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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