Installing System Device Drivers to Support Additional
Hardware
The following table identifies the system device drivers that are available for you to install on
your system. Review this table to determine which drivers, if any, are currently required for
installation on your system.
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Additional SLES Device Drivers
Hardware Device
Device Driver
AST2100 service processor
AST2100 VGA driver
Intel NIC
1GB driver
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How to Install System Device Drivers Using Local or
Remote Media
If your server has an on-board CD/DVD drive or an attached CD/DVD drive, you can install
the drivers directly, using your server Tools & Drivers CD.
The following requirements must be met before you install the drivers on your system.
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Obtain the required device drivers from the Tools & Drivers CD or ISO image.
The Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Tools & Drivers CD is provided in the Documentation and
Media Kit, which is an option you can order. If necessary, you can also download an ISO
image of the tools and drivers CD from the downloads page:
http://wikis.sun.com/display/SystemsComm/Sun+Fire+X2270+M2+Server
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If your server
does not
contain a service processor, obtain the
linux.zip
file from the Sun
download site. The
linux.zip
file contains the Linux drivers from the Sun Fire X2270 M2
Tools & Drivers CD.
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Establish an installation environment (console, boot media, installation target).
Ensure that the system device driver media is available to boot.
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For a distribution CD/DVD, insert the Tools & Drivers CD into the local or remote
CD/DVD-ROM drive.
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For an ISO image, in the
Device
menu of the Sun ILOM Remote Console, select the
CD-ROM
image to specify the location of the driver CD image.
Change to the mounted USB CD/DVD directory by typing the following command:
#
cd
<
mount_point
>
/drivers/linux/suse
Before You Begin
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