Sun Microsystems X6250 manual Downloading Server-Specific Driver Packages

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Downloading Server-Specific Driver Packages

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/x6250/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 X6250_Tools_And_Drivers_Windows_xxxxx.zip to a hard drive location or media that will be accessible during the installation. Extract the following sub-packages contained in the .zip file:

■FloppyPack.zip (contains the disk controller drivers for the Sun Blade X6250). You will use this package to create driver media for your Windows Server 2003 installation, see Chapter 3.

■InstallPack.exe (program to update server-specific device drivers after installing Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008)

■DriverPack.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 X6250 Server Module Drivers Into WIM or RIS Images” on page 59.

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