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Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide for ESX Software
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Document Information

Preface

Related Books

About This Documentation (PDF and HTML)

Documentation Comments

Download Server System Tools and Drivers

Documents History

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

Supported Operating Systems

How to Obtain VMware Installation and Administration Documentation

How to Obtain an Image of the Installation File

Selecting a Console Option

How to Connect to the SP Using a Web-Based Client

How to Connect to the SP Using an SSH Client

Selecting a Boot Media and OS Delivery Option

How to Update the ESX or ESXi Operating System

Installing VMware ESX 4.0

How to Determine the NIC MAC Address Using the ILOM CLI

How to Install Vmware ESX 4.0

Translating Network Interface Card PCI Bus Numbers to Physical Network Ports

Installing VMware ESXi 4.0

How to Install VMware ESXi 4.0

Booting Installation Media

How to Boot From OS Media Locally

How to Boot From OS Distribution Media or ISO File Remotely

Index

Selecting a Console Option

The console allows you to see and respond to system prompts during the OS installation process. The two console options are local console and remote console. The following table describes both options and the setup requirements. Use this table to select the best option for your environment.

Console
Description
Setup Requirement
Local Console
You can install the OS and administer the server by attaching a local console directly to the server SP.
  1. Attach a local console to the server. For more information, refer to the Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide.
  2. At the ILOM prompt, type your ILOM user name and password.

  3. Establish a connection to the host serial port by typing: start /SP/console

The video output is automatically routed to the local console.

Remote Console
You can install the OS and administer the server from a remote console by establishing a network connection to the server SP.

Examples of remote consoles include:

  • Web-based client connection using the Sun ILOM Remote Console application

  • SSH client connection using a serial console

  1. Determine the IP address for the server SP. For more information, refer to the Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide.
  2. Establish a connection between a remote console and the server SP:

For additional information about establishing a remote connection to the ILOM SP or using the Sun ILOM Remote Console, see Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 3.0 Documentation Collection.