| Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide |    
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Update the Critical Server-Specific Drivers |
This chapter describes how to update the Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 installation with server-specific device drivers.
This chapter contains the following sections:
The procedures in this chapter assume that you already:
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Sun provides a wizard to install Sun server-specific drivers and supplemental software. The Sun Installation Package wizard may be started using one of the following methods: from the main menu of your server’s Tools and Drivers CD, or from the InstallPack.exe executable file. Directions for using either method are described below.
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1. Start the Sun Installation Package software using one of the following methods:
The Sun Install Package dialog box (shown below) displays.
FIGURE 8-1 Sun Installation Package Dialog Box Example
2. Click Next to accept the default settings.
Note that you should always accept the “platform-specific drivers” to ensure that the most recent versions of the device drivers are installed. The Install Pack notice dialog box displays.
FIGURE 8-2 Install Pack Notice Dialog Box Example
3. Review the Important Note and then click Next.
The Welcome to the Sun Installation Wizard displays.
FIGURE 8-3 Sun Installation Wizard Example
The End User License Agreement page appears.
FIGURE 8-4 End User License Agreement Page
5. Select “I accept this agreement”, and then click Next.
The platform-specific drivers are installed (see FIGURE 8-5). A green check mark verifies that each driver has been successfully installed.
FIGURE 8-5 Finished Installing Page Example
The System Settings Change dialog box displays (see FIGURE 8-6).
FIGURE 8-6 System Settings Change Dialog Box
7. If you accepted the default settings in Step 2, click No to proceed to Installing Supplemental Software.
If you are not installing the Supplemental Software, click Yes to restart your computer.
There are supplemental software components available for your Sun Blade server module. You have two options for installation: Typical, where basic choices are made for you (as indicated in the table below), and Custom, which is a superset of Typical and includes all software components of Typical plus additional software components you can select.
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Sun STK RAID Manager--Allows you to configure, administer and monitor RAID on the Sun Blade RAID Expansion Module, X4620A (Adaptec-based). Refer to Managing RAID Using the StorageTek RAID Manager. |
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ipmitool--Command line utility that reads the sensor data repository (SDR) and displays sensor values, System Event Log (SEL) entries, Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) inventory information, gets and sets LAN configuration parameters, and performs chassis power control operations via the BMC (also called the Service Processor). For Windows Server 2003 installations, refer to Completing the IPMItool Installation). |
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Intel Teaming--NIC teaming features include fault tolerance, load balancing, link aggregation, and Virtual LAN (VLAN) tagging. After installation, refer to Using Intel NIC Teaming. |
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If you selected Supplemental Software at the initial Installation Package page (see FIGURE 8-1) in Step 2, and selected No in Step 7, the Supplemental Software dialog box displays:
FIGURE 8-7 Supplemental Software Dialog Box
1. Click Next to accept the Typical settings, or select Custom to choose the options to install (see descriptions in TABLE 8-1).
Component installation wizards will guide you through the installation of each of the selected supplemental software components.
2. Once the supplemental software has been installed, click Finish.
3. Click Yes at the System Setting Change dialog box to restart your system. If you ran the Sun Installation Package software from the Tools and Drivers CD, remove it now.
Proceed to the next section to learn more about Supplemental software.
This section lists additional information about Sun supplemental software for your server. This information includes:
For Sun servers with an Adaptec-based RAID controller, you can use the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager graphical user interface (GUI), Command Line Interface (CLI) or the Adaptec Configuration Utility to build your storage space.
Available documentation for the above components may be found on the Sun documentation web site at:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/dsk-cntrl
Intel® PROSet for Windows Device Manager is an extension to the Windows Device Manager. When you install the NIC Teaming supplemental software for your Sun Blade X6450 sServer module, Intel PROSet software configuration tabs are automatically added to the network adapters listed in Device Manager.
To access the functions available for your server’s network interface, do the following:
1. From the Taskbar, click Start, and then click Run.
The run dialog box is displayed.
2. In the Open list, type devmgmt.msc, and then click OK.
The Device Manager dialog box is displayed.
3. Expand the Network adapters group and select the first adapter.
4. Right-click the selection and click Properties.
The adapter properties dialog box is displayed.
FIGURE 8-8 Intel NIC Adapter Properties
5. To setup NIC teaming, click the Teaming tab.
The teaming options are displayed (see FIGURE 8-8).
6. Select Team with other adapters and then click New Team.
The New Team Wizard is displayed.
7. Click Next. The Adapter Selection page is displayed.
FIGURE 8-10 Adapter Selection Page
8. Select the adapters to be included in the team from the list of installed adapters.
For more information on setting up NIC teaming for your environment, refer to the Intel Connectivity web page on “Advanced Networking Services--Teaming” at:
http://support.intel.com/support/network/sb/CS-009747.htm
Additionally, you may download the complete set of Intel Network Connections User Guides for your server’s network adapters at:
http://support.intel.com/support/network/sb/cs-009715.htm
The IPMItool is a command line utility that reads the sensor data repository (SDR) and displays sensor values, System Event Log (SEL) entries, Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) inventory information, gets and sets LAN configuration parameters, and performs chassis power control operations via the server’s service processor. IPMItool is supplemental software and may be installed using the server’s Tools and Drivers CD or using the Installpack.exe executable file (described earlier in this chapter).
Once installed, the IPMItool may be used to access your server’s service processor (or another Sun server’s service processor) in the following ways:
To use IPMItool, ensure that you have completed the requirements specified for your Windows Server 2003 version:
For Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2:
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Do the following before attempting to use the IPMItool through the Windows operating system:
1. Install the Microsoft IPMI System Management driver:
a. In Control Panel, open Add/Remove Programs.
The Add/Remove Programs dialog is displayed.
b. Click Add/Remove Windows Components.
The Windows Components Wizard dialog is displayed.
c. Highlight Management and Monitoring Tools component, and then click Details.
The Management and Monitoring Tools page is displayed.
e. Read the warning and then click OK.
The Management and Monitoring Tools page is displayed.
The Windows Components Wizard dialog is displayed.
The Hardware Management component is installed.
2. Instantiate the IPMI System Management driver.
3. On the Taskbar, click Start, and then click Run.
The Run dialog box is displayed.
rundll32 ipmisetp.dll,AddTheDevice
The IPMI System Management driver is instantiated.
5. To ensure that the IPMI System Management driver is installed, repeat steps 1a through 1c, above.
For information about using the IPMItool, refer to your Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2.0 User’s Guide (820-1188). For more information on standard IPMItool commands, please see:
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