ProLiant DL580 Setup and Installation Guide

Server Configuration and Utilities 7-23

Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required

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For more information on these drivers, run the README.COM file in the root

directory of the IBM OS/2 SSD from Compaq.

If you use SmartStart to install your operating system, these drivers install

automatically. Otherwise, you can use SmartStart to create an

IBM OS/2 Support Software Diskette (SSD) from Compaq to support a

manual installation of IBM OS/2.

If you do not want SmartStart to configure the server, follow this procedure:

1. Launch the SmartStart CD as previously described in this chapter.

2. Launch manual operating system configuration:

a. Select the System Configuration Utility.

b. Select the Operating System Installation option from the System

Configuration Utility main menu.

3. Follow the instructions provided for the operating system you are

installing.

Sun Solaris Intel Platform Edition Device

Drivers for Compaq

To operate with Sun Solaris Intel Platform Edition 2.6 and 7, your Compaq

ProLiant DL580 server must maintain certain device drivers.

You can access the drivers and installation procedures for Solaris 2.6 at the

Sun website:

www.soldc.sun.com/support/drivers/

For Solaris 7, the drivers are included with the operating system.

■ The cnft driver is required for the Texas Instruments TLAN-based

Compaq NICs.

■ The iprb driver is required for the Intel-based Compaq NICs. You can

access the Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver and installation procedures for

Solaris 2.6 and 7 at the Intel website: