Important Instructions. Bull NovaScale T840, T810 E1,T830 E1, R410 E1,T840 E2 Windows 2008 Entreprise/Standard, NovaScale T830 E1

User Guide

Important Instructions

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Before you install Microsoft

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Windows Server

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2008, read this chapter carefully.

Windows Activation

Understanding Activation and Registration

Activation is mandatory and completely anonymous. It ensures that the product is not installed on more than the limited number of computers allowed in the software’s end user license agreement.

Depending on your configuration, your Microsoft operating system may already have b e e n f a c t o r y - a c t i v a t e d . I f y o u a r e p r o m p t e d t o a c t i v a t e M i c r o s o f t

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Windows Server

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2008, please do so by entering the physical product key that can be found on your Certificate of Authenticity (COA) label.

Registration is optional, and it ensures that you receive product support, product update information, and other benefits. Personal information (for example, «contact» information such as an email address) is required if you decide to register.

Note: To use the on-line registration process, an active

Internet connection must be available.

For more details, see

“Activating Windows”, page 28 .

Caution

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Activate Microsoft

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Windows Server

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2008 within 30 days after installation, or the system may be locked after the initial

30 days.

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Use the Virtual Product Key to activate Microsoft

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Windows Server

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2008 in a virtual operating system envir o n m e n t . Yo u c a n n o t u s e i t t o i n s t a l l M i c r o s o f t

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Windows Server

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2008 on a physical server.

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Supported Optional Boards

The ExpressBuilder DVD contains the drivers for the following optional boards:

NovaScale R410 E1

■ LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 RAID Controller (128 MB, RAID 0/1) and equivalent

■ LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 RAID Controller (128 MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)


■ Adaptec SCSI card 29320LPE

NovaScale T810 E1





NovaScale T830 E1





Novascale T840




■ Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP

■ Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP

Novascale T840 E2



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■ Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP

Reinstalling an Operating System in a Dynamic

Disk

A basic disk that has been upgraded to a dynamic disk may contain an additional partition other than the partition where you reinstall the operating system. To reinstall the operating system in the dynamic disk without removing the old partition(s):

■ Choose the partition where an old operating system was located.

■ To format the partition, choose

Use the current File System .

Installing on the Mirrored Volume

When re-installing the OS to a hard disk drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic

Disk, only the simple dynamic volume is available for installation.

To install the OS on a volume that is mirrored using Disk Management, proceed as follows:

1. invalidate the mirroring

2. reset to the basic disk before the installation

3. validate the mirroring again after the installation.

Note: You can create, invalidate, or delete the mirror volume by using Disk Management in Computer Management.

Magneto-Optical Drive

If you try to set the current file system to NTFS on your system with MO drives connected, you may fail to format the file system.

To format correctly, disconnect the MO drives from your system and repeat the installation procedure.

Tape Media

Remove all tapes from the tape drives before you install.

Additional Peripheral Devices (such as RDX)

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Some peripheral devices need to be removed or disabled before starting setup. Refer to the instruction manual delivered with the peripheral device for pertinent information, and proceed accordingly.

BIOS Update

To install Microsoft

®

Windows Server

®

2008, you may need to update your BIOS.

To check if your system needs the BIOS update, go to:

http://support.bull.com

For the update procedure, see Readme.txt available on the above website.

RAID Configuration

To use the hard disk drives in RAID configuration, configure the RAID system before installing Microsoft

®

Windows Server

®

2008.

To use the RAID controller (LSI MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB) embedded on the mother board, refer to "RAID System Configuration" in the User's Guide of the server.

To use the optional RAID controller, refer to the manual delivered with the controller.

System Partition Size

Use the following formula to calculate the total partition size required for Microsoft

®

Windows Server

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2008:

Microsoft

®

Windows Server

®

2008 64-bit (x64) Edition

Required partition size = size required to install OS + paging file size + dump file size

+ application size

Size required to install OS = 11,600MB (Full Installation) or = 4,100MB (Server Core Installation)

Paging file size (recommended) = Installed memory size x 1.5

Dump file size = Installed memory size + 300MB

Application size = Required size

Caution

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The above paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information (memory dump). A paging file size must be large enough to store dump files in the boot volume, or

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the lack of virtual memory may result in a failure to collect debug information. Ensure that your system has a sufficient paging file size.

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Regardless of mounted memory size and the Write debugging information (type of memory dump), the maximum size of the dump file is the mounted memory size + 300 MB".

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To install additional applications, add a disk volume for the applications.

Example:

A partition size required for a system with an installed memory size of 512 MB and a full installation of the operating system:

11,600MB + (512MB x 1.5) + (512MB + 300MB) + application size = 13,180MB + application size.

If the provided partition size is smaller than the sum of size required to install the OS and paging file size, expand the partition size or provide a larger disk. If your system does not have a sufficient dump file size, divide the required file space into multiple disks by performing the steps below:

1. Set the system partition to a sufficient size to install the OS and paging file.

2. See

“Fault Recovery Settings”, page 26

to write the debug information of the dump file into another disk.

If there is not enough disk space to write the debug information, add another disk for

Dump file.

Microsoft

®

Windows Server

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2008 32-bit (x86) Edition

Required partition size = size required to install OS + paging file size + dump file size

+ application size

Size required to install OS = 6,300MB (Full Installation) or = 2,200MB (Server Core Installation)

Paging file size (recommended) = Installed memory size x 1.5

Dump file size = Installed memory size + 300MB

Application size = Required size

Caution

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The above paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information (memory dump). A paging file with initial size must be large enough to save dump files in the boot vol-

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ume, or the lack of virtual memory may result in a failure to collect debug information. Ensure that your system has a sufficient paging file size.

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The maximum paging file size allowed per partition is

4095 MB. If the value of the installed memory size x 1.5

exceeds 4095 MB, set the paging file size to 4095 MB.

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When the installed memory size exceeds 2GB, the maximum dump file size 2048MB + 300MB.

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To install additional applications, add a disk volume for the applications.

Example:

A partition size required for a system with an installed memory size of 512 MB and a full installation of the operating system:

6,300MB + (512MB x 1.5) + 512MB + 300MB + application size = 7,880MB + application size.

If the partition where the operating system is installed is smaller than the sum of necessary size to install OS and paging file size", expand the partition size or provide a larger disk. If your system does not have a sufficient dump file size, divide the required file space into multiple disks by performing the steps below:

1. Set the partition size to the sum of size required to install OS and paging file size".

2. See

“Fault Recovery Settings”, page 26

to write the debug information of the dump file into another disk.

If there is not enough disk space to write the debug information, add another disk for

Dump file.

BitLocker

If you use BitLocker, note the following:

■ Before you install Microsoft ®

Windows Server

®

2008, create the two partitions:

- System partition for a loader

- Boot partition for the operating system

Note: For more information, see the documentation in

Microsoft TechNet: Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption Stepby-Step Guide.

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■ Be sure to keep the recovery password secure. Do not keep it around a server running BitLocker.

Caution

Without the recovery password, you cannot start the operating system and see the partition content encrypted by BitLocker.

The recovery password may be needed when you start the operating system after performing the following:

- – Replace the motherboard

- – Initialize the TPM

- – Change the BIOS setting

■ Microsoft ®

Windows Server

®

BitLocker.

2008 is not installed in the partition encrypted by

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Important Instructions. Bull NovaScale T840, T810 E1,T830 E1, R410 E1,T840 E2 Windows 2008 Entreprise/Standard, NovaScale T830 E1

Important Instructions

Windows Activation

Understanding Activation and Registration

Supported Optional Boards

NovaScale R410 E1

NovaScale T810 E1

NovaScale T830 E1

Novascale T840

Novascale T840 E2

Reinstalling an Operating System in a Dynamic

Disk

Installing on the Mirrored Volume

Magneto-Optical Drive

Tape Media

Additional Peripheral Devices (such as RDX)

BIOS Update

RAID Configuration

System Partition Size

Microsoft

Windows Server

2008 64-bit (x64) Edition

Microsoft

Windows Server

2008 32-bit (x86) Edition

BitLocker

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