Windows 2008 Entreprise/Standard Installation Guide (rev 2.
NOVASCALE NovaScale T840, T810 E1, T830 E1, R410 E1, T840 E2 Windows 2008 Entreprise/Standard Installation Guide (rev 2.1) Hardware June 2009 BULL CEDOC 357 AVENUE PATTON B.P.
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User Guide www.bull.com Table of Contents Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 ............................................................................... 7 Text Conventions ..............................................................................
User Guide www.bull.com Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP Adaptec SCSI card 29320LPE ...................................................................................... 25 Fault Recovery Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Network Monitor Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Network Trace Capture ...................................................
User Guide www.bull.com Introduction This document provides step-by-step guidance for installing Microsoft ® Windows Server ® 2008 Standard Edition and Microsoft ® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise Edition ("Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008") on the NovaScale T810 E1, NovaScale T830 E1, NovaScale R410 E1, Novascale T840 and Novascale T840 E2 servers. Before you install Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008, read this document carefully.
User Guide www.bull.com Overview The Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 installation flow is provided below. Be sure to select "clean installation" when you install Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 on your system. 1. See “Before You Start” on page 9 and “Important Instructions” on page 10. 2. See “BIOS Update” on page 13. 3. “Installing Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008” on page 17. ■ “If you have selected a full installation” on page 18: After login, initial configuration tasks appear. Enter user information.
User Guide www.bull.com Before You Start Before installing Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008, make sure of your hardware configuration including RAID configuration according to the User's Guide or other manuals of the server stored in ExpressBuilder. Prerequisites for Installing Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 To install Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008, you need the following: ■ Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard /Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise Installation Guide (this manual).
User Guide www.bull.com Important Instructions Before you install Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008, read this chapter carefully. Windows Activation Understanding Activation and Registration Activation is mandatory and completely anonymous. It ensures that the product is not installed on more than the limited number of computers allowed in the software’s end user license agreement. Depending on your configuration, your Microsoft operating system may already have been factory-activated.
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User Guide www.bull.com ■ LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 RAID Controller (256 MB, RAID 0/1/5/6) ■ Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP Reinstalling an Operating System in a Dynamic Disk A basic disk that has been upgraded to a dynamic disk may contain an additional partition other than the partition where you reinstall the operating system. To reinstall the operating system in the dynamic disk without removing the old partition(s): ■ Choose the partition where an old operating system was located.
User Guide www.bull.com Some peripheral devices need to be removed or disabled before starting setup. Refer to the instruction manual delivered with the peripheral device for pertinent information, and proceed accordingly. BIOS Update To install Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008, you may need to update your BIOS. To check if your system needs the BIOS update, go to: http://support.bull.com For the update procedure, see Readme.txt available on the above website.
User Guide www.bull.com the lack of virtual memory may result in a failure to collect debug information. Ensure that your system has a sufficient paging file size. ■ Regardless of mounted memory size and the Write debugging information (type of memory dump), the maximum size of the dump file is the mounted memory size + 300 MB". ■ To install additional applications, add a disk volume for the applications.
User Guide www.bull.com ume, or the lack of virtual memory may result in a failure to collect debug information. Ensure that your system has a sufficient paging file size. ■ The maximum paging file size allowed per partition is 4095 MB. If the value of the installed memory size x 1.5 exceeds 4095 MB, set the paging file size to 4095 MB. ■ When the installed memory size exceeds 2GB, the maximum dump file size 2048MB + 300MB. ■ To install additional applications, add a disk volume for the applications.
User Guide www.bull.com ■ Be sure to keep the recovery password secure. Do not keep it around a server running BitLocker. Caution Without the recovery password, you cannot start the operating system and see the partition content encrypted by BitLocker.
User Guide www.bull.com ® Microsoft ® Installing Windows Server 2008 This chapter provides the steps to install Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008. 1. Turn on your system. Caution To install Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008, you may need to update BIOS. To check if your system needs a BIOS update, go to: http://support.bull.com 2. Insert the ExpressBuilder DVD in your DVD-Rom drive. 3. Restart the system. To restart the system, press Ctrl + Alt + Del or turn off the system once, and turn it on again.
User Guide www.bull.com ■ Display settings ■ Network identification, if needed ■ Network options, if needed ■ User information ■ Country settings ■ Computer’s role 7. Click START Installation, and click OK. 8. When prompted to read the Licence agreement, take and read the document delivered with your computer, and click Yes. 9. When prompted to insert the CD-Rom Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008, insert it, and click OK. 10.
User Guide www.bull.com e. f. Once the password has been changed, click OK to log on. In the Initial Configuration Tasks window, enter the relevant user information. If you have selected a Server Core installation b. c. d. Once the Server Core installation of Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 is complete, press Ctrl + Alt + Del to log on. Click Other User. In place of User name, enter Administrator. Keep the word Password as it is. Do not change it at this step. e. f. g. Click .
User Guide www.bull.com h. i. Once the password has been changed, click OK. At the command prompt, enter user information. Note: For more information, refer to the Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Help. 11. See “Updating the System”, page 21. 12. See “Installing Drivers and Configuring Driver Settings”, page 22. 13. See “Fault Recovery Settings”, page 26. The installation is complete.
User Guide www.bull.com Updating the System To ensure normal system operation you should update your system using the following procedures. Caution You should update your system if you have: ■ Changed the system configuration (Added or removed optional built-in devices: If you are prompted to restart the system after the system configuration has been changed, click No, and update the system.
User Guide www.bull.com Installing Drivers and Configuring Driver Settings This chapter provides the procedures for installing the drivers for the optional boards supported by the servers. For other options that are not described in this chapter, see the User's Guide attached to these options. LAN Driver and PROSet The LAN driver and PROSet are installed automatically during the system update in the previous section.
User Guide www.bull.com 6. When InstallShield Wizard complete appears. Click Finish. Restart the system. For a server running a Server Core installation 1. Note down the current settings (e.g. IP addresses) of the standard and optional adapters teamed for network redundancy before uninstalling LAN driver. Configure the settings after reinstalling the LAN driver. 2. At a command prompt, run DxSetup.
User Guide www.bull.com 2. Open Network adapters, and double-click Intel(R)~. 3. Select the Teaming tab, select Team adapter with other adapters, and click New Team…. 4. Type a team name, and click Next. 5. Confirm the adapters to include in the team, and click Next. 6. Select Adapter Fault Tolerance or Adaptive Load Balancing as a team mode, and click Next. 7. Click Finish. 8. In Device Manager, double-click a teamed adapter to see its property. Select the Settings tab, and click Modify Team…. 9.
User Guide www.bull.com ■ To configure ALB, connect the network adapters only to the L2 switching hub. ■ To replace a motherboard or an optional network card, you must first remove the team and create it again after the replacement. Network Driver Changing a link speed Follow the steps below to set a link speed and duplex mode. To set an IP address, make sure that the Internet Protocol Version (TCP/IP) box is checked. 1. Open Control Panel.
User Guide www.bull.com Fault Recovery Settings This chapter provides the procedures for configuring fault recovery settings. Network Monitor Setup Microsoft Network Monitor allows you to examine and troubleshoot network failures. Note: Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 does not provide Network Monitor. To use Network Monitor on Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008, install Network Monitor by following the steps below. 1. Download Microsoft Network Monitor at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933741/en-us 2.
User Guide www.bull.com Note: The default folder name is: C:\Users\\Documents\Network 3\Captures Monitor 7. Click Save to create the file in the folder selected in step 6.
User Guide www.bull.com Activating Windows To continue using the Windows features, you must activate Windows on your system. Make sure that you have already activated Windows. If not, follow the procedure below to activate. For a server running a full installation 1. Go to the Start menu, and in the Run dialog box, type slui, and click OK. 2. Follow the on-screen instructions. Note: ■ Windows may have been factory-activated. In this case, stop the process when prompted to do so.
User Guide www.bull.com 3. Type slmgr –dti to obtain an installation ID for Windows activation, and click OK. 4. See %systemroot%\system32\slui\phone.inf for the phone number of the Microsoft customer service. 5. Call the above number, inform your installation ID gained in step 3, and receive a confirmation ID. 6. At a command prompt, type slmgr –atp , and click OK. *CID is the confirmation ID that you received from the call center. The Windows activation is complete.
User Guide www.bull.com Troubleshooting This chapter provides instructions to troubleshoot system problems that you might encounter when using Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008. If you are experiencing the same problem as listed in this chapter, perform the resolution first before you contact your sales agent. If your system still does not operate normally, provide your sales agent with the error messages on the screen. This chapter only lists the events that might occur in Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008.
User Guide www.bull.com Event ID: 15016 Source: Microsoft-Windows-Http Level: Error Description: Unable to initialize the security package Kerberos for server sideauthentication. The data field contains the error number. Resolution: These events do not affect system operation. Ignore these messages. The following application events are logged when Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 is installed.
User Guide www.bull.com The following errors or warnings are logged when I start the system. Event ID: 11 Source: IANSMiniport Level: Warning Description: Adapter link down: Intel(R) ∼ Event ID: 13 Source: IANSMiniport Level: Warning Description: Intel(R) ∼ has been deactivated from the team. Event ID: 16 Source: IANSMiniport Level: Warning Description: [Team Name]: The last adapter has lost link. Team network connection has been lost.
User Guide www.bull.com To know the physical memory currently available on the system, select Windows Task Manager - Performance - Physical Memory(MB) - Total.
User Guide www.bull.com ® Microsoft ® Upgrading to Windows Server 2008 This chapter describes guidelines for upgrading Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 to Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008. Overview The Microsoft® Windows Server ® 2008 upgrade flow is shown below. Be sure to remove the installed graphics accelerator driver and PROSet before you upgrade. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. “Before You Upgrade” on page 35. See “Important Instructions” on page 35.
User Guide www.bull.com Before You Upgrade Important Instructions ■ Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 requires Service Pack 1 or later. ■ Upgrading from Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 Windows Server® 2008 is not recommended.
User Guide www.bull.com Graphic Accelerator Driver To u p g r a d e f r o m M i c r o s o f t ® Wi n d o w s S e r v e r ® 2 0 0 3 t o M i c r o s o f t ® Windows Server ® 2008 on a server in use, you must first uninstall the graphics accelerator driver. To uninstall the driver: 1. Navigate to Control Panel, and in Programs click uninstall a Program. 2. Select Matrox Graphics Software (remove only) from the program list, and click Uninstall/Change. 3. Follow the on-screen messages to uninstall the driver.
User Guide www.bull.com Upgrading Windows This section provides the procedure for upgrading from Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 32-bit (x86) to Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 32-bit (x86) Edition. Caution Before you upgrade, you must first uninstall the graphics accelerator driver and PROSet. 1. When Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 is running, insert the Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 DVD-ROM into the optical disk drive. 2. Click when prompted to Install now. 3.
User Guide www.bull.com 11. On the Server Manager screen, confirm your user settings. Note: If the message Ask me again later appears. Click Cancel. 12. Update your system. See “Updating the System”, page 21. 13. Install the drivers. See “Installing Drivers and Configuring Driver Settings”, page 22. 14. Follow the instructions in “Installing Drivers after the Upgrade” on page 39. 15. Follow the instructions in “Fault Recovery Settings” on page 26. The upgrade is complete.
User Guide www.bull.com Installing Drivers after the Upgrade This section provides the procedures for installing the driver(s) for optional controller(s) after the upgrade. Caution You may need to install multiple drivers, depending on your environment. Installing a driver for the RAID Controller LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 RAID Controller To install a driver for this controller, see “Updating the System” on page 21.
User Guide www.bull.com ® Microsoft ® Installing Windows Server 2008 Without Using Express Setup This section describes the installation of Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 without using the Express Setup tool. Prerequisites for Installing Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 To install Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008, you need the following: ■ Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard /Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise Installation Guide (this manual).
User Guide www.bull.com Installing Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 1. Read and follow the instructions provided in “Important Instructions” on page 10. 2. Insert the Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 DVD-ROM into your DVDROM drive. 3. Restart the system. To restart the system, press Ctrl + Alt + Del or turn off the system once, and turn it on again. Caution When prompted to press any key to boot from CD or DVD, click Enter while the message is displayed.
User Guide www.bull.com 12. Select the disk where the installation partition will be created, and click Drive options (advanced). Note: If the partition has already been created, go to step 15. 13. Click New, enter a partition size, and click Apply. 14. Select the partition created in step 13, and click Format. 15. Select the partition created, and click Next. The installation starts automatically. Note: Please wait until the installation is complete, do not shutdown or press any key on your system.
User Guide www.bull.com c. d. Once the password has been changed, click OK to log on. In the Initial Configuration Tasks window, enter the relevant user information. If you have selected a Server Core installation b. c. d. Once the Server Core installation of Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 is complete, press Ctrl + Alt + Del to log on. Click Other User. In place of User name, enter Administrator. Keep the word Password as it is. Do not change it at this step. e. f. g. Click .
User Guide www.bull.com h. i. Once the password has been changed, click OK. At the command prompt, enter user information. Note: For more information, refer to the Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Help. 17. See “Updating the System”, page 21. 18. See “Installing Drivers and Configuring Driver Settings”, page 22. 19. See “Fault Recovery Settings”, page 26. The installation is complete.
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