Installing Platform-Specific Device Drivers

This section describes how to install platform-specific device drivers to support optional devices you added to the server when you completed the hardware installation. The following device drivers must be installed in the order specified:

1. Intel Chipset

2. Ethernet driver

3. AST2100 VGA driver (for systems that contain an SP module)

4. AHCI RAID software

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   Note - The Sun Fire X2270 M2 Tools and Drivers DVD is required to complete the procedures in this section. If you do not have a copy of the DVD, you can download the latest version as a downloadable image on the Oracle download site:

   http://wikis.sun.com/display/SystemsComm/Sun+Fire+X2270+M2+Server

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   You can choose to install device drivers using one of the following methods:

• Externally attached CD/DVD drive containing the Tools and Driver DVD.

• Virtual CD/DVD containing the Tools and Driver DVD that can be accessed from the ILOM Remote Console.

• Windows.zip file downloaded from the download web site. The Windows.zip file contains the Windows drivers from the Tools and Driver DVD.