Installing Windows Server 2003

1

Create driver disks.

Prepare necessary drivers before installing Windows Server 2003.

Some drivers are created from the PRIMERGY Startup Disc. For how to create driver disks, refer to "4.1 Creating Driver Disks" (pg.70).

2

Connect the USB CD/DVD drive and USB floppy disk drive to the Server Blade. Use the Display/USB Extension Cable to connect the USB CD/DVD drive and USB floppy disk drive. For more information on the connection procedure, refer to "Start Guide".

3

Turned on the Server Blade and configure RAID. If RAID is not required to be configured, proceed to step 4.

Turn on the server to display the following message and press the [Ctrl] + [C] key to start up the BIOS Utility.

The array system is configured by using BIOS Utility. For more details, refer to the manual in the Array Controller Document & Tool CD.

Turn off the Server Blade after configuring the array system.

4

Insert the Windows Server 2003 CD/DVD.

Turn on the Server Blade and insert the Windows Server 2003 CD/DVD immediately into the CD/DVD drive. Check there are no floppy disks in the floppy disk drive. When the active area is specified on the hard disk, the following message appears.

Pressing any key while this message is displayed boots the system from the CD/DVD.

5

The [Windows Server 2003 Setup] window appears.

Immediately, the following message appears at the bottom of the window. Press the [F6] key.

This message will be displayed for a short time after the setup window (blue screen) appears. Press the [F6] key immediately after the window turns blue.

Press Ctrl C to start LSI Logic Configuration Utility

Press any key to boot from CD...

Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver...

6

Install the Drivers for onboard array controller manually. 1. When the following message appears, press the [S] key.

2. When the "Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A:" message appears, insert the driver disk created and press the [Enter] key.

The following message appears.

3. Select following item and press the [Enter] key.

4. When the following message appears, press the [S] key.

5. Follow the instructions in the window to perform installation

The message which prompts you to set the floppy disk appears during the installation, set the driver disk and push the [Enter] key.

7

Follow the instructions from the setup program to continue the installation procedures.

If a message indicating that the driver has failed in the Windows logo test for validating the compatibility with Windows appears, select [Yes] to continue the installation procedure.

8

Apply Windows Server 2003 Service Pack. For details, refer to the description in the window.

9

Install the ChipSet driver.

1. Insert the PRIMERGY Startup Disc into the drive of the server.

When the ServerStart window appears, exit ServerStart.

2. Execute the following command on the CD/DVD.

[CD/DVD drive]: \DRIVERS\ChipSet\Intel\5000P\infinst_autol.exe

The installation wizard starts up.

3. Click [Next]. Follow the instructions in the window to perform installation. 4. When the "InstallShield®wizard has completed" message appears, eject the

PRIMERGY Startup Disc from the CD/DVD drive and click [Finish] to restart the system.

To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S.

You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC to return to the

previous screen.

LSI Logic Fusion-MPT SAS Driver(Server 2003 32-bit)

The driver you provided seems to be newer than the Windows default driver.

10

Install the display driver.

1. Insert the PRIMERGY Startup Disc into the drive of the server.

When the ServerStart window appears, exit ServerStart.

2. Execute the following command on the PRIMERGY Startup Disc. [CD/DVD drive]: \DRIVERS\VIDEO\ES1000\Setup.exe

The installation wizard starts up.

3. Click [Next]. Follow instructions in the window to perform installation.

When the installation is completed, the completion window appears.

4. Eject the PRIMERGY Startup Disc from the CD/DVD drive, click [Finish], and restart the system.

11

Install the LAN driver.

Use the PRIMERGY Startup Disc to install the LAN driver. For more details, refer to "4.3 Installing the LAN Driver" (pg.89).

12

Install the Fibre Channel Driver.

When the Fibre Channel Expansion Board has been installed, install the Fibre Channel Driver using the PRIMERGY Startup Disc. For details, refer to "4.4 Installing the Fibre Channel Driver" (pg.94).

13

Install high reliability tools.

To ensure stable server operation, refer to "Chapter 6 High Reliability Tools" (pg.163) and install high reliability tools.

14

Perform settings for the RAID management tool (ServerView RAID). For details, refer to the manual in the Array Controller Document & Tool CD.

For the manual of the SAS RAID Ctrl to be used, refer to "2.3.2 Notes on Configuring RAID" (pg.42).

• Setting an array administrator account

A Windows user account is required when using ServerView RAID. Create the group "raid- adm", and create an account with any name for an array administrator in this group. • Setting the HDD check scheduler

When using the SAS RAID Ctrl (MegaRAID SAS), change the settings for the HDD check scheduler according to the operation that is required. It is set to 12:00 everyday as default.

The installation of Windows Server 2003 has completed.

Before starting operation

After OS installation, refer to "Chapter 5 Operations after OS Installation" (pg.99) and perform necessary operations.

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