IBM 88743BU User Manual - Page 327
Install the device drivers on Windows, OSA IPMI device driver in Windows Server 2003
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5. Select the links to download each component. Note: The IBM System x Web page, does not have OSA IPMI driver and layer software available for Linux, Novell, and Windows operating systems to download. For instructions, see the following sections. Install the device drivers on Windows Although the OSA IPMI driver limits the support for single node systems only, the Microsoft IPMI driver is required for multinode x3950 M2 configurations. You may use both drivers, but the OSA IPMI and the Microsoft IPMI drivers cannot coexist. If the OSA driver is already installed, you must uninstall it before installing the Microsoft IPMI driver. Notes: On multinode x3950 M2 configurations, the Microsoft IPMI device driver is the only supported IPMI driver. If you have the OSA IPMI device driver installed you must remove that and replace it with the Microsoft IPMI device driver. The Microsoft IPMI driver is not installed in Windows Server 2003 by default. See the readme file in the driver package for more details. The Microsoft IPMI device driver is required for UXSP, wFlash (embedded in any IBM update packages for Windows), and online Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) software. This section describes how to install the drivers under Windows. OSA IPMI device driver in Windows Server 2003 To install the OSA IPMI device driver: 1. Run Setup.exe. Click Next to proceed through the usual initial windows. 2. When prompted select Perform Update and click the Next button (Figure 6-6 on page 310). Chapter 6. Management 309
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