and DVD med
14. been chosen and established prior to performing the installation For more information about these setup requirements see Installation Methods on page 5 After completing this procedure you will need to perform the post installation tasks as described in Post Installation on page 57 V Install Windows Server 2003 Using Local or Remote Media 1 Ensure that the installation media is available to boot Note For the Sun Fire X4275 server which has neither a CD DVD ROM drive nor a USB connector on the front panel use the Sun ILOM Remote Console to redirect the boot media from a remote storage device For instructions see instructions for Remote Boot Media in TABLE 1 4 Boot Media Options for Performing the OS Installation on page 7 For example a For distribution CD DVD Insert the Windows 2003 Distribution media CD labeled 1 or the single DVD into the local or remote USB CD DVD ROM drive For ISO image Ensure that the ISO images are available and that the ILOM Remote Console application is aware of the first ISO image location For additional information about how to set up the installation media see TABLE 1 4 Boot Media Options for Performing the OS Installation on page 7 2 Reset the power on the server For example m From the ILOM web interface select the Remote Control gt Remote Power Control tab then select the Power Cycle option from the Host action drop down list box From
15. password 13 In the Administrator Password Confirmation dialog retype the password and press Enter The Windows Setup starts and a message appears that the setup is formatting the partition 3 Enterprise Edition Setup Please wait while Setup formats the partition Partitioni New Raw 20002 MB 20002 MB free on 76317 MB Disk 8 at Id on bus on Isi MBR Setup is fornatting 14 Proceed to Post Installation on page 57 42 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 CHAPTER 3 Install Windows Server 2008 Operating System This chapter provides information about installing the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Operating Systems OS Note If you are planning to create a RAID set on your disk the recommended procedure is to create a hardware RAID before you install the OS For more information see the Sun Disk Management Overview For x64 Sun Fire and Sun Blade Series Servers 820 6350 This chapter includes the following topics a Task Map for the Windows Server 2008 Installation on page 44 m Install Windows Server 2008 Using Local or Remote Media on page 45 m Install Windows Server 2008 via PXE Network on page 51 43 Task Map for the Windows Server 2008 Installation Use TABLE 3 1 to preview the installation process defined as a series of tasks The table defines the required tasks desc
16. the LSI and Adaptec RAID controller and Intel disk controller drivers are sufficient to install the system Sun recommends updating both RAID controller drivers to enable the full functionality of host control of the firmware RAID functionality The procedures in the section assume the Windows Deployment Services are running on Windows Server 2003 72 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 Before you Begin Before creating your WIM image you need to do the following Locate DriverPack_ x x_x zip You can obtain the DriverPack_x_x_x zip from the Tools and Drivers CD DVD or you can download it from the Sun download site For download instructions see Downloading Server Specific Drivers on page 57 Add Drivers to the WIM Image 1 Extract the contents of Windows Server 2008 DriverPack_ x x x ziptoa network share for example yourshare share DriverPack making sure to maintain the directory structure Note Due to potential driver interaction problems during the installation after you extract the DriverPack_x_x_x zip if you are NOT installing to the Intel ICH10 Controller you must delete the i386 Intel hba and amd64 Intel hba directories 2 Select the service image to update and export the image a Click Start click Administrative Tools and then click Windows Deployment Services b Find the image to service Right click the image
17. the Option for Wake On LAN After installing the operating system you can optionally enable the Wake On LAN WOL option in the BIOS Setup utility This feature enables you to power on the server from another location over the network For details about the requirements for enabling WOL see Wake On LAN Remote Power On in the Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Service Manual Configure the TPM Option The server supports Trusted Platform Module TPM however you must configure it before you can use it For instructions on how to configure TPM see the Configuring Support for TPM in the Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Service Manual 70 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 APPENDIX A Incorporate Sun Fire Server Drivers Into WIM or RIS Images This appendix 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 Services RIS image WIM files are installed using Windows Deployment Services WDS RIS images can be deployed using either WDS in legacy mode or RIS For more information on WDS or RIS refer to Microsoft documentation This appendix includes the following sections m Determine Required Drivers on page 71 m Add Drivers to a WIM Image on page 72 m Add Drivers to a RIS Image on page 75 Determine R
18. the Power button again to power on the server 52 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 For further details for powering on or off your server see the Sun Fire X4170 X4275 and X4275 Servers Service Manual From the ILOM CLI type reset SYS The BIOS screen appears American S AY www anii com Megatrends B vun i 6 American Megatrends Inc 1 09 16 04 09 Ver 08 00 15 07 01 3 5 Server CPU Power TDP Limit 95 Watts Product Serial Number 0000000000 CPU Intel R Xeon R CPU X5570 2 93GHz Speed 2 93 GHz Count 16 L P on Remote Keyboard 6 46T s Initializing USB Controll C American Megatrends Inc 64 3047 009999 00101111 022509 TYLSBURG 3ABON038 Y2KC 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 might want to enlarge the size of your screen to eliminate scroll bars 2 Press F8 to specify a temporary boot device The Please Select Boot Device menu appears Chapter 3 Install Windows Server 2008 Operating System 53 Please select boot device I Slot0 F0 6 IDOO LUNO SEAGATE ST BA GE IBA GE PXE IBA GE PXE IBA GE t and to move selection ENTER to select boot device ESC to boot using defaults 3 In the Please Select Boot Device menu select the appropriate PXE inst
19. the path in the answer file are added to the Windows image A log file is created in the directory C Pkgmgrlogs For more information about using Package Manager see the Microsoft Windows AIK documentation Review the contents of the 3WINDIR Inf directory in the mounted Windows image 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 MyDriverl inf and MyDriver2 inf are renamed oem0 inf and oem1 inf Unmount the wim file and commit the changes For example imagex unmount commit C wim_mount Replace the service image and enable the image a If the Windows Deployment Services snap in is not running click Start click Administrative 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 the Windows image that was updated c Right click the service image and select Enable The service image is now available and all the server specific drivers are added to the image Add Drivers to a RIS Image For remote installation of Windows Server 2003 using a server running Windows Remote Installation Services the mass storage controller driver provided with Windows Server 2003 is not sufficient to install the operating system Sun recommends updatin
20. 2009 Setup will load support for the following m Adapt f SATA II RAID Controller Driver bit To specify add onal I adapters CD ROM drives o pecial disk controll for use with Windows including those for which you have a devic upport disk from a mass sto e device manufacturer press If you do not have any device support d from am storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional ma storage devices for use with Windows pre ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Cont inue F3 Exit 11 Press Enter to continue The Windows setup process continues and a Setup Notification dialog appears Enterprise Edition Setup Setup Notification You are about to install an evaluation version of Microsoft R gt Windows R gt operating stem which contains a time limited expiration for evaluation purpos only To continue pr ENTER To quit Setup without installing Windows pr ENTER Continue F3 Quit 12 At the Setup Notification dialog press Enter to continue The Welcome to Setup dialog appears Chapter 2 Install Windows Server 2003 Operating System 31 Windows Server 2683 Enterprise Edition Setup Welcome to Setup This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft R gt Windows R gt to run on your computer To set up Windows now press ENTER To repair a Windows installation using Recovery Console pres Es To quit Setup without installing Windows press ENTER Continue R Repair F3 Q
21. 4 1 Component installation wizards will guide you through the installation of each of the selected supplemental software components 3 Once the supplemental software has been installed click Finish 4 Click Yes at the System Setting Change dialog box to restart your system If you ran the Sun Server Installation Package software from the Tools and Drivers CD DVD remove the CD from your system now 5 If you are running Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 and you have installed the IPMItool supplemental software you need to configure this driver before you can run the IPMItool For instructions see Configuring Microsoft s IPMI System Management Driver for Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 on page 68 Configuring Microsoft s IPMI System Management Driver for Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 If you are running Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 and you have installed the IPMItool supplemental software you need to configure this driver before you can run the IPMItool V Configure Microsoft s IPMI System Management Driver for Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 Follow these steps to configure the IPMI driver on the Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 operating system 1 On your Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 system perform the following steps to configure the Microsoft IPMI System Management driver a In Control Panel open Add Remove Programs The Add Remove Programs dialog is displayed b Click Add Remove Windows Components The Windows Component
22. Drivers to a WIM Image 72 Before you Begin 73 v Add Drivers to the WIM Image 73 Add Drivers to a RIS Image 75 Before you Begin 76 v Add Drivers to a RIS image 76 Index 83 Contents v vi Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 Preface The Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide contains operating system installation for the Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 operating systems and initial software configuration procedures for bringing the server to a configurable and usable state This document is written for technicians system administrators authorized service providers ASPs and users who have experience with installing operating systems Product Updates For product updates that you can download for the Sun Fire X4170 X4175 and X4275 Servers visit the following web site http www sun com download index jsp Find the Hardware Drivers section and click x64 Servers amp Workstations The Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers sites contain updates for firmware and drivers as well as CD ROM iso images Related Documentation The related documents listed in the following table are available online at http docs sun com app docs prod sf x4170 hic http docs sun com app docs prod sf x4270 hic http docs sun com app docs prod sf x4275 hic vii Tit
23. ON ALL data on the hard drive vill be deleted Beture the new opevaling syslen is trstalled this compuler s hard drive must be repartilionel and formatted ALL existing dala on the drive will be del during this pro To continue press ENTER To cancel the installation press ESC CENTER continue LESC cancel LF3 restart computer 10 In the Caution dialog press Enter to continue The Installation Information dialog appears The following settings vill be applied to this ccmputer installation Verity these settings before continuing Computer account NPBGBGEGCEFAC12 Clobal Unique ID 6002818304040895808608u78r8848eg Server supporting this computer HES4W To begin Setup press ENTER If you are using the Ranote Installation Services boot floppy renove the floppy diskette fron the drive and press ENTER to continue 11 In the Installation Information dialog press Enter to continue The Administrator Password dialog appears Chapter 2 Install Windows Server 2003 Operating System 41 Vindovs Server 2983 Enterprise Edition Setup Please wait while Setup formats the partition Partitioni New Raw 20002 MB 20002 MB free on 76317 MB Disk A at Id B on bus on Isi_sas CNBR Setup ic formatting 12 In the Administrator Password dialog specify an OS Administrator password and press Enter Note that this password is assigned to the OS installation target You will be asked to confirm the
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25. SI Logic Fusion MPT SAS Storport Driver 64 bit OEM OEMBootFiles txtsetup oem disk4 tag lsi_sas inf lsi_sas sys lsinodrv inf s2k3amd64 cat 78 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 TABLE A 3 sif File Changes for Servers With an Adaptec Based Integrated RAID Controller Windows Server 2003 32 bit Unattended OemPreinstall yes OemPnPDriversPath Sun Drivers ast Sun Drivers emulex Sun Drivers qlogic Sun Drivers infineon Sun Drivers intel chipset Sun Drivers intel nic Sun Drivers 1si Sun Drivers smi MassStorageDrivers Adaptec SAS SATA II RAID Controller Driver 32 bit OEM OEMBootFiles txtsetup oem disk4 tag adpenc cat adpenc sys arcsas cat arcsas sys arcsas inf raiddisk1 Windows Server 2003 64 bit Unattended OemPreinstall yes OemPnPDriversPath Sun Drivers ast Sun Drivers emulex Sun Drivers qlogic Sun Drivers infineon Sun Drivers intel chipset Sun Drivers intel nic Sun Drivers 1si Sun Drivers smi MassStorageDrivers Adaptec SAS SATA II RAID Controller Driver 64 bit OEM OEMBootFiles txtsetup oem disk4 tag adpenc cat adpenc sys arcsas cat arcsas sys arcsas inf raiddisk1 Appendix A Incorporate Sun Fire Server Drivers Into WIM or RIS Images 79 TABLE A 4 Windows Server 2003 32 bit sif File Changes for Servers Intel Based Integrated Disk Controlle
26. S_Image amd64 ii Copy the e1q51x64 sys file from RIS_Image SOEM 1 Sun Drivers intel nic to RIS_Image amd64 80 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 9 Stop and start the Remote Installation Services BINLSVC service on the RIS server To do this type the following commands at the command prompt and press Enter after each command gt net stop binlsvc gt net start binlsvc Appendix A Incorporate Sun Fire Server Drivers Into WIM or RIS Images 81 82 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 Index B BIOS Boot device priority changing 14 Boot Device Priority dialog 14 Boot Settings dialog 13 factory defaults loading 13 system time or date 13 BIOS settings new installs 10 BIOS Setup utility 12 Boot Device dialog 48 boot device temporary 10 C consoles local 5 remote 6 serial 6 supported 5 D device drivers boot time 19 creating a disk 21 downloading 21 floppy image 24 installed at boot time 19 ISO image 26 mass storage preparing 20 RIS 71 WIM 71 device drives Tools and Drivers CD DVD 20 disk configuring RAID 17 43 documentation languages available in ix related documents vii software x Solaris operating system x support ix target audiences vii F Fibre Channel PCI Host Bus Adapter 10 FloppyPack_x_x_x zip 21 l ILOM w
27. Step 2 2 Copy the appropriate floppy image file to a local or network shared location where the Sun ILOM Remote Console system can access it during the Windows installation for example intelsmilsi img For instructions for enabling image file media redirection in the Sun ILOM Remote Console see the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide 3 Proceed to Install Windows Server 2003 Using Local or Remote Media on page 25 Install Windows Server 2003 Using Local or Remote Media The following procedure describes how to boot the Windows Server 2003 operating system from local or remote media It assumes you are booting the Windows installation media from one of the following sources a Windows CD or DVD internal or external CD DVD m Windows 2003 ISO image network repository Note If you are booting the installation media from a PXE environment refer to Install Windows Server 2003 via PXE Network Environment on page 35 for instructions Before You Begin Prior to performing the installation the following requirements must be met Chapter 2 Install Windows Server 2003 Operating System 25 a All applicable installation prerequisites for installing an operating system should have been met For further information about these prerequisites see TABLE 1 2 OS Installation Prerequisites on page 3 a An installation method for example console boot media and installation target should have
28. Web based client connection SP 2 log in to the ILOM web interface 3 redirect the using the Sun ILOM Remote video output from the server to the web client by Console application launching the Sun ILOM Remote Console then 4 e SSH client connection using a enable device redirection mouse keyboard etc in the serial console Device menu e For SSH client connection perform these steps 1 From a serial console establish an SSH connection to the server SP ssh root ipaddress 2 log in to the ILOM command line interface then 3 redirect the serial output from the server to the SSH client by typing start SP console For additional information about establishing a remote connection to the ILOM SP or using the Sun ILOM Remote Console see the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide 6 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 Installation Boot Media You can start the operating system installation to a server by booting a local or remote installation media source TABLE 1 4 identifies the supported media sources and the setup requirements for each source TABLE 1 4 Boot Media Options for Performing the OS Installation Installation Media Description Setup Requirement Local Boot Media Local boot media requires a built in storage device on the server or an external storage device attached to the server Supported OS local boot media sourc
29. XE IBA GE Slot 0701 v1324 PRE IBA G ot 0700 v E ot 0101 v13 Disabled spyright 1985 006 American Megatrends Inc The device strings listed on the Boot dialog and Options tab are in the format of device type slot indicator and product ID string Note You can change the boot order for other devices in the list by repeating Steps 7a and 7b for each device entry you want to change 8 To save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup utility press F10 Note When using the Sun ILOM Remote Console F10 is trapped by the local OS You must use the F10 option listed in the Keyboard drop down menu that is available at the top of the Remote console Alternatively you can save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup utility by selecting Save on the Exit menu A message appears prompting you to save changes and exit setup 9 In the message dialog select OK then press Enter Chapter 1 Planning the Operating System Installation 15 16 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 CHAPTER 2 Install Windows Server 2003 Operating System This chapter provides information about installing the Windows Server 2003 Operating System OS Note If you are planning to create a RAID set on your disk the recommended procedure is to create a hardware RAID before you install the OS For more information see the Sun Disk Management Overview For x64 Sun Fire
30. al minutes 9 When the Windows installation is complete Windows starts and prompts you to change the user password amp The user s password must be changed before logging on the first time OK Cancel Windows Server 2008 Standard 10 In the user password dialog click OK and set up the initial user login account Note Windows Server 2008 enforces stronger password schemes for user accounts Password standards include restrictions on length complexity and history For more details click the Accessibility link at the account creation page After the initial user account is created the Windows Server 2008 desktop appears 11 Proceed to Post Installation on page 57 Install Windows Server 2008 via PXE Network This section explains the initial information you will need to install the Windows Server 2008 operating system over an established PXE based network using a customer provided Windows Deployment Services WDS image Topics included in this section m Before You Begin on page 52 Chapter 3 Install Windows Server 2008 Operating System 51 m Install Windows Server 2008 via PXE on page 52 Note that the procedure presented in this section documents the initial steps to install Windows 2008 over the network using a Windows Deployment Services WDS image Specifically it explains the steps for selecting the server PXE network interface card that will be communicate with your WDS i
31. allation boot device and press Enter The PXE installation boot device is the physical network port configured to communicate with your network installation server The Boot Agent dialog appears 54 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 Intel R Agent GE v1 3 24 Copyright 1937 2848 Intel Corporation Intel R Boot Agent PXE Base Code PXE 2 1 build 886 Copyright C 1997 2887 Intel Corporation CLIENT MAC ADDR BA 14 4F CA BZ BF GUID 884268FF FFFF FFFF FFFF U88144FCAB218 CLIENT IP 172 280 183 148 MASK 255 255 255 8 DHCP IP 172 286 183 254 Downloaded WDSNBP Architecture x64 Contacting Server 172 280 183 993 TFTP Download boot x64 pxeboot con 4 In the Boot Agent dialog press F12 for a network service boot 5 Continue the normal Windows Server 2008 WDS network installation For additional information consult Microsoft s Windows Deployment Services product documentation 6 Proceed to Post Installation on page 57 Chapter 3 Install Windows Server 2008 Operating System 55 56 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 CHAPTER 4 Post Installation After completing the Windows 2003 or Windows 2008 installation and rebooting the operating system you should review the following post installation tasks and if necessary perform the tasks that are applicable to your sys
32. and then click Disable c Right click the image and select Export Image Follow the Wizard directions to export the image to the location of your choice Mount the Windows image you just exported For example imagex mountrw C windows_distribution sources install wim 1 C win mount The first Windows image in the Install wim file is mounted to C wim_ mount 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 the Windows Automated Installation Kit AIK for the details of starting the Windows SIM application Add the Microsoft Windows PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE component to your answer file in the offlineServicing pass Appendix A Incorporate Sun Fire Server Drivers Into WIM or RIS Images 73 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 In the Microsoft Windows PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE component specify the path to the architecture 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 lt Path gt yourshare share DriverPack amd64 lt Path gt lt Credentials gt A Domain gt MyDomain lt Domain gt A
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34. assword AaBbCc123 Book titles new words or terms Read Chapter 6 in the User s Guide words to be emphasized These are called class options Replace command line variables You must be superuser to do this with real names or values To delete a file enter rm filename The settings on your browser might differ from these settings 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 Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide part number 820 5829 11 Preface xi xii Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 CHAPTER 1 Planning the Operating System Installation This chapter identifies the information you need to properly plan the installation of an operating system onto Sun Fire X4170 X4175 and X4275 servers This chapter contains the following topics m Supported Operating Systems on page 2 a Installation Prerequisites on page 3 a Installation Methods on page 5 m Verifying BIOS Settings for New Installations on page 10 Supported Operating Systems The Sun Fire X4170 X4175 and X4275 servers support the installation and use of the following operatin
35. ation may be different depending the type of disk controller installed in your server Chapter 3 Install Windows Server 2008 Operating System 47 Please select boot device rp CDDUDU tual CDROM IDOO LUNO SEAGATE ST973401L Wi 324 T and to move selection ENTER to select boot device ESC to boot using defaults 4 In the Boot Device dialog select the menu item according to the Windows media installation method you elected to use and press Enter For example If you elected to use the Windows Local delivery method select CD DVDW a If you elected to use the Sun ILOM Remote Console delivery method select Virtual CDROM 5 When prompted with Press any key to boot from CD press any key The Windows installation wizard starts Continue the Windows installation wizard until the Installation Type dialog appears 48 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 Upgrade Keep your files settings and programs and upgrade Windows Be sure to back up your files before upgrading Custom advanced Install a clean copy of Windows select where you want to install it or make changes to disks and partitions This option does not keep your files settings and programs Help me decide Upgrade has been disabled To upgrade start the installation from Windows 6 In the Installation Type dialog click Custom advanced The Where Do You Want to Install Wi
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37. d tasks that are 820 6410 HTML Collection common to servers and 820 6411 server modules that support 820 6412 ILOM 3 0 i 820 6413 Sun Integrated Lights Out ILOM 2 0 features and tasks 820 1188 PDF Manager 2 0 User s Guide that are common to servers HTML and server modules that support ILOM Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 Title Content Part Number Format Sun Integrated Lights Out ILOM 3 0 information that is 820 7959 PDF Manager ILOM 3 0 specific to the Sun Fire X4170 HTML Supplement for Sun X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers X4270 and X4275 Servers Sun Integrated Lights Out ILOM 2 0 information that is 820 7629 PDF Manager ILOM 2 0 specific to the Sun Fire X4170 HTML Supplement for Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers X4270 and X4275 Servers Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and Hardware safety and 820 5832 PDF X4275 Servers Safety and compliance information for Compliance Guide the server Important Safety Information Multilingual hardware safety 816 7190 Print for Sun Hardware Systems and compliance information for all Sun hardware system Translated versions of some of these documents are available at the web site described above in French Simplified Chinese and Japanese English documentation is revised more frequently and might be more up to date than the translated documentation Documentation Support and Training Su
38. dia Options for Performing the OS Installation on page 7 2 Reset the power on the server For example m From the ILOM web interface select the Remote Control gt Remote Power Control tab then select the Power Cycle option from the Host action drop down list box From the local server press the Power button approximately 1 second on the front panel of the server to power off the server then press the Power button again to power on the server For further details for powering on or off your server see the Sun Fire X4170 X4275 and X4275 Servers Service Manual From the ILOM CLI type reset SYS The BIOS screen appears 46 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 American amp SUN Megatrends www ami com microsystems popes eal American Megatrends Inc 25 09 16 Ver 08 00 15 07 01 38 03 Sun Fire X4170 Server CPU Power TDP Limit 95 Watts duct Serial Number 0000000000 Intel R Xeon R CPU X5570 2 93GHz i 2 93 GHz Count 16 F2 to run Setup CTRL E on Remote Keyboard 5 F12 if you want to boot from the network CTRL N on Remote Keyboard F8 for BBS POPUP CTRL P on Remote Keyboard rational Speed a 6 46T s Initializing USB Controll rs C American Megatrends Inc 64 3047 009999 00101111 0 9 TYLSBURG 3ABONO38 2KC 3 In the BIOS screen press F8 The Boot Device dialog appears Note The dialog that appears in your install
39. disk To create a partition in the unpartitioned space press C A dialog appears that allows you to specify the size of the new partition Either accept the default size of the partition to be created or use the Back Space key to delete the size specified and enter a new size and press Enter A recommended size of 40 000 megabytes is usually sufficient for a Windows installation This will leave adequate space on the disk for installations of other media A partition confirmation windows appears Press Enter to accept the partition A partition formatting dialog appears Chapter 2 Install Windows Server 2003 Operating System 33 21 Use the up and down arrow keys to select the lt Quick gt menu option and press Enter to format the partition The setup process formats the partition and copies the files to the Windows installation folders This process might take several minutes 22 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the initial setup of Windows Server 2003 until you are prompted with the following message Remove disks or other media Press anv key to restart When this message appears you will need to complete one of the following steps depending on which driver delivery method you have chosen to complete the installation a Floppy Disk Local Remove the floppy disk from the floppy drive on the server a Floppy Disk Remote Remove the floppy disk from the Sun ILOM Remote Console system Flop
40. e BIOS Setup utility appears BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI Boot Security Chipset Exit System Overview Use ENTER TAB _ _ S a AHIBIOS select a field Build Date 02 25 09 IB 07 01 38 03 Use or to configure system Time Processor Intel R Keon R CPU 5570 6 2 93GHz Speed 2933HHz Count 16 System Memory Size 73720MB Select Screen Select Item D 59 26 Change Field System Date Fri 03 06 2009 Tab Select Field F1 General Help gt Serial Number Information CTRL Q from remote kbd F10 Save and Exit CTRL S from remote kbd v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Mega 3 To ensure that the factory defaults are set do the following 12 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 a Press F9 to automatically load the optimal factory default settings A message appears prompting you to continue this operation by selecting OK or to cancel this operation by selecting CANCEL b In the message highlight OK then press Enter The BIOS Setup utility screen appears with the cursor highlighting the first value in the system time field 4 In the BIOS Setup utility do the following to edit the values associated with the system time or date a Highlight the values you want to change Use the arrow keys to change between the system time and date selection b To change the values in the highlighted fields use these keys
41. e installed at installation boot time if your installation target is a QLogic FC Storage Area Network SAN device Emulex SAN Driver The Emulex FC device driver must be installed at installation boot time if your installation target is a Emulex FC SAN device The boot time device drivers listed in TABLE 2 2 are included on the Tools and Drivers CD DVD that ships with the server However if you do not have the Tools and Drivers CD DVD you can download these same drivers from the Sun download site For instructions on downloading the server specific drivers package which includes the boot time device drivers see Downloading Server Specific Drivers on page 57 Prepare Mass Storage Drivers for Delivery This section contains instructions on preparing the necessary mass storage drivers media for a local or remote Windows Server 2003 installation You can choose to prepare the mass storage drivers on a floppy disk or floppy image see TABLE 2 3 TABLE 2 3 Mass Storage Driver Media Options Media Option Section to Read Floppy Disk Local or Create Floppy Disk For Device Drivers on page 21 Remote Floppy Image Prepare Floppy Image For Device Drivers on page 24 20 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 Create Floppy Disk For Device Drivers Perform the following procedure in this section if you have chosen to create a floppy disk to store the r
42. eb interface 11 26 36 46 52 Install 36 Installation Type dialog 49 installation automated image 8 Boot Device dialog 47 boot media 7 change user password 51 local and remote 45 local or remote 25 methods 5 prerequisites 3 83 PXE 35 remote boot media 8 steps 19 targets 9 task map 18 using PXE 9 WDS image 51 installation task map Windows 2008 44 L local drive partitioning 3 M mass storage drivers copying an image file 24 floppy disk creation 21 media floppy disk 21 O operating systems supported 2 OS installation targets Fibre Channel Storage Area Network 10 P PathAndCredentials 74 Please Select Boot Device menu 54 powering the server off and on interfaces supported 11 26 36 46 52 product updates downloads vii PXE network environment 36 R related documents vii Remote Installation Service RIS adding drivers 75 required drivers 71 Remote Installation Services See RIS RHEL KickStart Image 9 RIS DriverPack 75 image adding drivers 75 S SAN See Fibre Channel Storage Area Network sif file changes needed 78 sociated 13 Sun support ix T training where to find ix U UNIX commands x W WDS 51 71 web sites third party x WIM Package Manager 75 Windows RIS or WDS Image 9 Windows Deployment Services See WDS Windows Operating System installation using local or virtual media 25 Windows Server 2003 Installation via PXE Netw
43. equired Drivers The server specific drivers that must be incorporated into a WIM or RIS image are shown in TABLE A 1 TABLE A1 Server specific Drivers Required for WIM or RIS Images Incorporate for Windows Server 2003 Incorporate for Windows Server 2008 Driver Device 32 bit 64 bit 32 bit 64 bit Intel Network Drivers Yes Yes Yes Yes Intel Chipset Drivers Yes Yes No No 71 TABLE A 1 Server specific Drivers Required for WIM or RIS Images Continued Incorporate for Windows Server 2003 Incorporate for Windows Server 2008 Driver Device 32 bit 64 bit 32 bit 64 bit Aspeed Graphic Driver Yes Yes Yes Yes Infineon TPM Driver Yes Yes No No Disk Controller Driver server Yes Yes Yes Yes dependant e LSI SAS RAID HBA SG PCIE8SAS I also referred to as LSI based integrated RAID controller or e Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA SG XPCIESAS R also referred to as Adaptec based integrated RAID controller or e Intel ICH10 Controller also referred to as Intel based integrated disk controller You have to configure the Trusted Platform Module TPM feature on the server before you can use it For instructions on configuring TPM see the Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Service Manual Add Drivers to a WIM Image For Windows Server 2003 the LSI and Adaptec RAID controller and Intel disk controller drivers must be incorporated for the operating system to be installed For Windows Server 2008
44. equired Windows 2003 device drivers Before You Begin Prior to performing the following procedure to create a floppy disk ensure that the following requirements have been met a The system being used to create the floppy disk is connected to a USB floppy drive a Floppy disk media is available m FloppyPack_x x x zip file is available You can obtain the FloppyPack_x_x_x zip file on the Tools and Drivers CD DVD or you can download it from the Sun download site For instructions about how to download it from Sun see Downloading Server Specific Drivers on page 57 Note The _x_x_x number identifies the version of the package for example FloppyPack_1_1_4 zip Create Floppy Disk For Device Driver Installation Sun provides a Sun Mass Storage Driver Disk Creation wizard to help you create a floppy disk Follow these steps to create a floppy disk using the Sun Mass Storage Driver Disk Creation wizard 1 Start the Sun Mass Storage Driver Disk Creation wizard from one of the following media sources Tools and Driver CD Perform the following steps to start the wizard a Insert the Tools and Drivers CD DVD into a Windows system with a CD DVD drive The CD will start automatically b At the main menu select Make a Windows Server 2003 Mass Storage Driver Disk and then proceed to Step 2 The Welcome page for the Mass Storage Driver Disk Creation wizard appears Or m FloppyPack_x_x_x zip file obtained from Sun do
45. equirement Local Console You can install the OS and administer the server by attaching a local console directly to the server SP Examples of local consoles include e Serial console e VGA console with USB keyboard and mouse 1 Attach a local console to the server For details see Connecting to the ILOM Service Processor for the First Time in the Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Installation Guide 2 At the ILOM prompt type your ILOM user name and password 3 For serial console connections only establish a connection to the host serial port by typing start SP console The video output is automatically routed to local console For further details about establishing a connection to the server SP see the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide Chapter 1 Planning the Operating System Installation 5 TABLE 1 3 Console Options for Performing an OS Installation Continued Console Description Setup Requirement Remote Console You can install the OS and 1 Establish an IP address for the server SP administer the server from a For details see the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager remote console by establishing a 2 0 User s Guide network connection to the server 2 Establish a connection between a remote console and SP the server SP Examp lessor remote consoles e For web based client connection perform these steps acide 1 In a web browser type the IP address for the server e
46. er For details see Console Outputs on page 5 V View or Edit BIOS Settings for New Installations 1 Reset the power on the server For example m From the ILOM web interface select the Remote Control gt Remote Power Control tab then select the Power Cycle option from the Host action drop down list box a From the local server press the Power button approximately 1 second on the front panel of the server to power off the server then press the Power button again to power on the server For further details for powering on or off your server see the Sun Fire X4170 X4275 and X4275 Servers Service Manual From the ILOM CLI type reset SYS The BIOS screen appears Chapter 1 Planning the Operating System Installation 11 AMETICAN NZ J 4 Megatrends w ami com microsystems a IOS C 2006 American Megatrends Inc 5 Date 02 25 09 16 04 09 Ver 08 00 15 BIOS Revision 07 01 38 03 Fire 44170 Server CPU Power TDP Limit 95 Watts Huct Serial Number 0000000000 Intel R Xeon R CPU 45570 2 936Hz ed 2 93 GHz Count 16 s F2 to run Setup CTRL E on Remote Keyboard s F12 if you want to boot from the network CTRL N on Remote Keyboard s F8 for BBS POPUP CTRL P on Remote Keyboard Operational Speed at 6 46T 5 Firmware Revision 2 0 2 9 ializing USB Controllers American Megatrends Inc 2 When prompted in the BIOS screen press F2 to access the BIOS Setup utility After a few moments th
47. es can include e CD DVD ROM installation media and if applicable floppy device driver media To perform the installation using local boot media perform these steps 1 If your server does not contain a built in storage device attach the appropriate storage device to the front panel of the server using a USB connector 2 For more information about how to attach local devices to the server see Setting Up the Server in the Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Installation Guide Note For the Sun Fire X4275 server which has neither a CD DVD ROM drive nor a USB connector on the front panel use the Sun ILOM Remote Console to redirect the boot media from a remote storage device For instructions see instructions for Remote Boot Media in this table Chapter 1 Planning the Operating System Installation 7 TABLE 1 4 Installation Media Description Boot Media Options for Performing the OS Installation Continued Setup Requirement Remote Boot Media Remote media requires you to boot the installation over the network You can start the network installation from a redirected boot storage device or another networked system that exports the installation over the network using a Pre Boot eXecution environment PXE Supported OS remote media sources can include e CD DVD ROM installation media and if applicable floppy device driver media e CD DVD ROM ISO installation image and if applicab
48. g systems or a subsequent release of the operating systems TABLE 1 1 Supported Operating Systems Operating System Supported Version For more information see Windows Linux VMware Solaris OpenSolaris Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 with SP2 or SP2 32 bit and 64 bit Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2 with SP2 or SP2 32 bit and 64 bit Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition 32 bit or 64 bit Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition 32 bit or 64 bit Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition 32 bit or 64 bit Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES 10 SP2 64 bit SLES 11 64 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL 4 8 32 bit and 64 bit RHEL 5 3 64 bit Oracle Enterprise Linux OEL 4 8 and 5 3 64 bit VMware ESX Server 3 5 Update 4 VMware ESXi Server 3 5 Update 4 VMware ESX Server 4 0 VMware ESXi Server 4 0 Solaris 10 05 09 OpenSolaris 2009 06 Install Windows Server 2003 Operating System on page 17 Install Windows Server 2008 Operating System on page 43 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Linux VMware Solaris and OpenSolaris Operating Systems Installation Guide Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operat
49. g the RIS image with the mass storage driver available with DriverPack_x_x_x zip Appendix A Incorporate Sun Fire Server Drivers Into WIM or RIS Images 75 Before you Begin Before creating a RIS image you need to do the following a Windows Remote Installation Services must be are running on a Windows Server Refer to the Windows Remote Installation Services documentation for more information m Locate DriverPack_x_x_x zip for Windows Server 2003 You can obtain the DriverPack_x_x_x zip from the Tools and Drivers CD DVD or you can download it from the Sun download site For download instructions see Downloading Server Specific Drivers on page 57 V Add Drivers to a RIS image In the following procedure 3RIS_Image refers to the root directory of your Windows image on the RIS server 1 Create the following directories in RIS_Image m SOEMS textmode m SOEMS SSOEMDIR a SOEMS 1 Sun Drivers 2 Extract the contents of DriverPack_x_x_x zip to a temporary location making sure to maintain the directory structure 3 Update the RIS_Image with the server specific drivers for your Windows platform a For 32 bit copy the contents of the DriverPack i386 folder to the SRIS_Image SOEM 1 Sun Drivers folder being sure to maintain the directory structure a For 64 bit copy the contents of the DriverPack amd64 folder to the SRIS_Image SOEM 1 Sun Drivers folder being sure to maintain the directory structure
50. grouped together into a team of physical ports called a virtual interface 66 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 V Install the Supplemental Software Note If you have already installed the supplemental software running the installation again will not necessarily reinstall the supplemental software It may result in the components being removed Carefully review the dialog boxes during supplemental software installation to ensure that the results are as expected 1 Do one of the following m If you did not select the Supplemental Software when you ran the procedure Installing Server Specific Device Drivers on page 59 refer back to that procedure and run it again but this time accept the default settings in Step 2 the default is to install the supplemental software and select No in Step 7 The Supplemental Software dialog box displays Proceed to the next step m If you did select Supplemental Software at the Sun Server Installation Package dialog box in Step 2 of Installing Server Specific Device Drivers on page 59 and selected No in Step 7 the supplemental software dialog box appears Proceed to the next step Install Pack Supplemental Software Select the installation type Chapter 4 Post Installation 67 2 Click Next to accept the Typical settings or select Custom to choose the options to install see descriptions in TABLE
51. hen click Next The platform specific drivers are installed In the following screen a green check mark verifies that each driver has been successfully installed Chapter 4 Post Installation 63 You have finished installing the platform specific drivers The drivers were successfully installed on this computer If a device came with your software you can now connect it to this computer If your device came with instructions please read them first The changes will not take effect until you restart your computer Driver Name Status ASPEED ASTGraphics Device Updated M LSI Corporation System Ready to use V LSI Corporation LSI_LSA Ready to use x AeA ARTESA a XT AN TSS cres 6 Click Finish The System Settings Change dialog box displays System Settings Change t x You must restart your computer before the new settings will take effect tf a Do you want to restart your computer now Note If you plan to install Supplemental Software highly recommended do not restart your system at this time Once the Supplemental Software has been installed you will be prompted to restart the system 7 If you accepted the default settings in Step 2 click No to proceed to Installing Supplemental Software on page 65 If you are not installing the Supplemental Software click Yes to restart your computer 64 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System I
52. ia and documentation that media for Windows 2003 at you will need to install the Windows OS http www microsoft co m 5 Download server Depending on your system some device Download the Server Specific specific drivers or drivers are required to be installed at boot Drivers on page 58 obtain drivers from time You can obtain these drivers from Tools and Driver CD the Sun download site or from the Tools and Drivers CD DVD 6 Prepare mass storage Produce the mass storage drivers floppy Prepare Mass Storage Drivers drivers required for the Windows 2003 for Delivery on page 20 installation 18 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 TABLE 2 1 Task Map for the Windows Server 2003 Installation Continued Step Task Description Relevant Topic s 7 Perform the Windows Follow the instructions in this chapter to Install Windows Server 2003 OS installation install the Windows 2003 operating Using Local or Remote Media system on page 25 e Install Windows Server 2003 via PXE Network Environment on page 35 8 Install driver s and If the Windows operating system does e Post Installation on page 57 post supplemental not include the necessary device drivers software post to support your system you may need to installation if necessary install additional device drivers If your system includes RAID controllers you may need to install supplemental s
53. icrosoft Windows 2008 Product this guide Documentation at http www microsoft com windowsse rver2008 en us product documentation aspx Ensure that you have the Tools and Mandatory e Sun Fire X4170 X4175 and X4275 Servers Tools Drivers CD DVD that was provided and Drivers CD DVD with your server or e Download version of the Tools and Drivers Note If device drivers are required CD DVD for the Sun Fire X4170 X4175 and for your OS installation the device X4275 servers is available at drivers are provided on the Tools and http www sun com servers x64 x4170 Driver DVD downloads jsp Review the Sun Fire X4170 X4270 Recommended e Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers and X4275 Servers Product Notes Product Notes Product Notes for late breaking news about supported operating system software and patches 4 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 Installation Methods To determine which installation method is best for your infrastructure consider the options and requirements summarized in the following sections m Console Outputs on page 5 a Installation Boot Media on page 7 m Installation Targets on page 9 Console Outputs TABLE 1 3 lists the consoles that you can use to capture the output and input of the operating system installation TABLE 1 3 Console Options for Performing an OS Installation Console Description Setup R
54. ing System Installation Guide September 2009 Preinstalled Solaris 10 or OpenSolaris Image You can order either a Solaris 10 Operating System OS image or an OpenSolaris OS image preinstalled on the server If you order a preinstalled image it is shipped on the hard disk drive If you need to install another operating system on this drive you can choose to partition the drive in one of the following ways m Partition the local drive to remove the Solaris 10 or OpenSolaris OS image or a Partition the local drive to support a dual boot operating system configuration The Linux operating system installation procedures described later in this guide explain the appropriate point in the installation program where you can either partition the drive to remove the preinstalled image or to support a dual boot operating system configuration Note To configure the Solaris 10 or OpenSolaris preinstalled OS image see the Solaris 10 or OpenSolaris Preinstalled OS chapter in the Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Installation Guide 820 5827 for details Installation Prerequisites The following requirements must be met prior to installing an operating system TABLE 1 2 OS Installation Prerequisites Requirement Mandatory or Optional For More Information See The server is mounted and powered on in a rack The SP network management port on the server is configured with an IP address Select a console option and a
55. l software The server specific device drivers are provided to support optional devices that you added to the server when you completed the hardware installation or that you may want to add in the future The Sun Server Installation Package wizard may be started using one of the following methods a From the main menu of your server s Tools and Drivers CD DVD or m From the InstallPack x x _x exe executable file Note Using a recently downloaded InstallPack_x_x_x exe to update the drivers ensures that you update the server specific drivers with the latest versions available Install the Server Specific Device Drivers 1 Start the Sun Installation Package software using one of the following methods m Insert the Tools and Drivers CD DVD into the server s CD DVD drive The CD will start automatically At the main menu select Install Drivers and Supplemental Software Or If you downloaded the InstallPack_ x x_x exe file from the Sun download site as described in Downloading Server Specific Drivers on page 57 ensure that it has been copied to a local drive on the server and then run the Instal1lPack_x_x_x exe application The Sun Server Install Pack dialog box displays Chapter 4 Post Installation 59 Install Pack InstallPack helps with the proc of updating the platform drivers and installing supplernental s Select the ite want to install d Platfor fic d Supplemental software 2 Click Next to
56. le floppy ISO device driver media e Automated installation image requires PXE boot To redirect the boot media from a remote storage device perform these steps 1 Insert the boot media into the storage device for example e For CD DVD ROM insert media into the built in or external CD DVD ROM drive For CD DVD ROM ISO image ensure that the ISO image s are readily available on a network shared location e For device driver floppy ISO image ensure that the ISO image if applicable is readily available on a network shared location or on a thumb drive e For device driver floppy media if applicable insert floppy media into the external floppy drive 2 Establish a web based client connection to the server ILOM SP and launch the Sun ILOM Remote Console application For more details see the Setup Requirements for web based client connection in TABLE 1 3 3 In the Device menu of the Sun ILOM Remote Console application specify the location of the boot media for example e For CD DVD ROM boot media select CD ROM For CD DVD ROM ISO image boot media select CD ROM Image e For floppy device driver boot media if applicable select Floppy e For floppy image device driver boot media if applicable select Floppy Image For more information about the Sun ILOM Remote Console see the Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide 8 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System In
57. le Content Part Number Format Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and Late breaking information 820 5831 PDF X4275 Servers Product Notes about the server HTML Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and Basic installation information 820 5833 PDF X4275 Servers Getting Started for setting up the server Print Guide Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and Detailed installation 820 5827 PDF X4275 Servers Installation information for setting up the HTML Guide server Print option Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and Installation instructions for 820 5828 PDF X4275 Servers Solaris and the Linux VMware and HTML Linux Operating Systems Solaris operating systems Installation Guide Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and Installation instructions for 820 5829 PDF X4275 Servers Windows the Windows Server HTML Operating System Installation operating system Guide Sun Installation Assistant for Instructions for using the Sun 820 3357 PDF Linux and Windows User s Installation Assistant to HTML Guide install the Windows and Linux operating systems Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and Information and procedures 820 5830 PDF X4275 Servers Service Manual for maintaining and HTML upgrading the server Sun x64 Servers Diagnostics Information for diagnosing 820 6750 PDF Guide and troubleshooting the HTML server x64 Servers Utilities Reference Information for using 820 1120 PDF Manual applications and utilities HTML common to x64 servers Sun Integrated Lights Out These documents coverILOM 820 5523 PDF Manager 3 0 Documentation features an
58. llation targets that you can use to install an operating system TABLE 1 5 Installation Targets for OS Installations Install Target Description Setup Requirement Supported OS Local Hard Disk Drive HDD or Solid State Drive SSD You can choose to install the operating system to any of the hard drives or SSDs installed in the server e Ensure that the HDD or SSD is properly installed and powered on in the server e All operating systems listed in TABLE 1 1 For more information about installing and powering on an HDD or SDD refer to the installation guide or the service manual provided with your server Chapter 1 Planning the Operating System Installation 9 TABLE 1 5 Installation Targets for OS Installations Continued Install Target Description Setup Requirement Supported OS Fibre Channel For chassis systems equipped e Ensure FC PCI HBA is properly e All operating FC Storage with Fibre Channel PCI Host installed in the chassis and is systems listed Area Network Bus Adapter HBA you can operating in TABLE 1 1 SAN device choose to install the operating For more information about installing system to an external FC storage an HBA in a chassis refer to the Sun device Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Installation Guide e The SAN must be installed and configured to make the storage visible to the host For instructions refer to the documentation supplied with the FC HBA
59. m should have been met For further information about these prerequisites see TABLE 1 2 OS Installation Prerequisites on page 3 a An installation method for example console boot media and install target should have been chosen and established prior to performing the installation For more information about these setup requirements see Installation Methods on page 5 After completing this procedure you will need to perform the post installation tasks as described in Post Installation on page 57 Chapter 3 Install Windows Server 2008 Operating System 45 V Install Windows Server 2008 Using Local or Remote Media 1 Ensure that the installation media is available to boot Note For the Sun Fire X4275 server which has neither a CD DVD ROM drive nor a USB connector on the front panel use the Sun ILOM Remote Console to redirect the boot media from a remote storage device For instructions see instructions for Remote Boot Media in TABLE 1 4 Boot Media Options for Performing the OS Installation on page 7 For example a For distribution CD DVD insert the Windows 2008 Distribution media CD labeled 1 or the single DVD into the local or remote USB CD DVD ROM drive m For ISO image ensure that the ISO images are available and that the ILOM Remote Console application is aware of the first ISO image location For additional information about how to set up the installation media see TABLE 1 4 Boot Me
60. media option for performing the installation as well as an installation target Ensure that factory default settings in Mandatory e Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Installation Guide Mandatory e Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Installation Guide or e Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide Mandatory e Installation Methods on page 5 Recommended e Verifying BIOS Settings for New Installations on page 10 the BIOS utility are set Chapter 1 Planning the Operating System Installation 3 TABLE 1 2 OS Installation Prerequisites Continued Requirement Mandatory or Optional For More Information See Set up a RAID set on SAS or SATA Mandatory e Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Service disk drives configured with a host Manual 820 5830 for instructions for adding or bus adapter HBA such as REM or replacing disk drives in the server FEM see the documentation For local disk driveOS SunTM Disk Management Overview For x64 Sun supplied with the HBA install targets Fire and Sun Blade Series Servers 820 6350 Gather the applicable vendor Recommended e Applicable operating system vendor operating system installation documentation documentation e Microsoft Windows 2003 Product Documentation at Note Use operating system vendor http www microsoft com windowsse documentation in conjunction with rver2003 proddoc default mspx the operating system instructions in eM
61. must be entered on a single line The three drivers listed in MassStorageDrivers have been shown on multiple lines each driver driver description OEM should be listed on a separate line Due to potential driver interaction problems during installation only include the Sun Drivers intel hba path in the OemPnPDriversPath entry if you are installing to the Intel ICH10 controller If you are installing to a Sun StorageTek Adaptec or LSI Raid Controller install the Intel ICH10 driver manually after setup has completed The driver will reside in the Sun Drivers intel hba directory at the root of your installation disk TABLE A 2 Windows Server 2003 32 bit sif File Changes for Servers With an LSI Based Integrated RAID Controller Windows Server 2003 64 bit Unattended OemPreinstall yes OemPnPDriversPath Sun Drivers ast Sun Drivers emulex Sun Drivers qlogic Sun Drivers infineon Sun Drivers intel chipset Sun Drivers intel nic Sun Drivers isi Sun Drivers smi MassStorageDrivers LSI Logic Fusion MPT SAS Storport Driver 32 bit OEM OEMBootFiles txtsetup oem disk4 tag lsi_sas inf lsi_sas sys lsinodrv inf 2k332 cat Unattended OemPreinstall yes OemPnPDriversPath Sun Drivers ast Sun Drivers emulex Sun Drivers qlogic Sun Drivers infineon Sun Drivers intel chipset Sun Drivers intel nic Sun Drivers 1isi Sun Drivers smi MassStorageDrivers L
62. n Function URL Sun Documentation Support Training http docs sun com http www sun com support http www sun com training Preface ix Using UNIX Commands This document might not contain information about basic UNIX commands and procedures such as shutting down the system booting the system and configuring devices Refer to the following for this information a Software documentation that you received with your system a Solaris M Operating System documentation which is at hetpe docs sun Con x Third Party Web Sites Sun is not responsible for the availability of third party web sites mentioned in this document Sun does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content advertising products or other materials that are available on or through such sites or resources Sun will not be responsible or liable for any actual or alleged damage or loss caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content goods or services that are available on or through such sites or resources Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 Typographic Conventions Typeface Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands files Edit your login file and directories on screen Use 1s a to list all files computer output You have mail AaBbCc123 What you type when contrasted su with on screen computer output p
63. nane You may use the Internet etule logon format for exanple UsernameRCompany com r name C Passuord Donain nance vas48 128 cast cun con gt the TAB ket to move between the User nane Password and Domain e connected to NG548 1286 7 In the user name and password dialog specify your user name and password then press Enter Use the Tab key to move between fields Chapter 2 Install Windows Server 2003 Operating System 39 40 The Windows Server 2003 version dialog appears Client Installation Wizard e arrou keys 2 select one of the following options all Mixx 1 ule i it Edition n Fne ka cost L Miro it Editio Decr ipl ion Hith this oplion a KA hil Mimdowss wilt In installed ty thin scmpu bes CENTER continue 8 In the Windows Server 2003 version dialog select the version 32 bit or 64 bit you are installing then press Enter The Windows Server 2003 operating system choice dialog appears 9 In the OS choice dialog select the OS option you are installing then press Enter Note The OS choice dialog identifies the names of the OS images that are available for you to install from your RIS server The OS choice dialog from your RIS server will list different options from the ones shown in the example dialog below Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 A Caution dialog appears Client Installation Hizard CAUTI
64. ndows dialog appears Drive options advanced Chapter 3 Install Windows Server 2008 Operating System 49 7 In the Where Do You Want To Install Windows dialog do one of the following If you do not want to override the Windows Default partition information click Next then skip to Step 9 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 destroy all data on the partition The Where do you want to Install Windows dialog appears le Install Windows Where do you want to install Windows Total Size Free Space Type 7 GB 136 7 GB p Refresh Pa Delete G amp A Format H New Load Driver CA Extend Size f40008 4 MB apply Cancel 8 In the Where to Install Windows dialog do the following a Click Delete to delete the existing partition A confirmation window appears b Click Ok to confirm the partition deletion c Click New to create the new partition d Change partition size settings as needed and then click Apply The partition is created 50 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 e Click Next and proceed to the next step The Windows installation begins The server will reboot multiple times during the installation process This process could take sever
65. nstallation Guide September 2009 Installing Supplemental Software TABLE 4 1 identifies the optional supplemental software components available for your server During the supplemental software installation wizard you can choose to install all the supplemental software listed in TABLE 4 1 on your system by choosing a Typical installation or you can individually select the supplemental software listed in TABLE 4 1 to install by choosing a Custom installation For instructions for installing the supplemental software see Install the Supplemental Software on page 67 TABLE 4 1 Install Pack Optional Supplemental Software Available for Available for Servers with Servers with Servers with Windows 2003 Windows 2008 LSI Adaptec Intel Integrated Integrated Integrated Available Supplemental Software RAID RAID Disk Components Controller Controller Controller LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Yes Yes Typical Not Not Allows you to configure monitor and applicable applicable maintain RAID on the SAS internal RAID Host Bus Adapter For information on using MSM refer to the Sun LSI 106x RAID User s Guide for your server available at http docs sun com Sun STK RAID Manager Yes Yes Not Typical Not Allows you to configure administer applicable applicable and monitor RAID on the Adaptec SG XPCIESAS R IN integrated RAID controller For information on the Sun STK RAID Manager see the Sun documentation web site at http d
66. nstallation server For further 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 to perform the post installation tasks as described in Post Installation on page 57 Before You Begin To use PXE to boot the installation media over the network Configure the network NFS FTP HTTP server to export the installation tree Configure the files on the TFTP server that are necessary for PXE booting Configure the Sun server MAC network port address to boot from the PXE configuration Configure DHCP m To use a WIM image to perform the installation you must a Create the WIM installation image Follow the WIM installation instructions in the Windows Server 2008 documentation a Add the required system device drivers to the WIM installation image For instruction see Appendix A Incorporate Sun Fire Server Drivers Into WIM or RIS Images on page 71 a WIM Administrator password V Install Windows Server 2008 via PXE 1 Reset the power on the server For example m From the ILOM web interface select the Remote Control gt Remote Power Control tab then select the Power Cycle option from the Host action drop down list box From the local server press the Power button approximately 1 second on the front panel of the server to power off the server then press
67. ocs sun com app docs coll dsk ntEl IPMItool command line utility Yes Yes Typical Typical Typical This utility reads the sensor data repository SDR and displays sensor values System Event Log SEL Field Replaceable Unit FRU inventory information gets and sets LAN configuration parameters and performs chassis power control operations via the BMC also called the Service Processor Chapter 4 Post Installation 65 TABLE 4 1 Install Pack Optional Supplemental Software Continued Available for Available for Servers with Servers with Servers with Windows 2003 Windows 2008 LSI Adaptec Intel Integrated Integrated Integrated Available Supplemental Software RAID RAID Disk Components Controller Controller Controller IPMI System Management Driver Yes Typical Typical Typical Sun Microsystems Non R2 Windows driver that reads the sensor only data repository SDR and displays sensor values System Event Log SEL Field Replaceable Unit FRU inventory information This driver is available from the Install Pack media only Note This supplemental software is intended for Windows Server 2003 SP2 only For Windows 2003 R2 SP2 use the inbox Microsoft Driver For driver configuration instructions see Configuring Microsoft s IPMI System Management Driver for Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 on page 68 Intel NIC Teaming Yes Typical Typical Typical Typical Enables the network interfaces on a server to be
68. oftware to support these controllers 9 Enable Wake On LAN If required you can enable the Wake On Post Installation on page 57 feature if appropriate LAN feature for this server Note The complete Microsoft Windows operating system installation process is not documented in this section This section describes the steps for booting the Windows Server 2003 media installing drivers if necessary at boot and partitioning the drive For additional information consult the Microsoft Windows 2003 product documentation at http www microsoft com windowsserver2003 proddoc default mspx Boot Time Device Drivers TABLE 2 2 identifies the device drivers that you may need to install at boot time while performing the Windows Server 2003 installation Chapter 2 Install Windows Server 2003 Operating System 19 TABLE 2 2 Windows 2003 Server specific Drivers Installed at Boot Time Device Driver Intel SATA Driver Description The Intel SATA device driver must be available at boot time if installing to a local SATA hard disk drive HDD LSI SAS SATA RAID Driver The LSI SAS SATA device driver must be available at boot time if installing to a local SAS or SATA hard disk drive HDD Sun StorageTek SAS SATA The Sun StorageTek SAS SATA device driver must be available at boot time if RAID Driver installing to a local SAS or SATA hard disk drive HDD QLogic SAN Driver The QLogic Fibre Channel FC device driver must b
69. om the ILOM CLI type reset SYS The BIOS screen appears American SUN Megatrends 4 www ami com microsystems AMIBIDS C 2006 American Megatrends Inc IOS Date 02 25 09 16 04 09 Ver 08 00 15 38 03 CPU Power TDP Limit 95 Watts ar 0000000000 Intel Xeon R CPU XK5570 2 9 2 93 GHz Count 16 s F2 to run Setup CTRL E on Remote Keyboard F12 if you want to boot from the network CTRL N on Remote Keyboard S POPUP CTRL P on Remote Keyboard S 6 46T s 2 9 C American Megatrends 64 3047 009999 00101111 022509 TYLSBURG 3ABON038 Y2KC Note The next events occur very quickly so focused attention is needed for the following steps Watch carefully for these messages as they appear on the screen for a brief time You might want to enlarge the size of your screen to eliminate scroll bars 3 Press F8 to specify a temporary boot device The Please Select Boot Device menu appears 4 In the Please Select Boot Device menu select the appropriate PXE installation boot device and press Enter The PXE installation boot device is the physical network port configured to communicate with your network installation server Note The boot device options shown on the following Select Boot Device dialog may be different from the options listed on your screen Chapter 2 Install Windows Server 2003 Operating System 37 5 L U 1 8 nt 4 yy 2 ee oO
70. ork Environment 35 Windows Server 2003 Operating System installation media summary of local and remote installation methods 7 targets local vs external storage devices 9 Windows Server 2008 installation using local or virtual media 45 84 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009
71. py Image Deselect Floppy Image from the Sun ILOM Remote Console Devices menu Then press any key to restart the system and complete the Windows Server 2003 Installation 23 Proceed to Post Installation on page 57 34 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 Install Windows Server 2003 via PXE Network Environment This section explains the initial information you will need to install the Windows Server 2003 operating system software over an established PXE based network via a customer provided Windows 2003 Remote Installation Services RIS image Note As an alternative you can install the Windows 2003 operating system over an established PXE based network via a customer provided Windows Deployment Services WDS image After completing this procedure you will need to perform the post installation tasks as described in Post Installation on page 57 Before You Begin The following requirements must be met prior to performing the Windows Server 2003 installation from a RIS image m To use PXE to boot the installation media over the network m Configure the network NFS FTP HTTP server to export the installation tree Configure the files on the TFTP server that are necessary for PXE booting Configure the Sun server MAC network port address to boot from the PXE configuration Configure DHCP m To use a RIS image to perform the installation
72. r Windows Server 2003 64 bit Unattended OemPreinstall yes OemPnPDriversPath Sun Drivers ast Sun Drivers emulex Sun Drivers qlogic Sun Drivers infineon Sun Drivers intel chipset Sun Drivers intel nic Sun Drivers intel hba Sun Drivers 1si Sun Drivers smi MassStorageDrivers Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver 32 bit OEM OEMBootFiles txtsetup oem disk4 tag iaAHCI inf iaAHCI sys iaStor inf iaStor sys iaStor cat Unattended OemPreinstall yes OemPnPDriversPath Sun Drivers ast Sun Drivers emulex Sun Drivers qlogic Sun Drivers infineon Sun Drivers intel chipset Sun Drivers intel nic Sun Drivers intel hba Sun Drivers 1si Sun Drivers smi MassStorageDrivers Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver bit OEM 64 OEMBootFiles txtsetup oem disk4 tag iaAHCI iaAHCI iaStor inf inf sys iaStor sys iaStor cat 8 Add the Intel Ethernet Drivers to your RIS image m For the on board Intel 82575EB Gigabit Ethernet Devices 32 bit i Extract the inf file in the SRIS_Image SOEM 1 Sun Drivers intel nic RIS_INF elq5132 zip to RIS_Image i386 ii Copy the e1q5132 sys file from RIS_Image SOEM 1 Sun Drivers intel nic to RIS_Image i386 m For the on board Intel 82575EB Gigabit Ethernet Devices 64 bit i Extract the inf file in the RIS_Image SOEM 1 Sun Drivers intel nic RIS_INF elg51x64 zip to RI
73. ract the following sub packages contained in Windows zip a FloppyPack_x_x_x zip contains Intel SATA drivers LSI SAS SATA RAID drivers Sun StorageTek SAS SATA RAID drivers QLogic SAN drivers and Emulex SAN drivers You will use this file to create driver media for your installation of Windows Server 2003 InstallPack_x_x_x exe program to install all server specific device drivers after installing Windows Server You will use this file to install all of the server specific drivers a DriverPack_x_x_x zip for experts only server specific driver archive for Windows Server English Download this file if you want to incorporate Sun server drivers into a Remote Installation Service RIS image OptPack_x_x_x zip for experts only supplemental software archive Download this file if you want to incorporate the supplemental software into a PXE installation If you are installing server specific drivers using a PXE server advanced installation extract the contents of the DriverPack_x_x_x zip file on to the PXE server Note The _x_x_x number identifies the version of the package for example FloppyPack_1_1_4 zip 3 Proceed to Installing Server Specific Device Drivers on page 59 58 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 Installing Server Specific Device Drivers Sun provides a wizard to install Sun server specific device drivers and supplementa
74. ribes them and provides pointers to the instructions for performing that task TABLE 3 1 Task Map for the Windows Server 2008 Installation Step Task Description Relevant Topic s 1 Review installation Verify that all applicable requirements are TABLE 1 2 OS Installation prerequisites Choose an installation method Ensure that the BIOS factory defaults are set Gather the Windows installation media Perform the Windows 2008 OS installation Install driver s and supplemental software post installation if applicable Enable Wake On LAN feature if appropriate met for installing an operating system to a server Evaluate and select an installation method that meets the needs of your infrastructure Verify that the factory default settings in the BIOS are set prior to performing the operating system installation The Windows OS is shipped with the CD and DVD media and documentation that you will need to install the Windows OS Follow the instructions in this chapter to install the Windows 2008 operating system If necessary install the updated server specific drivers and the server supplemental software If required you can enable the Wake On LAN feature for this server Prerequisites on page 3 Installation Methods on page 5 Verifying BIOS Settings for New Installations on page 10 You can download or order the media for Windows 2003 at http www microsoft co m Ins
75. s Wizard dialog is displayed 68 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 c Highlight Management and Monitoring Tools component and then click Details The Management and Monitoring Tools page is displayed d In the Management and Monitoring Tools page perform one of the following a Ifthe Select the Hardware Management subcomponent check box is already selected skip to Step 2 a Ifthe Select the Hardware Management subcomponent check box is not selected select it The 3rd Party Drivers warning dialog appears e Read the warning and then click OK The Management and Monitoring Tools page is displayed 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 a In the Taskbar click Start and then click Run The Run dialog box is displayed b In the Open list type rund1132 ipmisetp dll AddTheDevice c Click OK The IPMI System Management driver is instantiated 3 Open Device Manager and verify that the Microsoft Generic IPMI device exists under the System section For information about using the IPMItool refer to your Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide 820 1188 For more information on standard IPMItool commands see http ipmitool sourceforge net manpage html Chapter 4 Post Installation 69 Enable
76. stallation Guide September 2009 TABLE 1 4 Installation Media Description Boot Media Options for Performing the OS Installation Continued Setup Requirement Remote Boot Note An automated installation To perform the installation using PXE perform these Media image enables you to performthe steps continued OS installation on multiple servers 1 Configure the network server to export the By using an automated image you installation using a PXE boot can ensure configuration uniformity 2 Make the OS installation media available for PXE among many systems boot utomsted Gaetan done aces Pi If you are using an automated OS installation image boot eXecution Environment PXE Y will need to create and provide the automated OS installation image for example technology to enable the clients without an operating system to boot Solaris JumpStart Image remotely to the automated install RHEL KickStart Image server that performs the installation e SLES AutoYaST Image of the operating system e Windows RIS or WDS Image For detailed instructions for automating the installation setup process consult the operating system vendor documentation 3 To boot the installation media select the PXE boot interface card as the temporary boot device For details see the applicable PXE based operating system installation procedure described later in this chapter Installation Targets TABLE 1 5 identifies the supported insta
77. tall Windows Server 2008 Using Local or Remote Media on page 45 Install Windows Server 2008 via PXE Network on page 51 Post Installation on page 57 Post Installation on page 57 44 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 Note The complete Microsoft Windows operating system installation process is not documented in this section This section walks you through the steps for booting the Windows Server 2008 media installing drivers if necessary at boot and partitioning the drive For additional information consult the Microsoft Windows 2008 Product Documentation at http www microsoft com windowsserver2008 en us product documentation aspx Install Windows Server 2008 Using Local or Remote Media The following procedure describes how to boot the Windows Server 2008 operating system from local or remote media It assumes you are booting the Windows installation media from one of the following sources a Windows 2008 CD or DVD internal or external CD DVD m Windows 2008 ISO image network repository Note If you are booting the installation media from a PXE environment refer to Install Windows Server 2008 via PXE Network on page 51 for instructions Before You Begin Prior to performing the installation the following requirements must be met a All applicable installation prerequisites for installing an operating syste
78. ted For example a For Floppy Disk Local Mass storage drivers floppy disk in floppy drive A on the server a For Floppy Disk Remote Mass storage drivers floppy disk in the Sun ILOM Remote Console system floppy drive a For Floppy Image Use the floppy image file accessible from the Sun ILOM Remote Console system for example intelsmilsi img 9 Press S to specify additional devices A dialog appears listing the available drivers Chapter 2 Install Windows Server 2003 Operating System 29 e with Windows manu from the following lis Note The above dialog will vary depending on the type of mass storage controller driver s you are installing 10 In the Select Adapter dialog select the appropriate mass storage controller driver version Windows 32 bit or 64 bit that you are installing then press Enter For example a For servers with an LSI based integrated RAID controller select LSI Logic Fusion MPT SAS Driver 32 bit or 64 bit a For servers with an Adaptec based integrated RAID controller select Adaptec SAS SATA II RAID Driver 32 bit or 64 bit a For servers with an Intel based integrated disk controller select Intel R ICHIOR SATA AHCI Controller 32 bit or 64 bit A dialog similar to the following appears stating that the setup will load support for the specified mass storage device 30 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September
79. tem m Downloading Server Specific Drivers on page 57 m Installing Server Specific Device Drivers on page 59 m Installing Supplemental Software on page 65 m Configuring Microsoft s IPMI System Management Driver for Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 on page 68 m Enable the Option for Wake On LAN on page 70 m Configure the TPM Option on page 70 Downloading Server Specific Drivers This section describes how to download the server specific driver packages needed for Windows Server installations Note If you have the Tools and Drivers CD DVD and want to use it you can skip this section and proceed to Installing Server Specific Device Drivers on page 59 However the latest version of the Tools and Drivers CD DVD is available as a downloadable image on the Sun download site which is specified in Download the Server Specific Drivers on page 58 57 Y Download the Server Specific Drivers 1 Go to the driver download site for your server m For the X4170 server http www sun com servers x64 x4170 downloads jsp m For the X4270 server http www sun com servers x64 x4270 downloads jsp m For the X4275 server http www sun com servers x64 x4275 downloads jsp 2 Choose one of the following download options If you are installing the server specific drivers using media download Windows zip to a hard drive location or media that will be accessible during the installation Ext
80. the local server press the Power button approximately 1 second on the front panel of the server to power off the server then press the Power button again to power on the server For further details for powering on or off your server see the Sun Fire X4170 X4275 and X4275 Servers Service Manual 26 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 From the ILOM CLI type reset SYS The BIOS screen appears American SUN Megatrends 4 www ami com microsystems AMIBIDS C 2006 American Megatrends Inc IOS Date 02 25 09 16 04 09 Ver 08 00 15 38 03 CPU Power TDP Limit 95 Watts ar 0000000000 Intel Xeon R CPU XK5570 2 9 2 93 GHz Count 16 s F2 to run Setup CTRL E on Remote Keyboard F12 if you want to boot from the network CTRL N on Remote Keyboard S POPUP CTRL P on Remote Keyboard S 6 46T s 2 9 C American Megatrends Inc 64 3047 009999 00101111 022509 TYLSBURG 3ABON038 2KC 3 When the Press F8 for BBS POPUP prompt appears on the BIOS POST screen press F8 The BBS POPUP menu allows you to select a boot device 4 Once the BIOS POST process is complete the Boot Device menu appears Note The screen that appears in your installation may be different depending on the type of disk controller installed in your server Chapter 2 Install Windows Server 2003 Operating System 27 Please select boot device k
81. uit 13 At the Welcome to Setup dialog press Enter to continue The Windows Licensing Agreement dialog appears 14 To accept the license agreement press F8 A dialog appears that shows the existing partitions on the server and the unpartitioned space Note Any previous installations on the server s boot disk will cause the partitioning dialog to appear Windows Server 2683 Enterprise Edition Setup The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on th computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the 1 To set up Windows on the selected item press ENTER e To create a part ion in the unpartitioned space press C e To delete the selected partition press D 146664 MB Disk A at Id 1 on bus on IlIsi_s CMBR Partitioni NTFS EFFELE lt 139841 MB free Unpartitioned space ENTER Install D Delete Partition F3 Quit 32 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009 15 16 17 18 19 20 To delete the existing partition press D A confirmation dialog appears to verify that you really want to delete the partition Press Enter to continue Another confirmation dialog with a caution notice appears and describes the partition that you are about to delete Press L to delete the partition The partition is deleted and the a dialog appears that shows the unpartitioned space on the server s
82. wnload site Chapter 2 Install Windows Server 2003 Operating System 21 Perform the following steps to copy and extract the files and start the wizard a On a system running Microsoft Windows software with a floppy drive copy the FloppyPack_x_x_x zip file to a temporary directory b Start Windows Explorer c Navigate to the folder where you placed the downloaded file d Select FloppyPack_x_x_x zip e On the File menu click Extract All to extract the files into a new empty folder 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 Start Windows Explorer and navigate to the folder containing the extracted files g In Windows Explorer open the directory containing the extracted files and double click the mkfloppy exe wizard and then proceed to Step 2 The Welcome page for the Mass Storage Driver Disk Creation wizard appears 2 In the Mass Storage Driver Disk Creation wizard Welcome page do the following a Click Next and follow the instructions in the wizard to create the mass storage driver floppy disk for your server b Insert a blank floppy disk into drive A when prompted The Format 3 1 2 Floppy dialog appears 22 Sun Fire X4170 X4270 and X4275 Servers Windows Operating System Installation Guide September 2009
83. y the contents of SRIS_Image SOEMS textmode smi i386 to SRIS_Image gt SOEMS textmode a If you are installing Windows 2003 64 bit to the adaptec controller copy the contents of SRIS_Image SOEM textmode smi amd64 to SRIS_Image m For Intel ICH10 a If you are ins gt SOEMS textmode talling Windows 2003 32 bit to the ICH10 controller copy the contents of SRIS_Image SOEMS textmode intel i386 to SRIS_Image a If you are ins 6 SOEMS textmode talling Windows 2003 64 bit to the ICH10 controller copy the contents of ZRIS_Image SOEMS textmode intel amd64 to SRIS_Image 6 SOEMS textmode Create an answer file using the method described in the Microsoft TechNet article Creating an Answer File with Setup Manager The article can be found at http technet2 microsoft com WindowsServer en library 7842163 0 6fcc 4604 a888 bd9c84244a5b1033 mspx Appen dix A Incorporate Sun Fire Server Drivers Into WIM or RIS Images 77 7 Make changes to the sif file for your mass storage solution as listed in one of the following tables then proceed to Step 8 m For servers with the LSI based integrated RAID controller see TABLE A 2 m For servers with the Adaptec based integrated RAID controller see TABLE A 3 m For servers with the Intel based integrated disk controller see TABLE A 4 Note For readability the OemPnpDriversPath information has been shown on multiple lines it

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