Local console

You can install the OS and administer the server by attaching a local console directly to the server SP.

Examples of local consoles include:

• Serial console

• VGA console, with USB keyboard and mouse

1. Attach a local console to the server.

   For details, see the “Setting Up the Server” in the Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers Installation Guide.

2. At the ILOM prompt, type your ILOM user name and password.

3. For serial console connections only, establish a connection to the host serial port by typing start /SP/console.

   The video output is automatically routed to the local console.

For further details about establishing a connection to the server SP, see the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Concepts Guide.

Remote console

You can install the OS and administer the server from a remote console by establishing a network connection to the server SP.

Examples of remote consoles include:

• Web-based client connection using the Sun ILOM Remote Console application

• SSH client connection using a serial console

1. View or establish an IP address for the server SP.

   For details, see the Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers Installation Guide.

2. View or establish a connection between a remote console and the server SP:

• For web-based client connection, perform these steps: 1) In a web browser, type the IP address for the server SP; 2) log in to the ILOM web interface; 3) redirect the video output from the server to the web client by launching the ILOM Remote Console; 4) enable device redirection (mouse, keyboard, etc.) in the Devices menu.

• For SSH client connection, perform these steps: 1) From a serial console, establish an SSH connection to the server SP (ssh root@hostname, if using DNS, or ssh root@ipaddress); 2) log in to ILOM; 3) redirect the serial output from the server to the SSH client by typing start /SP/console. For additional information about establishing a remote connection to the ILOM SP or using the ILOM Remote Console, see the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Concepts Guide.

Local boot media

Local boot media requires a built-in storage device on the server, or an external storage device attached to the server.

Supported OS local boot media sources can include:

• CD/DVD-ROM installation media, and, if applicable, floppy device driver media

1. If your server does not contain a built-in storage device, attach the appropriate storage device to the front or rear panel of the server.

2. For more information about how to attach local devices to the server, see “Setting Up the Server” in the Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers Installation Guide.

Remote boot media

Remote media requires you to boot the install over the network. You can start the network install from a redirected boot storage device or another networked system that exports the installation over the network using a Pre-Boot eXecution environment (PXE).

To redirect the boot media from a remote storage device, perform these steps:

1. Insert the boot media into the storage device, for example:

   For CD/DVD-ROM, insert media into the built-in or external CD/DVD-ROM drive.

   For CD/DVD-ROM ISO image, ensure that ISO image(s) are readily available on a network shared location.

   For device driver floppy ISO image, ensure that ISO image, if applicable, is readily available on a network shared location or on a USB drive.

2. Establish a web-based client connection to the server ILOM SP and launch the ILOM Remote Console application. For more details, see the Setup Requirements for web-based client connection in Console Options for Performing an OS Installation  .

3. In the Devices menu of the ILOM Remote Console application, specify the location of the boot media, for example:

   For CD/DVD-ROM boot media, select CD-ROM.

   For CD/DVD-ROM ISO image boot media, select CD-ROM Image.

   For floppy device driver boot media, if applicable, select Floppy.

   For floppy image device driver boot media, if applicable, select Floppy Image.

For more information about the ILOM Remote Console, see the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Concepts Guide.

Supported OS remote media sources can include:

• CD/DVD-ROM installation media, and, if applicable, floppy device driver media

• CD/DVD-ROM ISO installation image and, if applicable, floppy ISO device driver media

• Automated installation image (requires PXE boot)

Remote Boot Media (continued)

To perform the installation using PXE, perform these steps:

1. Configure the network server to export the installation via PXE boot.

2. Make the OS install media available for PXE boot.

   If you are using an automated OS installation image, you will need to create and provide the automated OS install image, for example:

   - Solaris JumpStart Image

   - RHEL KickStart Image

   - SLES AutoYaST Image

   - Windows WDS Image

   For detailed instructions for automating the installation setup process, consult the operating system vendor documentation.

3. To boot the installation media, select the PXE boot interface card as the temporary boot device.

   For details, see the applicable PXE-based operating system installation procedure described earlier in this guide.

Local storage drive,

hard disk drive (HDD),

or

solid state drive (SSD)

You can choose to install the operating system to any of the storage drives installed in the server.

• Ensure that the HDD or SSD is properly installed and powered-on in the server.

For more information about installing and powering on an HDD or SDD, refer to the service manual for your server model:

• Sun Fire X4170 M2 Server Service Manual

• Sun Fire X4270 M2 Server Service Manual

• All supported operating systems listed in Appendix B, Supported Operating Systems.

Fibre Channel (FC) Storage Area Network (SAN) device

For servers equipped with Fibre Channel PCIe Host Bus Adapters (HBAs), you can choose to install the operating system to an external FC storage device.

• Ensure FC PCIe HBA is properly installed in the server.

For more information about installing a PCIe HBA option, refer to the service manual for your server model:

• Sun Fire X4170 M2 Server Service Manual

• Sun Fire X4270 M2 Server Service Manual

The SAN must be installed and configured to make the storage visible to the host. For instructions, refer to the documentation supplied with the Fibre Channel HBA.

• All operating systems listed in Appendix B, Supported Operating Systems.