Downloading Server-Specific Driver Packages

C H A P T E R 2

This chapter describes how to download the server-specific driver packages needed for Windows Server 2003 (X4500 or X4540) and Windows Server 2008 (X4540 only) installation.

Note - If you have the Tools and Drivers CD, you can skip this chapter and proceed to Selecting the Delivery Methods. You can use the CD for initial installation of the server-specific drivers. The latest version of the Tools and Drivers CD 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.

http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/x4500/downloads.jsp

http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/x4540/downloads.jsp

2. Choose one of the following download options:

If you are installing using the Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 media, download the Windows.zip to a hard drive location or media that will be accessible during the installation. Extract the following sub-packages contained in Windows.zip:

Note - The name of the windows package differs per server, however, it typically contains the word “windows” as part of the filename.

FloppyPack_x_x_x.zip (contains the LSI integrated disk controller driver for the Sun Fire X4540, or the Marvell Serial ATA Gen 2 PCI-X Adapter driver and the AMI virtual driver for the Sun Fire X4500). You will use this package to create driver media for your Windows Server 2003 installation, see Selecting the Delivery Methods.

InstallPack_x_x_x.exe (program to update server-specific device drivers after installing Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008)

DriverPack_x_x_x.zip (for experts only, server-specific driver archive for Windows Server, English). Download this file if you want to perform a PXE installation described in Chapter 9, Incorporating Sun Fire Drivers Into WIM or RIS Images.

OptPack_x_x_x.zip (for experts only, supplemental software archive). Download this file if you want to incorporate the supplemental software into a PXE installation.

If you are installing Windows Server using a PXE server (advanced installation), extract the contents of the DriverPack_x_x_x.zip file on the PXE server.

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

3. Make sure that the driver packages are available as you begin the operating system installation. Proceed to Selecting the Delivery Methods to select the delivery methods.