Determine Required Drivers

The server-specific drivers that must be incorporated into a WIM or RIS image are shown in TABLE 9-1.

TABLE 9-1Server-specific Drivers Required for WIM or RIS Images

 

 

Incorporate for Windows Server

Incorporate for Windows Server

 

 

2003

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Driver/Device

32-bit

64-bit

32-bit

64-bit

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intel Pro/1000 EB Network with I/O

Yes

Yes

No

No

Acceleration

 

 

 

 

Intel(R) 631xESB/6321ESB Chipset drivers

Yes

Yes

No

No

Aspeed Graphics Driver

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

(Adaptec-based) driver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add Drivers to a WIM Image

For remote installation of Windows Server 2008 using a server running Windows Deployment Services, the mass storage controller drivers provided with Windows Server 2008 are sufficient to install the operating system.

Before you Begin

Before creating a WIM image, you need to do the following:

■The Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK or WAIK) must be installed. The kit can be downloaded from Microsoft. Sun recommends using version 2.0 or later of the WAIK.

■Read the Windows AIK documentation.

■Windows Remote Installation Services must be are running on a Windows Server. Read the Windows Deployment Services snap-in documentation.

■Locate DriverPack.zip for Windows Server 2008, see Downloading Server- Specific Driver Packages.

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