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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
You can boot from the physical media (CD or DVD) or from an equivalent ISO image.
For more information, see Communicating With the ILOM and the System Console in Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide.
Your remote console session is configured.
BIOS messages appear on the console.
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: -------------------------------- Virtual 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 --------------------------------
To boot from a physical CD/DVD or from an ISO image, select CD/DVD.
Control passes to the OS installation program on the media.
Next Steps
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