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### Windows Installation Considerations

Please note the following important considerations before beginning the Windows Server 2008 operating system installation on your Sun server.

- When you install the Windows operating system, any data on the boot drive, including any preinstalled operating system, is overwritten.

- If you are using the on-board LSI mass storage controller and you want to include your boot drive as part of a RAID configuration, you need to configure a RAID volume on it. Use the LSI integrated RAID controller’s setup utility (accessible by pressing Ctrl-C when prompted during server boot) before you install Windows. For more details, refer to the Sun LSI 106x RAID User’s Guide for your server.

- Windows Server 2008 R2 includes the required mass storage drivers for initial Windows operating system installation. No separate drivers disk is required during initial installation. After installing the OS, upgrade server-specific device drivers to the full-featured, Sun-tested versions as described in Updating Critical Drivers and Installing Supplemental Software.

- You can install Windows using any one of the following methods, depending on whether you are an experienced or advanced user:

  - Installing Windows manually. For the experienced user, follow the instructions in this document to install Microsoft Windows from distribution media. You have the option of delivering the Windows distribution media locally (using the server's CD/DVD drive) or remotely (using a remote console with a redirected CD/DVD drive or CD/DVD image). See Windows Installation Overview.

  - Installing Windows from a deployment server environment. For the advanced user, you can create a customized Windows Server 2008 installation image (WIM) for your Sun Fire X4640 server on a system running Windows Deployment Services (WDS). Once this installation image file has been created, you can boot any Sun Fire X4640 server from its network card and select the image from the WDS system for unattended deployment. See Incorporating Sun Fire Drivers Into a WIM Image.

- After the initial Windows installation, install the driver updates and supplemental software to ensure you have access to the server's full Sun-tested feature set. See Updating Critical Drivers and Installing Supplemental Software.

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