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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

Installing SLES 10, SLES 11, or SLES 11 SP1 Using Local or Remote Media

Before You Begin

Install SLES10 SP3 Using Local or Remote Media

Installing SLES 11 or SLES 11 SP1 Using Local or Remote Media

Installing SLES 10 SP3, SLES 11, or SLES 11 SP1 Using a PXE Network Environment

Before You Begin

Install SLES 10 SP3, SLES 11, or SLES 11 SP1 Using PXE Network Boot

Post SLES Installation Tasks

Updating the SLES Operating System

Update the SLES Operating System

Configure Support for TPM

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

Chapter 4

Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

This chapter provides information about installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 SP3, SLES 11, or SLES 11 SP1 (or subsequent release) for x86 (64-bit).

Note - It is highly recommended that you use the Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant to install the Oracle Linux operating system on your server. The installation assistant provides and installs the device driver(s), if required, for you. For more information about using Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant to install an operating system, see Chapter 1, Assisted OS Installation With Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant.

This chapter includes the following topics:

Installing SLES 10, SLES 11, or SLES 11 SP1 Using Local or Remote Media

The following procedure describes how to boot the SLES 10 SP3 or SLES 11 SP1 operating system from local or remote media. It assumes that you are booting the SLES 10 SP3, SLES 11, or SLES 11 SP1 installation media from one of the following sources:

To install SLES 10 SP3, SLES 11, or SLES 11 SP1 using local or remote media, refer to the following topics:

For further details about installing SLES 10 SP3, SLES 11, or SLES 11 SP1, see the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server documentation collection from Novell at:

http://www.novell.com/documentation/suse

Before You Begin

Prior to performing the installation, the following requirements must be met:

After completing this procedure, you should review and perform the required post installation tasks described later in this chapter. For more details, see Post SLES Installation Tasks.

Install SLES10 SP3 Using Local or Remote Media

  1. Ensure that the install media is available to boot.
    • For Distribution CD/DVD. Insert the SLES10 SP3 boot disc (CD labeled number 1 or DVD) into the local or remote USB CD/DVD-ROM drive.
    • For ISO images. Ensure that the ISO images are available and that the boot disc image (CD labeled number 1 or DVD) has been selected in the ILOM Remote Console application (Devices menu --> CD-ROM Image).

    For additional information about how to set up the install media, see Appendix A, Supported Installation Methods.

  2. Reset the power on the server.

    For example:

    • From the ILOM web interface, select the Remote Control --> Remote Power Control tab, then select Reset from the Select Action list box.
    • From the local server, press the Power button (approximately 1 second) on the front panel of the server to power off the server, then press the Power button again to power on the server.
    • From the ILOM CLI on the server SP, type: reset /SYS

    The BIOS screen appears.

    Note - The next events occur very quickly; therefore, focused attention is needed for the following steps. Watch carefully for the 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.

  3. In the BIOS screen, press F8 to specify a temporary boot device for the SLES installation.

    The Please Select Boot Device menu appears.

  4. In the Boot Device menu, select either the external or virtual CD/DVD device as the first boot device, then press Enter.

    The device strings listed on the Boot Device menu are in the format of: device type, slot indicator, and product ID string.

    After a few seconds the initial SUSE Linux boot screen appears.

  5. In the initial SUSE boot screen, use the tab key to select the second option Installation, then press Enter.

    This option continues the normal user interactive installation process.

    The Language screen appears.

    Note - The Language screen might take several minutes to appear.

  6. In the Language screen, select the appropriate language option, then click Next.

    The License Agreement screen appears.

  7. In the SUSE Linux Novell License Agreement screen, click Accept.

    The SUSE YaST installation program initializes. The YaST graphical installation screen appears.

    Depending on the AutoYaST file configuration, the YaST Language Selection screen might appear.

  8. If the YaST Language Selection screen appears, specify which language to use.

    Depending on the AutoYaST file configuration, the YaST Installation Mode screen might appear.

  9. If the YaST Installation Mode screen appears, select New Installation, then click OK to continue.

    The system’s hardware is detected. The YaST Installation Settings screen appears.

  10. In the YaST Installation Settings screen, do the following:
    1. Click the Partitioning option.
    2. Select Create Custom Partition, then click OK.
    3. Partition the disk as appropriate.

      Refer to the YaST Partitioning instructions for more information.

      Note - If Oracle Solaris OS or Oracle VM 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.

  11. Continue the basic installation setup until all the SLES OS files are installed and the system reboots.
  12. After completing the basic installation setup, refer to the YaST documentation to perform the following tasks:
    1. Create a password for your account.
    2. Configure and test the Internet access and network settings.
    3. Register the OS, then download available updates to the operating system.

      Alternatively, see Updating the SLES Operating System to manually update your SLES 10 SP3 OS.

  13. Review and, if necessary, perform the post installation tasks described later in this chapter.

    Refer to Post SLES Installation Tasks.

Installing SLES 11 or SLES 11 SP1 Using Local or Remote Media

  1. Ensure that the install media is available to boot.
    • For Distribution CD/DVD. Insert the SLES 11 or SLES 11 SP1 boot disc (CD labeled number 1 or DVD) into the local or remote USB CD/DVD-ROM drive.
    • For ISO images. Ensure that the SLES 11 or SLES 11 SP1 ISO images are available and that the boot disc image (CD labeled number 1 or DVD) has been selected in the ILOM Remote Console application (Devices menu --> CD-ROM Image).

    For additional information about how to set up the install media, see Appendix A, Supported Installation Methods.

  2. Reset the power on the server.

    For example:

    • From the ILOM web interface, select the Remote Control --> Remote Power Control tab, then select Reset from the Select Action list box.
    • From the local server, press the Power button (approximately 1 second) on the front panel of the server to power off the server, then press the Power button again to power on the server.
    • From the ILOM CLI on the server SP, type: reset /SYS

    The BIOS screen appears.

    Note - The next events occur very quickly; therefore, focused attention is needed for the following steps. Watch carefully for the 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.

  3. In the BIOS screen, press F8 to specify a temporary boot device for the SLES installation.

    The Please Select Boot Device menu appears.

  4. In the Boot Device menu, select either the external or virtual CD/DVD device as the first boot device, then press Enter.

    The device strings listed on the Boot Device menu are in the format of: device type, slot indicator, and product ID string.

    After a few seconds the initial SUSE Linux boot screen appears.


    Initial SUSE Boot Options Screen
  5. In the initial SUSE boot installation screen, do one of the following:
    • If you are installing SLES 11 SP1, use the tab key to select the second option Installation and press Enter.

      The Welcome screen appears. Proceed to Step 7.

      - or -

    • If you are installing SLES 11 on systems that do not have a Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA configuration (SG-SAS6-INT-Z or SG-SAS6-EXT-Z), use the tab key to select the second option Installation and press Enter.

      The Welcome screen appears. Proceed to Step 7.

      - or -

    • If you are installing SLES 11 on systems that have a Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA (SG-SAS6-INT-Z or SG-SAS6-EXT-Z) configuration, press F6 to load the appropriate LSI mass storage driver.

      The Driver Update Medium dialog appears. Proceed to Step 6.

      Note - The floppy storage media for loading LSI mass storage driver should have been mounted prior to starting the SLES 11 installation. For details about mounting the LSI floppy storage media prior to installation, see SAS PCIe HBAs Requiring Storage Drivers for SLES 11 Installations.


      SLES 11 Floppy Medium
  6. (LSI storage driver for SAS PCIe HBA configurations only) To load the LSI mass storage driver for the Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA option (SG-SAS6-INT-Z or SG-SAS6-EXT-Z), perform the following steps:
    1. In the Driver Update Medium dialog, select the medium where the LSI floppy storage image is mounted, then click OK.

      The driver is loaded then the Driver Update Medium dialog reappears.

    2. In the Driver Update Medium dialog, click Back.

      A message appears stating that the installation is being loaded then the SUSE Welcome screen appears.


    Welcome screen with language and license
  7. In the Welcome screen, do the following
    • Select the appropriate Language.
    • Select the Keyboard Layout.
    • Read the license agreement and select the check box for: I Agree to the License Terms.
    • Click Next.

      The System Probing screen appears with a progress bar. Upon completion of the system analysis, the Yast Installation Mode screen appears.


      Installation Mode screen
  8. In the Installation Mode screen, select New Installation, then click Next.

    The Clock and Time Zone screen appears.

  9. In the Clock and Time Zone screen, select the appropriate region and time zone, then click Next.

    The Server Base Scenario screen appears.

  10. In the Server Base Scenario screen, select Physical Machine, then click Next.

    The Installation Settings screen appears.


    Installation Settings screen
  11. In the Installation Settings screen, do the following:
    • Click Next to accept the installation settings shown.

      - or -

    • Click Change to edit the settings, then click Next to accept the installation settings.

      Note - For more information about how to create custom partitions or edit other installation settings, refer to the Novell SLES 11 documentation.

    The Confirm Package License screen appears.

  12. In the Confirm Package License screen, do the following:
    • Read the License Agreement.
    • Click I Agree.
    • Click Install.

    A Confirm Installation dialog appears.

  13. In the Confirm Installation dialog, read the message and click Install to start the installation.

    The Perform Installation dialog appears.


    Perform Installation screen
  14. Continue the basic installation setup until all the SLES 11 OS files are installed and the system reboots.
  15. After the completing the basic installation setup, refer to the SLES 11 documentation to perform the following tasks:
    1. Create a password for your account.
    2. Configure and test the Internet access and network settings.
    3. Register the OS then download the latest updates available to the operating system.
  16. Review and, if necessary, perform the post installation tasks described later in this chapter.

    For details, see Post SLES Installation Tasks.

Installing SLES 10 SP3, SLES 11, or SLES 11 SP1 Using a PXE Network Environment

This section describes how to boot SLES 10 SP3, SLES 11, or SLES 11 SP1 from a PXE network environment. It assumes that you are booting the install media from one of the following sources:

AutoYaST enables you to install the SLES operating system on multiple systems. For information about how to prepare an automated installation using AutoYaST, refer to the Novell SUSE documentation collection at:

http://www.novell.com/documentation/suse

Before You Begin

The following requirements must be met prior to performing the SLES 10 SP3 or SLES 11 SP1 installation from a PXE network boot environment:

Install SLES 10 SP3, SLES 11, or SLES 11 SP1 Using PXE Network Boot

  1. Ensure that the PXE network environment is properly set up and the SLES installation media is available for PXE boot.
  2. Reset the power on the server.

    For example:

    • From the ILOM web interface, select the Remote Control --> Remote Power Control tab, then select Reset from the Select Action list box.
    • From the local server, press the Power button (approximately 1 second) on the front panel of the server to power off the server, then press the Power button again to power on the server.
    • From the ILOM CLI on the server SP, type: reset /SYS

    The BIOS screen appears.

    Note - The next events occur very quickly; therefore, focused attention is needed for these steps. Watch carefully for the 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.

  3. In the BIOS screen, press F8 to specify a temporary boot device.

    The Please Select Boot Device menu appears listing the available boot device.

  4. In the Boot Device menu, select the PXE install boot device (physical port) that is configured to communicate with your network install server, then press Enter.

    The network bootloader loads and a boot prompt appears. Wait for the five second time-out and the installation kernel will begin to load.

    The initial SUSE Linux boot screen appears.

  5. To continue the installation, proceed to one of the following sections:

Post SLES Installation Tasks

After completing the SLES 10 SP3, SLES 11, or SLES 11 SP1 installation, review the following post installation tasks and, if necessary, perform the tasks that are applicable to your system.

Updating the SLES Operating System

The SLES OS installation media might not contain the most up-to-date versions of the operating system. The following procedure describes how to update the SLES OS on your server.

Update the SLES Operating System

  1. Log in to the SLES server as superuser.
  2. Type the following command to run the YaST Online Update:

    # you

    Note that YaST can operate in both text and graphical modes. These directions apply to both.

  3. If your server is behind a network firewall and you need to use a proxy server to access the Internet, you must first configure YaST with the correct proxy information.
    1. Select the Network Services tab, then the Proxy screen on the right. Type the correct proxy URLs in both the HTTP and HTTPS fields.

      Note - In order for the on-line update service to function correctly through a network HTTP or HTTPS proxy, the following additional configuration step must be performed.

    2. Exit the YaST utility and run the following command:

      rug set-prefs proxy-url proxy_URL

      Where proxy_URL is the fully qualified URL of your proxy server (for example: http://proxy.yourdomain:3128/).

    3. After successfully running the command, launch YaST again.
  4. Register with the Novell Customer Center.

    Note - You will need your Novell Customer Center user name and password, as well as an SLES product activation code.

    1. Select the Software tab.
    2. Select Novell Customer Center Configuration and follow the directions.
  5. Once registered, select the Online Update tab to perform the software update.

Configure Support for TPM

If you intend to use the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) feature set that is provided in SLES, you must configure the server to support this feature. For instructions, see the service manual for your server model:

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 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.

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