Server w/ no cd-rom drive..how do I install software?

[piski]

I am thinking of buying a filer server that has no cdrom drive. a) will this be too much hastle b)in order to install the OS would I need to take one of the harddrives and put it in my computer in order to install the OS?

thanks in advance

k

 

[Remedy]

Via a LAN or external Disc drive.

 

[piski]

i didnt know that you could install an OS over a LAN. Would it be something like I put the cd in my computer and then choose the install directory as the server hd?

 

[Carbonadium4]

Well.. does ur nic card support PXE ? what nic card is it..

usb drive or usb key..

 

[DaveSimmons]

You can put one of the hard drives in your computer, partition and format it, then copy the entire OS CD to the D: drive.

Or get an external CD drive

Or temporarily attach an internal CD drive for long enough to do the install (but the OS might ask to read from the CD again later)

 

[piski]

here is the list of specs:

1 Sony network file server
Pentium IV(4) 1.8GHZ
512MB RAM
180GB 8MB buffer hot swappable hard drive
2 Integrated NIC cards
Integrated Video port
2 USB ports
2 PS/2 ports
Serial Port