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Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers Installation Guide for Linux, Virtual Machine Software, and Oracle Solaris Operating Systems |
Part I Linux Software Installation
1. Assisted OS Installation With Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant
2. Getting Started With Linux Operating System Installations
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
Supported Oracle Solaris Operating Systems
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 describes how to get started installing the Oracle Solaris Operating System on Oracle’s Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers.
Topics discussed in this chapter include:
The Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers support the following Solaris Operating Systems:
Oracle Solaris 10 10/09
Oracle Solaris 10 9/10
For a complete and updated list of all the supported operating systems on the Sun Fire X4170 M2 and X4270 M2 Servers, see the following web sites:
The installation instructions in this guide describe the initial steps for booting and launching the Solaris installation. For additional details about how to install the Solaris Operating System on your server, refer to the following documentation collection:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris/documentation/index.html
Refer to the following important considerations before beginning the operating system installation on your x86 server.
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To install the Solaris 10 10/09 Operating System, complete the following procedures in order:
Obtain the Solaris10 10/09 Operating System installation media.
The DVD media for the Solaris Operating System is shipped with your server. You can download or order the installation media at:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris/downloads/index.html
Obtain the Tools and Driver DVD provided, or download the latest drivers and utilities available for your server as described in Appendix D, Downloading the ISO Image for the Tools and Drivers DVD.
Choose and set up an installation method for deploying the Solaris installation as described in Appendix A, Supported Installation Methods.
Follow the instructions for performing the Solaris installation as described in Chapter 10, Installing Oracle Solaris 10.
Follow the instructions for performing Solaris post installation tasks as described in Post Oracle Solaris Installation Tasks.