Skip Navigation Links | |
Exit Print View | |
Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide for Linux Operating Systems |
About This Documentation (PDF and HTML)
Download Server System Tools and Drivers
Introduction to Linux Installation
Sun Installation Assistant (SIA)
Preliminary Tasks Before Installing an OS
Accessing the Console During Installation
How to Configure the Serial Port
Installing Oracle Enterprise Linux
Installing OEL from Distribution Media
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Installing SLES10 or SLES11 From Distribution Media
Installing SLES10 Using Local or Remote Media
Installing SLES10 or SLES 11 Using a PXE Network Environment
How to Install SLES10 or SLES11 Using Network PXE Boot
How to Update the SLES Operating System
Installing System Device Drivers to Support Additional Hardware
How to Install System Device Drivers Using Local or Remote Media
How to Install the System Device Drivers Using a Network Share or USB Device
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Overview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation
Installing RHEL From Distribution Media
Booting From OS Distribution Media
How to Boot From OS Media Locally
How to Boot From OS Distribution Media or ISO File Remotely
Configuring a Linux Server to Support PXE Installation
How to Install and Configure a DHCP Server
How to Install Portmap on Your DHCP Server
How to Configure the TFTP Service on Your DHCP Server
How to Install and Configure the neopxe Boot Server Daemon
How to Configure the NFS Service on Your PXE Server
How to Create a PXE Installation Image for Oracle Enterprise Linux
How to Create a PXE Installation Image for Red Hat Linux
Creating a PXE Image for SUSE Linux
How to Install Linux From a PXE Server
Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Linux OS Configuration
SUSE Linux - How to Identify Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing the OS
RHEL - How to Identify Logical and Physical Network Interface Names While Installing the OS
Your server might have the Solaris OS preinstalled on the hard drive. If so, you must erase it before installing Solaris.
Before You Begin
Obtain a copy of the Tools and Drivers CD before starting this procedure.
Caution - This procedure erases all data from the hard drive. Back up any data you wish to save before starting this procedure. |
If your server does not have a CD/DVD drive, use the remote console (JavaRConsole). See the ILOM 3.0 documentation collection for details.
The tools and drivers main menu appears.
This erases all partitions currently on the primary hard drive except for the diagnostic partition. If the diagnostic partition is present, it is not erased.