Installation guide

User Guide
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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.
RAID Configuration
To use the hard disk drives in RAID configuration, configure the RAID system before
installing Microsoft
®
Windows Server
®
2008.
To use the RAID controller (LSI MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB) embedded
on the mother board, refer to "RAID System Configuration" in the User's Guide of the
server.
To use the optional RAID controller, refer to the manual delivered with the controller.
System Partition Size
Use the following formula to calculate the total partition size required for Microsoft
®
Windows Server
®
2008:
Microsoft
®
Windows Server
®
2008 64-bit (x64) Edition
Required partition size = size required to install OS + paging file size + dump file size
+ application size
Size required to install OS = 11,600MB (Full Installation)
or = 4,100MB (Server Core Installation)
Paging file size (recommended) = Installed memory size x 1.5
Dump file size = Installed memory size + 300MB
Application size = Required size
Caution
■ The above paging file size is recommended for collecting
debug information (memory dump). A paging file size must
be large enough to store dump files in the boot volume, or