The provides you the following solutions that allow you to accelerate the installation for the Microsoft Windows Server operating system: RAID configuration and automatic OS installation while an optional PIKE RAID card is installed. Automatic OS installation in one hard disk drive while an optional PIKE RAID card is not installed. 1. RAID configuration and partitioning volumes The supports the PIKE RAID cards (PIKE 2008, PIKE 2108, PIKE 2208) only. Visit the ASUS website at www. asus.com for the latest support lists. Before using the, set the optical drive as the primary boot device in the BIOS setup utility. The system information shown on the setup screens varies by models. 1.1 After installing the PIKE RAID card, power on your system and place the ASUS Server AUTO INSTALL DVD into the optical drive. The sytem boots from the optical drive and enters the Main menu. 1. Select your preferred language for the installation processes, and then click N xt.
2. The setup returns to the Main menu while a RAID set is created. From the Main menu, you can see the RAID set information and available disk for installing the OS. 2
1.2 Availabl sks Logical drives for the hard disk drive after creating a RAID set. 1. Click N xt in the Main menu. 2. Select the target disk and set the size for the first partition. Click N xt to continue. 3. Click N xt to start OS installation. Refer to next section for OS installation.
2. Installing Microsoft Windows operating system allows you to configure the installation for the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Editions and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Editions. 2.1 stalling Microsoft Windows S v 2008 Standard R2/ 2008 pris 2 s/ 2008 Foundation R2 s Prepare the installation DVD and serial number for the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard R2/ 2008 Enterprise R2 Editions, and then follow below instructions to complete the OS installation: 1. Select Microsoft Windows S v 2008 Standard R2 or Microsoft Windows S v 2008 pris 2 or Microsoft Windows S v 2008 Foundation R2, and then click N xt.
2. Key in the necessary information, and then click N xt to continue. A warning message appears if you do not key in the serial number. 3. Key in the computer name, and select to join a Workgroup. Click N xt to continue.
4. Allows you to review the configurations you've made. Click vious to return to the previous menus, or click Finish to confirm the settings. 5. A warning message appears, reminding you that the hard disk drive will be formatted. Click OK to continue.
2.2 stalling Microsoft Windows S v 2012 / 2012 Standard/ 2012 Foundation s Prepare the installation DVD and serial number for the Microsoft Windows Server 2008/2008 x64 Editions, and then follow below instructions to complete the OS installation: 1. Select Microsoft Windows S v 2012 or Microsoft Windows S v 2012 Standard or Microsoft Windows S v 2012 Foundation, and then click N xt. 2. Key in the necessary information, and then click N xt to continue. A warning message appears if you do not key in the serial number.
3. Key in the computer name. Click N xt to continue. Ensure that you have created an Administrator password before installing Windows Server 2012. 4. Allows you to review the configurations you've made. Click vious to return to the previous menus, or click Finish to confirm the settings. 5. A warning message appears, reminding you that the hard disk drive will be formatted. Click OK to continue. 8
6. Starts preparing the target partition for the OS installation. 7. The target disk has been formatted and preparation is done. The system will restart after 10 seconds. Or you may press <Enter> to restart the system immediately. 8. The initialization screen appears after restarting the system. Wait until the next screen appears. 9. Insert the Windows Server 2012 installation DVD when this screen appears. Then press <Enter> to complete the OS installation automatically.
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