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Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide for ESX Software
Preparing to Install VMware ESX 4.0 and ESXi 4.0
Task Map for the VMware Installation
How to Obtain VMware Installation and Administration Documentation
How to Obtain an Image of the Installation File
Selecting a Boot Media and OS Delivery Option
How to Update the ESX or ESXi Operating System
How to Determine the NIC MAC Address Using the ILOM CLI
Translating Network Interface Card PCI Bus Numbers to Physical Network Ports
How to Install VMware ESXi 4.0
For more information, see Connecting to the System Console in Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide.
Do one of the following:
From the ILOM web interface, select Remote Control > Remote Power Control, then select the Power Cycle option from the Host 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.
Note - The next events occur very quickly; therefore, focus your attention on the following steps. Watch carefully for these 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.
Initializing USB Controllers .. Done. Press F2 to run Setup (CTRL+E on Remote Keyboard) Press F8 for BBS POPUP (CTRL+P on Remote Keyboard) Press F12 to boot from the network (CTRL+N on Remote Keyboard)
After a delay, a menu offers a selection of boot devices.
Please select boot device: -------------------------------- USB CD/DVD PXE:IBA GE Slot 1000 v1331 PXE:IBA GE Slot 1001 v1331 PXE:IBA GE Slot 4100 v1331 PXE:IBA GE Slot 4101 v1331 PXE:IBA GE Slot 8100 v1331 PXE:IBA GE Slot 8101 v1331 PXE:IBA GE Slot C100 v1331 PXE:IBA GE Slot C101 v1331 --------------------------------
Control passes to the OS installation program on the media.
Next Steps
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