HP Integrity rx2800 Installation Guide, Windows Server 2008 R2 v7.0 - Page 3

Table of Contents About This Document...9 Intended Audience...9 New and Changed Information in This Edition 9 Document Organization...9 Typographic Conventions...10 Related Information...10 Publishing History...11 HP Encourages Your Comments...11 1 Preparing for Installation 13 Task 1: Determine Current System Status 13 Task 2: Verify Hardware Compatibility 13 Ensure Brand Similarity Among Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) in Multipath I/O (MPIO) Environments...13 Task 3: Back Up Existing Data...14 Task 4: Choose an Installation Environment 14 Using Windows Server 2008 R2 OS Media (Provided by Microsoft) + HP Smart Setup + Smart Update Media...15 Using HP Reinstallation Media...15 Task 5: Locate Your Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (with Product Key 15 Task 6: Set Up an Installation Method 19 Set Up a Headless Console...19 Set Up a Headless Console Using a Null Modem Cable 20 Set up a Headless Console Using a LAN 20 Set Up a Headless Console Using a Remote Serial Console 20 Set Up a GUI Console...20 Set Up an Integrated Remote Console 22 Set Up a vMedia Drive...23 Set Up PXE/WDS...23 Set Up a WDS Server...24 Install WDS...25 Configure WDS...25 Authorize a WDS Server in Active Directory 26 Use the Client Installation Wizard 26 Task 7: Prepare the Server Hardware for OS Installation 26 Set Up the Boot Drive...27 Boot to EFI...27 Locate the DVD/CD Drive...27 Set ACPI Flag to Windows (Cell-Based Servers Only 28 Set Cell Local Memory to 100% (Cell-Based Servers Only 29 Specify the Network Interface Card for a Network Boot 29 2 Installing the OS...31 Install from a Headless Console...31 Install from a GUI Console...39 Install from PXE...47 Reinstall from a Headless Console...47 Load the System Image to the Boot Disk 47 Configure after the Initial Boot...49 Table of Contents 3