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 and Windows Server 2008 installation.

Note - If you have the Tools and Drivers CD, you can skip this chapter and proceed to Chapter 3. You can use the CD for creation of the mass storage driver floppy disk and the installation of the other server-specific drivers. The latest version of the Tools and Drivers CD for your server 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/blades/x6220/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 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:

FloppyPack_x_x_x.zip (contains the LSI integrated disk controller driver for the Sun Blade X6220). You will use this package to create driver media for your Windows Server 2003 installation, see Chapter 3.

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 Blade X6220 Server 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 Chapter 3 to select the delivery methods.