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Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers Installation Guide for Linux, Virtual Machine Software, and Oracle Solaris Operating Systems |
Part I Linux Software Installation
1. Assisted OS Installation With Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant
2. Getting Started With Linux Operating System Installations
4. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
5. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Part II Virtual Machine Software Installations
6. Getting Started With Virtual Machine Software Installations
8. Installing VMware ESX or ESXi
Part III Oracle Solaris Installation
9. Getting Started With Oracle Solaris Operating System Installations
10. Installing Oracle Solaris 10
Part IV System Administrator References
A. Supported Installation Methods
B. Supported Operating Systems
View or Edit BIOS Settings for New Installations
When installing a new operating system on a storage drive, you should verify that the following BIOS settings are properly configured before you perform the operating system or virtual machine software installation:
System time
System date
Boot order
In the BIOS Setup Utility, you can set optimal defaults, as well as view and edit BIOS settings as needed. Any changes you make in the BIOS Setup Utility (through F2) are permanent until the next time you change them.
In addition to using F2 to view or edit the system’s BIOS settings, you can use F8 during the BIOS start-up to specify a temporary boot device. If you use F8 to set a temporary boot device, this change is only in effect for the current system boot. The permanent boot device specified through F2 will be in effect after booting from the temporary boot device.
Ensure that the following requirements are met prior to accessing the BIOS Setup Utility.
The server is equipped with a hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SDD).
The HDD or SDD is properly installed in the server. For instructions, see the service manual for your server model:
Sun Fire X4170 M2 Server Service Manual
Sun Fire X4270 M2 Server Service Manual
A console connection is established to the server. For details, see Console Options for Performing an OS Installation .