Windows #002: Smart Setup Guide

Installing the OS

Installing from a local console

Chapter 3

Enter VAR to modify:

LoadIdentifier = Windows Server 2003, Enterprise

OsLoadOptions = /redirect

EfiOsLoaderFilePath = cf5f2ddc-b885-11d7-b831-000000000000 ::

\efi\microsoft\winnt50\ia64ldr.efi

OsLoaderFilePath = e605a034-b885-11d7-b831-000000000000 :: \windows

Step 5. Select the second option—OsLoadOptions—by typing 2.

Step 6. Type OsLoadOptions = /redirect /NOVESA.

The EFI displays the boot loader options again (with the NOVESA option):

Enter VAR to modify:

LoadIdentifier = Windows Server 2003, Enterprise

OsLoadOptions = /redirect /novesa

EfiOsLoaderFilePath = cf5f2ddc-b885-11d7-b831-000000000000 ::

\efi\microsoft\winnt50\ia64ldr.efi

OsLoaderFilePath = e605a034-b885-11d7-b831-000000000000 :: \windows

Step 7. Exit, return to the EFI Boot Manager and boot from the OS.

Specify server settings

To set up Windows Server 2003 after initial boot from the local console:

Step 1. When the system boots, Windows displays a screen indicating that an EMS channel (MP

remote port) is present. It may take 2 to 15 minutes for the mouse and keyboard to start

operating in this mode.

Step 2. When prompted to enter server settings, click OK.

Step 3. From the Windows Setup Wizard, enter the following setup information:

1. In the License Agreement window, click Accept and then Next.

2. In the Regional and Language Options window, click Next.

3. In the Your Product Key window, enter the product key.

The product key is located on the label attached to the server.

4. In the Licensing Modes window, select the license you purchased.

5. In the Administrator Password window, enter the server name and a password.

6. In the Date and Time window, select the appropriate timezone, and click Next.

The server reboots to the EFI Boot Manager.

Step 4. From the EFI Boot Menu, select Windows Server 2003. The server boots to Windows.

Step 5. Log in to the system with the administrator password you specified earlier.

Step 6. Install the HP Update CD and the HP Support Pack after installing the OS.