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Sun Fire X4100, X4100 M2, X4200, and X4200 M2 Servers Linux, ESX, and Solaris OS Installation Guide

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Contents

Preface

1. Overview

Installing an Operating System on a Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 or X4200/X4200 M2 Server

Prerequisites

Things You Must Decide

Drivers for Option Cards

What to Do Next

2. Using the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA)

About the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA)

Features and Benefits

How to Get Started Using SIA

3. Installing Solaris 10

About Solaris OS Installation

Where to Find Solaris 10 Information

Preparing to Install the Solaris OS

Installation Prerequisites

Booting a Server in a GRUB-Based Environment

Booting a Server Over the Network By 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

4. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

About the RHEL Installation

Red Hat Installation and Administration Documentation

Task Map for RHEL Installation

Preparing to Install RHEL

Installation Prerequisites

Additional Software Updates or Patches

Creating a RHEL Driver CD

Before You Begin

To Create a RHEL Driver CD

Installing RHEL From Distribution Media

Before You Begin

Required Items

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install RHEL From Local Media

Installing RHEL Using the Remote Console Application

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install RHEL Using the ILOM Remote Console Application

Installing RHEL Using PXE

Before You Begin

Task Map

Preconfiguring Your Network to Support PXE Installation of RHEL

Required Items

Copying Files From the Tools and Drivers CD

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Copy Files From the Tools and Drivers CD

Configuring a DHCP Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure a DHCP Server

Installing Portmap

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install Portmap

Configuring the TFTP Service

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the TFTP Service

Installing and Configuring the neopxe Boot Server Daemon

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install and Configure the neopxe Boot Server Daemon

Configuring the NFS Service

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the NFS Service

Disabling the Firewall

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Disable the Firewall

Creating a PXE Install Image on the PXE Server

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a RHEL Image on Your PXE Server

Installing RHEL From a PXE Server

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install a RHEL Image From a PXE Server

Updating the RHEL Operating System

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update the RHEL4 Software

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update the RHEL5 Software

Updating the RHEL SCSI Drivers

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update the RHEL SCSI Drivers

5. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 and 10

About SLES 9 Installation

SUSE Linux Installation and Configuration Documentation

Task Map for SLES 9 Installation

Preparing to Install SLES 9

Installation Prerequisites

Installing SLES 9 From Distribution Media

Required Items

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Perform a Basic Installation From Local CD/DVD Drive

Installing SLES 9 Using the Remote Console Application

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install SLES 9 Using the ILOM Remote Console Application

About SLES 10 Installation

SLES Installation and Configuration Documentation

Task Map for SLES 10 Installation

Installing SLES 10 From Distribution Media

Required Items

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install SLES 10 from Distribution Media

Installing the SLES 10 Using the Remote Console Application

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install SLES 10 from the Remote Console

Installing SLES 9 or 10 Using PXE

Required Items

Copying Files From the Tools and Drivers CD

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Copy Files From the Tools and Drivers CD

Configuring a DHCP Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure a DHCP Server

Installing Portmap

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install Portmap

Configuring the TFTP Service

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the TFTP Service

Installing and Configuring the neopxe Boot Server Daemon

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install and Configure the neopxe Boot Server Daemon

Configuring the NFS Service

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the NFS Service

Disabling the Firewall

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Disable the Firewall

Installing SLES 9 Using PXE

Before You Begin

Task Map

Creating a SLES 9 Service Pack PXE Install Image on the PXE Server

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a SLES 9 Service Pack PXE Install Image on the PXE Server

Installing SLES 9, SP3 From a PXE Server

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install a SLES 9 SP3 Image From a PXE Server

Installing SLES 10 Using PXE

Required Items

Creating a SLES 10 PXE Install Image on the PXE Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a SLES 10 Image on Your PXE Server

Installing SLES 10 From a PXE Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install SLES 10 From a PXE Server

Updating the SLES 9 or 10 OS and SCSI Drivers

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update Your SLES Operating System

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update the SLES SCSI Drivers:

Post Installation Issue: Disk Added to HBA in Slot 0 Prevents Server OS Boot

6. Installing VMware

About VMware

VMware Installation and Administration Documentation

Task Map for VMware ESX Server Installation

Planning Network Interfaces

Installing VMware ESX Server From CD-ROM

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install VMware ESX Server From CD-ROM

VMware ESX Server Installation Requirements

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install VMware ESX Server From Local Media

VMware Updates and Patches

A. Configuring RAID for Any Operating System from the BIOS

B. Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Linux OS Configuration

Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing a SUSE Linux OS

procedure iconsmall spaceLaunch User Shell and Identify Network Interfaces

Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing a RHEL Linux OS

procedure iconsmall spaceLaunch User Shell and Identify Network Interfaces

C. Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Solaris OS Installation

Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for a Pre-installed Solaris OS

Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing a Solaris OS

procedure iconsmall spaceLaunch User Shell and Identify Network Interfaces

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