How to Identify a Linux Boot Device on a Sun Fire X4500 Server

Before You Begin

You should have already completed the steps described in Installing Linux With SIA up to the point where SIA launches the Linux native OS installer.

1. For RHEL Linux installation: Configuring the GRUB Boot Loader.
   1. At the Boot Loader Configuration dialog, select the Configure advanced boot loader options checkbox, then click Next.
   2. At the Advanced Bootloader Configuration dialog, click the Change Drive Order button.
   3. At the Edit Drive Order dialog, select /dev/sdy and move it up to the top of the list using the up arrow key (this requires approximately 96 clicks), then click OK.
   4. Select “/dev/sdy Master Boot Record (MBR)” and click Next.
   5. Proceed through the OS installer until it is done. Once the installer program exits and the SIA Installing Additional Software dialog appears, go to Step 3.
2. For SLES Linux installation: Changing Installation Settings.
   1. At the Installation Settings dialog, click the Expert tab.
   2. Under the Expert tab, click the Change button.
   3. At the Boot Loader Setting dialog, select the Boot Loader Installation tab.
   4. In the “Boot Loader Location” section, select Other. In the entry field type: /dev/sdy
   5. Click the Boot Loader Installation Details button.
   6. At the “Disk Order” list box, select /dev/sdy and move it to the top of the list using the Up button. Click OK when done.
   7. Click the Finish button (bottom right of screen).
   8. Proceed through the OS installer until it is done. Once the installer program exits and the SIA Installing Additional Software dialog appears.
3. In the Installing Additional Software dialog, review the information presented.
   
4. Remove the SIA media and click the Reboot button.

   The server reboots and continues with the installation of the operating system. If SIA update was selected, SIA retrieves the latest files from the web. Otherwise it uses the files on the OS distribution media. Follow the on-screen instructions and perform reboot(s) as prompted.

Next Steps

Complete the following post installation tasks, as necessary:

• Download and install the latest Linux operating system updates and fixes from the Linux operating system vendor’s web site.

• Install and configure additional drivers for your server not installed by SIA. This provides you the supported feature set for installed server components and option cards (for example, additional drivers may include ACPI, video, network and mass storage). Additional drivers can be found on the latest Tools and Drivers CD/DVD for your server.

• Install Sun server-specific optional software and utilities available on the latest Tools and Drivers CD/DVD for your server.

• Install Sun Service Tags. The installation files are automatically copied to your server during OS installation, but must be run by the system administrator for the server in order to be properly installed. See Installing Service Tags.