Quick Reference Guide

22 Server Operating System Installation
Anything Else I Should Know?
If you are installing an operating system on your system
• If you already have an operating system on your system (that is, if you are
"repurposing" your system), and you use the
SOI to install a different
operating system, the existing operating system will be removed and data
will be deleted from your system.
• For operating systems such as Microsoft
®
Windows Server
®
2008 and
VMware
®
ESX Server ™ , the native Graphical User Installation tool
provided by the operating system installation media is used. Setting the
date and time zone in the Systems Build and Update Utility setup screen
does not apply to the Windows Server 2008 and ESX Server operating
systems.
NOTE: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is scheduled to be available in the
first half of 2008. For the latest information, see
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/default.mspx.
If you are configuring controllers
• If you have virtual disks configured on your controller and you use the SOI
to configure Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) controllers on
your system, the existing virtual disks will be deleted.
• Some operating systems are not supported with some RAID controllers.
See the
readme.text in the root folder for details.
• Depending on the storage controllers on your system, some operating
systems may not be supported. See
readme.txt in the root folder or the
online help for details.