Download Server-Specific Driver Packages

C H A P T E R 2

This chapter describes how to download the server-specific driver and software packages needed for Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 installations.

Note - If you have the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD (minimum software release 2.1 for X4150 and X4450 servers, and release 1.2 for X4250 servers), you can skip this chapter and proceed to Chapter 3. You can use the CD for initial installation of the server-specific drivers. The latest version of the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD is also available as a downloadable image on the Sun download site.

To download the drivers:

1. Go to the driver download site for your server.

For the Sun Fire X4150: http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/x4150/downloads.jsp

For the Sun Fire X4250: http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/x4250/downloads.jsp

For the Sun Fire X4450: http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/x4450/downloads.jsp

2. Choose one of the following download options:

If you only need network drivers and the mass storage drivers required for Windows installation, download Windows.zip (the file may be named differently depending on the server) to a hard drive location or media that will be accessible during the installation.

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To ensure you have all of the drivers and supported software for your server, download the Tools and Drivers ISO image. The ISO image may be used in a system with a CD/DVD burner to create a CD that will be accessible during the installation.

Note - The windows.zip package contains the drivers necessary for installing Windows, but it may not have all of the necessary software to provide all of the features for your server. The Tools and Drivers ISO image contains all of the software and drivers for your server. If you plan on doing a PXE installation from a RIS or WIM image, download the Tools and Drivers ISO image and create a CD to ensure you can copy over all of the necessary files for a successful deployment.

3. Make sure that the driver packages are available as you begin the operating system installation. Refer to Chapter 3 for supported delivery methods.