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Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Windows Operating System Installation Guide

Chapter 7 Updating the Critical Drivers and Software

After the initial installation of Windows, you need to update standard Windows drivers with the Sun Ultra 27 workstation-specific drivers to ensure proper operation of your system. This chapter contains the following sections:

The procedures in this chapter assume that you have already done the following:

Updating the Workstation Drivers

Sun provides drivers for your workstation that need to be installed after you install the operating system. These drivers are found on the Tools and Drivers DVD, or from the windows.zip file that is downloadable from the Sun software download site. A description of the required drivers can be found in the following table.

Table 7–1 Additional Sun Ultra 27 Drivers

Driver 

Description 

Chipset 

Includes drivers required to support your workstation hardware, such as MBus, USB, PCI-Express root, and the LPC (Legacy PC) Interface Controller. 

Video 

Includes support for your NVIDIA Quadro FX (FX5800, FX3800, FX1800 or FX380) graphics accelerator.  

Audio 

Includes support for the RealTek audio processor. 

Network Interface 

Includes support for your Intel PRO/100, Intel PRO/1000, and Intel PRO/10GbE adapters and integrated network connections. 

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 

Includes support for Infineon TPM . The Trusted Platform Module is an on-board component specifically designed to enhance security by providing a protected space for key operations and other security critical tasks. Using both hardware and software, the TPM protects encryption and signature keys at their most vulnerable stages.

   

Perform one of the following procedures to update your workstation drivers:

ProcedureTo Install the Workstation Drivers Using the Tools and Drivers Installation Wizard

  1. Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into a USB external CD/DVD drive connected to the system. The CD starts automatically.

    The Tools and Drivers Main Menu is displayed, see Figure 7–1.

    Figure 7–1 Tools and Drivers Main Menu

    Graphic showing the Ultra 27 Tools and Drivers CD Main Menu.

  2. At the main menu, click Install/Update Drivers.

    Follow the onscreen instructions to install the required drivers.

ProcedureTo Install the Workstation Drivers Manually

  1. Do one of the following:

    • Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the CD/DVD drive. If the DVD autostarts, click the close icon on the main menu. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the drivers\windows folder.

    • If you downloaded the windows.zip file from the Sun download site (as described in Chapter 2, Downloading Driver Packages), extract it to a folder on the workstation.

  2. Install the chipset drivers:

    1. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the windows\chipset drivers folder.

    2. Double-click the .exe executable file to start the installation process.

      Follow the onscreen instructions to install the chipset drivers.

  3. To install the Ethernet driver, do one of the following:

    • Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the windows\nic drivers folder. Double-click the .exe executable file.

      Follow the onscreen instructions to install the Ethernet driver.

      Or

    • Install the driver using the Windows Device Manager:

      1. Open the Device Manager.

      2. Right-click on the NIC with the yellow bang (!) and choose Update Driver.

      3. Select No, not at this time, and click Next.

      4. Select Install from a List or Specific Location, and click Next.

      5. Click Browse, and navigate to the appropriate workstation Ethernet driver folder. For example:

        windows\nic\pro1000

      6. Update the Ethernet driver by choosing the file in the corresponding OS folder from the Tools and Drivers CD.

  4. Install the TPM driver:

    1. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the windows\TPM\driver\app folder.

    2. Extract the .zip file.

    3. Double-click on the .exe executable file.

      Follow the installation wizard to install TPM driver.

  5. Install the NVIDIA Quadro FX video driver:

    1. Open the Windows Device Manager.

    2. Right-click the display driver, and choose Update.

      The Hardware Update Wizard appears.

    3. Select No, not at this time, and click Next.

    4. In the dialog box that follows, select Install from a list or specific location and click Next.

    5. Click Browse and navigate to the windows\video\os\version folder (where os is Vista or 2008, and version is 32-bit or 64-bit.

    6. Double-click on the .exe executable file.

      Follow the installation wizard to install the video driver.

  6. Install the RealTek HD audio driver:

    1. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the windows\video\os folder (where os is Vista or 2008).

    2. Double-click the .exe executable file.

      Follow the installation wizard to install RealTek HD audio driver.

  7. Reboot the workstation.

Installing Supplemental Software

The following supplemental software components are available for your Sun workstation running Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Server 2008, or Windows XP.

ProcedureTo Install Sun Supplemental Software

  1. Do one of the following:

    • Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the CD/DVD drive. If the DVD autostarts, click the close icon at the main menu. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the drivers\windows folder.

    • If you downloaded the windows.zip file from the Sun download site (as described in Chapter 2, Downloading Driver Packages), extract it to a folder on the workstation.

  2. Install the MegaRAID Storage Manager software:

    1. Navigate to the windows\SAS\MSM drivers folder.

    2. Double-click the .exe executable file to start the installation process.

      Follow the onscreen instructions to install the software.

  3. If you use Intel ASF to manage your workstation, install the Intel ASF agent software:

    1. Use Windows Explorer, navigate to the windows\me\ASF\version\agent drivers folder (where version is either 32–bit or 64–bit Windows).

    2. Double-click the .exe executable file to start the installation process.

      Follow the onscreen instructions to install the software.

  4. When done, reboot the workstation.

Using Supplemental Software to Manage Your Workstation

This section lists additional information about Sun supplemental software for your server. This information includes:

Managing RAID Using the MegaRAID Storage Manager

The MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM) program enables you to configure the LSI-based integrated RAID controller, physical disk drives, and virtual disk drives on your system. The Configuration wizard in the MSM program simplifies the process of creating disk groups and virtual disk drives by guiding you through several simple steps to create your storage configurations.

MSM works with the appropriate operating system (OS) libraries and drivers to configure, monitor, and maintain storage configurations attached to x64 servers. The MSM GUI displays device status in the form of icons, which represent the controllers, virtual disk drives, and physical disk drives on your system. Special icons appear next to the device icons on the screen to notify you of disk failures and other events that require immediate attention. System errors and events are recorded in an event log file and are displayed on the screen.

For information on using MSM, refer to the Sun LSI 106x RAID User's Guide for your server on the Sun product documentation web site at:

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/sf-hba-lsi

Managing the Workstation Using Intel ASF

Intel ASF (Alert Standard Format) provides standards-based alerting and remote control, which can be implemented on mobile, desktop, and workstation systems, or on server platforms. Both the alerting and remote control capabilities of ASF are hardware-based and local to the networking solution on managed systems. This allows these solutions CPU and OS independence, providing a persistent connection with the management console.

Installing the ASF agent on your workstation enables an ASF management console to use the workstation's Ethernet controller to collect information from various components in the system (including the CPU, chipset, BIOS, and sensors on the motherboard) and sends this information to a remote server running a management console. Use ASF as a tool for monitoring workstation health, asset management, and remote control.

For more information about managing client systems using Intel ASF, see the Intel web site:

http://www.intel.com/design/network/papers/ASF_whitepaper.htm