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Sun Netra X6720 M2 Server Module Installation Guide for Linux, Virtual Machine Software, and Oracle Solaris Operating Systems |
Part I Linux Software Installation
1. Assisted OS Installation With Sun Installation Assistant (SIA)
2. Getting Started With Linux Operating System Installations
3. Installing Oracle Enterprise Linux
Installing OEL 5 Using Local or Remote Media
Install OEL 5 Using Local or Remote Media
Installing OEL 5 Using a PXE Network Environment
4. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
5. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Part II Virtual Machine Software Installations
6. Getting Started With Virtual Machine Software Installations
8. Installing VMware ESX or ESXi
Part III Oracle Solaris Installation
9. Getting Started With Oracle Solaris Operating System Installations
10. Installing Oracle Solaris 10
Part IV System Administrator References
A. Supported Installation Methods
B. Supported Operating Systems
C. BIOS Defaults for New Installations
This chapter provides information about installing Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 (OEL 5) for x86 (64-bit).
Note - It is highly recommended that you use the Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) to install the Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) operating system on your server. SIA provides and installs the device driver(s), if required, for you. For more information about using SIA to install an operating system, see Chapter 1, Assisted OS Installation With Sun Installation Assistant (SIA).
This chapter includes the following topics:
The following procedure describes how to boot the OEL operating system installation from local or remote media. The procedure assumes that you are booting the OEL installation media from one of the following sources:
OEL 5.4 (or subsequent release) CD or DVD set (internal or external CD/DVD)
OEL 5.4 (or subsequent release) ISO DVD image (network repository)
Note - If you are booting the installation media from a PXE environment, refer to Installing OEL 5 Using a PXE Network Environment for instructions.
For further details about installing OEL, refer to the OEL documentation.
Prior to performing the installation, the following requirements must be met:
All applicable installation prerequisites for installing an operating system should have been met. For further information about these prerequisites, see Chapter 2, Getting Started With Linux Operating System Installations.
An installation method (for example: console, boot media, and install target) should have been chosen and established prior to performing the installation. For more information about these setup requirements, see Appendix A, Supported Installation Methods.
After completing this procedure, you should review and perform the required post installation tasks described later in this chapter. For more details, see Post OEL Installation Tasks.
Where n is the number of server module in chassis.
The BIOS screen appears.
Note - The next events occur very quickly; therefore, focused attention is needed for the following steps. Watch carefully for these messages as they appear on the screen for a brief time. You might want to enlarge the size of your screen to eliminate scroll bars.
The Please Select Boot Device menu appears.
The device strings listed on Boot Device menu are in the format of: device type, slot indicator, and product ID string.
After a few seconds, the splash screen for the OEL 5 installation appears. The bottom half of the splash screen lists instructions, function keys, and the boot prompt.
Alternately, for text mode, enter the following command:
boot: linux textThe Keyboard Type screen appears.
The Installation Method screen appears.
The CD Found screen appears.
The Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 screen appears.
The Installation Number dialog appears.
The Disk Partition Setup screen appears.
Note - If the Oracle Solaris OS is preinstalled on the disk, you can choose to partition the disk to remove the preinstalled OS; or, you can choose to keep the preinstalled OS and partition the disk to support dual-boot operating systems.
Refer to Oracle documentation for more information.
Refer to Oracle documentation for more information.
Refer to Post OEL Installation Tasks.
This section describes how to boot the OEL 5 from a PXE network environment. It assumes that you are booting the installation media from one of the following sources:
OEL 5.4 CD or DVD set (internal or external CD/DVD)
OEL 5.4 ISO DVD image or KickStart image (network repository)
Note - KickStart is an automated installation tool. It enables a system administrator to create a single image containing the settings for some or all installation and configuration parameters that are normally provided during a typical Oracle Linux installation. Typically, a KickStart image is placed on a single network server and read by multiple systems for installation.
The following requirements must be met prior to performing the OEL PXE installation:
If you are using a KickStart image to perform the installation, you must:
Create a KickStart file.
Create the boot media with the KickStart file or make the KickStart file available on the network.
To use PXE to boot the installation media over the network, you must:
Configure the network (NFS, FTP, HTTP) server to export the installation tree.
Configure the files on the TFTP server necessary for PXE booting.
Configure the server’s MAC network port address to boot from the PXE configuration.
Configure the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
For additional information, consult the PXE network installation instructions for Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.4 at: http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/linux/PXENetworkInstallations.php.
For example:
Where n is the number of server module in chassis.
The BIOS screen appears.
Note - The next events occur very quickly; therefore, focused attention is needed for the following steps. Watch carefully for these messages as they appear on the screen for a brief time. You might want to enlarge the size of your screen to eliminate scroll bars.
The Please Select Boot Device menu appears listing the available boot device.
The network bootloader loads and a boot prompt appears. After a few seconds the installation kernel will begin to load.
After completing the OEL installation, you should review the following post installation tasks and, if necessary, perform the tasks that are applicable to your system.
If you intend to use the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) feature set that is provided in Oracle Enterprise Linux, you must configure the Sun Netra X6270 M2 server module to support this feature. For instructions, see the Sun Netra X6270 M2 Server Module Service Manual, 821-0939.
Note - TPM enables you to administer the TPM security hardware in your server. For additional information about implementing this feature, refer to the TPM documentation available for Oracle Enterprise Linux.
After installing OEL, you should register your system and activate your subscription with Oracle to receive automatic updates to the software. For more details, see Oracle Linux Support at: http://www.oracle.com/support/purchase.html