C H A P T E R  4

Prepare for Mass Storage Driver Delivery

This chapter contains instructions on preparing the necessary mass storage drivers media for Windows installation.

Depending on the method selected in Chapter 3, you will use one of the procedures in this chapter. See TABLE 4-1.


TABLE 4-1 Mass Storage Driver Delivery Methods

Delivery Method

Section to Read

Floppy Disk Local

Create a Floppy Disk

Floppy Disk Remote

Create a Floppy Disk

Floppy Image

Copy the Floppy Image File

Non-Floppy Media (used for Windows 2008 installation on the Sun Fire X4440 only)

Copy Driver Files to Non-Floppy Media



Create a Floppy Disk

For the Floppy Disk Local or Floppy Disk Remote delivery method, you need to create a floppy disk containing the mass storage drivers before proceeding with the Windows Server 2003 installation.

Ensure that the following system configurations and materials are readily available:



Note - The _x_x_x number identifies the version of the package (for example, FloppyPack_1_1_4.zip).



procedure icon  To Create a Floppy Disk for the Sun Fire Server

Sun provides a wizard to help create the necessary floppy disk required for Windows Server 2003 installation. The Sun Mass-Storage Driver Disk Creation wizard may be started using one of the following methods: from the main menu of your server’s Tools and Drivers CD, or from the mkfloppy.exe wizard. Directions for using either method are described below.

1. Start the Sun Mass-Storage Driver Disk Creation wizard using one of the following methods:

--or--

i. On a system running Microsoft Windows software with a floppy drive, copy the FloppyPack_x_x_x.zip file to a temporary directory.

ii. Start Windows Explorer.

iii. Navigate to the folder where you placed the downloaded file.

iv. Select FloppyPack_x_x_x.zip.

v. On the File menu, click Extract All.



Note - If your version of Windows Explorer does not natively support compressed folders, use a third-party utility to extract the contents of the zip file. Make sure to maintain the directory structure of the folders after extracting them.


vi. Extract the files into a new (empty) folder.

vii. Start Windows Explorer and navigate to the folder containing the extracted files.

viii. In Windows Explorer, open the directory containing the extracted files and double-click the mkfloppy.exe wizard, and then proceed to the next step.

2. At the Mass-Storage Driver Disk Creation wizard welcome page (see FIGURE 4-1), click Next and follow the instructions in the wizard to create the mass storage driver floppy disk for your server.

Insert a blank floppy disk into drive A: when prompted.

FIGURE 4-1 Mass-Storage Drivers Disk Creation Wizard Welcome Page


3. At the Format 3 1/2 Floppy page (see FIGURE 4-2), click the Start button to begin formatting.

FIGURE 4-2 Format 3 1/2 Floppy Page


4. When the floppy disk formatting is complete, click the Close button.

The Format 3 1/2 Floppy page closes and you are returned to the Mass-Storage Driver Disk Creation wizard.

5. Click Next and follow the instructions in the wizard to complete the creation of the mass storage driver floppy disk, and then do one of the following:


Copy the Floppy Image File

Use this procedure if you choose the Floppy Image method to install the mass storage drivers.

Ensure that a JavaRConsole system is available to host the driver files. This system must have access to the FloppyPack.zip driver package downloaded from the driver download site or on the Tools and Drivers CD (system software release 2.0, or later) as shown in Download Server-Specific Driver Packages.


procedure icon  To Copy the Floppy Image File

To copy the floppy image file using a Windows system:

1. Prepare the driver files:

i. Insert the CD into the JavaRConsole system.

ii. Navigate to the following directory:

windows\w2k3\packages\FloppyPack\image

--or--

windows\w2k8\packages\FloppyPack\image

and then proceed to Step 2.

i. Copy the FloppyPack_x_x_x.zip file to a temporary directory.

ii. Start Windows Explorer.

iii. Navigate to the temporary folder where you placed the downloaded file.

iv. Select FloppyPack_x_x_x.zip.

v. On the File menu, click Extract All.



Note - If your version of Windows Explorer does not natively support compressed folders, use a third-party utility to extract the contents of the zip file. Make sure to maintain the directory structure of the folders after extracting them.


vi. Navigate to the folder where the extracted files reside.

vii. Navigate to the image folder, and then proceed to the next step.

2. Copy the floppy.img file to a folder on the JavaRConsole system that will be available during installation.

Note the floppy.img file location.

3. To install Windows remotely using the Floppy Image method, proceed to Chapter 5 to setup your remote console.


Copy Driver Files to Non-Floppy Media

This method is only supported for Windows Server 2008 installations and only necessary if your Sun Fire server uses the Adaptec-based integrated RAID controller (which is standard with the Sun Fire X4440). If you decide not to use a floppy disk or floppy image file, you may copy the driver files on to a USB flash drive or CD/DVD.


procedure icon  Copy Drivers to Non-Floppy Media

This method requires the user to perform the individual steps necessary to create the driver media for Windows Server 2008. You will need a writable CD/DVD or USB flash drive to complete these instructions.

1. Access the mass-storage driver files using one of the following methods:

--or--

i. On a system running Microsoft Windows software with a floppy drive, copy the FloppyPack_x_x_x.zip file to a temporary directory.

ii. Start Windows Explorer.

iii. Navigate to the folder where you placed the downloaded file.

iv. Select FloppyPack_x_x_x.zip.

v. On the File menu, click Extract All.



Note - If your version of Windows Explorer does not natively support compressed folders, use a third-party utility to extract the contents of the zip file. Make sure to maintain the directory structure of the folders after extracting them.


vi. Extract the files into a new (empty) folder.

2. Insert a writeable CD/DVD or USB flash drive into the Windows system.

3. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the file folder containing the driver files.

4. On the Edit menu, click Select All.

5. Pressing and holding the left mouse button, drag and drop the selected files onto the media (USB flash drive or CD/DVD) you will use during the installation of Windows Server 2008.



Note - If you used Winzip to extract the files, do not drag and drop the files, as the directory structure will not be maintained.


The mass-storage driver media is created.

6. Do one of the following: