Steps

Table of Contents:
1.0 What you will need

2.0 Where to download firmware, device
drivers and files

Reading: Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 – IBM System x3400 (7973, 7974, 7975, 7976)

3.0 Preparing the hardware
4.0 Installing Microsoft Windows Server
2012 R2
5.0 Notices

Installation Instructions for Microsoft®
Windows® Server 2012 R2 for IBM® System x3400 (Type 7973,
7974, 7975, 7976)

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1.0 What
you will need

You must experience the follow software and hardware for the installation :

• A licensed copy of Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  R2
• A DVD reader device
• Supported hard disk drives. See
  http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/
  for the ServerProven list of supported options and
  part numbers for the server.

2.0
Where to download firmware, device drivers and files

You can download firmware, device driver and file from the succeed sit :

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• IBM U.S. Support Portal: http://www.ibm.com/supportportal
• IBM Fix Central (download device driver, BIOS, firmware): http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral
• For countries outside the U.S., start at http://www.ibm.com

You toilet download intersection specification from the watch site :

• For IBM System x product specifications, go to
  http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks.nsf/portals/systemx

3.0
Preparing the hardware

To train the hardware, update system firmware, and configure hard drive & array, see the IBM system x3400 ( type 7973, 7974, 7975, 7976 ) installation scout and exploiter ‘s guide at the IBM documentation portal vein .

4.0
Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

To install Windows Server 2012 R2 complete the follow step :

1. Insert the Windows Server 2012 R2 DVD into the
   DVD drive.
2. Turn on the server.
3. When you are prompted with the message “Press any key
   to boot from CD or DVD“, press any key to
   start the server from the Windows Server 2012 R2
   DVD. The files are copied from the setup DVD. This process takes a
   few minutes.
4. In the Windows Server 2012 R2 window, make the
   following selections:
   • From the Language to install list, select
     English (United States) (or other language
     preference).
   • From the Time and currency format list, select
     English (United States) (or other time &
     currency preference).
   • From the Keyboard or input method list, select
     US (or other preference).
5. Click Next.
6. Click Install Now.
7. Enter the Product Key and click
   Next to activate Windows.
8. Select the version of Windows Server 2012 R2
   you would like to install.
9. Click Next.
10. Scroll down and read the license
    agreement.
11. Select I accept the license terms and click
    Next.
12. Select Custom (advanced).
13. When Windows Server 2012 R2 Setup displays all
    hard disk storage that is available on the server, select one of
    the following options to choose or create a drive partition in
    which to install Windows Server 2012 R2:
    • Allow Setup to create a partition: To partition the
      entire hard disk as one primary partition, highlight Disk0
      unallocated space for the hard disk drive on which you
      want to install Windows Server 2012 R2, and click
      Next.
    • Create a partition: To create a partition, highlight
      Disk0 unallocated space for the hard disk drive on which you
      want to install Windows Server 2012 R2, and click
      Drive options; then, click New. You are
      prompted to indicate how much available space to allocate from the
      non-partitioned drive. Type the amount of space
      (in MB), and click Apply; then, click Next.
    • Delete a partition: Use this option to delete a previous
      partition prior to creating a partition using either method
      above.
14. Setup formats the selected partition and copies the applicable
    files to the drive partition. This process takes 30-45 minutes and
    restarts the system twice.
15. After Windows Server 2012 R2 completes, you
    are prompted to create an administrator password before you can log
    on. Enter the password twice and click Finish.
    Then Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to sign in using
    the password you just created.
16. After you log on as the administrator, the Server
    Manager window starts. Use Server Manager
    for naming your system, networking setup and other basic setup
    tasks.
17. See section 4.1 Updating firmware and device
    drivers for instructions on obtaining the latest firmware
    and device drivers.

4.1 Updating firmware
&device drivers
To make sure that the latest device driver and firmware for the IBM® System x3400 (Type 7973, 7974, 7975,
7976) unit be install, be the instruction indiana the README ( .txt ) file that be admit with the device driver. To download the device driver and firmware software and the facility instruction manual for IBM® System
x3400 (Type 7973, 7974, 7975, 7976), complete the postdate tone :

1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support and the
   IBM Support Portal will automatically open.
2. Select Find a product and select
   Browse in the pop up window
3. Under Hardware expand
   Systems
4. Under Systems expand System x
   and select your system
5. Click on Select OS and check the box for
   Windows Server 2012 R2
6. Click the Submit button followed by the double
   arrow button and verify that the item listed in the right pane is
   correct.
7. Click Finish.
8. In the Flashes and alerts box click on
   More to get the complete list of firmware and
   device drivers for your system. Follow the Readme.txt file in each
   download package for installation instructions.

4.2 Enabling
Hyper-V
To enable Hyper-V ( optional ) under Windows Server 2012 R2 complete the follow step :

1. Start Server Manager console
2. In the Configure this local server area of
   Server Manager main window, click Add
   roles and features
3. Click Next three times to get to the
   Select server roles page.
4. Check the box next to Hyper-V and click
   Add Features.
5. Add any desired features and click Next.
6. Click Next again and follow the next few
   screens to configure Hyper-V.
7. On the Confirm installation selections screen,
   confirm your selections and click Install.
8. Close Server Manager, and allow system to
   reboot.
9. Hyper-V configuration details for
   Windows 2012 R2 can be found at the following
   link: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770901.aspx

4.3 Post-installation instructions

1. Install the latest drivers and firmware (see
   section 4.1).
2. Microsoft updates should be run after all
   roles and features are enabled to update the system with all the
   current hotfixes.
3. IBM recommends you review all Retain Tips related to this
   system and the Operating System you are installing. Retain Tips are
   found at http://www.ibm.com/support/us/en.
   Review the ” Problem Resolution” section for your
   specific machine type/model.

5.0
Notices

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