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      Starter Pack Installation Guide (6.10-025.025.xx)
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  This document explains how to install Windows Operating System
  (Hereinafter called "OS") with "Starter Pack" (6.10-025.025.xx).

  If you have EXPRESSBUILDER, using "Setup with EXPRESSBUILDER" is 
  recommended at OS installation.
  Trailing xx of Starter Pack version are numerals.

  [ Note ]  1. If you want to install Starter Pack to the installed OS,
               refer to chapter 5. 

            2. Paraphrase version (trailing 0x) of Starter Pack 
               used in this note along your EXPRESSBUILDER.

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  Target OS
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  This Starter Pack supports below OS. 
  (Supporting OS is different in each server model.
   Installation Guide explains the supporting OS.)

  + Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard/Enterprise
    (Hereinafter called "Windows Server 2008 R2")

  + Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise 64bit(x64) Edition
    (Hereinafter called "Windows Server 2008 x64")

  + Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise 32bit(x86) Edition
    (Hereinafter called "Windows Server 2008")


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  Before installing
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  This flow explains the steps of OS installation.
  The step of chapter 2, 3 is unnecessary depending on 
  the installation conditions.

   +---------------------------------+
 1.| Preparation                     |   Refer to this document.
   +---------------------------------+
                 |
   +---------------------------------+
 2.| Setting of BIOS                 | --+
   +---------------------------------+   |
                 |                       |
   +---------------------------------+   |
 3.| RAID System configuration       |   + Refer to User's Guide/
   +---------------------------------+   | Installation Guide /
                 |                       | Maintenance Guide.
   +---------------------------------+   |
 4.| Installing Windows              | --+
   +---------------------------------+
                 |
   +---------------------------------+ 
 5.| Installing Starter Pack         |  Refer to this document and 
   +---------------------------------+  Installation Guide.
                 |
   +---------------------------------+ 
 6.| Various settings                |  Refer to Installation Guide.
   +---------------------------------+ 


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  1. Preparation 
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  Confirm these items have become complete before starting installation.

   +  Starter Pack Installation Guide (this document)
   +  User's Guide *1
   +  Installation Guide (Windows) *1
   +  Maintenance Guide *1
   +  Windows OS DVD-ROM (Backup DVD-ROM, etc) to install
   +  Media of "Installing Starter Pack" [VersionF6.10-025.025.xx]  *2
      (Hereafter called "Starter Pack DVD")

   *1 Prepare the documents attached with the target server model.
      The latest version can be downloaded from our portal site. 
          http://www.nec.com/
   *2 Extract downloaded Starter Pack to any folder on the hard disk drive. 
      Do not change the folder structure and copy it onto DVD-R.


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  2. Setting of BIOS
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  Confirm BIOS settings referring to User's Guide(System BIOS Setup).


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  3. RAID System configuration
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  Configure RAID system referring to Maintenance Guide(RAID System 
  Configuration).


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  4. Installing Windows
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   Windows Server 2008 R2
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    Read Installation Guide(3.1 Before Starting Setup) beforehand. 

    Install Windows referring to Installation Guide(3.3 Setup with OS Standard
    Installer). 

    1DTurn on the server.
    2DSet OS installation disc(Backup DVD-ROM) into Optical Disk Drive. 
    3DPress <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Delete> key to reboot the server.

       Hereinafter, install Windows according to the steps described in
       Procedure 19(Run from the OS installation media.) of Installation Guide
       (3.3.3 Setup procedure). 

       In this case, read the following names instead of the names described in
       Installation Guide.

       - EXPRESSBUILDER DVD
         If you use Starter Pack DVD, read the path name like the following name.

         e.g) EXPRESSBUILDER DVDF \025\win\winnt\oemfd\ws2008r2\<***>
              Starter Pack DVD  F         \winnt\oemfd\ws2008r2\<***>

              The folder of <***> is equal to EXPRESSBUILDER DVD's folder. 


   Windows Server 2008 x64 / Windows Server 2008
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    Read Installation Guide(4.1 Before Starting Setup) beforehand. 

    Install Windows referring to Installation Guide(4.3 Setup with OS Standard
    Installer). 

    1DTurn on the server.
    2DSet OS installation disc(Backup DVD-ROM) into Optical Disk Drive. 
    3DPress <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Delete> key to reboot the server.

       Hereinafter, install Windows according to the steps described in
       Procedure 19(Run from the OS installation media.) of Installation Guide
       (4.3.3 Setup procedure). 

       In this case, read the following names instead of the names described in
       Installation Guide.

       - EXPRESSBUILDER DVD
         If you use Starter Pack DVD, read the path name like the following name.

         e.g) EXPRESSBUILDER DVDF \025\win\winnt\oemfd\ws2008\<***>
              Starter Pack DVD  F         \winnt\oemfd\ws2008\<***>

              The folder name of <***> is equal to EXPRESSBUILDER DVD. 
              "ws2008" means "ws2008x64" when installing Windows Server 2008 x64.


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  5. Installing Starter Pack
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  Install Starter Pack referring to Installation Guide(3.5/4.4
  Installing Starter Pack).

  In this case, use Stater Pack DVD instead of EXPRESSBUILDER.
  (Read "EXPRESSBUILDER DVD" as "Starter Pack DVD".)

  To install Starter Pack, run the following file in DVD.
        \winnt\bin\pkgsetup.vbs
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^

  NoteF In the case of ServerCore installation mode, read similarly.

  Hereinafter, follow the message. 

  Installing Starter Pack is completed. 


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  6. Various settings
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  Refer to Installation Guide(Setting Up Device Drivers - Setup for Solving
  Problems)


Installing Windows is completed. 
