Documentation, Support, and Training
Understanding the ExpressModule
Front Panel Connectors and LEDs
Power and Environmental Requirements
Hardware and Software Requirements
Solaris Platform Installation Overview
Linux Platform Installation Overview
Microsoft Windows Platform Installation Overview
Verify the Driver Version on a Solaris Platform
Remove the Driver From a Solaris Platform
Download and Install the Driver on a Linux Platform
Remove the Driver From a Linux Platform
Download and Install the Driver on a Microsoft Windows Platform
Remove the Driver From a Microsoft Windows Platform
Verify the Installation in a Solaris SPARC System
Verify the Installation in a Solaris x86 System
Verify the Installation in a Linux System
Verify the Installation in a Microsoft Windows System
Create /etc/hostname.ixgbe# Files
Configure the Network Host Files With the ifconfig Command
Boot Over the Network Using PXE
Install the Solaris OS Over a 10GbE Network on SPARC Systems
Configuring the Driver Parameters
Driver Parameters for the Solaris OS
Set ixgbe Driver Parameters in the Solaris OS
Solaris OS Performance Variables
Improve Performance in the Solaris OS
Set Driver Parameters in Linux
Configure Jumbo Frames in Solaris OS
Configure Jumbo Frames in Linux
Configuring Link Aggregation in a Solaris Environment
Display Information About Link Aggregations
Configure Static VLANs in a Solaris Environment
Configure VLANs in a Linux Environment
Configure VLANs in a Microsoft Windows Environment
Obtain the MAC address of the first ExpressModule port by checking the label of the card.
For the ExpressModule, the MAC address on the label is for the first port. The second port’s MAC address is the MAC address from the label, plus 1.
Set up the PXE boot server with the MAC addresses.
Plug the Ethernet cable into the ExpressModule port.
Power on the system.
Press the F2 key or the Control-E keys to go to the BIOS menu.
Go to the Boot - Boot Device Priority screen and ensure that the boot order of the network devices is higher than the hard drive.
Press the F10 key to save the boot configuration changes and exit BIOS.
The system should reboot after saving the boot configuration.
Press the F12 key to install the OS from the network.
If the cable is connected to the correct port, you should see the MAC address that you assigned to your PXE server displayed by BIOS.
image : pxe-mac-addr PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable PXE-MOF: Exiting Intel Boot Agent. NVIDIA Boot Agent 217.0513 Copyright (C) 2001-2005) NVIDIA Corporation Copyright (C) 1997-2000) NVIDIA Corporation PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable PXE-MOF: Exiting Intel Boot Agent. NVIDIA Boot Agent 217.0513 Copyright (C) 2001-2005) NVIDIA Corporation Copyright (C) 1997-2000) NVIDIA Corporation PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable PXE-MOF: Exiting Intel Boot Agent. Intel (R) Boot Agent GE v1.2.43 Beta-1 Copyright (C) 1997-2006) Intel Corporation CLIENT MAC ADDR; 00 15 17 13 90 00 GUID: 00000000 0000 0000 0000 00144F26E0B7
Install the ixgbe driver and configure the Ethernet ExpressModule.
After the Linux OS installation completes, use the BIOS to change the boot device priority to Boot from Hard Disk in order to boot up the newly installed OS.
Unless the boot device priority is changed, the OS installation process will repeat.
Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations
Solaris 10 System Administrator Collection