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Sun Blade X6275 Server Module Operating System Installation Guide

For Solaristrademark OS, OpenSolaristrademark, and Linux

820-6848-12



Contents

Preface

1. Overview

Installing an OS onto a Sun Blade X6275 Server Module

Prerequisites

Things You Must Decide

What to Do Next

Using a Remote Control Application (RKVM)

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Mount a CD/DVD or Equivalent ISO Image

Dongle Cable Connections

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Connect the Dongle for a Local Installation

2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS

Installation Overview

RHEL Installation and Administration Documentation

CentOS Installation and Administration Documentation

Installing the RHEL OS or CentOS From the Distribution Media

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the RHEL OS or CentOS From the Distribution Media

Installing RHEL or CentOS From a PXE Server

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install RHEL or CentOS From a PXE Server

Updating RHEL

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update RHEL

Updating CentOS

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update CentOS

Installing OFED Software for InfiniBand Devices

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install OFED Software

3. Installing the SLES Operating System

Installation Overview

SLES Installation and Configuration Documentation

Installing the SLES OS From the Distribution Media

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install SLES From the Distribution Media

Installing SLES From a PXE Server

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install SLES From a PXE Server

Updating the SLES Operating System

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure Your SLES Operating System to Work With A Proxy Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update Your SLES Operating System Online

Installing OFED Software for InfiniBand Devices

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install OFED Software

4. Installing the Solaristrademark Operating System

Installation Overview

Installing the Solaris 10 OS From the Distribution Media

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the Solaris OS From the Distribution Media

Installing the Solaris 10 OS Using a PXE Network Environment

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install Solaris 10 Using a Network PXE Boot

Updating Solaris

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the InfiniBand Patch (141782-02)

5. Installing OpenSolaristrademark

OpenSolaris Operating System User Information

OpenSolaris User Documentation

OpenSolaris Training

Using the OpenSolaris Installation Program

Reinstalling the OpenSolaris Operating System

Download OpenSolaris Operating System

Task Map for OpenSolaris Installation

Installing OpenSolaris OS Using Local or Remote Media

Before You Begin

procedure iconsmall spaceInstall OpenSolaris OS Using Local or Remote Media

Post OpenSolaris Installation Tasks

Install System Device Drivers to Support Additional Hardware

Install Support Repository Updates

Enable the Option for Wake On LAN

Index