book.book Page 1 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Datacenter x64 Edition With Unlimited Virtualization With SP2 for Dell™ PowerEdge™ Systems Installation and Setup Guide w w w. d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l .
book.book Page 2 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM Notes and Notices NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. __________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2007 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc.
book.book Page 3 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM Contents Preinstallation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Device Driver Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setup Limitation While Installing Dell Drivers on Servers Without a Diskette Drive Running Microsoft Windows . . 6 . . . . . 6 . . . . . 7 Reinstallation Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Running Express Setup Running Custom Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 5 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM This document explains how to install your Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Datacenter x64 Edition with Unlimited Virtualization with SP2 operating system. This document covers the following topics: • Preinstallation Requirements. • Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Datacenter x64 Edition With Unlimited Virtualization With SP2 Using the Reinstallation Media.
book.book Page 6 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM Preinstallation Requirements Listed below are the preinstallation requirements: • Read the Microsoft Getting Started document that ships with your operating system documentation. • Download the latest BIOS, firmware, and driver updates from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. See the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise x64 Editions Important Information document at www.dell.
book.book Page 7 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM 6 Save the self-extracting zip file to the local hard drive and then extract the file to a diskette. 7 Close the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant window. 8 Remove the Dell PowerEdge Service and Diagnostic Utilities CD from the CD drive.
book.book Page 8 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM Using the DRAC Diskette Image Install the Dell mass storage drivers using Dell Remote Access Card (DRAC) 4 or DRAC 5 diskette images located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. See the DRAC documentation that is shipped along with your server to set up virtual diskette drive media. NOTE: You can install drivers using this procedure only if your server has a DRAC installed and configured.
book.book Page 9 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM 10 Go to the Dell Support website from which you downloaded the Dell USBKeyPrepF6 Utility. Expand the group for your controller type. 11 Select the type of controller for your system and download the Dell mass storage device driver to a location that you can access later. Ensure that you choose the Hard-Drive Package option.(You will need this driver when using the Dell USBKeyPrepF6 Utility).
book.book Page 10 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM 4 Press to restart your system. If a Windows operating system is installed on your system, the following message appears: Press any key to boot from your CD... 5 Press any key to boot from the CD. If a Windows operating system is not installed on your system, the screen turns black. Next, Windows Setup appears in text mode on a blue screen.
book.book Page 11 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM Running Express Setup 1 When prompted from the Windows Server 2003 Setup screen, enter the administrator password and press . 2 When prompted to confirm the password, re-enter the administrator password and press . 3 If the Windows Licensing Agreement window appears, go to step 4. If the Windows Licensing Agreement window does not appear, go to step 5. 4 Read the information carefully.
book.book Page 12 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM 8 Click OK or press to continue. An error message pop-up window may appear, stating that a setup parameter is missing or invalid. NOTE: If you are not using the media provided by Dell, enter the Windows product key at this stage. Windows Setup completes the installation procedure and restarts your system. NOTE: This process may take several minutes to complete. Windows Setup automatically logs you onto your system.
book.book Page 13 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM Running Custom Setup 1 When the Windows Licensing Agreement window appears, read the information carefully. If you agree with all the information, press to continue. A window appears displaying the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on your system’s hard drive. If you do not agree with the information, press . Your system restarts, and Windows is not installed on your system.
book.book Page 14 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM 5 Review the displayed default settings. If the default settings are correct, perform the following steps: a Click Next. The Personalize Your Software window appears. b Go to step 6. If the default settings are not correct, perform the following steps: a Click Customize. The Regional and Language Options window appears. b In the Regional Options tab, modify the regional and location settings (if required) and click OK.
book.book Page 15 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM 8 Type your computer name and administrator password, and click Next. The Date and Time Settings window appears. 9 Set the date, time, and time zone for the system, and click Next. Windows Setup begins installing the network components. NOTE: This procedure may take several minutes. The Networking Settings window appears. 10 Select one of the following settings, and click Next: NOTE: Dell recommends that you select Typical Settings.
book.book Page 16 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM 13 Select one of the following options: • No, this computer is not on a network, or is on a network without a domain. Make this computer a member of the following workgroup: Requires you to assign a workgroup name to your system. Choosing this selection allows any system on the LAN with the same workgroup name to connect to your system. Enter a workgroup name, and click Next.
book.book Page 17 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM 17 Click OK. The Windows Server Post-Setup Security Updates window appears. NOTE: At this time, your Windows firewall is active. Dell recommends that you update your system with the latest critical security updates and configure Automatic Updates before you click Finish. 18 Click Finish. The following warning message appears: When you close this page, inbound connections to this server will be allowed.
book.book Page 18 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM 5 If you are not using the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD for the first time, the Welcome to Dell OpenManage™ Server Assistant window appears. Go to step 6. If you are using the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD on your system for the first time, perform the following steps: a When prompted, click the appropriate language for your system. The Dell Software License Agreement window appears.
book.book Page 19 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM d Click Continue. The following message will appear: All existing virtual disk(s) on this controller will be deleted and all data will be lost. e Click OK to continue. 10 To set up a new boot partition, select the appropriate file system and size for your partition and click Continue. NOTE: For maximum system security, Dell recommends selecting NTFS File System.
book.book Page 20 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM 14 When prompted, insert the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition with SP2 Disk 1CD into the CD drive. The Dell OpenManage Server Assistant automatically detects the CD and begins copying the operating system files. NOTE: This procedure may take several minutes to complete. 15 When prompted, remove the media from the CD drive, and click Finish.
book.book Page 21 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM 19 Click Finish. The following warning message appears: When you close this page, inbound connections to this server will be allowed. Before continuing, ensure that you have downloaded and installed all available security updates. 20 Click Yes to close the window. The Manage Your Server window appears. The R2 operating system is now installed on your system.
book.book Page 22 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM 3 If you agree with the information, accept the license terms and click Next. The Setup Summary window appears. Click Cancel, if you do not agree with the information. You cannot proceed with the installation of the optional R2 components. 4 Click Next. The Completing Windows Server 2003 R2 Setup window is displayed. 5 Click Finish.
book.book Page 23 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:13 PM Perform the steps below to install a specific R2 component on your system: 1 Log on as an administrator. 2 Click Start→ Settings→ Control Panel, and then double-click on Add or Remove Programs. 3 Click on Add/Remove Windows Components. The Windows Components Wizard window appears. 4 Select the R2 components you want to install, and follow the prompts on the screen to complete the installation.
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