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Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Operating System Installation Guide

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Contents

Preface

1. Overview

Installing an OS on Your Server Module

Prerequisites

Things You Must Decide

What to Do Next

About Diskless Servers

Using a Remote Control Application (KVMS)

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Mount a CD/DVD or Equivalent ISO Image File Using ELOM

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Mount a CD/DVD or Equivalent ISO Image File Using ILOM

Dongle Cable Connections

2. Using the Sun Installation Assistant

About the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA)

Features and Benefits

How to Get Started Using SIA

3. Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS

Before You Begin

Sun Installation Assistant

Installation Overview

RHEL Installation and Administration Documentation

Installing the RHEL OS From Distribution Media

Required Items

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install RHEL From Distribution Media

Installing the RHEL OS From a PXE Server

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install RHEL From a PXE Server

Updating the RHEL Operating System

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update the RHEL Operating System

Updating the Server-Specific Software

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install SSTRM

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the AST2000 Driver

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the LSI Driver

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the MegaRAID Storage Manager

4. Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating System

Before You Begin

Sun Installation Assistant

SUSE Linux Installation and Administration Documentation

SUSE Linux Installation Methods

Installing the SUSE Linux OS From Distribution Media

Required Items

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install SUSE Linux

Installing the SUSE Linux OS From a PXE Server

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install SUSE Linux From a PXE Server

Updating the SUSE Linux Operating System

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update Your SUSE Linux Operating System Online

Updating the Server-Specific Software Using the Tools and Drivers CD

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install SSTRM

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the AST2000 Driver

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the LSI Driver

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the MegaRAID Storage Manager

5. Installing VMware ESX

Task Map for VMware ESX 3 Installation

VMware Installation and Administration Documentation

VMware ESX Installation Requirements

Downloading the VMware ESX ISO Image

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Download the VMware ESX ISO Image

Installing VMware ESX From Distribution Media

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install VMware ESX From Distribution Media

Updating VMware ESX

6. Installing the Solaris 10 OS

Before You Begin

Minimum System Requirements

Additional Software Information

Installation Methods

Where to Find Solaris 10 Information

Task Map for Initial Solaris OS Installation

Preparing to Install the Solaris OS

Installation Prerequisites

Booting a Server in a GRUB-Based Environment

Booting a Server Over the Network Using PXE

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Boot a Server Over the Network Using PXE

Installing the Solaris OS From Distribution Media

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Solaris OS From Distribution Media

Using a Serial Console to Install the Solaris OS

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Use a Serial Console to Install the Solaris OS

Updating the Server-Specific Software

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install SSTRM

Index