Sun Microsystems X6250 manual Select a Mass Storage Drivers Method

Select a Mass Storage Drivers Method

Select a method listed in TABLE 3-1that meets the need of your environment for providing the appropriate mass storage drivers for Windows Server 2003 installation. Make note of the method you have selected

Note – For Windows Server 2008, the Windows distribution media includes all drivers necessary to install Windows on the Sun Blade X6250 server module. If you are installing Windows Server 2003, you will need to supply mass storage drivers during the installation using one of the methods described below.

TABLE 3-1Delivery Methods for Windows 2003 Mass Storage Drivers

		Ease of Configuration and
Mass Storage Drivers Delivery Method	Additional Requirements	Installation
Floppy Disk Local: Uses a physical	• External USB floppy drive listed as	Easy
USB floppy drive externally	“Designed for Windows”* on the
connected to a USB port on the	Windows Marketplace site:
server module dongle cable. Do not	http://www.windowsservercata
connect it to a hub, as this could	log.com/marketplace/
cause the installation to fail. You	• Floppy disk
can use a hub on the other dongle	• Server module dongle cable
USB connector to connect
additional devices, such as a
keyboard and mouse.

Floppy Disk Remote: Uses a remote KVMS to redirect to a physical floppy drive on the system hosting the JavaRConsole.

•JavaRConsole system with network access to your Sun Blade server module’s network management port and an attached floppy drive

•Floppy disk

Medium:

Installation time will be minimally increased over the Floppy Disk Local method.

Floppy Image: Uses a remote KVMS to redirect to a floppy image file on the system hosting the JavaRConsole. Only available for server modules supporting ILOM. This method can not be used for server modules using ELOM.

•JavaRConsole system with network access to your Sun Blade server module’s management network port

•Floppy image file

Medium:

Installation time will be minimally increased over the Floppy Disk Local method.

*If you do not use a USB floppy drive designed for Windows, it might appear that the drivers are installed during the OS installation, but when you reboot the system, the graphical part of the Windows setup will be unable to find the drivers again and the installation will fail with an error message.

10 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008