cleaninstall_SBUU.book Page 1 Thursday, October 22, 2009 11:46 AM Microsoft® Windows® Essential Business Server® 2008 for Dell™ PowerEdge™ Systems Installing Windows Essential Business Server 2008 w w w. d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l .
cleaninstall_SBUU.book Page 2 Thursday, October 22, 2009 11:46 AM Notes and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2009 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.
cleaninstall_SBUU.book Page 3 Thursday, October 22, 2009 11:46 AM Pre-Installation Requirements You can install Microsoft® Windows® Essential Business Server® 2008 operating system either by using the Unified Server Configurator (USC) or the Dell System Management Tools and Documentation media.
cleaninstall_SBUU.book Page 4 Thursday, October 22, 2009 11:46 AM Using the Unified Server Configurator 1 Connect the keyboard, monitor, mouse, and any peripherals to the system that you have chosen to configure as the management server. 2 Turn on the system and the attached peripherals. 3 Press to enter System Services. The Unified Server Configurator (USC) menu launches with several options. 4 Select OS Deployment. The Configure RAID now or Go directly to OS deployment screen is displayed.
cleaninstall_SBUU.book Page 5 Thursday, October 22, 2009 11:46 AM 11 In the Operating System Install screen, select the operating system you want to install, and click Next. The License Agreement window appears. 12 Read the information carefully. If you agree with all of the information, select I accept the license terms and then click Next. 13 At the Which Type of Installation Do You Want screen, click Custom (advanced), if it is not selected already. The Disk Partition is displayed.
cleaninstall_SBUU.book Page 6 Thursday, October 22, 2009 11:46 AM Using the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation Media 1 Connect the keyboard, monitor, mouse, and any additional peripherals to the system that you have chosen to configure as the management server. 2 Turn on the system and the attached peripherals. 3 Insert the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation media into the optical drive. 4 Press when prompted to run the setup utility. The BIOS Settings screen is displayed.
cleaninstall_SBUU.book Page 7 Thursday, October 22, 2009 11:46 AM 11 Click Continue. The Configure or Skip RAID screen is displayed. If RAID has been configured, the screen displays the existing RAID configuration details. 12 Select Skip Raid Configuration or if RAID is not yet configured, configure it at this time. NOTE: Ensure that the RAID is properly configured to enable the desired Windows Essential Business Server 2008 configuration.
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