Local console

You can install the OS and administer the server by attaching a local console directly to the server SP.

Examples of local consoles include:

• Serial console

• VGA console, with USB keyboard and mouse

1. Attach a local console to the server.

   For details, see the “Attaching Devices” in the Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide (821-0332).

2. At the ILOM prompt, type your ILOM user name and password.

3. For a serial console connection only, establish a connection to the host serial port by typing start /SP/console.

   The video output is automatically routed to the local console.

For further details about establishing a connection to the server SP, see the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Documentation Collection.

Remote console

You can install the OS and administer the server from a remote console by establishing a network connection to the server SP.

Examples of remote consoles include:

• Web-based client connection using the ILOM Remote Console application

• SSH client connection using a serial console

1. Establish an IP address for the server SP.

   For details, see the Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide (821-0332).

2. Establish a connection between a remote console and the server SP:

   For web-based client connection, perform these steps: 1) In a web browser, type the IP address for the server SP; 2) log in to the ILOM web interface; 3) redirect the video output from the server to the web client by launching the ILOM Remote Console; 4) enable device redirection (mouse, keyboard, etc.) using the Device menu.

   For SSH client connection, perform these steps: 1) From a serial console, establish an SSH connection to the server SP (ssh root@ipaddress); 2) log in to the ILOM command-line interface; 3) redirect the serial output from the server to the SSH client by typing start /SP/console.

For additional information about establishing a remote connection to the ILOM SP or using the ILOM Remote Console, see the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Documentation Collection.

Local boot media

Local boot media requires a built-in storage device on the server, or an external storage device attached to the server.

Supported OS local boot media sources can include:

• CD/DVD-ROM installation media, and, if applicable, floppy device driver media

1. If your server does not contain a built-in storage device, attach the appropriate storage device to the front panel of the server module using the USB connector on the dongle cable.

2. For more information about how to attached local devices to the server, see “Attaching Devices” in the Sun Fire X4470 Server Installation Guide (821-0332).

Remote boot media

Remote media requires you to boot the install over the network. You can start the network install from a redirected boot storage device or another networked system that exports the installation over the network using a Pre-Boot eXecution environment (PXE).

To redirect the boot media from a remote storage device, perform these steps:

1. Insert the boot media into the storage device, for example:

   For CD/DVD-ROM ISO image, ensure that ISO image(s) are readily available on a network shared location.

   For device driver floppy ISO image, ensure that ISO image, if applicable, is readily available on a network shared location or on a USB drive.

   For device driver floppy media, if applicable, insert floppy media into the external floppy drive.

   For CD/DVD-ROM, insert media into the built-in or external CD/DVD-ROM drive.

2. Establish a web-based client connection to the server ILOM SP and launch the ILOM Remote Console application.

   For more details, see the Setup Requirements for web-based client connection in Console Options for Performing an OS Installation  .

3. In the Device menu of the ILOM Remote Console application, specify the location of the boot media, for example:

   For CD/DVD-ROM boot media, select CD-ROM.

   For CD/DVD-ROM ISO image boot media, select CD-ROM Image.

   For floppy device driver boot media, if applicable, select Floppy.

   For floppy image device driver boot media, if applicable, select Floppy Image.

For more information about the ILOM Remote Console, see the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Documentation Collection.

Supported OS remote media sources can include:

• CD/DVD-ROM installation media, and, if applicable, floppy device driver media

• CD/DVD-ROM ISO installation image and, if applicable, floppy ISO device driver media

• Automated installation image (requires PXE boot)

Remote Boot Media (continued)

To perform the installation using PXE, perform these steps:

1. Configure the network server to export the installation via PXE boot.

2. Make the OS install media available for PXE boot.

   Note that if you are using an automated OS installation image, you will need to create and provide the automated OS install image, for example:

   - Solaris JumpStart Image

   - RHEL KickStart Image

   - SLES AutoYaST Image

   - Windows WDS Image

   For detailed instructions for automating the installation setup process, consult the operating system vendor documentation.

3. To boot the installation media, select the PXE boot interface card as the temporary boot device.

Local hard disk drive (HDD)

or

Solid state drive (SSD)

You can choose to install the operating system to any of the drives installed in the server.

Ensure that the HDD or SSD is properly installed and powered-on in the server.

For more information about installing and powering on an HDD or SDD, refer to the installation guide or service manual provided with your server.

All supported operating systems listed in Appendix D, Supported Operating Systems.