| Sun Fire X4540 Server Linux and Solaris OS Installation Guide |     |
Sun Fire X4540 Server Linux and Solaris OS Installation Guide
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Contents |
1. Operating System Installation Overview
Preparing to Install an OS on a Sun Fire X4540 Server
2. Using the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA)
About the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA)
3. Installing Solaris 10 Operating System
Where to Find Solaris 10 Information
4. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Task Map for RHEL Installation
Red Hat Installation and Administration Documentation
Obtaining the Latest Tools and Drivers DVD Image
Additional Software Updates or Patches
Installing and Booting an OS on Compact Flash
Boot Disk ID On Linux Changes If Virtual Floppy Or CD-ROM Is Mounted At Installation
Installing RHEL From Distribution Media
Installing RHEL Using the Remote Console Application
To Install RHEL Using the ILOM Remote Console Application
Preconfiguring Your Network to Support PXE Installation of RHEL
To Copy Files From the Tools and Drivers CD
To Install and Configure the neopxe Boot Server Daemon
To Complete the PXE Preconfiguration
Creating a PXE Install Image on the PXE Server
To Create a RHEL Image on Your PXE Install Server
Installing RHEL From a PXE Server
To Install a RHEL from a PXE Server
Updating the RHEL SCSI Drivers
To Update the RHEL SCSI Drivers
5. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10
About SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation
Task Map for SLES 10 Installation
SUSE Linux Installation and Configuration Documentation
Obtaining the Latest Tools and Drivers DVD Image
Installing and Booting an OS on Compact Flash
Installing SLES 10 From Distribution Media
To Install SLES 10 From Distribution Media
Installing the SLES 10 OS Using the Remote Console Application
To Install SLES 10 Using the ILOM Remote Console Application
Preconfiguring Your Network to Support PXE Installation of SLES
To Copy Files From the Tools and Drivers CD
To Install and Configure the neopxe Boot Server Daemon
To Complete the PXE Preconfiguration
Creating a SLES 10 PXE Install Image on the PXE Server
To Create a SLES 10 Image on Your PXE Server
To Set Up and Copy SLES 10 Software to a Directory
Installing SLES 10 From a PXE Server
To Install SLES 10 From a PXE Server
To Update the SLES SCSI Drivers:
6. Disk Control and Monitor Utility (DCMU) for RHEL
IPMI Service Must Be Running to Use DCMU Utilities
Examples Using the cfgdisk Command
Displaying Disks, Device Nodes, Slots, and Status
Disconnecting a Disk Using cfgdisk
Connecting a Disk Using cfgdisk
Displaying cfgdisk Help Information
Examples Using the faultmond Command
Starting faultmond From the Command Line
Stopping faultmond From the Command Line
Setting the Polling Interval From the Command Line
Viewing System and Service Processor Logs Using IPMItool
Obtaining and Installing the IPMItool
7. Disk Control and Monitor Utility (DCMU) for SLES 10
Overview of the DCMU for SLES 10
IPMI Service Must Be Running to Use DCMU
Examples Using the diskmond Command
Stating diskmond From the Command Line
Stopping diskmond From the Command Line
Finding the status of diskmond From the Command-line
Examples Using the cfgdisk Command
Displaying Disk, Device Nodes, Slots and Status
Disconnecting a Disk Using cfgdisk
Connecting a Disk Using cfgdisk
Displaying cfgdisk Help Information
Viewing System and Service Processor Logs Using IPMItool
Obtaining and Installing the IPMItool
8. Installing and Booting an OS on Compact Flash
Prolonging CF Life Span by Reducing Write/Erase Cycles
Reducing OS Write/Erase Cycles for Linux OS Installation on CF
Redirecting Log Output for CF OS Installation
Redirecting Log Output to an NFS Share
To Redirect Log Output to an NFS Share
Redirecting Log Output Over the Network Using syslog
To Redirect Log Output Over the Network Using syslogd
Moving /tmp to tmpfs for an OS Installation on CF
Managing Swap Space for an OS Installation on CF
Configuring Swap to External Storage Post-Installation
To Configure Swap to External Storage Post-Installation
Tuning the File System for an OS Installation on CF
Reducing OS Write/Erase Cycles for Solaris OS Installation on CF
To Disable Swap by Editing the vfstab File
To Disable Swap using the swap Command
To Configure a Dedicated Dump Device
Moving Temporary Files to RAMdisk
To Move Temporary Files to RAMdisk
Disabling File System Access Time Updates
To Disable File System Access Time Updates for ZFS
To Disable File System Access Time Updates for UFS
A. Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Linux OS Configuration
Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing a SUSE Linux OS
Launch User Shell and Identify Network Interfaces
Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing a RHEL Linux OS
Launch User Shell and Identify Network Interfaces
B. Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Solaris OS Installation
Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for a Pre-installed Solaris OS
Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing Solaris OS
Launch User Shell and Identify Network Interfaces
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