Installation guide

User Guide
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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, refer to the 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 motherboard, 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 to collect debug
information (memory dump). The initial size of the paging file
must be large enough to save dump files in the boot volume,