Chapter 1 Getting Started 5
Manual Installation
This method is for more advanced users that are planning to manually install
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 locally, or remotely, on one
or more servers.
Note – If you plan to install Windows Server using a Preboot Execution
Environment (PXE) server, refer to Chapter 9, “Incorporate Sun Fire Drivers Into a
RIS Image.”
To install Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 from CD/DVD media onto
your server, complete the following procedures in order:
1. Download server-specific driver packages (see Chapter 2).
2. Select the delivery methods (see Chapter 3).
3. Prepare for mass storage driver delivery (see Chapter 4).
4. Configure the JavaRConsole system, only required if you are planning to install
Windows from a remote console (see Chapter 5).
5. Install Windows Server 2003 (see Chapter 6).
6. Install Windows Server 2008 (see Chapter 7).
7. Update the critical server-specific drivers (see Chapter 8).
After completing these procedures, you will have successfully installed the Windows
Server operating system.