HP Tc2120 - Server - 256 MB RAM User manual

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8Installing Microsoft Windows Server
2003
This chapter is a supplement to the HP Server tc2120 Network Operating System
Installation Guide (HP part number312977-001) that came with your server and
provides instructions for installing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (formerly
known as "Windows .NET").
High Level Process Flow
?? Perform Windows Server 2003 Server Installation.
?? Completing the Installation (HP drivers, Recovery Console).
?? Configure the System.
?? Configure the Network.
?? Additional HP accessories.
Prepare the Installation
Please refer to the Chapter 1 "Preparing your HP Server tc2120 for your NOS
installation" for our recommendations on server preparation.
Then gather the following material:
?? HP Server tc2120 Startup CD
?? Microsoft Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM.
?? Up to three blank, formatted 3.5-inch diskettes
?? Two or more clients for testing purpose (Optional)
NOTE Disable SCSI Support Before Using ATA RAID Controller if
present. Due to system resource limitations, the Promise
FastTrak100 TX2 IDE RAID controller is not compatible with
systems having SCSI capabilities. (The ATA and SCSI
functionality cannot operate simultaneously). You must
disable SCSI support in Setup before you can use the RAID
controller. To disable SCSI support, follow these steps:
1. Remove any installed SCSI HBA cards from the PCI slots.

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2. Install the ATA RAID controller into PCI slot 1 and connect the IDE drives.
3. Turn on the system.
4. Press F10 to enter Setup.
5. Select Bootfrom the menu.
6. Select Boot Device Priority.
7. Select SCSI Hard Drive and press Enter.
8. Select Promise Fast Track Raid Controller \HDD 0 and press Enter.
9. Press F6 to Save and Exit. Your system is now ready to use the ATA RAID
controller, but SCSI devices will not be functional.
10. On boot, pressCrtl-Fto enter the IDE RAID Configuration Utility and
configure the IDE array as usual. Please refer to the Fast Track 100
Reference guide off ofhttp://www.promise.com/ for additional information
on array configuration.
Section 1. Create the Drivers Diskettes
1. Insert a blank, formatted 3.5" diskette into a the floppy drive of a PC running
Microsoft Windows.
2. Insert your HP Startup CD into the PC's CD-ROM drive and follow the on-
screen instructions to create the appropriate Windows Server 2003 drivers
diskette.
NOTE If the Windows PC does not auto-start the Startup menu, start it
by opening Startup.htm found at the root level of the
Startup CD.
Section 2. Perform Windows Server 2003
Installation
1. Boot your new server from the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM.
2. You will see a message that reads, "Setup is inspecting your
hardware configuration". The setup screen will be displayed.
3. The system will briefly show at the bottom of the display "Press F6 if
you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID
controller".

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NOTE Unfortunately, the Windows Server 2003 setup only gives you
a very short time to pressF6. If you missed it, you will need to
reboot your system and resume from step 1 above.
4. If you are installing to the Promise FastTrak100 TX2 IDE RAID card do the
following, if not skip to step 5:
a. Press Sto specify additional IDE adapters.
b. When prompted,insert the Promise IDE RAID driver diskette you created
from the tc2120 startup CD.
c. Press Enter to continue.
d. Select the Promise FastTrack100 TX2™ Controller adapter, and then
press Enter.
5. If you are installing the Adaptec SCSI RAID 2100S card do the following, if
not skip to step 6:
a. Press Sto specify additional adapters.
b. When prompted, insert the SCSI RAID driver diskette you created from
the tc2120 startup CD.
c. Press Enter to continue.
d. Select the Adaptec I2O RAID Host Adapters, and then pressEnter.
6. If you are installing to the Adaptec 29160 PCI card do the following, if not
skip to step 7:
a. Press Sto specify additional adapters.
b. When prompted, insert the AHA 29160 driver diskette you created from
the tc2120 startup CD.
c. Press Enter to continue.
d. Select the Adaptec Ultra160 Family PCI SCSI Controller, and then press
Enter.
7. Press Enter to continue at the "Windows Server 2003 Setup-Welcome to
Setup" Screen.
8. Press F8 to accept the licensing agreement.
9. At the drives partitioning screen, select the target drive. If you want to use
the entire drive to install Windows Server 2003 then pressEnter. Otherwise,
press Cto create a partition.
In this example we will create a 4GB partition.

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a. Press Cto create a partition.
b. At the "Create partition size" prompt, type 4096 and press Enter.
c. HP recommends that you create all the partitions needed for each hard
drive present on your system. Select unpartitioned space and pressC
again to create additional partitions.
10. Select the target drive to be used to install Windows Server 2003. Press
Enter.
11. Select "Format the partition using the NTFS file
system" and pressEnter.
12. The installer will format and copy files to the hard drive.
13. The system will reboot and launch the Windows Server 2003 graphical
interface. Be sure to remove any driver diskette before the system reboots.
14. You can now proceed through the customization of your installation using
the graphical interface.
NOTE The network settings may need to be customized to your
environment. Please refer to Microsoft Server 2003 manuals
should you need further details on the networking settings.
15. The "Installing Windows" screen starts with a progress bar. It may take up to
20 minutes to complete this section.
16. The wizard will then automatically start the "Finalizing installation" section
to complete the install. This step in the installation may take some time as
well.
NOTE There may be a period of time with no apparent activity at the
"Saving Settings" prompt. Please be patient.
17. After the installation is complete, the system will automatically reboot from
the hard drive.
18. Follow the on screen instructions to logon (pressCtrl-Alt-Del) as
Administrator.
19. The initial logon will automatically launch the "Manage Your Server" screen.
Close this window, as we will postpone the customization of your server
until completion of all the installation steps.

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NOTE You may open the "Manage Your Server" wizard at any point
in time by clicking Start | Programs | Administrative Tools |
Manage Your Server.
Section 3. Completing the Installation
PHASE 1–Install HP supported driver(s)
During the Windows Server 2003 installation, the OS may not install the most
current HP supported drivers.The following procedure will help you to
install/update the driver(s) using the HP Startup CD.
An Example of installing the Promise FastTrak100 TX2 IDE RAID driver
1. Insert the HP tc2120 Startup CD in your new server. If CD-ROM auto-start
is enabled, a menu will display. You may close this menu.
2. Open Start | Control Panel | System | Hardware | Device Manager.
3. Open the yellow question marked "Other Devices" tree and double-click
on the appropriate "RAID Controller" to display its menu.
4. From the "RAID Controller Properties" dialog box, click the
Driver tab then Update Driver to open the Update Device Driver Wizard.
Click Next.
5. At the prompt "What do you want the wizard to do?" select
"Install the software automatically", and clickNext.
6. Wait for the system to find the appropriate driver,and then click Next.
7. Click Finishonce the IDE RAID driver has been loaded.
8. Exit all open windows and restart your computer in order to properly
initialize the RAID adapter, if necessary.
9. After restarting Windows .NET, configure the IDE RAID Hard Drives. (See
Section 4, Phase 2 -Initialize Hard Disk Drive).
An example of installing the embedded Compaq NC7760 Gigabit Server Adapter
driver
1. Insert one blank, formatted 3.5" diskette into a workstation's floppy drive.
2. Insert the HP tc2120 Startup CD in your new server to create the Windows
Server 2003 drivers diskette for the embedded Compaq NC7760 Gigabit
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follow the on-screen instructions to create the Windows Server 2003
embedded NIC drivers diskette.
3. After creating the drivers diskette, remove the HP tc2120 Startup CD.
4. Open Start | Control Panel | System | Hardware | Device Manager.
5. Open the "Network Adapters" tree and double click on the "BCM5703
Gigabit Ethernet Adapter" to display its menu.
6. From the "BCm5703 Gigabit Ethernet Properties" dialog box, click the
Driver tab then Update Driver to open the Update Device Driver Wizard.
Click Next.
7. Select to "Install from a list or specific location (advanced)." Click Next.
8. Select "Don't Search. I will choose the driver to install." Click Next.
9. Click on Have Disk.
10. Ensure A: is listed in the text box. Click OK.
11. Select Open to open the .inf file.
12. The Compaq NC7760 Gigabit Server Adapter should be detected, click Next.
NOTE If a message appears stating that this driver has not passed the
Windows logo-testing, click continue anyway.
PHASE 2–Install Windows Server 2003 Recovery Console
Please refer to Tip#2in the Troubleshooting section.
Section 4. Configure the System
PHASE1–Perform Hardware Status Check
In this section you will run the Windows Device Manager tool to identify any
issues with the installed devices or resource conflicts.
1. Open Start | Control Panel | System | Hardware | Device Manager.
2. Verify that no devices have either a yellow band (!) or question mark (?)
symbol next to it.
oYellow (!) means that there is a resource issue with the device.
oQuestion (?) means that the device is unknown.

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If (!) or (?) symbols are reported then double click on each of the devices
with (!) or (?). Use the "Device Status" message for troubleshooting. Or if a
printer is available, use the View, Printfrom the menu to get a report.
3. Verify if the installed drivers are digitally signed.
a. In the Device Manager, select the device (e.g. HP AHA-29160) that
you want to verify.
b. Right click Properties | Driver.
c. Locate the "Digital Signer:" If the driver of that device is not digitally
signed, it will be indicated by the signer. If the driver of the device is not
digitally signed we recommend that you check the HP Website
www.hp.comto install the latest driver package for that device.
4. Exit the Device manager, System Properties and Control Panel applications.
5. Check the Event viewer to make sure that there are no errors in the log.
Click on Start| All Programs | Administrative tools | Event viewer.
NOTE Windows Server 2003 Event Viewer may have recorded
network errors because your network is not configured yet.
Please disregard these errors.
6. Exit event viewer.
PHASE 2 -InitializeHardDiskDrive
NOTE There are two types of hard drive configurations: Dynamic and
Basic. You can select the appropriate type by right clicking on
the disk drive icon. Dynamic drives are used to create volumes,
which can contain more than one physical hard drive. Basic
drives are used to create primary or local partitioned drives.
To manage your different drives and partitions:
1. Click Start | All Programs | Administrative Tools | Computer
Management | Disk Management.
2. The "Write signature and Upgrade" wizard will start if you have new hard
drives with no signatures on them. Follow the on-screen instructions to create
this signature.
3. Click OKto proceed when notified you have a new hard disk to configure.

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4. Right-click to select available hard disk space and use the "New Partition
Wizard" to create and format the additional partitions, if desired.
5. Exit the "Computer Management" tool.
Section 5. Configure the Network
PHASE 1-- Configure Server IP Address
During the installation process the system was configured to use DHCP. If no
DHCP server is found on the network the system will auto-configure a random IP
address to start functioning. It is important that you configure the proper IP
address to be able to communicate with the clients:
1. Click Start | Control Panel | Network Connections | Local Area
Connection on your HP server.
NOTE If your HP server hosts several Network adapters, the window
will show one "Local Area Connection" icon for each Network
adapter present in the system. Identify the proper adapter by
browsing each one.
2. Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) | Properties | Use the following IP
address.
3. Enter an appropriate IP address.
4. Click the OKto continue, and thenOKagain to exit the "Local Area
Connection Properties" window.
PHASE 2-- AttachClientstoNetworkandTestNetworkLink
1. Create shares: create a folder on your HP server hard drive then share it (right
click Sharing).
2. Create users using the Windows Server 2003 Computer Management utility:
Start | Programs | Administrative Tools | Computer Management |
System tools | Local Users and Groups | Users.
3. Connect clients PC to the network your HP server operates on.
4. Open a command prompt window to verify the TCP/IP configuration and
enter the command:
ipconfig /all
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a. From one of the clients, open a command prompt and type:
ping computername
where computername is the server name you entered during the Windows
installation. You should get four replies from your new server. If there is
a link problem it must be fixed before going any further.
You may test the link further by doing a ping between two clients. At the
same command prompt, type:
ping other_client_IPaddress
Where other_client_Ipaddress is the IP address of another client
pc on this network.
You should get four replies from the second client.
b. Copy files back and forth from the clients to the server.
PHASE 3-- Domain Controller Setup
In order to promote your server to a domain controller, proceed with the
following:
1. Click Start | Administrative Tools | Manage Your Server to open the
"Manage Your Server" window.
2. Select "Add or remove a role".
3. Windows will advise you of preliminary steps to take before proceeding with
Server configuration.
4. Click Nextto continue.
5. From the "Server Role" menu select "Domain Controller (Active
Directory). Click "Next" to continue.
6. At the "Summary of Selections" screen, click "Next" to continue onto the
"Active Directory Installation Wizard". Click "Next" to begin.
7. Click Nextat the "Operating Systems Compatibility".
NOTE The following instructions correspond to the standard steps for
new domain creation. You may customize the options proposed
by Windows Server 2003 to match your networked
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8. Click Next at the "Domain Controller Type" screen to accept the default:
"Domain Controller for a new Domain".
9. Click Nextat the "Create a New Domain" screen to accept the default:
"Domain in a new forest".
10. If the current network does not contain a DNS server, choose "No, just install
and configure DNS on this computer", click Nextto continue.
11. At the text box for "Full DNS name for new domain:" type in the assigned
DNS name for your server (for example: mycompany.com).
12. Click Next. The system may take a few minutes before moving to the next
screen.
13. Click Nextat the "NetBIOS Domain Name" dialog box to accept the default
"Domain NetBIOS name:"
14. Click Nextto accept the "Database and Log Locations" default
directories.
15. Click Nextto accept the default "Shared System Volume".
16. Click Nextto accept the default permissions: "Permissions compatible only
with Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 operating systems".
17. Enter and confirm the Administrator password and click Next.
18. Review the "Summary" display and clickNext to continue.
19. The system will start configuring the active directory and DNS services, if
chosen. It will take a few minutes to complete.
20. If prompted, insert the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM and clickOK to
continue.
21. Configuring active directory display shows again. Click Finishto close the
Wizard utility. This completes the active directory installation.
22. Click "Restart Now" to reboot the system. Remove the CD-ROM if
present.
23. At the login prompt, type in the password. Click the Options button and
verify that the "Log on to: HOST" appears on the dialog box. Click OK to
start the logon process.
24. "This Server is Now a Domain Controller" dialog box will
appear after the login, click Finishto close.

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Section 6. Additional HP Accessories
The hp server tc2120 supports the following HP accessories:
?? NC3123 FastEthernet NIC PCI 10/100
?? NC7131 Gigabit server Adapter PCI 1000
?? HP Adaptec 29160 SCSI Controller
?? HP Adaptec 29160i SCSI Controller
?? HP Surestore DAT24i
?? Promise FastTrak100 TX2 IDE RAID PCI
?? Compaq 2100S SCSI RAID Controller
?? HP Modem v92 56k PCI
Please refer to the product manual enclosed with your accessory for the
detailed installation procedure and/or the attached readme.txt file associated
with the driver. The readme.txt file can be found included on the appropriate
driver diskette.
Troubleshooting
This section will help you resolve some of the most common installation problems
associated with Windows Server 2003.
Tip#1.WindowsServer2003DriversSignatures
Windows checks for digital signatures on driver files to help maintain system
integrity. During the installation or update of a driver, if there is no matching
signature file Windows displays a dialog box advising that the driver has not
passed "Windows Logo Testing", the user then has the option to "Continue
anyway" or "Stop Installation".
?? To expedite release of new products, HP may ship drivers without signature
files. All Windows drivers provided by Hewlett-Packard are submitted to
Microsoft for certification testing. Upon completion of testing, Microsoft
produces signature files. HP then posts the revised driver package at
http://www.hp.com/.
?? If a signature warning is displayed during installation of a driver, you may
override the warning. We recommend that you check the HP Website for the
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?? You can elect to have Windows ignore signatures: ClickStart | Control
Panel | System | Hardware | Driver Signing. This is helpful if you are
setting up multiple systems.
?? Digital signatures are a powerful way to ensure system integrity as you add
drivers to your systems-whether provided by HP or others.
Tip#2. Windows Server2003Recovery Options
In the event that the current installation of Windows Server 2003 fails to boot (this
might happen after installing a new driver, component, software, etc), Windows
provides the following recovery options to help you gain access to your Windows
installation to replace damaged files and services for troubleshooting purposes. HP
therefore recommends that you install the Recovery Console (see option 3 below)
to enhance the system configuration.
Recovery option #1: Last known good configuration
?? Activated by pressingF8 during the system startup process of Windows
Server 2003 and selecting "Last Known Good Configuration" from
the menu.
?? This boot mode is used in the case that the system fails to boot after installing
a new software or driver. The system will use the previous registry setting to
initialize and boot the system.
Recovery option #2: Safe Mode Boot
Activated by pressing F8 during the OS boot. It provides a minimal configuration
with required drivers and services. The safe mode boot provides these options:
1. Safe Mode. Windows only loads required files and drivers (i.e. Mouse,
keyboard, base video, etc.) Excludes network services.
2. Safe Mode with Networking. Safe Mode that includes basic network
services and drivers.
3. Safe Mode with Command prompt. Same as Safe Mode except that a
command prompt is started replacing the default user interface.
4. Enable Boot Logging. This option outputs the loading of drivers and
services by the system to a file. The file (ntbtlog.txt) can be located in the
%systemroot% directory. This logfile can further assist in determining the
exact cause of system startup problems.
5. Directory Services Restore Mode. This option is used to assist in restoring
the SYSVOL directory and the Active Directory services on a Domain
Controller.

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Recovery option #3: Recovery Console (RC) Boot
The Recovery Console (RC) can be used when safe boot fails. You can enter RC:
?? Either by booting from Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM
?? Or by installing the RC boot on your system.
It is recommended to install the RC immediately after installing Windows Server
2003.
Start RC Booting from Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM
If you ever need to boot the Windows Server 2003 recovery console but this
feature is not installed on the system, use the following procedure to boot the RC
from the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM.
1. Insert the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM and start the reboot sequence.
2. Press any key when prompted to start booting from the Windows Server
2003 CD-ROM.
3. Press F10 at the Welcome to Setup screen.
NOTE This is an undocumented option. The bottom of the display will
ask you to pressEnter, Ror F3.
4. The system will display a menu asking to select the instance of the NOS you
want to boot. For example:
1: C:\WINNT
5. Type 1then Enter.
6. Type the administrator password when prompted.
7. At the command prompt type help and proceed to achieve your objective.
8. Type exit when done troubleshooting.
Installing RC
1. Insert the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM. If CD-ROM auto-start is
enabled, click exitto close the applet.
2. Open a command prompt, and type D:\I386\WINNT32 /CMDCONS
(Where D: is the CD-ROM drive letter)
3. Follow the screen instructions to complete the RC installation.

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Booting RC
1. Shutdown and Restart the system.
2. Select "Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" from the boot
menu.
3. The system will display a menu asking to select the instance of the NOS you
want to boot. For example it displays:
1: C:\WINNT
4. Type 1then Enter.
5. Type the administrator password when prompted.
6. At the command prompt type help and proceed to achieve your objective.
7. Type exit when done troubleshooting.
NOTE The file access security can prevent you from getting to certain
files.
Recovery option #4: ASR (Automated System Recovery)
ASR provides a backup of all of the necessary system state data, system services
and disks associated with the operating system components. Use ASR as a last
resort option, only after the previous mentioned Recovery options have been
exhausted.
ASR is a recovery system that contains two parts: ASR backupand ASR restore.
ASR Backupcan be accessed through the Automated System Recovery
Preparation Wizard located in Backup. To access Backup, click Start| All
Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Backup. Follow the onscreen dialog
windows to create the ASR set.
ASR Restore mode:
1. Boot from the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM.
2. When prompted during the text mode portion of setup, press F2 to initiate
Automated System Recovery.
3. Insert the diskette "Windows Automated System Recovery Disk" created
from the ASR Backup.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the system recovery.

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Additional information regarding Automated System Recovery and the other
Windows Server 2003 Recovery options discussed previously can be found within
the Help and Support Center of Windows Server 2003. To access: click Start|
Help and Support.
Tip#3. Restarting Windows Server 2003 installation
If you want to restart the Windows Server 2003 installation from the very
beginning, use a utility such asfdisk to erase all data and partitions from your
hard drive. You can then resume the installation process.
On-Line Information and Software Sources
?? HP World Wide Web access: http://www.hp.com/
?? Microsoft World Wide Web access: http://www.microsoft.com/
?? Microsoft Product Support Services: http://support.microsoft.com/directory
?? Windows NT Automated Database: Advanced Systems at [phone]
?? Microsoft Software BBS: 206-936-6735 (14,400 bps)