Select the Delivery Methods
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In this chapter, you will decide on the delivery methods to provide the mass storage drivers and the Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 media for installation.
To select mass storage driver media and Windows OS (operating system) media delivery methods, complete the following procedures:
1. Select a Mass Storage Drivers Method.
2. Select a Windows OS Distribution Media Method.
3. Make a note of the delivery methods that you selected and proceed to Chapter 4.
Select a Mass Storage Drivers Method
Select a method listed in TABLE 3-1 that meets the need of your environment for providing the appropriate drivers for Windows Server operating system installation. Make note of the method you have selected
| Note - If you installing Windows Server 2003, you will need to supply drivers during the installation using one of the methods described below. If you are installing Windows Server 2008 on a Sun Fire X4440 server, you will need to supply drivers during the installation using one of the methods described below. If you are installing Windows Server 2008 on a Sun Fire X4140 or X4240 server, the Windows distribution media includes the mass storage drivers necessary for installing Windows.
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TABLE 3-1 Delivery Methods for Mass Storage Drivers
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Mass Storage Drivers Delivery Method
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Additional Requirements
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Ease of Configuration and Installation
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Floppy Disk Local: Uses a physical USB floppy drive directly connected to one of the server’s USB ports.
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Easy
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Floppy Disk Remote: Uses a remote KVMS to redirect to a physical floppy drive on the system hosting the JavaRConsole.
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- JavaRConsole system with network access to your Sun Fire server’s network management port and an attached floppy drive
- Floppy disk
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Medium:
Installation time will be minimally increased over the Floppy Disk Local method.
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Floppy Image: Uses a remote KVMS to redirect to a floppy image file on the system hosting the JavaRConsole.
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- JavaRConsole system with network access to your Sun Fire server’s management network port
- Floppy image file
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Medium:
Installation time will be minimally increased over the Floppy Disk Local method.
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Non-Floppy Media (Windows Server 2008 only): Uses a physical drive, or remote KVMS to redirect to a physical drive on the system hosting the JavaRConsole.
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- JavaRConsole system with network access to your Sun Fire server’s management network port
- CD/DVD or USB flash drive media
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Medium:
Installation time will be minimally increased over the Floppy Disk Local method.
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Select a Windows OS Distribution Media Method
Select a method listed in TABLE 3-2 that meets the need of your environment for providing the Windows operating system (OS) distribution media for the Windows installation on your server. Make a note of the method that you selected.
TABLE 3-2 Delivery Methods for Windows Server Distribution Media
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Mass Storage Drivers Delivery Method
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Additional Requirements
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Ease of Configuration and Installation
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Windows Local: Uses a physical CD/DVD drive on the Sun Fire server.
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The server’s CD/DVD drive
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Easy
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Windows Remote: Uses a remote KVMS to redirect the CD drive to a physical CD drive on the system hosting the JavaRConsole.
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JavaRConsole system with the network access to the Sun Fire server network management port and an attached CD/DVD drive
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Medium: Installation time will be significantly increased over the Windows Local method.
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Windows Image: Uses a remote KVMS to redirect the CD drive to a Windows media image file on the system hosting the JavaRConsole.
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JavaRConsole system with network access to the Sun Fire server management network port
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Medium: Installation time will be significantly increased over the Windows Local method.
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