After installing Windows Server 2003, you must install the following mandatory system device drivers:
AMD CPU Driver
Intel Ethernet EM and NEM Drivers
Other system device drivers that you may need to install after completing the OS installation include:
AMI Virtual Floppy Device Driver. If this driver was not previously installed at boot time, you should install this driver after completing the OS installation.
QLogic FC SAN Driver. If your Sun Blade 8000 Chassis includes a Fibre Channel EM, you will need to install the Qlogic FC SAN driver after completing the OS installation.
Emulex FC SAN Driver. If your Sun Blade 8000 Chassis includes a Fibre Channel EM, you will need to install the Emulex FC SAN driver after completing the OS installation.
Mellanox IB Driver. If your Sun Blade 8000 Chassis includes an InfiniBand EM, you will need to install the Mellanox IB driver after completing the OS installation.
The Sun Blade 8000 Resource CD includes all the device driver software in the X86 and X64 directories (support/drivers/w2k3sp1/x64
or
X86
). For additional information about the system device drivers supplied, see Summary of Required Device
Drivers.
The following procedure assume that you already have:
Installed Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise SP1 (or R2) operating system on the Sun Blade Server Module.
A Resource CD containing the PCI-e ExpressModule drivers and Mellonox IB driver. For more information, see Deployment of Device Drivers for Installation.
Attached external floppy drive to Sun Blade Server Module; or floppy ISO image mounted on a shared network location.
Reviewed Drivers to Be Installed After Installation prior to performing the device driver procedure.
Use the following procedure to update the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 installation with the necessary system device driver software.
The following procedure provides instructions for how to install and update all drivers on the Resource CD with the exception of the ATI Rage XL Graphics Controller Driver. Installation information along with the latest ATI drivers for X64 and X86 can be downloaded from the Sun Blade 8000 Series product page at http://www.sun.com/servers/blades/8000.
Using Windows Explorer, open the X86 or X64 directory on the Resource CD or mount the ISO image.
To launch the Sun Blade 8000 Device Driver program, double-click the driver executable to launch the device driver program
The File Download - Security Warning dialog appears.
In the File Download - Security Warning, click Run to continue.
The Internet Explorer - Security Warning dialog appears.
In the Internet Explorer - Security Warning dialog box, click Run.
The Welcome to the Sun Blade 8000 Driver Install dialog appears.
In the Welcome to the Sun Blade 8000 Driver Install dialog, click Next.
The End User License Agreement dialog appears.
In the End User License Agreement dialog, select I accept this EULA, then click Next to continue.
The File/Copy Transfer dialog appears as files are copied to the appropriate folders. The Congratulations You are Finished dialog appears.
In the Congratulations You Are Finish dialog, the names of all the drivers installed and updated on your system are listed. Click Finish then OK to exit.
Repeat Steps 2 through 6 to install the remaining applicable device drivers in directories X86 or X64 on the Resource CD.
For a description about these drivers, see Drivers to Be Installed After Installation.