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Sun Blade X6720 M2 Server Module Installation Guide for Linux, Virtual Machine Software, and Oracle Solaris Operating Systems

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Preface

Part I Linux Software Installation

1.  Assisted OS Installation With Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant

2.  Getting Started With Linux Operating System Installations

3.  Installing Oracle Linux

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

7.  Installing Oracle VM

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

D.  Downloading the ISO Image for the Tools and Drivers DVD

Index

Preface

This guide contains operating system installation and initial software configuration procedures for bringing Oracle’s Sun Blade X6720 M2 Server Module to a configurable and usable state. This document is written for technicians, system administrators, authorized service providers (ASPs), and users who have experience with installing operating systems.

Product Information

For information about the Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module, go to the following website: http://www.oracle.com/goto/x6270m2.

At that site, you can find links and navigate to the following information and downloads:

Product information and specifications

Supported operatings systems

Software and firmware downloads

Supported option cards

Supported Network Express Modules

External storage options

Related Documentation

The related documents listed in the following table are available online at:

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/sf.x6720m20#hic

Title
Content
Part Number
Format
Sun Blade X6720 M2 Server Module Product Notes
Late-breaking information about the server
821-0496
PDF

HTML

Sun Blade X6720 M2 Server Module Getting Started Guide
Basic installation information for setting up the server
821-0494
PDF

Print

Sun Blade X6720 M2 Server Module Installation Guide
Detailed installation information for setting up the server
821-0495
PDF

HTML

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Sun Blade X6720 M2 Server Module Installation Guide for Windows Operating Systems
Installation instructions for the Windows Server operating systems
821-0498
PDF

HTML

Sun Blade X6720 M2 Server Module Service Manual
Information and procedures for maintaining and upgrading the server
821-0499
PDF

HTML

Sun Installation Assistant 2.3 through 2.4 User’s Guide for x64 Servers (The Sun Installation Assistant is now called the Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant.)
Instructions for using the Sun Installation Assistant to install the Windows and Linux operating systems
821-0694
PDF

HTML

Oracle x86 Servers Diagnostics Guide
Information for diagnosing and troubleshooting the server
820-6750
PDF

HTML

Sun Server CLI Tools and IPMItool 2.0 User’s Guide
Information for using applications and utilities common to x64 servers
821-1600
PDF

HTML

Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Documentation Collection (formerly called Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager Documentation Collection)
Documents covering ILOM features and tasks that are common to servers and server modules that support ILOM 3.0
820-5523

820-6410

820-6411

820-6412

820-6413

820-0052

820-7329

PDF

HTML

Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Supplement for Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module
ILOM 3.0 information that is specific to the Sun Blade X6720 M2 Server Module
821-0501
PDF

HTML

Sun Blade X6270 M2 Server Module Safety and Compliance Guide
Hardware safety and compliance information for the server
821-0500
PDF
Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems
Multilingual hardware safety and compliance information for all Sun hardware systems
821-1590
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Translated versions of some of these documents are available at the web site listed above this table. English documentation is revised more frequently and might be more up-to-date than the translated documentation.

Documentation, Support, and Training

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