Installation guide

Installing the Windows operating system

Installation and Configuration

12. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

When the Completing the Windows Setup Wizard screen

appears, click Finish.

13. Install the latest EMC-approved Windows Service Pack and/or

OS patches or updates. Follow the procedures in the Microsoft

documentation that accompanies the updates.

Windows 2008 internal or external boot disk installation

This section is a step-by-step procedure for installing a Windows

operating system to either an internal or external boot device.

After you have your adapter(s) installed in your server, and

configured for external boot if necessary, the next step is to install the

Windows operating system. If you intend to boot to an external

device, refer to “Booting from the external storage array” on page 26

for setting the boot BIOS for external boot and selecting the external

boot LUN.

Note: If you intend to boot to an external disk, present only the LUN from

which you intend to boot. All additional LUNs can be added after the

installation. This will eliminate confusion on selecting the correct partition

for installation and eliminates any problems that the operating system could

encounter on reboot during the installation. Also confirm there is only one

path to the storage array. Having more that one path can cause the operating

system to fail during the installation.

To install Windows, you need the following materials:

◆ A Windows DVD-ROM for the Windows 2008 you wish to install

◆ An EMC-approved adapter driver jump-drive (USB) for

Windows

To install Windows:

1. Insert a bootable Windows DVD-ROM into the drive and reboot

the system. If your system has a bootable disk already configured

from a previous installation, the software will prompt you to

press any key to boot from DVD-ROM.

2. If you are installing Windows to boot from an external array disk,

you will need to supply setup with the adapter driver in a USB

jump-drive and insert it in your server prior to the Windows

installation.