Preface

The Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Operating System Installation Guide provides the information that you need to set up, power on, and configure the workstation hardware and software.

How This Book Is Organized

This guide is organized into the following chapters:

Chapter 1 contains instructions for preparing to install an operating system onto your Sun Fire X2100 M2 server.

Chapter 2 contains the instructions for installing the Solaris 10 operating system.

Chapter 3 contains the instructions for installing a supported Linux operating system.

Chapter 4 contains the instructions for installing Windows Server 2003.

Appendix A contains information on redirecting Solaris output to the serial console.

Appendix B contains information on performing a Windows Remote Installation Services (RIS) installation.

Appendix C contains information on the network interface configuration for supported Solaris and Linux operating systems.

Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine-name`%`
C shell superuser	machine-name`#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

Typographic Conventions

Typeface`^[1]`	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; onscreen computer output	Edit your`.login` file. Use `ls` `-a` to list all files. `% You have mail`.
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with onscreen computer output	`%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this. To delete a file, type `rm` filename.

Typeface^[1]

Meaning

Examples

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; onscreen computer output

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, when contrasted with onscreen computer output

% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.

Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be superuser to do this.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

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