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50 Sun Blade X6250 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation Guide • September 2008
Installing Supplemental Software
There are supplemental software components available for your Sun Blade server
module. You have two options for installation: Typical, where basic choices are
made for you (as indicated in the table below), and Custom, which is a superset of
Typical and includes all software components of Typical plus additional software
components you can select.
▼ To Install Supplemental Software
Note – If you have already installed the supplemental software, running the
installation again will not necessarily reinstall the supplemental software. It may
result in the components being removed. Carefully review the dialog boxes during
supplemental software installation to ensure that the results are as expected.
If you selected Supplemental Software at the initial Installation Package page (see
FIGURE 8-1 ) in Step 2 , and selected No in Step 7 , the Supplemental Software dialog
box displays:
TABLE 8-1 Install Pack Supplemental Software
Available Components Windows Server
2003
Windows Server
2008
Sun STK RAID Manager— Allows you to configure, administer and
monitor RAID on the Sun Blade RAID Expansion Module, X4620A
(Adaptec-based). Refer to
“Managing RAID Using the StorageTek RAID
Manager” on page 53 .
Typical Typical
ipmitool— Command line utility that reads the sensor data repository
(SDR) and displays sensor values, System Event Log (SEL) entries, Field
Replaceable Unit (FRU) inventory information, gets and sets LAN
configuration parameters, and performs chassis power control
operations via the BMC (also called the Service Processor). For Windows
Server 2003 installations, refer to
“Completing the IPMItool Installation”
on page 56 ).
Typical Typical
Intel Teaming— NIC teaming features include fault tolerance, load
balancing, link aggregation, and Virtual LAN (VLAN) tagging. After
installation, refer to
“Using Intel NIC Teaming” on page 53 .
Typical Typical