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Netra X4200 M2 Server Operating System Installation Guide

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Contents

Tables

Preface

1. Overview

About Installing an Operating System on a Netra X4200 Server

Prerequisites

Things You Must Decide

What Next

2. Solaris 10

About Solaris OS Installation

Overview

Where to Find Solaris 10 Information

About Preparing to Install the Solaris OS

Installation Prerequisites

How to Boot a Server in a GRUB-Based Environment

How to Boot a Server Over the Network By Using PXE

Before You Begin

What to Do

How to Install the Solaris OS From Distribution Media

Before You Begin

What to Do

How to Use a Serial Console to Install the Solaris OS

Before You Begin

What to Do

3. Sun Installation Assistant CD

About the Sun Installation Assistant CD

Error Messages

Log File

How to Use the Sun Installation Assistant

Before You Begin

What to Do

How to Configure the Sun Installation Assistant for PXE Boot

What to Do

Booting the Sun Installation Assistant From the PXE Server

4. Red Hat Enterprise Linux

About Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation

Red Hat Installation and Administration Documentation

Task Map for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation

About Preparing to Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Installation Prerequisites

Additional Software Updates or Patches

How to Create a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Driver CD

Before You Begin

What to Do

How to Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux From Distribution Media

Before You Begin

Required Items

What to Do

What Next

How to Update the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating System and Drivers

Before You Begin

What to Do

Updating the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Software

Updating the SCSI Drivers

How to Install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS Using the Remote Console Application

What to Do

Red Hat Enterprise Linux and PXE

About Red Hat Enterprise Linux and PXE

Task Map

How to Create a PXE Install Image on the PXE Server

Before You Begin

What to Do

How to Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux From a PXE Server

Before You Begin

What to Do

5. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

About SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Installation

Important SLES 9 Version Installation Guidelines

SUSE Linux Installation and Configuration Documentation

Task Map for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Installation

About Preparing to Install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

Installation Prerequisites

How to Create a SLES9 or SLES9 SP1 Driver CD

Before You Begin

What to Do

How to Update the SLES9 Operating System

What to Do

How to Update the SLES9 SCSI Driver

What to Do

How to Install SLES9 From Distribution Media

Before You Begin

Required Items

What to Do

What Next

How to Upgrade From SLES9 to SLES9 SP1

Before You Begin

What to Do

How to Install the SLES9 OS Using the Remote Console Application

What to Do

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 and PXE

About SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, SP1 and PXE

Task Map

How to Create a SLES9 SP1 PXE Install Image on the PXE Server

Before You Begin

What to Do

How to Install SLES9 From a PXE Server

Before You Begin

What to Do

A. Preconfiguring Your Network to Support PXE Installation

How to Preconfigure Your Network to Support PXE Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Required Items

Copying Files From the Resource CD

Configuring a DHCP Server

Installing Portmap

Configuring the TFTP Service

Installing and Configuring the neopxe Boot Server Daemon

Configuring the NFS Service

Disabling the Firewall

Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux From the Network

How to Preconfigure Your Network to Support PXE Installation of SUSE Enterprise Linux Server

Required Items

Copying Files From the Resource CD

Configuring a DHCP Server

Installing Portmap

Configuring the TFTP Service

Installing and Configuring the neopxe Boot Server Daemon

Configuring the NFS Service

Disabling the Firewall

Installing SLES9 and SLES9 SP1 From the Network

Index