Owner's Manual
6 Deployment Guide
Installing and Configuring the Operating System
This section provides information about installing and configuring the Windows Server 2003 R2
Standard or Enterprise Edition with SP2 operating system for SQL Server 2005 deployment. This
Deployment Guide requires a companion Dell Database Resource CD to complete the installation on
EMC Fibre Channel Storage. Please download the Dell Database Resource CD from dell.com/sql.
Using the Dell™ PowerEdge™ Installation and Server Management Media to Perform a Clean
Installation of the Operating System
Use the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD that shipped along with your server to
ensure that all the supported drivers for the Windows operating system are installed.
NOTE: If you purchased a Dell system without an operating system, Dell strongly recommends that you use the
supported version of the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management media to guide you through the
operating system installation. The Dell PowerEdge Service and Diagnostic Utilities media contains the latest drivers
available at the time you purchased your Dell system. See the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com/support/downloads for any updated drivers that were not included on your Dell PowerEdge
Service and Diagnostic Utilities media. The Dell Database Resource CD contains software drivers such as EMC
Fibre Channel and NIC Teaming that are not included in the Operating System base drivers. Download the Dell
Resource CD from dell.com/sql.
NOTE: To update base drivers, use the Dell PowerEdge Service and Diagnostic Utilities media.
The Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management media guides you through the operating
system installation procedure and installs the Dell-specific device drivers that are not on the operating
system media.
NOTICE: During the installation procedure, all data is erased from your hard drive. Dell recommends that you back
up your data before you perform this procedure.
Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard or Enterprise Edition with SP2 Using the
Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD
1
Connect a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to your system.
2
Turn on your system.
3
Insert the
Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management
CD into the CD drive.
4
Press <Ctrl><Alt><Delete> to restart your system.
5
If you are not using the
Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management
CD for the first time, the
Welcome to Dell OpenManage™ Server Assistant
window appears. Go to step 7.
6
If you are using the
Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management
CD on your system for the first
time, perform the following steps:
a
When prompted, click the appropriate language for your system.
The
Dell Software License Agreement
window appears.
NOTE:
Read the information carefully.