C H A P T E R 4 |
Configuring the Preinstalled OpenSolaris Operating System |
This chapter explains the steps for configuring the OpenSolaris Operating System (OpenSolaris OS) that has been preinstalled on your server, if ordered. The preinstalled version is OpenSolaris 2009.06 or later.
Note - If you connect a monitor to the Sun Blade X6440 server module, you will not see the output of the preinstalled OpenSolaris image on the monitor when you power on the server. You will see the BIOS power-on self-test (POST) and other boot information output. This is because the server ships with its console redirected to the serial port. You can choose an option to send the output to VGA (video port). For more information, see (Optional) To Redirect the Console Output to the Video Port. |
This chapter includes the following topics:
Before you begin configuring the preinstalled OpenSolaris OS, do the following:
Use the worksheet in TABLE 4-1 to gather the information that you need to configure the preinstalled OpenSolaris OS. You need to collect only the information that applies to your application of the system.
Note - Before you perform this procedure, you need to set up the service processor. For instructions on setting up the service processor, see Chapter 2. |
Use the information that you gathered in Installation Worksheet as you perform the configuration.
After configuring the server module ILOM, you can configure the preinstalled OpenSolaris Operating System by using the service processor to connect to the system console.
To Configure the Preinstalled OpenSolaris OS |
You can connect to the service processor using a serial terminal or the Ethernet, as described in Connecting to the Server Module ILOM.
If you connect to the service processor using a serial terminal, you can use one of the following options:
1. Connect and log in to the service processor using one of the methods described in Connecting to the Server Module ILOM.
The server module ILOM CLI prompt appears:
2. Verify that the communication properties of the service processor are set to the defaults. For example:
-> show /SP/serial/host /SP/serial/host Targets: Properties: commitpending = (Cannot show property) pendingspeed = 9600 speed = 9600 Commands: cd show |
3. If the speed is anything other than 9600, change it by entering the command:
-> set /SP/serial/host pendingspeed=9600 commitpending=true
4. Start the serial console mode by entering the following command:
Note - Only accounts with Administrator privileges are enabled to configure the SP. |
5. When the prompt appears, type y:
Are you sure you want to start /SP/console (y/n)? y
Caution - Electrocution or equipment damage possible if an electrically conductive object is used to activate the recessed Power button. |
6. Turn on the server module by using a pointed non-conducting object or stylus to press the recessed Power button on the front panel.
POST messages appear on your screen as the OS boots.
7. Follow the OpenSolaris preinstallation on-screen prompts.
8. Use the information gathered in Installation Worksheet to help you enter the system and network information as you are prompted.
The screens that are displayed vary, depending on the method that you selected for assigning network information to the server (DHCP or static IP address).
After you have entered the system configuration information, the server completes the boot process and displays the OpenSolaris login prompt.
(Optional) To Redirect the Console Output to the Video Port |
The server module’s console is automatically directed to the serial port. GRUB, the open source boot loader, is the default boot loader in the OpenSolaris OS for x86-based or x64-based systems. The boot loader is the first software program that runs after you power on a system.
1. Use a cable to connect the serial port of the host server (either through the chassis SER MGT port or through a dongle cable’s serial port) to the video port of the client system.
2. From the GRUB menu, you have the option of displaying the installation process to a VGA connection (video port) as shown here:
3. To display output to the video port, choose the following option:
OpenSolaris 2009.06 - Graphics Adapter
To Modify the GRUB Menu to Auto Boot |
The GRUB menu on the preinstalled image has been configured for an infinite timeout so that you can choose the console output on power-up. However, you can modify this setting so that your system boots automatically.
To modify the GRUB menu to auto boot, edit the /rpool/boot/grub/menu.1st file as follows:
a. Change the -1 value on the timeout line to reflect the duration you want the menu to be presented.
For example, for a 10-second delay, set the -1 on the timeout line to 10.
b. Add a line that specifies the defaults boot entry.
For example, to specify the first entry, set the defaults to 10.
For information on getting started with OpenSolaris, click the Start Here icon on the OpenSolaris Desktop.
This section provides pointers to information about the OpenSolaris Operating System.
You can access the OpenSolaris user documentation at:
http://opensolaris.org/os/documentation
For OpenSolaris training options, go to:
http://www.opensolaris.com/learn/subscriptions/
Instructions for using the OpenSolaris installation program are available at the following web site:
http://dlc.sun.com/osol/docs/content/2009.06/getstart/index.html
After you configure the preinstalled OpenSolaris OS, the OpenSolaris installation program reboots the system and prompts you to log in.
If you want to reinstall the OpenSolaris OS or to install a different version of the OpenSolaris OS, refer to the Getting Started With OpenSolaris 2009.06 at:
http://dlc.sun.com/osol/docs/content/2009.06/getstart/
You can download software for the OpenSolaris OS from the following sites:
http://opensolaris.org/os/TryOpenSolaris/
http://sunsolve.sun.com/show.do?target=opensolaris
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