When you perform the Windows Server 2003 installation, you will be required to install device drivers at boot time and later after the installation completes. These device drivers provide both operating system support and inband communication with the Sun Blade Server Module.
You can obtain the device drivers on the Sun Blade 8000 Series Resource CD. Alternatively, you can download the device drivers from the Sun Blade 8000 Series product page.
This topic includes the following sections:
Drivers to Be Installed At Boot Time
Drivers to Be Installed After Installation
Deploy the Device Drivers
A breakdown of the required device drivers to be installed at boot are listed in the following table:
Directory on Resource CD |
Floppy Set Image or Program |
Device Drivers or Utility |
Description |
---|---|---|---|
Floppy_Images |
SUNBLWF1.IMG |
LSI1064 SAS/SATA Driver (32 bit and 64 bit) |
This LSI SAS/SATA device driver must be available at installation boot time if installing to a local SAS or SATA hard disk drive (HDD). |
Floppy_Images |
SUNBLWF1.IMG |
AMI Virtual Floppy Driver (32 bit and 64 bit) |
This AMI Virtual Floppy device driver is included on all three floppy images. This driver is only required if installing via remote KVMS session. Do NOT install this driver at this time if using a local floppy disk drive. |
Floppy_Images |
SUNBLWF2.IMG |
QL2300 SAN Driver (32 bit ) |
This QLogic Fibre Channel EM device driver must be installed at installation boot time if your installation target is an FC SAN device. |
Floppy_Images |
SUNBLWF2.IMG |
AMI Virtual Floppy Driver (32 bit) |
This AMI Virtual Floppy device driver is included on all three floppy images. This driver is only required if installing via remote KVMS session. Do NOT install this driver at this time if using a local floppy disk drive. |
Floppy_Images |
SUNBLWF3.IMG |
QL2300 SAN Driver (64 bit ) |
This QLogic Fibre Channel EM device driver must be installed at installation boot time if your installation target is an FC SAN device. This AMI Virtual Floppy device driver is included on all three floppy images. This driver is only required if installing via remote KVMS session. Do NOT install this driver at this time if using a local floppy disk drive. |
Floppy_Images |
SUNBLWF3.IMG |
AMI Virtual Floppy Driver (64 bit) |
This AMI Virtual Floppy device driver is included on all three floppy images. This driver is only required if installing via remote KVMS session. Do NOT install this driver at this time if using a local floppy disk drive. |
Floppy_Images |
SUNBLWF4.IMG |
Emulex SAN Driver (32 bit and 64 bit) |
This Emulex Fibre Channel EM or NEM device driver must be installed at installation boot time if your installation target is an Emulex FC SAN device. |
Floppy_Images |
SUNBLWF4.IMG |
AMI Virtual Floppy Driver (64 bit) |
This AMI Virtual Floppy device driver is included on all three floppy images. This driver is only required if installing via remote KVMS session. Do NOT install this driver at this time if using a local floppy disk drive. |
Floppy_Images |
Rawrite_32.exe |
Floppy Create Utility |
This utility is used to write the required floppy image drivers to a mass-storage device floppy. |
At boot time, you need to install only one floppy driver set (F1, F2, or F3). The floppy driver set that you choose to install will depend on your installation target. Instructions for when to install system device drivers at boot time are included in the following procedures: Install Windows Server 2003 From Local or Virtual Media and Install Windows Server 2003 via PXE.
A breakdown of the required device drivers to be installed after the Windows Server installation are listed in the following table.
Directory on Resource CD |
Driver Image or Program |
Device Drivers or Utility |
Description |
---|---|---|---|
X86/DPInst |
SunBlade_32B_AMD_v1_2_2. exe |
AMD CPU for 32 bit |
The AMD CPU device driver enables full functionality and performance of the AMD CPU. |
X64/DPInst |
SunBlade_64B_AMD_v1_2_2. exe |
AMD CPU Driver for 64 bit |
The AMD CPU device driver enables full functionality and performance of the AMD CPU. |
X86/DPInst |
SunBlade_32B_SunFloppy_ v1_1_8.exe |
AMI Virtual Floppy Device Driver |
If this AMI Floppy device driver was NOT installed at boot time, it can be added after the OS has been installed. This driver enables support for redirected floppy images through remote KVMS. |
X64/DPInst |
SunBlade_64B_SunFloppy_ v1_1_8.exe |
AMI Virtual Floppy Device Driver |
If this AMI Floppy device driver was NOT installed at boot time, it can be added after the OS has been installed. This driver enables support for redirected floppy images through remote KVMS. |
X86/DPInst |
SunBlade_32B_LSI_ v1_24_03.exe |
LSI SAS/SATA Device Driver |
If this LSI SAS/SATA Device driver was NOT installed at boot time, it can be added after the OS has been installed. This driver enables support for the local hard disk drive (HDD). |
X64/DPInst |
SunBlade_64B_LSI_ v1_24_03.exe |
LSI SAS/SATA Device Driver |
If this LSI SAS/SATA Device driver was NOT installed at boot time, it can be added after installing the OS. This driver enables support for the local hard disk drive (HDD). |
X86/DPInst |
SunBlade_32B_Intel_ v9_7_34.exe |
Intel Ethernet EM and NEM Drivers |
This Intel Ethernet EM and NEM device driver MUST be installed after installing the OS. This driver enable support for the EM and NEM Ethernet adapters. |
X64/DPInst |
SunBlade_64B_Intel v9_7_34.exe |
Intel Ethernet EM and NEM Driver |
This Intel Ethernet EM and NEM device driver MUST be installed after installing the OS. This driver enable support for the EM and NEM Ethernet adapters. |
X86/DPInst |
SunBlade_32B_Qlogic_ v9_2_19.exe |
QLogic SAN Driver for EM Module |
If this QLogic SAN device driver was NOT installed at boot time, it can added after installing the operating system. This driver enables support for the Fibre Channel SAN disk array. |
X64/DPIns |
SunBlade_64B_Qlogic_ v9_2_19.exe |
QLogic SAN Driver for EM Module |
If this QLogic SAN device driver was NOT installed at boot time, it can added after installing the operating system. This driver enables support for the Fibre Channel SAN disk array. |
X86/DPInst |
SunBlade_32B_Emulex_ v5_1_20A7.exe |
Emulex SAN Driver for EM and NEM Module |
If this Emulex SAN device driver was NOT installed at boot time, it can added after installing the OS. This driver enables support for the Emulex Fibre Channel SAN disk array. |
X64/DPInst |
SunBlade_64B_Emulex_ v5_1_20A7.exe |
Emulex SAN Driver for EM and NEM Module |
If this Emulex SAN device driver was NOT installed at boot time, it can added after installing the OS. This driver enables support for the Emulex Fibre Channel SAN disk array. |
x32/DPinst |
SunBlade_32B_Nividia_ v4_5_2.exe |
Nvdia Chipse SMBus Device 32-bit |
This driver is required for the chipset device support |
x64/DPinst |
SunBlade_64B_Nividia_ v4_5_2.exe |
Nvdia Chipse SMBus Device 64-bit |
This driver is required for the chipset device support |
X86/Mellanox |
Winib_86-1_3_0_1347.msi |
Mellanox IB Module Driver |
The Mellanox IB Module Driver enables support for the IB EM. |
X64/Mellanox |
Winib_X64-1_3_0_1347.msi |
Mellanox IB Module Driver |
The Mellanox IB Module Driver enables support for the IB EM. |
X86/ATI or X64/ATI |
*Setup.exe *Download install instructions and latest ATI drivers from Sun Blade 8000 Series product page at http://www.sun.com/servers/blades/8000. |
ATI Rage XL Graphics Driver |
The ATI Rage XL Graphics Drivers provides hot plug monitor detection. After installing and configuring the ATI driver, the Windows operating system (after boot) will be able to detect when a local monitor is connected to the system. |
X86 or X64 /AMD /ATI /Emulex /Intel /LSI /Nvidia /Qlogic |
.inf |
Vendor-specific drivers |
Alternatively, you can install and update the system device drivers by using the .inf file in the vendor specific directories. For details about how to update system device drivers using the .inf file, refer to Microsoft's documentation. |
See Install and Update System Device Drivers for instructions about installing system device drivers after completing the Windows installation.
If you are performing the installation from the local system, you will be required to create a mass-storage device floppy to store the drivers for installation. Instructions for creating this device floppy are provided in Obtain and Prepare Window Device Drivers.
If you are performing the installation remotely (via remote KVMS), you do not have to create a mass-storage device floppy, you can simply mount the floppy image (
.img
) for installation.