
3. Setting Up Windows Server 2012 R2
Express5800/R120f-1M, R120f-2M Installation Guide (Windows)
Chapter 1 Installing Windows
Hardware configuration
The following hardware configurations require special procedures.
Reinstalling to a mirrored volume
When you install Windows Server 2012 R2 in an environment with a mirrored volume created using
Windows, disable mirroring before installing the operating system and enable it again after the
installation. Use [Computer Management] – [Disk Management] to create, disable, or remove the
mirrored volume.
Peripheral devices such as RDX/MO
Remove an MO device before installing an OS. Some peripheral devices need to be halted before
installation. Refer to the manual provided with the peripheral devices for how to set a device
appropriate to installation.
DAT, LTO, and similar media
Do not set media that is unnecessary to installation during setup.
Installing in internal or external multiple hard disk drives (logical drives)
For details on installing operating systems to a system in which two or more RAID Controller exist, or to
an external disk drive* that is not subject to setup, refer to Chapter 1 (3.10 Installation When Multiple
Logical Drives Exist).
* Disk array unit (such as iStorage) or hard disk drive in Disk Expansion Unit.
Reinstalling to hard disk drives that have been upgraded to dynamic disks
If the hard disk drive has been upgraded to a dynamic disk, the operating system cannot be
reinstalled to it with the existing partitions.
Set up the operating system with the Windows standard installer.
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