Chapter 3 Select the Delivery Methods 11
Select a Windows OS Distribution Media
Method
Select a method listed in TABLE 3-2 that meets the need of your environment for
providing the Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 distribution media for
the operating system installation on your server. Make a note of the method that you
selected.
TABLE 3-2 Delivery Methods for Windows Server Distribution Media
Windows Media Deliver y Method Additional Requirements Ease of Configuration and Installation
Windows Local: Uses a physical
CD/DVD drive on the Sun Fire
server.
The server’s CD/DVD drive Easy
Windows Remote: Uses a remote
KVMS to redirect the CD drive to a
physical CD drive on the system
hosting the JavaRConsole.
JavaRConsole system with the
network access to the Sun Fire
server network management port
and an attached CD/DVD drive
Medium: Installation time will be
significantly increased over the
Windows Local method.
Windows Image: Uses a remote
KVMS to redirect the CD drive to a
Windows media image file on the
system hosting the JavaRConsole.
JavaRConsole system with network
access to the Sun Fire server
management network port
Medium: Installation time will be
significantly increased over the
Windows Local method.