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Solaris 10 Installation Guide for IBM BladeCenter Servers

Troubleshooting the Solaris 10 8/07 Installation on IBM BladeCenter LS21, LS41 and HS21 Servers

The BladeCenter LS21, LS41, and HS21 servers have an onboard NetXtreme II gigabit Ethernet interface which requires a new device driver. This device driver (bnx) is available from the Broadcom web site.

Before you can install Solaris 10 8/07 software on the IBM BladeCenter LS21, LS41, or HS21 servers utilizing the onboard NetXtreme II gigabit Ethernet interface, you must first perform the following tasks:

  1. Create a copy of the Solaris 10 8/07 OS installation image.

  2. Add a new device driver (bnx) for Broadcom NetXtreme II gigabit Ethernet interface to the x86 miniroot image.

For step-by-step instructions on performing these tasks, see How to Create an x86 Installation Image for the Solaris 10 8/07 or Solaris 10 11/06 OS .

After you have completed these tasks, you can proceed with the installation of the Solaris 10 8/07 software. For step-by-step instructions, see How to Perform an Installation of the Solaris 10 8/07 or the Solaris 10 11/06 OS on the IBM BladeCenter LS21, LS41, and HS21 Servers.