Sun Microsystems X3-3L, Installation Manual

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4 Sun Server X3-2L Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems • April 2014
2008 SP2, you will need to load the LSI mass storage driver for the PCIe HBA option.
This LSI mass storage driver is available on the internal Oracle System Assistant USB
flash drive and Oracle System Assistant provides tools for loading it.
Instructions for loading the LSI mass storage driver during the Windows Server 2008
SP2 installation are provided in Step 8 of the
“Install Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2
SP1) Using Local or Remote Media” on page 28 .
If your server does not have an internal Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive, you
can download the ISO image that includes the LSI mass storage driver. For download
instructions, see
“Getting Server Firmware and Software” on page 61 .
Selecting the Console Display Option
This section describes the options for connecting a console to perform the
installation.
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“Console Display Options” on page 4
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“Set Up the Local Console” on page 5
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“Set Up the Remote Console” on page 6
Console Display Options
You can install the OS and administer the server by attaching a local console directly
to the server’s service processor (SP). The server supports two types of local consoles:
■
A terminal connected to the serial management port (SER MGT)
TABLE:
Supported SAS PCIe HBAs Requiring LSI Mass Storage Driver
Supported SAS PCIe HBAs Option Number Driver Required During Installation
Sun Storage 6 Gb/s SAS PCIe
RAID HBA, Internal SG-SAS6-R-INT-Z LSI MegaRAID SAS 92 xx-xx
Sun Storage 6 Gb/s SAS PCIe
RAID HBA, External SG-SAS6-R-EXT-Z LSI MegaRAID SAS 92 xx-xx
Sun Storage 6 Gb/s SAS PCIe
HBA, Internal SG-SAS6-INT-Z LSI Adapter SAS 2008 Falcon
Sun Storage 6 Gb/s SAS PCIe
HBA, External SG-SAS6-EXT-Z LSI Adapter SAS 2008 Falcon